New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-06
JUDGE EDMONDS on SPIRITUALISM
VII.
HEALING MEDIUMS.
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we look for another Jesus answered and said unto
them, Go and show John sgan those things which ye
do hear and see; the blind receive thsr sight and the
lame walk the epers sre cesnssd and tne deaf hear
But, not alone by Him we're these things done. He
| ordsined twelve and "gave them power against un-
clean spirits to cast them out, and to heal all manner
"of sickness" He chose seventy, and sent them
forth saying Heal the sick and ssy unto them, The
Kingdom Of God lie come nigh unto you."
And when it was reported to Him that others, not
his follow ers, casting out devils in Hi, name he
said forbid them not, for there is no man, which
"speak evil of me-"
Now mark the parallel:
l. Casting out Dtrls.-I take this phrase as find it
in Scripture as indicating tha. the subject is possessed
by an influence which produces violent ,hroes or, as
s said in Scripture, Suagbtway the spirit t,re him,
and he fell on the ground, and wallowed, foaming"
Ihave witnessed many instances of this, when the
subject wss relieved simply by laying of hands ard
sometimes by mere command 10 the spirit to depart.
Twas once at a cr,le in Troy some twenty persons
present, when a strong man became unconscious and
violently convused. He beat the table with gre.t
force with both his fists. put my hand on his hesd
against vehement struggles his part to prevent it,
and in few moments he was restored to quiet and
copsciousness once had man similarly affected
in my own room, who beat his head violently on q
marble op table, and fell the floor in convulsions
He was recovered by the same means, though more
slowly A nan from Chicago waited me, afflicted
with continuous convulsops Of his arms and legs. He
was restored by the mere exercise Of the will. Last
year, at my house, found man lying on the floor
distorted snd convused. lifted him up, compelled
him TO sit in chair and then with few words ad-
dressed, not to him but to the spirit that was inu-
encing him, he was al once restored to composure.
These instances are enough for illustration. They
may be startling to one not acquainted with the sub
ject, but it is ignorance alone that makes them .o
1t is not difficult to understand it, and easy TO learn
bow 10 control t. Good sense, frmness, and unsef
sbness afford always, first last. an adequate rem
edy for what often, from the ignorance of friends,
consigns the subject TO lunatic asylum or condemns
him TO a course Of injurious medical treatment.
H. Iasanhy.-Tbis is a frequent charge against
Spirtualsm; and it is Lot long since that newspaper
in this city, in support of the charge cited from the
reports Of several Asylums proof that one out of fifty
produced by this cause. But it had not the
candor 10 say that three four times many were
produced by religious excitement, and greater pro-
portion by disappointed love and pecunary difficult
tes and while il earnest in insisting that there
fore Spruslism should be put down. it failed to draw
the still stronger inference against falling in love-
| purfuipg wealth, or seeking religion.
II is true that Spiritualsm like every other ex-
| citing cause has sometimes unsettled weak mind;
but is also true that it often discover the cause
Of insanity and thus indicate the remedy. will men-
| tOn an il stance:
We once received letter telling us of female
who was occasionally siezed with attacks of mania
ysicans had tried her in vain and her friends
| were about sending her TO asylum. We replied
that she was at those times influenced by the spirit Of
a relative who had died insane, and pointed out
course to be pursued. The parties all strangers
10 US and we afterward learned that her father in
fit Of insanity, had committed suicide, and that the
course we advised being pursued, she was cured.
What did Scripture mean when il said, There
came to him certain man, kneelng down to him
" and saying, Lord have mercy my son, for he is
"lunaiic and sore vexed, for otimes he fsleth into
"the fire and of into the water" "And Jesus re-
"buked the devil and he departed out of MIN and the
"child was cured from that very hour -
know something Of the disease of insanity. Ny
professional and judicial life has compelled me to
study L. and have communed with several who died
insane; and am conyioced thst there are no means
known an org men ths. can do much 70 cure aud
eradicate the disease sprusl intercourse well u1
dentood and wisely guided. How long it will be be.
fore those whose specially the diseae s will have the
good sense 10 look into IT, instead Of condemniDg it
without inquiry and withou, knowledge, time mist
det. mime.
III. Healing lie S,ek.-Tni, il chapter full Of in
tertst yet must Of necessity be so brief that kHow
can give nothing Ike an adequate iea Of the vast
amount Of good to mankind that has flowed and is
fowir from ths source.
There are two modes in which this work is done.
One is by discovering what the disease is and pre-
scrbipg the remedy My own case is an illustration
Of this. For over thirty years was invalid, varying
the only by occasional attacks Of long and &C.
we're illness During this time was treated for vari
ous diies'es. Ny last severe Illness was in 1851,
when was sick for about four months. part OF the
tine was so III that desth was hourly expected.
r. en- il was that the spirits came TO my aid. They
discovered that my disease what no physician had
suspected. But through the mediums then around
HE they could not prescribe the remedy. sent over
2C0 miles for through whom they could, and
whom they named 70 me. | followed their prescrip-
tiors from that day, ard am now in the possession
Of better health than have had for forty years, or
than ever expected to enjoy.
There are very many mediums in this country
through whom disease is discovered and cured in this
mailer. Butthere is more remarkable, though less
frequent mode, and s5at is by simply laying on Of
baIis.
Tie following Is brief summary cf some instances
of,iis:
Loe~eudell of No. 20l Atlantic street, Brook
lyp, has cured in few minutes violent pain in the
side, general debility, accompanied by most try
ing ara nearly constant headache, aud in few
sit.irgs has cured reurslgia Of fo1r or five months
duration, and brorchits, snd sfec Of the kidneys.
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