The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-02-10
Miss Emma Hardinge, the spirItualist.

Miss Emma Hardinge, the Spiritualist.
Miss Emma Hardinge, during her pre,ent
visit to this city, has created quito sensation
among the "Spiritualists," who regard her ~
one of the most inspired and eloquent among
their female mediums. She has given several
lectures or discourses recently In "trance
state" as 1t is termed, that have been highly
lauded by the disciples Of the "Hsrmouial
Philosophy" Last evening Miss Hardinge
was announced to lecture at National Hall,
and, thinking few words about one SO much
admired by her sect would not be uninterest-
Ing, we made 1t our business to be present.
Miss Emma Hsrdinge, If we may be so uu-
gallant as to conjecture woman's sge, seems
about two or three and thirty; is blonde,
with deep blue, handsome eyes, and Light
brown hair, falling about her neck in small
ringlsts, much in Lola Montez's style. Her
face Is decidedly English, barring its vivacity
and mobility, with an unusual degree Of color,
manifestipg an excess Of physical health, and
organs unsxceptionably eupeptic. Her figure
is round and symmetrical, with an approach TO
voluptuousness, and her toilette careful and
tasteful.
Her voice Is full and melodious, and her
enunciation clear and distinct, with declam-
atory tone and monotonous information, ,Rcon-
tractsd, we suppose, in the histrionic profes-
sion which, we are informed, she abandoned
to embrace tho doctrines Of the new philos-
ophy.
Her subject last evening, as nearly as We
could gather, was Spiritualism regarded as a
religion, regulating the acts Of men and re-
warding them hereafter. She considered Spir-
itualism in various lights; true in history
reason, Justice, life and nature, as shown BY
numerous comparisons and analogies tina,
would be tedious here to enumerate.
Man on this plsnet--Yemarked the leoturesi
was in q state Of probation and judgment
here he was fitting himself for another and
higher sphere, which would be as his life OF
earth. Motive was character and tho rule 0
existence, the standard Of mans morality, th,
law Of his being, the standard by which b
was Judged. It was tho motive that deter
mined the future condition, and tho life o
him whose motive was good was good ais
, hcre and hereafter. Those who were eelfsl
and svaricious and vindictive, were denie
sympathy and consolation in tho next spher
until they had advanced to higher; Will
those who were pure and gentle and lovin
found in another life all the qualities, In an In
creased degree, that were dear to them in thil
The spirit was immortal; external Datur
: proved this; and progress was tho law of be
inc. Each man was an individual, and wa
attracted to and repellsd by kindred spirit
+ These acted on him through time and eternity
, and when the congenial souls departed TO on
other sphere, they watched over, and commr
/ uicated with, their brother on earth, an
S made, with his own pure and loving natur
!, his happiness through all tho possible circle
. of the future.
: This-certainly not new at all--was abol
| what the leeturess said, though IL required tN
hours for her to utter II in her discursive, di
b fuse and ambitious, Though ordinary, rhs
oric. She was often agreeable, on account
her pleasant voice and earnest delivery; b'
q she grew prolx and tedious to US long befol
a she had finished, though not in any way, '
a dare be sworn, to those of her persuasion, WI
8 appesred to hang with rapture on her mere
a We observed in Miss Hardinge what '
often have in Spiritualists--the adoption OF
). sort of rhetoric that is snowy often, but chea
a combined with certain.metaphysica termi
o ology, lacking the spirit Of philosophy. al
l frequent superficial reference to learned a
o thors and famous chsraoters-all Of which
N likely to pass current for learning and el
}. ouence with the half-thinking and ssmi-int'
l. leotusl GLASS.
If Still, Miss H. possesses capacity far abo
10 most spiritual leoturssses, and has the exc
qualities that would be apt to draw, and ev
dazzle many of her sect, and which mig
A interest the more conservative philosophers,
a she would not so overburthen them with b
bum nHIf