The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-07

selves sc ID ndiY and carried over TO sven the
| lists of tic inApvaters
| But IL me lumber of believers increased, the
! forms in ", ct he phenomena presented themselves
were varieo spiritual knuckles became tired OF
rapping, and the believers longed for some more
satisfactory means of comm ncation. Tables
| suddenly became inspired with propensity
to tip and turn in a most unheard OF manner, and
entirely at variance with what was regarded az
Characteristic of all well behaved and orderly dis
| posed tables and oftentimes the result was COM
| bound communicated fracture of a leg or dis0ca-
ton of q Joint rendering the services OF cabinet
surgeon necessary to perpetna@ the value OF the table
! ton too soon became mOnotonOus, and trance
| media were developed to keep up the novelty for
the initiated. The spirit Of the ilustrions deunct
would law violent hands hold Of the medium turn out
the rightful spiritual incumbent of the nj, dun per-
sonal estate end having ngratiated himself in the
expelled partys bodily tabernacle, wOGld proceed to
speak through the MEDIUMS mouth, .gesticulate
! with the mt diums hands, and sneeze through the
mediums nose WASHINGTON, Napoleon, Sweden
borg. George Fox, Henry Clay, Martin Luther, and
Lord Bacon, make no bones ofiumpjng into the skin
| of some feminine medium and preaching the most
absurd and Dcoherent nonsense couched in the most
villanous English that was ever uttered. But there
were incredulons people who wouldn't believe that
those departed worthless had anything to do with it
| who would insist that the media were crazy.
| But this, however, must not be regarded
| AS the characteristic OF all trance media
| Many there aie, who, in trance state,
| deliver interesting dscourses and when the
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| man. the work of conversion is appalling for old
fogies to contempt tie. Mrs. Cora l.. V. Hatch, Mrs.
EInma Jay Bulene, Miss Lotte Beebe, Miss Sprague,
Miss llardinge, Miss Heiser and others have spoken
often in principal cities, before large audiences of
than usual intelligence and tne least that could
be said Of them is that they make out plausible case
| for sphituaifm. Even Captain Rynders had to
knuckle under. He could stand any amount of hard
! logic at Taninany Hall; but when he came within
| the influence of Mrs. Hatch's pretty form, her
face beamng with sweet spirituality and heard
| the eveutens "a her poetic mind clothed in unex-
ceptionable rhetoric, he was conquered and in COM
mon honesty he had to acknowledge his conversion
on the spot. If lie hadn't been converted he'd have
| been brute.
| nothing but phenomena bordering on the supernatu-
raj would convince, and a new phase of manifesta-
tons was gotten up to carry conviction to their I'M
believing souls. Pisnofortes would start across the
room when there was 10 good reason why they
| shoud Chairs would turn double sommersaults
| without being asked Tables would he lifted into
| into the air. and after circumnavgating the ceiling,
would come back and Tip Out an account Of their
discoveries Oh the voyage, like any other Christian
traveller Pots, kettles pokers and tongs circulated
extensively IA ous.s shere the proverblsl harmony
of the family circle had previously left those articles
to remain quiet accessories Of the culinary depart
| ment
But another popularity Of the spirits is that
they indulge extensively. in written gospel
influence beyond his control; it graspe a
| pencil, INDUCES in dozen or two dgital shake
| ups d Ia St. Wins dance, a premontory symp-
tom of the influx of inspiration, ana then proceeds tn
| write down Gospel st a rate which would have as
! tonished the Apostles. Indeed, ore well trained
| writing medium will not only evolve more scripture
in three days than st. Matthew did in whole life
time but il will be characterized by idiosyncraces
of style so extrsapostolic that the primitive Anos
| ties themselve, would be very apt 70 acknowledge
themselves done for by the intensity of the inspra
.iop of their successors in the present day. But
| u.ore than this Media there are who write con-
| nected dscourses with each hand at the same time
| on different subjects, in chirOgrophy commendabe
| and language irreproachable. Without full refe-
renee to 4he iron horse the "botlled and chained
| lightning" &c, &c, commonly cited in rhe-
| torical splnrges, j will assume that we do
| live in q progressive age, and that we are in
danger Of bursting of our moral suspender but
tons because the expansive qualities of the rubber
| are not commensurate with the rapidity OF our
growth and certain it is that if the abilities Of me
dia continue to increase in the ratio of the past eight
| years il will hot be too much 10 expect that while
The spirit of John Knox is making the mediums
tongue fervid with eoquence, and John Milton with
the left hand is inditing lucid description OF the
internal regions as they now, appear General Jack
| son may give positive evidence of his immortal
existence by taking possession Of the right hand OF
the medium and writing in an emphatic style, by
the Eternal"
The wants of the spirituasts whose pleasures
exist in musical harmony are supplied In this same
! supernatural manner by untold numbers Of the de-
parted who volunteer their artistic services when
ever required They play the piano, the guitar, the
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when nothing is apparently m contact with the in.
sruments, To the establishment Of orchestras, who,
when they hear musical sounds executed by invisible
hands and see in the mystery the portent OF an &C.
cupation gone, rush with hot haste in the madness
| Of despair. and drown their expectant sorrows In
glass Of exhilantng lager. But in Ohio II Is that
the musical antics Of the spirits are cut up in thek
/ most outrageous eccentricity. There resides man
| If patrarcha exterior named koon, who, 40 far "a
have been able 10 learn, was celebrated for nothing
particular until the advent of spiriualism. BIT, for
R1atpa n III
! men nightly assemble In his abode, and seizing
divers brass horns provided for them by the self
sacrificing koon, they execute their goblin music for
| the amusement OF the curious free Of charge.
| Grna gloricas and impressive must be the harmo,
MES Of those ophecleides, saXborns trombones,
| buges conetsa piston, post horns, NC, which are
tightly heard in that room, axteer feet by twelve
| Another and irresistiby convincing mani.
festation Of the spirits has been recently announced
| In Burlington. W.. Buffalo. Rochester and other
! places are said 10 be media Of new order. When
questions are asked the answers appear in raised,
well formed and legiblc letters on the mediums
arm; hut fuller particulars have not transpired.
the conscience Of your correspondent will not allow
him to expand the detail of iacts Bat the most won
derfu Of all the varied phases OF spiritual manifesto
! ton is effected through the poygiot medium; for
there are media whom the spirits Of departed Turks,
| FFencLmen Hindos~, Sandwich Islanders, Chinese,
New Jerseymen Pottowotonies Hoosiers, and others
select through whose vocal organs to speak in
their native tongues 10 their friends uneducated in the
Presidents American; the medium being in blissiu
unconscousness Of the ideas OF which be Il the vehi
Gle Of CON -urication.
With the success which has attended the propa-
| gandism o. this modern deyeopement, II ~ not to
| be supposed that spirituasm would not be respond
I ed 10 by some men OF acknowledged strength OF
| mind. In every community are leading chizens who
accept it, philosophy rather their Interpretation
of is philosophy for its teachings are "a varied and
diverse ia character rs the range Of thought itself.
without going into heightened detail, ! viii men
ton the names of few of it, leading disciples.
Among the jurists, beside Judge Edmonds are Chief
| Justice Williams Of Iowa, Judge Fowler Of Ken
| lucky Judge Boardman OF Illinois, and Judge
! Iarabee of Wisconsin. Professor Hare, OF
Philadelphia, | have already mentioned The
position of Professor Mapes, OF New York, with
reference 10 spirtualism was for long time mat
ter OF doubt He ostinately refused to declare his
sentiments though In constant communication with
Al u..,..,n Ono nxnninn however (sn il N stated