The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-08-26

because % our mortal coil. Wr have no conception
O.. the variety OF forces constituting our organism
and their wJndrous uses. Electricity. magnetism.
&c.. IL the hands o. the Infinite. are the working
forces Ct tie material universe. and In comparison
with which matter and mountains. which appear 80
great 70 Us. are mere lIeles- incoherent meal.
Even Will. love. hatred, are attributes stronger than
granite.
The sweet warbler hushed it, notes.
Charmed within the circle q the serpent's eye"
Is better philosophy than poetry. and q battery OF
human eyes constitutes 4 power stronger imam q
.. yUltaic pile against which the spirits cannot
prevail. II
"Distain and scora ride sparkling there"-
but can sway 1t at pleasure If sympathetic. Don't
laughJ The spirits claim that in physical nantes
tatiOns they use the spiritual hands and feet Of the
medium (Which 70 them are the real hands and feet.
- the flesh and bone ones are 10 u.s. in performing
anv act. aud If the object with which they come IN
contact. has any cOloring matter on II. the colOring
principle viii be conveyed back. by ~electro-mag-
netic force, 10 the lips or hands touching the OBJ
ircts. and can afterwards be seen by Spectators.
II suspect high coloring , here) However. l
humbly confess there are more things in Heaven
and Earth. Horatio, than was ever dreamed of in
y0Ur philosophy
In very many of the cities and towns Of Europe
and the United States. seances. or circles. are regu-
larry held by Spiritualists in order TO confer with
the spiritual world through trance mediums. ana
are supported b. private donations. The most
noted on the western continental wheel Is at the
e. Hub and Mrs. j. H. Conant, a worthy lady. i
the principal trance medium. These circles are
managed by spiriJ-guides on the cH,sr side as
well as spiritualist-guides on this-a sort OF mum
dO-celestiai copartnership-and works ctaTziiagy
il seems. since ii claims now FIVE millions = more
yyouIl mako 10Y .Ii.ra~te - IL, C";t-J States
alone. After the medium becomes entranced, one
Of the controlling spirit guides occupies her
organism and commences by offering up an " In
vocation" which i certainly no worse than any in
Henry VIII. Nell Gwywne " Co.'S established
Litanv. we select q short one.)
Holy Spirit, Infinite Presence of yesterday. to-
day and forever, we would gather from the sacred
places Of our being all holy thoughts, and form
them into holy deeds with which to worship thee.
Thou art constantly calling tor the soul 10 turn TO
thee. constaL tly beseeching thy children, through
manifold sources. to come outward. upward, and
then onward. 10 worship thee in spirit and truth :;
and yet thy children do not seem to understand thy
voice. neither do they know thou art with them.
Life TO many l. q season of woe, a place of unhap-
piness. where there are no flowers, no sunshine, no
light. no Joy. Oh, our Father. for such we have an
abundance of pity. oh. let US take them by the
hand of love and lead them gently into pleasant
places. Let Us speak words of cheer, comfort and
peace to all who sorrow because OF the loss Of
loved ones here. Let us turn the feet OF the I'M
righteous into paths Of righteousness and peace.
Oh. let Us lead thy children nearer 10 thee through
all the countless avenues OF life whcrewith thou
hast blest them. And in this hour, (rcbelliOn.) oh
Holy Spirit. NAV these thy children feel that thou
art with them. that they are being baptized with
the Holy Spirit Of Infinite Truth though it comes
robed in simplicity. and is meek and lowly though
il wears upon its brow no crown Of diamonds. but
rather a crown of thorns. (the triumph of prinCi-
pie through the rebellion.) Oh may they feel.
great Spirit of Love, that they are thy children
and thou art their parent. And unto thee, now
and forever. be all honor and glory and praise"
| have read hundreds Of these " lnvOcationS.
and hear testimony they are matchleSs in depth
and purity of devotion and beauty of expression.
After the invocation all questions that the audi
ence CfOr the seances are public are pleased TO
put are answered by the spirits controlling the me-
dunn. These questions and answers occupy 4 good
deal of space and are sometimes very Interesting.
1t seems incredible thata ny one human being could
4-a-,a oil those u=g-l Ne select a- <amnlp tho
first ! come to:
Question. (by one Of the audience)-"I Is not man
immortal by reason of his organization. having q
spiritually organized form, which Is capable Of 4
constant renewal from the vital life. or soul OF the
Universe. so as to compensate for the loss sustain
ed. thus keeping mp the equilibrium in the spirlt1-
ally organized form lorever?'
I1tS1rCr. (by spirit)-"N No, certainly not ior 1
he we're. his Immortality would be entirely DEEPEN
dent upon form. which it IS not. He is an immortal
essence independent of time or form
Question:" Do any OF the spirits who have left
their earthly bodies study or make any use OF the
sciences-such as mathematics. astronomy. geology
chemistry. magnetism, electricity. &c.. &c.*'
AaS1rer-.The sciences that belong IN one sense
10 earthIite. in another and higher sense belong tC
spirit-life. In a word, you have but the rude out
line of science here. In the spirit world there Is
more perfection, science Is more untoldea' cons
/ quently we have the soul OF what YOU have The
/ BODY Of here"
Qgesfion-"I If the spirit has a spiritual body
where i that body when 1t returns 10 earth, mani
/ testing: .;
Answer-. Sometimes it IS outside the physical
| body. sometimes absorbed in il. sometimes the
powers OF absorption Ga polite word Tor g9iet. We
suspecD in an individual case are very great
Sometimes a constant repulsiOn is kept mp. and II
that case. the spirit Is obliged 10 take up Its quar-
tiers outside the physical body and form the con
nection from an outside source acting upon Int
BRAIN
This ended. commences the sending of message:
by individual spirits 10 their friends on earth
which are stenographed verbatim, a. all the pro
ceedingS are. These messages are. generally iron
those lately deceased andwho have some Ui-htn u
settle. and are sent by letter or published II then
organ and sent 70 the persons Indicated. wherever
they NAV be. During the rebellion most of these
messages were from missing soldiers, from bou
sides. TO their anxious friends. THIS message de
partment Is the most curious feature OF the spirit
nal philosophy. Out of the thousands upon thou-
sands of messages sent none are ever essentially
contradicted. though often sent TO editors OF news
papcrS 10 make known to the recipients. This
{" Message Department Is probably more than any
other the engine of their success. ] viii give ;
message or two. the shortest / can lind, as sam
pies:
Il should like TO inform my friends, Of Browns
Vile. Alabama. that | am dead. They have hcart
I was taken prisoner here. and expecting III b'
exchanged soon. | should like, also. II | could. Il
omen correspondence with my Uncle | have her.
at the Morrill, mean my Uncle Josiah. that wrote
me shortly after the war broke out. advising ne I,
take no part in the contest. | should have follow
ed MS advice If | could. but At the time 81 my
entering the service. all from our place that were
able to do duty were impressed into the service
Please tell him that William Olney i dead
III meet any Of the folks at any place wher'
there's any chance OF orr speaking or writing
or anv other way Of making ourselves known
I'm obliged 20 you. sir. That's all can do. Dec-22
MESSAGE or ANNE T. LOUGEE.
i would ike to inform my friends in New
N,rL that I died Yesterday morning. SUNDAY. Oct