Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-06-22


felt their presence. That they held con
verse with each other | could plainly
perceive, but | heard no voices. Then
conversation at first related apparently
only to the machine which glistened sc
brightly, and several experiments were
made with it, they directing certain rays
from it upon me but very gradually -
After the lapse of some moments they
ceased this and | felt an unusual glow
an ethereal fire pervaded ny boty-an
elasticity unparalleled. felt that, with
The wings Of a dove, | could Fly away and
be at rest. I found also that [ was be-
ing drawn, in spirit, Sensibly nearer the
beings surrounding me, that they were
trying to hold converse with me through
the medium Of soul in communion with
soul but my spirit surrounded by ITS
earthly covering was unequal to the re,
fined subtIety Of the souls or beings
around me. Attention was again given
to the apparatus from whence rays or
influences were directed towards me !;
with it increased my GENERALIZATION. l
painted in ecstacy and feryor Of delight,
and | could more plainly see the beings
surrounding me could distinguish their
forms; could see that a gaozy covering
Of aeecy fabric enveloped their shadowy
forms and could see the sweet gaze of
their eyes as they looked at me, | began
to feel that | was en- rapport with them 4;
could almost understand what they evil
IDENTIFY wished to communicate. All this
time the rays or influences from the ap-
paratus were being given or being d.
rected towards me whilst | got more and
more under It's influence, In my soul L
heard the following words GLORY be to
God in the heaven Of heavens at last
our labors are about to succeed, and NOR
tails can nee again be brought in CON.
muDication with Logos.'*
AT that instant | felt a pain as If al
electric shock had darted through me.
and | swooned. | did not remain long
in that condition, but when | came to
my senses | found the machine had lost
Of its brightness whilst a sad and
troubled feeling seemed to play around
the beings near me. The chain / WAS
brought up upon was put ID my hands
and | found myself gradually lowered to
the earth. My feet soon touched
the ground only a short distance from
the spot from where | had commenced
my ascent, The gas lights we're burn.
ing on the streets and as looked around
saw Mr., Lr, Mr.. J. B. st, and
Major r. IL. b, who, on their way
nome were amazed to see a human being
as it were dropping from the skies. They
zane rapidly up, and seeing me (they are
ny intimate friends, they were more as
.onisbed and more b~ewiIdered when |
them an account Of my spiritual
Quincy.
As this will, probably, be followed by other attempts
Q open communication with mortals by the spirits Of
he air, hold myself ready for indications that NAV
resent themselves. | would not have told you of this
otbe, s than the gentlemen named had not seen the
escent. Certain ladies sitting on their balconies. |
nd a student OF medicine, it seems were witnesses to
they have spoken OF the strange occurrence, and
eel that the curiosity excited by their remarks, and to
eliese Mr. H., MAJOR b., and MIR. s. from the silence /
nposed upon them, warrants q statement OF the facts
y you TO make any disposition you please OF it,"
Truly lis said truth is stranger than fiction, ;" nd
lough the above narrative must make US pause. vet III
differs from the substance given 10 the gentlemen who
re referred 10 in il, they are ia the city and can deny
I certify to its correctness. They are well known
stand high as 4 lie of religion and virtue entities
to do. The gentleman who is the actor m the
range spiritual scene is one universally honored and
'oked up to as a guide and a teacher. Three Of his
,ns tell in the late war, and the two SURVIVORS fill
OF honor and trust at this time. am thus min
IN these particulars to anticipate and beat back with
eapons of truth the sheer Of the skepti and the
of lhe incredulous. sPIRIlUALIST.
*Logos. the hunanized god, the Messiah. Some F,
,rlters hold that the presence in the burning bush
Inch Moses saw was the Messiah OF Man God.