The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-07

"REMINISCENCES or MEDIUMS AND EXPOSURES or
TABLE RAFTING.
Tho small sum of ten cents gains one admtanco each
Sunday to important discussion between spirtgasn
and orthodoxy The Of this ntormnable conflict
is the Metropolitan Hall, Sixth avenue Mediums or
media both male and female present In large
bers and inquisive persons thus have an opportunity
OF judging or the profound truths Of religion whose
bases table appng, tipping piano and banjo solos
and spiritual vistatons
The meeting yesterday called 10 order by Nr.
Goodwin who exhorted those present conduct the dis
cussion amicaby aud be careful that more thar
three persons should address the meeting ct the
same time, ~ when that number was ex
cceded slight mistakes sometimes occurred. The
first speaker was a Professor Madison, who
exposed the contrvanccs by which tho public were
imposed He produced hooks used for moving tables,
rappng machines &C, all Of which he himself had
procured while ~a~cs were progressing He. with q
hardhood which creditsble to him. recounted his
experience, stismatising all spiritual manifestations
the gossest humbug and only performed by the aid Of
confederates The flying banios strummed pianos, &C.
oil bosh and only managed by wires II Ia hardly
necessary TO say this speech was productive Of some
considerable conformation the part Of the media Who
however, sent In champion in Or. Lewis. He contra
diced Professor Mattisons statement and stated he
the spirit Of George Washington insisted his whist
ling yankee Doodle" Also another seo~ce the spirit
OF aged grandmother told him Of her lowering over
Bergen and asked him whether certain ELLEN" told
him she asking for him, This was in itself conclu
proof And yet Mr. Clarke had the audacty TO he
did not believe IT, He wondered II the great Washington
would AK any one 10 whistle yankee Doodle" Ne
doubt be admired H. 30 did he Mr Clarke) though he
did not think II had much popularity In New jersey
about something which would BE- Of some importance 70
mankind. instead Of asking gentlemen =. whistle na'ons
sins - - 80
Here gentleman 10 Mr. Cooker stated bis grandmother
Qucsted by her She had q coored calico dress ana
fat dirty cap, with red ribbon An inquiry on the part
OF gentleman present 70 where the spirits got the
calico interfered greatly with ibis gensIsmans r.
marks
Another gentleman stated he CHALLENGED Mra French
10 tell him his mothers name When from the audience
she never him before he inssted but finally gave
In 10 torrent Of female eoquence Mrs. French lady
well known In spiritual circles spent time In
endeavor 10 prove she was not outcast. She had
been Methodist and could prove t which two things
were entirely Incompatible
MIS- French was followed By an old ''orthodox who
ass his masters crib" Did mot this he said entirely
refutc spirtualsmR he should think So Some unruly
told A: s., y ga A0%s :.S % NO
huge beard and possessed OF commanding voice would
believe nothing he did not and the spirit unadvsedly
medum) had certain doubts about their existence This
did not all dsconcert him Of the beard who went
say he agreed with Paine Hume, Rousseau and voltaro
there being separate mental organisation and there.
FORE there could be spiritualism Dr. Robinson OBJ
ected 70 such athcistcd sentments He would rather
place credenee In all the absurdes Of sprituasm than
hold such belief The previous speaker interrupted
him frequently but a. DR. Robinson said II would be
well II his conscience ~ tender - his coma
Lady present, Of anything but Ptrttsets mould o.
FORM weighing fully hund red and thirty pounds
who objected give her name exhorted those present
70 look back into futurity mi lions Of years ago. and
sss ~ invisible spEs who pl sesd We eoalissasus q