The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-24
LecAnre on SpirituaIisn,, by Prof Hare, at
the Tabernacle.


bed yesterday evening in the broadway Tabernacle TO
bear the lecture of Professor Hare .spri,uasn.
It was snnoanced IN the advertisements published in the
daily papers that he would also in ADDITION TO the
teTe give 50. les al xpeiments which he had made
with view to ascertain the causes OF the seged spr-
ruai phenomena; and as some extraordinary develop
mens we're expected By the people the deepest interest
was manifested b. the audieacs. sotue, naturally
enough supposed thai he would illustrate and support
spirituilisn by manifestations OF tho spirits an
that be wouiJ cei tanly give practical proof II
the truth os his theories. NCihiug OF this, how
ever, was done, and with the exception OF
lev experiments, made upon what the professor
called "spituscope,' and poetry OF his
position, there was nothing original startling ia his
Lecture. lie announced himself a thorough believer ia
pitnalsm and said lie willing 10 sacIilce hs lis
II ~ 80 deing he could convert the people his belief
His discourse occupied two hours and hall Ia H. deli
very and although parts Of II sonewhat prosy
vas listened 70 throughout with tho greatest atention
His audience willing Nsicnera and II he aiied in
convincing them Il was bis fault not theirs He had
versl in tgunents q his Inv enton the PLATFORM
10y which he sad he Lad proved to his own satisfaction
the truth of spltuaism The these he expain-
Cd IN the course II his lecture.
The lecture enced half seven md cnied nj
ten clock Prot Hare Introduced In fes intro-
aueiory and q nlloentary remarks by Prof Hiis,an.
lie commenced alluding In general the great
mysteries of nature which he d Il impossible
explain BY human reason and wiicn be attriouted
10 mat dyine sources, that omnipoent power that
erected and that rules the universe The existence Of
reason said he Is just evident the existcace the
matter II controls aud the matter Is not evldeat
fain The controlling According the laws of
notion he )ntnusi, weight Unnecessary weight
Aroh'medes sail give me whereon 10 stand and viii
move the world aud find IL II necessary la order that
Neieht should be moved that weight should be employed
tor ,hnt purpose. Guided by these views, formed the
sane opinion as Farradav thn, II table was that
II he Arpo In Inn tnt
rinens IL support OF hr and expressed my belief that
- was done by the ingenuity Of interested person
but my opinions were destined tn undergo change.
received letter from Mr.. Hocombc of Massachusetts
friend OF mine In which he u,gen,, solicited ,no TO In.
vergate me subject and friend naFng offered 10 take
me 70 circle, consented g. 90 and myself
The Professor accordingly went to the place where the
circle met and whore he found a number Of persons
seated round a table q" all exceedingly honest, well
meaning people. They were he believed, aetua,ed by
no ncrccnary mean motive. II IN the house II u
respectable ianlly ia Philadelphia ihey assem9lel-
house where they held rerlodicni meetings or the pur
pose Of making spieitua manifestations. The perlos
ances commenced with hymn, which was interrupted
was utterly impossible, he sad 10 account for this and
he could not at the time arrive as any sat.lncloty
and tho m to detect any inposiion should
be any attempted suspeciDg that the raps might DO
made by some secret means Ia the drawer az the a he
pulled 1t cut bu; failed In finding anyih No jisfy hia
suspicions, On another occasion he visited the same
place, and tried, by series ofcxpeimonts 20 sceouns
TOR the rappings which he hear1 upon a partition bc
tween two rosus In orc ~ which he sat ID ronuany
with medium; but IN these he equally unsGc
eessful. Al another time he sat down upon tabL
when two mediums had their hands upon it and
yet bis whole force unable 10 Ncep Il from
moving, although the mediums Nr not the slightest
iorcc. Then lie communicated with the epirits by
ony rstoni hed hisu bu, tfaI helped 70 raake nun
extreme incf cuhiy b,ore the efforts the rprts ha
sDy elect upon him. Ia fGt, Prof Hare acsordiog
Lis oSp account was one ~ the most diacu,t subject
with which the spiris 10 contend and tho ouif
Z j.
