The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-05-07
SPIRITUAL COMMUNICATION

There dwelle in the land of Clarendon
over against Natvillc, a certain chief Mag
istrate, ruler over many people, who is
well skilled in law, politics, Surveying,
and above all in Harmonial Philoso-
ply" Now this chief Magistrate is a
firm believer in spiritual mesmerism, joe
Walker ism, Mrs. -Tuttie-ism, and other
non-entitcs. Now, therefore, owing 70
the extreme devotion ard obedience of
this disciple and his hand-maiden, Chloe
to the mandates of the spirits, through
their mediums, they were blessed with a
greater manifestation Of regard than has
fallen to the lot of any one mortal since
the days of Elijah, or Beelzebub.
Now it happened near the Sth hour of
the 10Th day of the 5,h month of the
year \. ID. 1855, this chief ruler heard a
great knocking at his gate; whereupon
he looked us aud heheld not far off man
clothed with (he spirit and ioug bcafd =
And the rufer spake and asked him con-
cerning the nature Of his visit and he
anwsered and said, behold am the great
High Priest, in the order of the spiritual
mediums, and am come from the east
from whence emanates all true light, and
am travelling 10 the west in seagch ef a
star Of beauty; tell me, is thy handmai-
den Mary within thy gates? And the
Chief Ruler answered and said: How
knowest thou that | had hand-maiden
by the nanre Of Mary And the High
Priest answered and said; Verify ] say
unto YOU that it was revealed to me when
a deep sleep was upon me, by the spirits
of the departed just, made perfect by be-
levingin harmonial Philosophy of which
[ am the author and teacher amoag the
nations of the Earth. And the Chief Ru-
Ter cried aloud and said, Allah! -AUah !
God is great, enter in at the gate, shake
the dust from thy sandeis, for my house
shall be thy house; and straightway he
entered the house of tho Chief Ruler,
washed the High Priests feet, annointed
his beard and gave him meat to eat and
water to drink, that it might be said of
him, that as he had done to others even
SO would he expect it 10 be done him in
like manner,
And 1t ca,ne TO ssss that when the
High Priest had eaten, the Chief Raler
sent for his hand,maideH Mary, who was
a believer in Spiritual Manifestations and
IIarmonial Philosophy; and it came to
pass that when Mary beheld the great
High Priest, she fell upon her face and
wept, and prayed that she might find
favor in his sight. and that she might
CLEAN where he CLEANED, eat where he ate,
sleep where he slept, and that she might
be permitted to wash his feet, annont his
beard and call his people her people, his
house her house, so long rs their spirit
dwelt in harmony. But if it should come
to pass that there should arise strife, con
tentions or the least wafribg Of their spiy-
its, or IL she should behold another man
more comely than the High Priest or one
with a longer beard and the spirits told
her to leave the High Priest and cleave
10 the other-thap she would feel con-
strained to do so ipaspuch as she is a
strong Rinded woman and gifted much
above her sex, in speech, manners and
intellect. Then the High Priest answered
and said arise beautiful virgin for thou
hast found favor in my sight-go home
array thysclf in bridal habilIments, for /
is the expnss command of the spirits thu,
We should be united during their pleasure
and our own. And straightway she arose
and went away to put on the bridal dress
while the Chief Ruler took counsel of
Bcpedicts treatise as to the precise form
and ceremony Of . Spiritual Marriage, -
!Aad il came to pass that in few minails,
Mary the kinswoman of Chloe Appeared
before the High Priest and the Chief
arrayed in garments of white
silk; spotless as the lilly and wreath Of
white Roses crowning her expansive and
intellectual brow. Then the Chief Ruler
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