The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-15
Reply.

Won have thought proper to seek this great
pearl of priceless value. You have dared to
be man t. say to the skeptical, and may
well add, infidel worlds that, as for Glendy
Burke YOU dare investigate the subject OF
Spritualism; let the world say what il
might. come what would, you have resolved
and rc-reSolved to investigate the subject for
yourself; in fact i may say, you have un-
dertaken il in right good earnest.
Now, Burke, if you will but heed your
impressions closely, you shall yet become a
medium source, through which you may OF
your own dear self, converse with your dear
departed Your organism is of that inves-
tigating character, not believing any aSscr-
ton without sitting il thoroughly before YOU
accept il, but when your senses are reasona-
bly, convinced of its practicability or truth,
YOU are not so bigoted as not to openly avOw
YOUR opinion, though YOU meet the frowns
YOUR examination of the subject. YOU have
been favorably impressed, yet you say you
are not convinced beyond doubling that this
intelligence may not be through or from
some unseen or undiscovered law or princ-
pie of nature which may as yet be developed
| through scientific investigation. Excuse
/ me; YOU do not say so in your letter TO me,
4 vet, | read that in your mind. You do say,
''teSts of various character are deemed nee
eSSary to meet the various organizations of
the human mind" What shall / say by
way of test that shall not only convince you
. of my spirit identity, but the inhabitants of
nv dear, dear once earth home New Or
leans? Time was when John X. Grymes
talked and was listened to in your city-his
word was law, because it was truth.
But my mind reverts to my boyhood
times in my Virginia home and passing
from that to later period of my earth-life,
find myselfa resident of Louisiana; this
was prior to its having been an indepenent
State was then feeble instrument with
many others, most of whom have passed on
To Spirit-life, in the then most public trans
actions of the State affairs. Further on,
find myself fighting the battles of your
country; later on, defending the just and
legal rights of my General, the Hero of New
Orleans, who was afterwards President of
the United States. | mention those facts
not that | credit myself of having accom-
plished much or little no, no but that you
may have sufficient evidence of my iden-
tity.
. We inhabitants of my not long since
happy home, New Orleans if there is one
city on your vast universe that the spirits
of the departed are in abundance lowering
over, anxious for its conversion, it is that
city Already has the great and glorious
work commenced and you will witness
such an overturn of religious teaching, dog
mas, creedS and SuperStitious idolatry, that
i'm ten years you could not be made to be-
lieve that such teachings as are in some OF
your religious societies promulgated, could
ever have been taught! The day ha;
dawned when the people will think fol
themselves. Though YOU may experience
: some pretty sharp shooting from Priest
= Clergy, and Professors, fear not; for tn,
company that is for you, though by most
= mortals unseen, yet they are ten to one o
r those who dare to oppose
4 q, my dear Burke, you have much reason
4 to praise our Heavenly Father that you liv,
; in that age when your eyes behold so grea
c IA Salvationl You ask me if my spiri
c lives. Judge you for yourself. Spirit
: life will find you when earth or mortal lii
: leaves you!
il Your only safe manner of proceedin!
!. yourselfi is to follow the dictates of reasol
n and that given you by your spirit friends
g Love to do right, love man; but love Go
n supremely!
/ have said more, dear Burke, than in
/ tended to have said when took control c
f this medium. IL have satisfied your min
n that do still exist in spirit, then | hop
C still further to correspond with you. Ca
&c on me wherever you 20, and will try
i communicate. Then, after saying, investiga,
every inch; rather take not Ia step that you'd
IS not know where YOU step; by so doing, yo
70 will become settled and grounded as you 6
IS along.
/ Now, one word more, then close. Go
cf must not stop to criticise my manner of con
II municating! | have done as well as
nc could under the circumstances which SUI
10 round your mind and the organism throug
re which | communicate. Then adieu, till
r come againi JoHS r. GRYMEs.
Is To my friend Glendy Burke
rs April 9th, 1858.