tnacy with which he he clung 10 his previous DO
llef But ,hoy succeeced they obstina'e than
he and the natural conseqntBce he struck hi co1fs
pesnowls dyed himscf deieats1 sDd promised evots
The remainder Of his lie 10 the ounwrsion Of the unbe
iie ing and the Publication of new and Astounding
laons from the spheres cf the spitoal world His
conversion took place In the onowpviwpy. II. ait
on. or Two Mediums when tho following communion
ton was rec,ivcd:--s.Iight Is dswnrg the fnind
yonr fiicnd. soon he viii sresA trumpet onru.s 80 ths
ncenh world and adj new link q that evidence
"hich the hcpe NJ msns saivaiion Is fgundcdn This
u appear intended os the rocsEor and put the
nishing stroke so his conversion The nayer oold not
account iof the pIoductn Of tho commune i,as nci.
her could the orthcaox Christian, aud the fross nd
nt'ed Il something satxtiaardnary Nat sentence
big comprehenf IN. Tho only way in which he could
'=ilain H. TIM, Il ~as either spiritual conmuries
ticks Of juggiery and dishonest enough - In
pose npon people. n was determined, however,
70 test ils TRUTH saa for that purpose elc several
nrnmcnts, which resulted In convincing him and dis
pcling all the d0uois aaA suspicious wbicn he hsd
previously entertained. These ho exhibited aud
planned TO his audience snd tloy oxliotel great teal
Il ingenuity though wc arc inclined 10 Lin that they
aid not do much towards convincing the UnbeAeyinx
nhdcl portion II ~ andicnee 10 the truth cf
sprituslisn. Tho rst iast ruueat consisted Of su.au
table-a dial HE that of o clock with the exception
inat, instead ot nuuho, Il contained is msrgn all
iLe letters II the alphabet In6 dial is fastened by rod
q iron, 'rming ~ axis to end a the table, In
pendcuar position. An index is fastened 20 this foi.
ana ~ means Of coro 70 one end Of sbic weg' !,
attached and which passes the central rod tho dial
y made TO revoye 10 bring tse required letters
On line with the inidx. Al the Iacsiion IL
required 10 do Is 10 place his hor hands upon the
iablc when the spIrifs spoil ou. their cenn1unon by
The alphabet on Tho dHL This instrument be said seus
led hin, that there could he no ficl - lao nelnn
could know what letor ihc index pointed to also
succeeded in olcing BIZ eonversion. Then there
number Of oher Instruments all al which intend
ID or the same pufposcestler 10 the spirits rgr
siiaiglt up, 10 establish Arp fendshn alliance
letween them and the lecturer. IAse pat Il out of Ia
sat~ts4 him hat the manifestations wfre from reA
>ifaon Purc, beHa hps s,sfp. Through of tbu he
rccsi,eda communication RON the siiFa q hs iather,
~Hch ged T. 'ncreaee u surriie All which ior!ihei
bin in Ills convictions. NJ tho c7nycrsat.,n Il
fo,a,evhai, interesting va eise \ here;--
lio isus-ted there 80 slaIit sese shat ~ Hosd
make 4 kaown BY poatng tho NOES 10 the lcifes ~
which siznilci ycs.
Tho yirit kindly eanpiied ef.l, tie rroqge,t
win the Shit, again asked TIA Professor, b. 70
good AZ 70 give his intiai,41
With ,is sso sse .pi' eosap.isa and roin4sG 70 tho
"wba,a essslmed III i.rsse, sor my a,i.cr t'
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tAc Glai IN al2labe ral arlerfW
- isby magic, ihe cltsts sAsh wcSo ~ rarsb
2 aer a. nes recruits al ie. srsf drilL nsFofi aip
iine--''A forming the vasgAafs AMI - IN /" prs
Ter Iinre bringing np tho ross.
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he frof. sof.
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raly Nni pfosupncra that a stoNe1 ifs familiarity
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dca cqIyi aot cfflce.
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n~f edge q NrihcrApAy esaraed u si further, snJ
ieved hei \ could aAs spsi the nsns ol tfafbtie and
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