The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-04

nenVn wSu Ioquu' a Ior us pro0uotlOn, OF IN any
manner indissted force which could technically
3 denoninated ~ ritual, or which was hitherto IN
lDown 70 science, or O phenomenon of which the
,suse vac not 'palpabe to the committee, s, there
ne propose. premium Of five hundred dollars.
II IL tho. opinion of the committee, derived from
Deseva7 on, thai any connection with spritualisti,
acies' so-caled, corrupts the morals and degrades
NE Inv elect They, therefore, deem It their solemn
euy 70 warn the community against this contami-
nav ing influence, which surely tends TO lessen the
~ Lth Of man and the purity OF woman.
eeedng together with the results Of additional in
vsstigatcns and other evidence independent of the
special case submitted to them, but bearing upon
- subject Of this stupendous delusion.
BESJAkIs PIERCE, Chairman.
Is. A0AssIZ,
B. A. GOULD, Jr.,
EN-. HOssFORD.
eAhBRIGDR, June 20, 1857.
TIE accompanying documents, consisting Of the
preliminary papers, through which the case was
presented to the committee are arranged ia chrome
logical order, as follows
1. An extract from Au editOral article IN the Bos
ton Courier, Of May 70, 1857
We win pay I'VE hundred dollars Mr. Gardner 10 Mrs
Henderson, Mrs Hatch 10 Mr. Mira Any 5odyese toSny
sedus, medic, medium, who will or all oethe
sAangs have mentioned; who viii 0emmuncate osin
gle word imparted to the spirits by in sdofhing
room; who will I'D single word in English, written In
We may choose who win answer with the aid Of ali the
higher integepoes he she invoke from the other
us, Be able 70 answer VIVA. they said in TIE xciodeon
was true; who viii tin piano without tonchiSe Il, or
s.S yh esa % m9ss a iC placed we w place It.
he experiment. And we will not require of Mr.. Gard
ner or bis mediums or trance speakers to risk .
single cent On tho experiment. IL one, an Of them,
do all Of these things The hundred dollars
shAn be paid on the spot II iney fall they shall pay
pertinent We WIN not limit the time. We think 1t, how
hut reasonable that the experiment should be de-
sphere We only supuiate that we shall have The right TO
choose the place. and 10 select the committee OF three
BRING Ali the higher irtceences and The mediam, be
pcases whether IN The body oat Of the body, wit
nesees or actors The committee shall consist Of gentle
men whoee Characters moral social and scientific,
Abeve question In this community; and will now
ton Me four who erst occur to usProf Agassiz Prof
Journal, and Prof Horsord, of the Lawrence Scientific
School
a The conditional letter of acceptance from Dr.
Gardner
In paper OF the 18th notice your reply TO q chs
lenge Published by the Trar1er 23d in which
SSoo-t my,er, "to M Mrs Any bodyeIle TO soy
Dedius media OF medium, who viii do all the
se word impaired 70 the spirits by US in az adjoining
room who win read single word In English written in
ae book or sheet Of paps, folded IL ,Sca manner
higher in.e. en- he or she can invoke from he onsr
wesh three qns.aoss nn s ~, piano wnnoes
VII place H. ana with comnatee Of scientific gentlemen
70 arrange the experimentsn Now Mr.. Editor, accept
Ne oGer a. do also the distinguished gentlemen named
q the committee provided the person persons makirg
Ne win agree let all tbs conditions OF the arrange
ent within the scope OF those natural laws within
which we believe spirits oounrcd In producing the
manifestations Above referred TO, and win meet the per
sr ee. ssSSs,S. which he or ,ssy MAJ name 70 make
ss m :: are nsos S0rSasa and
FOUNTAIN Horsu, BosroN, May II, 1857.
