New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-19
Netu9lork Daily Gribmare
JUDGE EDMONDS on SPIRITUALIsM
VIII.
SPEAKING IN MANY TONGUES.
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them to the world in desi. 1t Is enough now 20 say
that those letters give nance, dates and places, SO
tbst the statements be verified, and some OF them
are stesttd by several signatures and IN some IN
stances they record the speaking IN what seemed TO
b. well-org snized language bat it was uoknosn 70
the bearers and might be merely ubmeanng gibber-
ish ~ hch zone has been that have heard. ex-
cude from this statement all ca where the language
was u,kDo ~D and give only instances in which the
mediums have spoken languages with which they
we've previously upacquainted. ] mention namss
wherever AIN perm Ted to, and hold the evidence
subj. ct to the inspection of any who may desire It,
My daughter, who knows only English and French,
has spoken in French, Greek, Latin, Italian, Portu
guese Polish, Hungarian and several dialects of the
lpoiaD, and sometimes not understanding wnat she
said, though it was understood by the auditor TO
whom il addressed.
Ny ,iece has surg iu Italian andspoken in Spanish.
Mr.. Fpney Of Cleveland. Ohio, has spoken Greek,
and interpreted it.
Mrs ii. Leeds of ,ston las spoken in Chinese.
Mrs Sheppard Of Albany, N, y, has spoken in
Ital an Spanish and Portuguese
Nrs. DIR. Miller of Hartford Conn, German and
Indian.
Mrs. Gilbert Sweet Of New.Yak, French, Italian
and Hebrew.
Gov. Tallmadge's daughter in German
DIR. John F. Gray Of New-York has witnessed
through the rappings and table-tippngs, in Malay,
Hebrew and Spanish
hirs Imam of New-York has spoken in Spanish
Mr.. Tucker of New-York in Danish.
And Mrs. French of New-York in nine different
languages.
Toos far the extent of my tract. The following is
acompiaiion from my letters:
BIS. Hoxie Of Cooksvlle, Rock Co., Wisconsin, re-
later several instances of two young men speaking
Chinese.
VIM r. Prince Of Flushing, N. Y, relates instances,
one Of Miss Susan Hoyt and one of Mr. Smith, near
Ne~togn, who spoke Italian.
Seth Whiimore Of Lockpor N. Y, states that ms
SOD. about II years old, spoke lnoian, and at one
hir circles several of those present spoke IN thst IAN
eu.gs and in Italian, the mediums being Dr. III Y.
Eton. Mrs. Heath and Mrs Scott, the mother OF Cora
L. V. Hatch.
Mrs Nav H. UnSerhill of South Maiden, Mass,
relates the the instance Of a mediums speaking Chi
nese.
Through A. d. Rrggles of New-York French has
been written and that in answer to sealed letter IN
French, where the French and the uanslaton were
both gwen IN reply has written also IN German
Aruenisp Greek and Latin.
Robert Wilson of Keene, n II. relates the instance
of medium speaking in italian.
From Braintree, Vsrmont am informed of a me-
a;um who las convened in French, and of me-
s,um in Barnard, Vermont, by the name OF Frederick
Davis who "speaks almost and do not know outj
call languages that are spoken IN TINS age OF the
world"
John Ally of Lynn, Mass, certifes that Mrs. John
Hardy has spoken in the Indian and French.
Through j. b. Mans field of Boston, communications
have beep given in the Chinese Greek Latin, Italian,
German, Gaelic, Hebrew, French and Spanish Ian
guages.
Brriamin Dean Of Lee Mass, states that his daugh-
ter, aged IL, hiss spoken and sung in Italian
f.. Warner of Milan, OHIO, states that Mrs. Warner
has spoken German and Indian.
DIR James Cooper Of Belfontaine, Ohio, relates that
his It, pdaughter aged II, has spoken or sang in the
Seminole. Gaelic, German, Welch, Greek, Hebrew,
Napotah. and others amounting to nine in all.
Mr.. J. G. Stearns writes from Battle Creek
Mich that he has spoken in Indian, Japanese and
French.
John Is Young Of Chicago, relates that his WIFE has
epoken Italian. She and two others, one ot them
boy, spoke auently in Spanish to each other ana she
and young lady spoke aud sang in German.
Mrs Sarah NJ. Thompson of Toledo, ONO mas sPo'
Ken in the Pawnee tongue
Eere then are scores Of instances, occurring IN the
nresepce of hundreds Of witnesses testified to under
circumstances which preclude all idea OF conu'lon'
and establishing the fac. as conoiusiveiy as huuau
Testimony can do so. What are we to do with II
ub recorded 10 Scripture that when the Apostles
were assembled on the day of Peuecos, they began
"to spes with other tongues a. the Spirit gave them
"uttersuce' -; that there were then in Jerusalem
.Inen ost O. every nation under heaven, and every
smau heard them speak C his own language, ana
"tbey were al amazed and we're in doubt, ssyss one
1to another Mbst meanetL this Others moeking,
"said These men are full Of Dew wine
Paul, in bis Ep!stle to the Corinthians, recognired
among the spiritual gifts whereof - would not have
then ignorant "livcIs kinds Of tongues ana ths
Interpretation Of tongues" And ose parallel De
tween the past aid the present will be ennpe'e "nen
add feet mentioned in some Of these letters tha'
i. has no. been uufreQsen that the unkh'wn ian,
gusge spoken by one medium has been Interpreted
by another on by the medium, the inteih 'ence
Aat is working this wonder realizing the dhoNty
experienced by Paul Wherefore LEI MIN thai
"speake,h in an unknown tongue pray that no may
interpret, fcr if pray in an uutnown tongue my
spirit proyeth, but my understanding Il unirn'iH'
repeat, what shall We 90 with this We cannot
deny the fact, for human testimony cannot thus De
dsregarded, and the question will be asked, Wherein
has man nature so changed since the days OF DID, that
what he was once capable of he cannot do again
To regard it as deception would demand degree oi
eredulity far surprising that which we demand Tor