Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-29
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Spiritualism Csusht gs,n,,s

Spiritualism caught a severe blow vhen
Judge EdmOnds was induced 10 believe. shont
two years ago, the romance of an Ingenious
Californian, and endorsed q Communication
from an Individual in the spirit land, who had
no existence out Of the fancy Of his mapufac-
turer. Spiritualsm still more recently met
with melancholy expose in Ohio, when, in
presence Of the Hon Mr.. Giddings, two young
lady mediums purported to make deceased
Trend, In darkened room, blow O trumpet.
ana wien the light came, were found TO have
olack circles around their mouths, made by a
mixture OF iamp-black and grease secretly
-meared on the instrument, in advance, by an
aaIoN spectator But worse than all thin is
'he su0Jolned hoax upon the Spiritual rele-
graph, Of this city, by some serious wac. IN
the shape OF poem from the spirit of Thomas
Palne, but which proves TO be an acrostic rid
iculing spiritualism itself in the keenest man-
ner. The following is the article itself as !,
appeared IN the Telegraph on the 9th Of De.
cenber last:
COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH BOY
we have been requested 10 insert the fol-
lowing which was originally forwarded 70
another party, in this city -ED
SIR Ny child. a sickly bSy of thi,...,
years, has been for three months what 4, caIIs5
medium for speaking, and l am frank tosav-
never eVInced any particular precocious mer-
tally wnen not in this, 70 ne unaccountahf,
state He has frequently, of late, presented
Mc WIN prose communications from q spirit
salG TO be Thomas Paine; and yesterday stateJ
10 me, if l would take pencil, he would send
me snort poem, which, perhaps, would re-
move from my mind all doubts as to the ori.
gia Of the matter As my son, or indeed anv
ot my iamily-l need not say myself-are to-
tally incapable OF putting four lines Of rhyme
together, you may think il at least strange
Ink IN most mysterious chain of some new
philosophy, call it what name you please.
II ycu see proper to publish il, would like
10 have you, if convenient, introduce, if You
have item, any other lines from the spirit of
[. P. that may, for my own satisfaction.
compare, and form my own conclusion as to
s0y possible reflex as regards N matter-from
my mind TO the mediums Respectively
yours, R q
Buffalo, 81 mo.
TiLGe never had beginning, hath no end
Had noug at 10 spIing from rolling ever o,e,
hsch circle OF thousand feeting years will lend
treat Nature not one transient moment moTe
Regard the circle, We, but mortal aow-
EARNS UluUatum' Look, and thou shalt see
age upon age hath rolled; yet, man, thy brow
by spiritual brow, hath vet It's infancy
Earth hath fulfilled her WORK Creatien5s Goa
saw life ard beauty blend In glorious man;
ihe stGrs OF morning sang; when, at ais word
All ohaos changed, and Progress was tee plan;
stars shone, and suns, and worlds In space fost
round.
COON life, the sensuous germ which meier will
die, A
In harmony with Natures laws is found
singing this Joyous, glorious melody:
ilme was, time lie, time ever on shall loll:
Her course is mans; his destiIy is life
Each period OF that life but forms his sor,l,
OIea' To- great actions-for the Upward strife
Re4ch out, and heavenward, on rsrd 10 Dro0re,s
Each mind must leave with earth ia rsrthIy
shell.
All worms 70 change, thou seest, their nature
dress;
1 ne world around thee, man. these cbanpesteI.
hach mortal form-the millions OF earth Is race
SLalI Leave It's dust 10 mix with dust once rnor,.
iEs splilt dying never, enters space
SeCufes PTCSrtssIOH'S Laos 10 upward saar
Gre science freed from error here is found
intelligence unknown to mortal seer;
hlch stores or thought, deep ethics here sbound
~ "a Mtnconprehensiole TO sage on esrth IS low sphere
9!l edttt porn moftals TO prepare 70 live
Opon no plan Utoplan, after death:
All mere Is real 20 res! 10 mind we live:
Llgnt, hght we seek-by lis ht we speak, We
breathe,
In truth We grow, In love we live and move:
Serene, In good created, ever prove
Ehe LaS ProSrt:sice bears US on ksove
By taking the capital letters that commsncs
each limo Of this rare poem, and arranging
them IN the form Of a sentence the reader will
soon ascertain that in the writer's opinion
- The greatest ass the greatest spiritusIist."
lSUnday Ttnass.