Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-27
no one can question, that they are fanatics, all

no one can question, that they are fanatics, all,
save fanatics, must admit.
When such men gravely publish elaborate
works, and deliver learned lectures 10 demon.
strate that they are ia actual and undoubted
communication with the spirit world, a struggle
takes place in the mind between a fearful pity
for their %lunaey, and a lively admiration for
the learning and power with which they illus.
trate their fanaticism.
1t is Notifying to hear such a man US DR..
Hare grayely announce, as he did in his lee.
ture at the Tabernacle, New York, before
three thousand people, that he held spiritual
communication with General Washington, and
that through a medium he had received a com
munication from his father. The conclusion
Of his lecture is thus given in the Express:
He was from home on one occasion, when
he directed his spirits to go to Philadelphia,
and tell a lady there TO go 10 the bank and
find out if his note was due. This was done,
and four people were soonsin motion. The
Doctor continued for about three hours and a
half relating various acts, such rs translating
Fir nch works, by spirits, or his spiritoscope,
receiving communications from spirits-how
Washington told him there was no occasion TO
open the door for him, as he could go through
any door easily, though closed-the position Of
hell and heaven-the position higher sull than
| the seventh, where the ministering angels of
God are; but as for him, he would be satisfied
if he never got higher than Washington, aud
his emotions when his friends came 10 visit
him.
"A gentleman in the audience asked, if he
by Spiritualism did his bank business, why
could he not find where $50, 900 were which
was lost while III charge of the American Ex-
press Company? He said that a sister might
go for a brother on a business of this kind,
but the spirits did not always mix themselves
up with every bank and broker. There was a
powerful party organized, called Know-noth-
ings, but these were the very people who knew
q great deal. Now, he had often to deal with
real Know-nothings. (Great laughter and APP
plause.) The greater part OF his time had
been taken up IN instructing the ignorant. He
was anxious to exhibit these phenomena to the
public, but his feelings would not permit him,
as it often required "A medium TO have a total
absence of MIND. in regard 10 what was doing.
He once wished 10 do something Of this kind,
but the spirit would not communicate and on
being enquired the reason, said that his wife
would not lei him, because he wanted to re-
Duke his son who was present, but they had at
length compromised the matter by his promis-
ing not to mention the sons name, and he re.
buked the son accordingly.
He then went on to state that spirits breath
ed vital air, and bad a sun of their own, and
illustrated these remarks by the air breathed
by fishes through their gils. People might
sneer at him now, but the time would come
when he would sheer at them. When he got
10 the spheres lie anticipated a fine time with
them. The doctor concluded his very elaborate
lecture, during which he explained the uses of
his test machinery, at about quarter past 10
o'clock, with great applause. Several gentle
men gathered round the doctor after the lee
ture, and wished to see q specimen of his pow
ers as q table turner, an exhibition which the
doctor declined in language which was certain
ly not over polite"