The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-02-29
For ns Union 4 Eastern Josruai.
Spirit Manifestation.

There are mediums who profess TO be mag
ptised by some spirit, and then firmly hc-
eve that the spirits make use Of their or
ms, and through them converse with any
ne to whom the spirits may direct, and the
edium will often successfully initiate the
pice and manner that were the spirits while
the earthly body. But who does not
now that persons can mcsmerizc themselves
mental abstraction or involuntary fall
to the mesmeric state by any impression (;
bal who does not know that you can make
person in the mosmcric or psychological
ate believe that they are some other indi-
dual, and will then cndeayor to speak and
1t like that individual, whether he he vet
ngering on earth or departed to another
orld all such stale questions are contin-
ally asked by the believers in the spirit
Manifestation, as though they were unan-
|yerably great, when, in fact, they do not
Farccly involve the b c Of mcsmeric and
psychological phenomcns.
II is earnestly contendci that the medium
oes not rap, tip tables, nor move furniture,
ut that it is done by insensiblespiri;s now
bis is not only an Inconsistency, buta blank
ontradiction TO what they uniformly admit
bout all the other spirit manifestation. l
ill notice a few instances rs examples Of
hat mean:
Does not the spirit use the mediums or
ans to speak with? YES, they all say so.
bocs not the spirit use the MEDIUMS hand
nd pen to write with? yes, they all grant
his TO be true. then ask does not the
|pirit electrO-magnetically use the mediums
myers, toes, joints, or whole body TO rap,
nd to move and tip tables with? certainly (;
|br this must follow suite, and be consistent
nth all the other manifestation. There
|nust be no contradiction but entire har-
|hony in the whole matter; but as il is
positively denied that the medium makes the
|aps or tips the tables, in what sense then is
be medium? can this question DO answer
ID? No, his hand certainly does the writ
ne, and his lungs, voice, and organs Of ar
iculation certainly do the talking. Then
70 not his hands and feet cletro-magnctical-
y or otherwise, 10 the rappins and table
tipping business also? this being admitted,
where then, are your spirit manifestation?
but II it is said, that the medium does not
10 this, but that spirits do It, in what sense
then is he a medium in ripping, tipping
Ind moving furniture, more than any other
person? and how are these elaring contra
Lotions to be reconciled in spirit-harmony,
hat the mediums do the writing aud talking
business, and the spirits do the npping,
.ipping, and fingins about furniture busi-
less?
Tue moment the medium admits that the
'aps are made through any part of his body,
Is they certainly are, then we must bid
sdieu to the idea that spirits has any con-
FERN in the matter, for how can he know il
% be spirits, il the sounds come from his
lands and feet? how could he prove it to be
pirits, if has own hands tipped tho table,
n moved the furniture, by frs, charging il
With his hands is it, ask, in the power Of
Mediums to induce spirits to move a table
without first charging it glcctro-pagnetie,Il-
y by contact with their own hands, no it is
,ot. Lot mediums step into room, and
rot touch the table at all, and then cause it
10 be tipped or moved, and their work is
lone, for one am convert, but If the ia
Die is tipped or moved through the influence
pr the mediums own hands, how than can
he prove il to he done by spirits? in this
case it requires butlittlc sagacity to perceive
that there no spirit-manifestations. But in
ease they arc not made through HIM, in
what sense, then, Is he medium? or this
dilemma they may take either horn, an
also reconcile these strongly apparent con-
tations. We perceive, then that the spirit
viii not bear the test Of scru-
crmnblc at the touch of reality.
KESNCnuNE BoNNy.
ITO be continued.)