The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-10

observe four causes tor phenomena
l. Every person his or her existence, inevitably
commun cation transmitted, whether a spirit
mortal or from moral 10 u mortal,
q every pc sons circumstances here
give direction TO DIS or her thought or speech sometimes
ORBIT or even beyond Lis conyet.ons Of rleht
process probably similar to that OF Incsmerc
oycrshdow the personality Of the medium for the purpose
The more indePsnlen. action Of the inner NE, as
w. have Ina. The habua nes errar az
the medium in speech Often indeed nearly always. APP
as,erzes their statements when under inaaence."
n ,euIns 70 EARN 20 corLec, makes IN ms
such locality and their friends there now,
many other similar discrepancies The preudces Of edi.
am s or - any peculiar view c9or ner ~
medium; Mr. Lincoln. through Texan rebel dcplores ne
nounces himself in agony for his nsdeeds.
Second-very often the desires Of persons seeking
communications dstort into fasehooi statements made
and lead to huge mstakes-e. o., Benod the missions
proph sled for pc treasure digging and other wild
projects, which are but reaex Of the ambitious
Taird-Besdcs all this contradiction, in the expc.
riences OF Spirituasm comes evidence as absolute
any which tue human mind comprehends OF spirit ex'
isteDce and intercourse II two pianos In two adoin-
Ing rooms are tuned precisely TO III. same key. tao
chords sounded upon either will awake In the other au
exsct response; SO with souls In the two worlds aad
communion Is complete and reliable only ia pro-
portion as there Is an accord OF sympathy aud purpose
between US
F0urth.-ws understand that clairvoyauce clairsu.
dencc or psychoms,ry are not necessarily produced by
spirit nteiposon at all, bat integral soul faculties;
that their operations are not spirit communications
though they are spiritual and independent OF the
senses and often reliable auy other means OF
gaining intelligence concerning the spiritual world In
the opinion OF your committed what present passes
for spirit communion among the people 10 . mixed,
and, for the most part, unanalyzed mass, composed
OF the paris above imperfecIly Defined rendering the
identity Of spirit presence very uncertain and the at
tapment OF truth by investigation almost impossible OF
access until many OF our best and turn from
the whole subject bewidered and discouraged We 70.
commend on the part OF Spruallsts greater care ana
scrutiny in this department. Of spirtuaiisn Justice
TO mediums demands IT, justice 70 the public re-
9uires that NO do ell in our power to ron;
der definite the presentation Of these spirituai
experiences II they the wealth q the century 10y
ne witn one accord render them In their cearss ssd
most ohssrfa health-gvins aspects. Many, not AL OF
the disordery manifestations, your ommistee deem
wholly unspred having their origin IN Dali controlled,
diseased nsrvsa poor digestion. tespid vss ana general
10 closing our report wc wish 70 urge upon all persons
The greatest caution 10 rsosivins Appearances for faea
We cannot suppose thss . majority OF the phenomena
under consideration projected and directed b. % rita
but rather that while there ABUNDANT evidence direct
and coassra Of spss control The other causes snums
raasd sasss largsly lats thstf ersdueueas Allow y y