New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-24
OF LECTURES.
spIRlIru ALISM.
A LECTURE BI PROV. HARE

on sptitusG-m by Robert HAS OF Pnlads 'poiA
Every Available stsndiDg-pso StS occoPed
aid the crosded stats Of tee building - ma
tesied itself in s very general A. Of cougalog
About or fourth Of the audience were sdiss
b. fore the commencement Of the Lecture, NJ
Haze was greeted with cheers not unmDglei viii
bfses. There seemed, howevtr, 10 be a great desire
to hear AID especially TO obtain exp fssy
ersl very curious machines which were dis ed GA
the platform.
TIE Rev S. r. BRrrTAs sisted, that in The sbssuca
OF Judge Edmopds, the duy Of introducing Prot.
Hare to the audience had been assieIei TO him. He
said il had been asserted thst few msn Of crest minds
had Ddofsed the truths Of sprituaisn. The re is)n
was, that there were but few men Of this CD nsc,er
who had had the magr snmity TO come for yard, and
inveetigsie the subject. Prof Hare had indorsed
FGsdsys theory, and had followed up bis investg.-
tiers with the visv Of exploding the theory Of tee
spiritual origin of the manifestations, but he hal no.
only failed, but be had become convinced Of the
spiritual theory aud now came forward boldly to sdd
bis testimony in favor OF spiritualism.
DR.. HARE came forward amid loud sppsuse He
ssid had been stated Of bin ths he skeptic 81
end incpduous. He vas educsed in the preju ices
which were peculiar to the Nineteenth Century snd
which discredted sule nsturalism in a ito phases
and DO mind was so little prepared as his to receive
these manifestation So originate from spirits AEdy yet
be saw the earth 10 its orbit Kept in perfect orde' aud
vet 90 silently that we did not know moved except
frc M scientific Investigation How was II possible b
socoun for s the chsnges Of seasons, thu
Of the vegetable and animal kingdoms aud OTTER fis
a9ounorg in il. He attributed this TO the spiritual
power Ct God. The matter wss not the reason, nor
tie toe matter, and Wherever tue tea'on existed
ha feIte p1 lIp behave At
God bad the power 10 give to her beings that 20 var
but Of Il 10 he had no GU saId evitence. When he
b ard OF table tippn he hso had no cea that spirits
were Concerned n il. Bat regarding II a. physicsl
phenomena, he knew that weight was required
10 owe weight You could never make electricity
rove body. Heat nigh exoand body,
but il could not move It, lou could get
act:cn without reaction according 10 the Laws Of IA
'ure lie formed the view o. Farstay, that If table
moving took place in the presence Of hunan being,
he considered it impossible for TIE table to move
TIE human being as the table was incompetent o. mo-
op, sId he then left to accept the idea that it
was probable the person moved the table. He be.
leved that If il did not come rom CONSCIOUS motion,
il II ust come from unconscious motion. He pub ihed
this opinion in support Of Farsdsy. he Wa i'm nedi-
ately cor scious thst the reeult eonh not are fro
eecr c or odc force and thereh re- he said they could
oily take lace from The o. moving power pre- .en
He was told that he ought to oos into tie ma ter
aid at the sane time Il is appeal was mace friend
offered to take him to circle where he found honest
well meaning people, aud not mercenery gathering.
He took seat at the table hymn wac suog, when
the rape came under the table. lie wa al vigilance
al b. ped he should find au explanation IN &C ordacce
with the known laws OF science sod na'uIe
The medium teiIg anxious that he should be con-
viz ced email table alter gard selec ed TO, out OF
which be took the drawers. Two ls6ies sat down,
ar then u csc raps again, utterly cOnt)nndlug
him. He ca ne agsin. The MEDIUM, di INTERESTED
DC son OVID. and raps we're now heard In the
tton He lool cd in the room, aud touud hing
therein 10 oduce the raps lie LeAt brought sealed
...l. t.ht n in A N IN han
the rape cSue the same as before. Two mediums sat
alta table and lie found tina; his force was wholly
unable TO keep the table from tipping He af.erwr
went to srUthtr circle where the medium was zip
pirs medium. Ore ut was made 10 signify " no.:
two signfeo doubtful; and three yes There was
so pbabetic arrangement, by which the eters
were pointed in tier order Ia he seDte-ce designed
70 he conf uDicsted. lie receivei COMMUNICATIONS
from his fends but sid ho did not believe But on
OF occasion be was sitting with an orthodox Clergy
ntp an uLbeliever lsw!er, tho medium, aad
Others. This sentence was soon commu ole ated;
" Light is dawnDg on the mind Of your friend; soon
che will speok trumpc topgued to the sclenhc world
aand sdd new link to that chain Of evidence upon
(Which the hope of mans salvation is found ID "
The layer said be could not for this
The only pos sible lansion n 1t an ncreduous
could give Tss that the person who took cOvn tie
letes was jUesler and cSpaoie oil prsctclng a., ar
But be knew this PEI sou would no: do so He then
made the apparatus the au Hence saw here. There
was a DIX rather more thsn foot 10 diameter;
around this was aph aoet placed olt OF the apha
b.
u. seed froueh the table, below the surf,ce Of which
bis oisk reyoved; the hub of the wheel, which had
proove in it, acted as pull y, aud string having
heavy ieh at one ED or fastened to the hoor and
li,te OF at the other end surrou.diyg the pulley, 1t
follow ed ttat if one lifted the table The ciss would
move round. OF course any person looking
at the letters snd taking hold o. the table could
na,e tie Letters move on The index. GHder
ttete circumstances he put the LADY behind the
tsble where sbe could no. see the letters on the disk
He then ak If spirit be present TO bring the letter
un6er the i1ce TO iDdrs yes Accordingly II re-
VOWED 20 The letter T. he thea assec the smr't 70
give kis initials and it revov we'd TO IL. Wha' be
then ipouued, was tbs the spiri; OF bis fatner IL
rvoved aga to Y, signify ing zee. lie asked tue
spirit then 20 strange the letters IN alphabetical order
from the confusion This it did He asked n then to
SMELL the I anne Of Washington, Franklin. HIS name
and all were spelled ss desired. " Vow SAID they
Doctor, you must give IT up, you m'oe this iosua-
ment to dspsove spirtu and IL only
COZ frns il " He said 1t was too much to
admit al once ard they must allow him TO
.Yne,iment more. The medium relented, AID no
visited the place sgain- Then The dish revolyed, aod
this sentence xas given him, "Oh, my son, listen 10
resson." His father said be vas happy and tnat his
ss,,r was with bim He ssbed If his brother was aso,
Ard The rely vas "No." He then modified the ap-
para us to mase move By the drii -boT process. IL
made no differtIce. He carried the aopers Us 10
tlsce where he had never been before, where IN the
pr,sepce of lacy who had seen him or the aP-
mar atus ,be ieeuit was tie same. The sphit OF al
uncle spelled out his name on the dish. But y ~se
said the lady bad clarvoy ant power tnoush ths "ss
lever known by her CT lis fii noe. de then ate'ed
the n ode Of 6emonst s'ion. He hsd prepared some
large balls like billiard balls for the pup zee OF tes''og
the view Of FsIsday that involuntary motoa caused
he ptenomens Now thee balls cane 10 play.
He tpep got smooth met,l plate prepared for engav
rg. He then placed ball on t1e table the piae on
the ball and the II edlum's haLd on tne ptse' iuo
1h used was the one In which the alphabet ssed vas
re ole where the Letters in disorder. HIS grand
fsther's tpnit then reported him.ef and gave him
communications He asked him what vas the name
OF an u, Gle who, severity years ago was uurder7d