The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-02
A Full Team.

BENJAMIN Franklin, Ben. johnson, George
Washington, Stephen II. Smith, Edgar e.
DAYTON and William Ellery Charming, recently
united in writing a DedlcatOry Address, toI
use Oh the opening of Spiritual Hall in this
CITY. The document can he found, if not pc
rused, in the number of the Age Of Progress
FIR December 80. To q lawyer, not spiritual
ize away by Starkie on Evidence, and to any
reasoner who appreciates the Importance OF
iaternal evidence, the superb testimony
contained in the style OF the Address, that 1t
was written either wholly or in part by Ben.
Johnson and George Washington, must be
conclusive There can be no doubt about 1t.
Is not tho following in the strictest style and
manner of the Father of his Country, and al
So of the dramatst - rare Old Ben . ..a-s
From immutabe laws of nature, let your
mind search deep into the shOreless and I'M
b ,undcd-thc innnite and imlneasurabie ocean
of creation aid eternity There are pearls in
the immortal realms OF infnitude, winch shine
in the diadem OF nature, and are imbedded in
the great vortex OF all that is everlasting and
holy, glorious and uniading. AS wave follows
wave upon the mighty deep, SO shall the hui
man mind commence its nOblcst researches to
find its everlasting brightness, and the index
OF lnnumerable stages OF development, where
spiritual principles are embOsomcd, in the IN
conceivable spheres OF the ilhmitable world,
where the divine goodness and existence OF
God flows through Unreasonable empires Of
Infinite space, unfolding glOries and truths,
which swell in harmony and love, as progress
SION rolls up from the deep and impenetrable
future"
The history of this OBLIGATORY Address is
told in the Age of progress as follows
On Sabbath evening, 18th inst our little
circle at Mr.. Brooks, being in session, some re-
marks were made about getting some one to
deliver an address on the occasion OF dedicat-
ing our hall. No one present suggested any
name Us lecturer for the occasion. MIR. b. Oh
served that we could get q lecture from the
spirits, if we could not get lecturer, and he
thought there would be no difficulty i'll getting
some one to read it. He then called upon the
spirits, asking them if they would not furnish
Us a lecture for the next Sabbath. They I'M
ncdiately responded, by rapS, that they would
take ten minutes to hold a consultation, and
let Us know the result AT the end OF the 10
minutes. the raps commenced again, and gave
Us the following as the result OF their delibera-
tons
I'VE have concluded to give you an address
for the dedication of your hall. 1t will cover
four of five sheets of paper. such as we used to
call foolscap. 1t will purport to come from
BENJAMIN Franklin, but we shall all help. We
compliment him with the authorship, because
he furnishes us with batteries
They appointed the time when they would
commence 1T but when the time arrived, !
went and found that they had it twO-thrds
done they having occupied the medium, Miss
Brooks. seven hours at one sitting, and five
hours at another. with none present but her fa
Their. The whole lecture was received through
the rals, letter 10y letter. Sometimes, when
the conditions are favorable, she gets the words
in this way rs fast as an expert penman Can
write them down. Getting the first letter OF
syllable, impression gives her the balance. -
She speaks the word, and they sanction it will
an affirmative sign, or reject it with negative
The latter seldom happens. .