3. The editorial article in the Boston Courier of
Daov niadt ouh Off1 ne
pFsceding letter Of DR.. Gardner
We publish above Mr.. Gardeners letter, in reply to
Ne ODER made through the Cbsarcr.
which The osr is apparently accepted with some quAn
caatops 10 only ncccssary 10 tha The person max
ing the offer leaves wholly hands Of the commit
Zee rhe committee WI meet Mr. Gardner Il any place
be may designate by private note W the Ceesr, a any
sosr ae, three nes. Monday Afternoon Ba. ne
ahsm and may be considered an Interested party, he
thinks yin be ircr 10 Mr. Gardner and all those on the
shcr sde not 70 take part In the cement OF the
hvoueatou. BE Is entirely eArnes; In asking for the
investigation; aad the result shouii that the
sncs be evolved capable OF producing the alleged
pocDomena upon hitherto undiscovered principles that
1S,ch osSer pscpie have not Or any nsans Of s1n.
Ing knowledge from sources not opou 70 the res OF
worthy information from spr Of cven faosa, truths,
Or nyscries-hen be win readily admit me ne. truth or
ne % n, ssan ~ sas
disbenever and suenuous oppcacnt
nv his wish 70 get ii the truth whatsoever direction u
may take the marvellous things alleged o. and by the
sphuass real and can be shown 70 be real, he viii
ooosder the result 70 be cheapy purchased with Ave hun
Arcd dollars; they are mot real important the pub
he gentlemen Of the committee viii make the invest.
CATION In the spirit Of true science, with can Tor and with
1orous Their ouiy vii be the discovery Of
The truth: thai the side d the sIiruaists taey
vpl welcome a. heartily. rejoice sincerely In Ma
soquslon O. Il oame from the retor and crucblc rom
the Telescope from mathematical analysis, from the
pAieozoic strata Of the ancient earth.
-
COMMITTEES, copy Of which was sent to each Of the
pArties:-
ne UNDER gped held q meeting This day, 81 r n, 10
bear The parcs Interested In controversy upon the
claims OF sptrtnAm There appeared the part OF the
Opwsr, George Limit, Esq sad On The other SIDE NJ H.
y Gardner, accompanied ~ his fssnd Mr.. Allan Putnam
Nw the deceoo of question had been previously
oousncd, they deemed Of the utmost impor that,
Tain e conditions under whsch they were ex oeced 10
ssrve and The duses and psosbses which they were
sSv you'd nos os ,bemse,ve- V be .hs mere
- performances which might be accomplished uader cir
cums4Anoes which would deprive them Of the power Of
fully ascersaning What sau Ly performed, vel
she nature of The pcrfor nance which tcy
willing Try being whether Or Gardner claims, some
msn1whIch sscscy Is denied By The oour,eT, and nos
whether certain things could be done In shch
might escape the Of the referees and thence be In
ssr.,sa evidence Of the realty ihs manesta,n
After prc<fsced dtscussion upeu the conditions under
which The mediums would undertake and shosd be per
united proceed there being an apparent incompsabiy
Desveen NE oondiuons demanded by M Gardner, and
shs-e der toe Conmis,es would deem udoious
90 proceed was proposed 10 NJ Gardner ,hs be shoud
ee permitted 70 have his gay everything, 70
ths ssecon OF me room and the me, the determination
a all The aoocr@ory circumstance and even No
wissson that his experimeDs might be performed 10 %
great darkness ~ he might hnd expeiicui bus tha, me
comrnstse would no, award him TIE Premium unles.,
under these crcumstAnoes Others which The Com <tee
nigh, prescribe IN c'niormisy re TIE usual methods Of
ecrnnc vcstR stcu, they sasaed that The pbe
attributable 70 prevously KNOW
% science
parties we're also Informed hsi coalition, o the
agreement must be submitted the Co 10 urtog
regard which Of the subjects of sQreemeei
were susscsied by the Committee
These pro ositions taken uto consdt ration the
parties, and the meeting sijoarnedtntl Committees
mould be informed by the parties that they realty 70
pvcceed.
BENJAMIN PIERCE
Is AGAssIZ
Y. ~ HDR.FORn,
C,ERzDox, June !, lse7. b A. GOULD, ia
At Subsequent r,eeung OF the committee was resolv
I'D that cory Of Tits report Of the proceedings aud Of The
signatures should be sent " The Obter and another TO
R Gardner with the embarrassing that n nc 10 be