Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-04-13

NJ. HrDsos wish IL ws. possible Tor you
10 publish in your Express" tie entire sf.i
cie Of the Hon. c. w cathestt OF L.port-
Ind, but ss IL would occupy two or Ihrre col.
umns. u you'd Be too much To ak Of you
The following extracts, therefore. must suf
6ee
Knowing that a briilisst light would az
tcund all Who Unexpectedly witnessed Il,
ireq aently liz up home 10 cusiom my
young men and boys 10 IL.
100 the night sf the Hlsaisaiioa II use the
word in . ss.sts ssn.~.l took from home my
yoansters two men aud two boys) aud le'
three friends Who were there into the sec 81
took my seat in the medium circle. my
friends being seated in different places upon
the back -pst Aftrr the performance had
proceeded short tlme. one Of ny ffiends-a
-isunch New School PresbyteriaB-asked
that the Fishers hornp,pe might De played =
/, This was complied with. and when 'eld KING
Vas touching !. of aadsm srlsm upon The
bass drum. which Vas fastened upon frame
above the table. after pioneering over and IN
der the table with my hands, which my posi-
. ton 10 the nearest circle 10 the table enabled
m- 10 DO with ease. quietly placed my light
ming bog. right side up With care. IN the cen
ter Of the table. aud dropped back into nv
seat. by which time. without noise or smell.
!,
for the pencil Of an sTust' | venture 10 ssy
more graphic scene wss seldom witsesssd-
those not IN the secret To be thus suddenly
brouEh into The glare Of such q light a. they
had never dreamed Of. aud nv eonfreves To Wit
ness the stick beating the drum a. n handled
from above, aud no mortal nearer than about
eight feet tn Il After striking q fsw bls~s.
in the light. Tia. stick rose yet higher. an. de
.cribing kssrely curve. gently tell upon the
Il, ofA Aa.s P.s.fn A.r a zen.
single hair anywhere above the table. 40
| bright the light I separately cross eI
amined seventeen Of the h-hoid-r~. and there
vas not even q shade Of difference in their ~
idence.
AT 6rst Captain Davis thought the light
n Was esu-ed by the explosion Of SOME phospho
rus uhich h. had hut seeing the remnants of
nv box he demanded the name ofths author !;
= immediately II was -itiing next In HIM
J. piled that did u. Quite excited. he Il 'nsn
!, ded my object. when | a. r-adily replied
Ak old King ne aud ! have a perfect
dsrsfsnding The eomposure and calnn
o with which made this reply. drew hearty
= ugh fr"'n Mr.. Po-ion. and re established the
Captains good humor.
> Now lit tDs say that this skcpte that Wa
y can by no process Of Reasoning account for hi>
READINGS. N making a reply so completely 10
/, dl~arm sll snimosIty. except by surprising
that he ws- impressed spiritually.
The light va blcsn out, when King re
= ported himsrlf by HE usual pounding on thu
table. and replied I'm the sfirmst.ve to th-
lpss-tions that he knew all along what | VS.
about that he vas Anxious To give the world
The test. and that a. VA honest IN my 81 rp
y tiei-u. he vas determined to let me run such
\ a course ss to leave ma room for partial con
: version. and he levited me tn come a. Often :
/ could fsd tlssys la tasc my s~st tn.
table. have been To the Hall frequently
K .isee add am satisfied that Mr.. Po-ton wa
honestly mistaken when he supposed my
board ~as run back BY a superior power
'e After the iiiuni nation. King very r~sdiis :
/. answered nv tuestioNssa Natural Philosophy
:. CORRECTLY aud fsrtb--rno-- told me that H..
purposely threw the tamtourine into my hand
'e aud broke up the sitting the night place a
"a watch upon Miss Po-ton-sN ~.th view to
/. the trst which lie wisfed TO give.
Il promised musical desno,strs.inn-
when none should he present bct my family
~ aud uell have the Spirits redeemed their ord
be- We have several circles in our neigh borhood
:. wherein are rrceived alnos; every kind o
demonstrations. including fto me the most ~
t~re-tlng OF alb vocal cosamunica ations-ths
le Spirits speaking plainly in presr'a s.rso"r =
.t Nv youngest child generally sees the SPIRITS
= d~-erib~- them and they vouch for the cor
rrctness Of his de-cfip,ian. What We have
k- witnessed in ssr house the last few IN nth
IL would Gil volumes Every member OF thI
%. amily i. a. ssil convinced Of the daily pres
ence Of our Spirit friends. a. they are Of the
own exist.n-s. | forgot 10 add that ne have
IA read everything We could lay oar hands OF
&c against Spiritualism. and father aud mothe
Az would blush for eves their youngest child. !
he could not in fse minutes cite facts unde
- hi own observation. which ~csid utterly de
ry m.li-h and refute their puer,le explanation
"a of these pheno~ena-
Not an immoral thcught-naught indee
:, but love charity and wisdom-has ever bee
Al indicated by our heavenly visissnts. Ikno'
bs they have brought glad t'dings Of great 70,
ia to us-they have made ~ happier. aud yer
!, iv believe that We must be- hardened indeed
~ they do not make us better.
tie The best demonstrations and hard
bat dare hope for bstterl are found in Mr.. Postoa
~ circle al home. Indeed it appears that "
must wait long before the mind Of the publ
- so enl, gAtea~d q. 10 enable the Spirits
uit give their higher grades Of Development to
We public sitiiag.
by y '" SAfseAsr'
be "r. s.--wnh many have lo.t my stan,
ma ing philosopher. but With ALI have %
the reputation ef 6r>t-rste lamplsxhter.
had sooner have the reputation of sn hamb
ate lamplishter IN the discovery Of Truth. IN,
To tia, OF phiiesepher grorl"g in dsrsss-s:
{. W. c."
No doubt, Nr- Editor, some persons Ia
ye.r correspondent You" ~ill sse~r at
Cashesrt's experience and its resoits. WI
a. sl.s eesid be eppeesea Of those. ~ho. -hsvi
az. e7es see 40, OF. she. II indeed. they can -
% dare no, look the truth in the faee' The q
,"e haassy Of You s 80 great that be caar
fairly and honestly regard anything that
" true. ' dcat ~eader yos were sv-rs
t~llinr re ~ho he -. u WHOM even irs's
Al give rsin. tie complains q their weight. a
the tars. away ue.nly. sneakiDgly. with his he
Iak fall Of bitterness and his mouth full ef al
seat cers snd falsehoods. into the paths Of b'ge
IN aud darkness. lie is to be piusd aud Nh
tate. leisure permit. viii eadessor to do scr
eng shing for him. Bot. ar. While there are 80
pe persons isks the above ~he are afraid u
rsih. the great ms-'risy of The people. .
''e. look boldly at the matter and hsviag ssusi
themselves Of its merits. ~ill judge seesrdi
Ally. IL r happy sifesmsanee that
nm. nied. of the ras<t ef rs.akiod are not proa.
a. psrvsri and obscure the facts and evsdesee'
hansn experiences aud kneviesge- oniy
-. esnee:,ed and ignorAns cry out asains, snd
- Iannins -hs, they aloas fear opposes Il
asrrow views. How nneh hs7pser lhey 20