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

port brothers; on the platform nearly dozen
friends OF other swindng showmen, Who have for years
past guled audience after audience OF conhdng dupes
not ss snn and
cision- The report denounced, the committee per-
sonay assaed and in the end the report by COLLISION
Andrew Jackson Davis was the only spualist present
70 whom one might pay a compliment He was sensi.
ba and possesses na I'M, more Drains IMAM
Report Of the Committee on Spiritual Phe.
nomenn, Appointed by the Third National
Convention OF Spiritualists. Held In Prova.
dcnce, u. L.. August, 1866, TO the Fourth
National Convention, Held In Cleveland,
Ohio, September. 1867.
BROTHERS AND SIsTgRs:-During the session OF the
thrd national convention IN August, 1900, lne ionow-
ing preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted
wiz
Whereas we have in this country revival Of phencmsns
sy as s s sa w
vital human relations and experiences that shsy are rem
% s Rs spiritual
III Of thai a e
sented understood nothing shall be supposed
Resolved ss%%t,ss be appointed p n.
pa aa ss e
seefsiIs. report to lie next convention Of
Ioss-;TIe dlasren. phases Of phenOmsu.; ,.,., $500.
all manifestations called spiritual proceed
Thtrd Wha. proportion Of the said manifestations, prob
ably originate with spirits and what part can be accounted
for by other causes And such other ststsca matter As
life.
Accordingly tho following named persons were ap.
pointed sad comm tee yz wa snS M T.
lark and in dscharge or their dntes thev beg LEA va
to oler the following for your consideration: =
Intimate that we deem n at present mpracticabe to
state more than two general divisions under which they
logical the former rsatiDg TO ali those mantle
which appeal to the senses for approya the latter to
sss.o, trance and ths mora nieinite or
sImnrsssion.h Concerp,ny nhvsca MANIFESTATIONS we
~. - -. sor py To- and embraced avery
Oos ase a. nyas,iga.s and inform, ourselves CON.
oppoi'uuy " NV .,s"so anu s. nrra.:,,;,,o,
have bsen cneerily aorded us: others were refused
Ia, o S ne .a naue saroraIv for nsr,od VARYING
1Asioe llon .ns 49, .aaos ~, rao,tar snhiact
from .en W & I'D S,rns that Tina hava
VI ooses sa' az 80. ands ;,sa1f 70 reason and
hoe viii h,u -. ,,n 80 ha tho Observation-Disclosures
oetnonsnsseo 'se aee'.sehny ~ star nrnmor,;nn 81
oil a,seMoodiea spirits; pue " iat s.oa'eL $1,000 y.
VIVA mas been represented as sucn mas oeeu pvreu "
% tue uecepuVs uIoAs VI Iinpo,'os, pa'ou Va upol
the community as genuine spirit manifestations AUD
the experiences OF inc past year 1ciaent 10 .ne more
special attention ana investigation ~ has reoclVeu AZ ouE
these rarks are maialy applicable 70 the Dark Circle
impostors--the Dayenpors, Fays, Eudies Ferrises,
physical impossb,litiss claiming that spirits do
tnem while they give no proof Of what they
assert After q dhgent and careful investiRa-
ton Of the subject we are irresistbly forced
10 The conclusion that darkness Is not a no.
cessary condition tor hysca mani but that
[ Ia "A
havinc no oner us, tnan TO alrd for de-
cannon We therefore recommend mat all Spiritualiss
aud oLhers oscountenarc dark circles Tor under any
circumstances they afford no reliable proof of spirit
isenc, presence or communion aud must even il they
genuine be Of such doubtful character az 10 be Of
no pracca value while there are thousands of incoa.
estabe proofs that admit of no doubt or OF her solution
than the one to which hoy are referred In crticisng
THESE positions we are moi dsnounciug me 1iuus but
yagabonds VINO pro!aue the sac ed name Of medi lmso
we are defending true mediums ard endeayoriug 10 rid
onr oorinns cause Of The sg these prarenders are
manifestat ons ana esteem them as essential
10 lie cause aud the dissemination of Spirit
uaism as tho alphabet to tae English ian.
puaee They are the step Jng appreciation
OF nigaer pnases of manfeslaeons they Constitute tho
bridge over which largo majority of the Sprituallss
have passed from Atheism, or uncertailty to kao
ledge of immor atty We believe that disemboded
spirts can do ali that possible Tor moudiod spirits to
do. tbat they can aud do rap move pouderabe bodies
and thereby cormu ucaie pro ,ipg their identity By
teigoat references; but we do rot know nor believe
that they DO that which transcelds human possi-
hi " We have no proor mat create and dis
solve bod 90 and clohng fac sine of
those thew used on the ca m thai they can create or
dissolve a, Ia claimed flowers iron rings hair ropes
&c. or nut twenly-seve hands time through an
opsning six o. seven ncnes in diameter sufficient only
TO passage of i've in word, that they
do physical mpossiotios THESE are tho claims OF
the persons We haVo nained ana the Allegations OF
those whom they nave deceived, out tor whch they
give no proof But proofs o. ther TICKS and receptions
abundant and indi.pa;ao.e. Iney have been do
tected ana exposed IN ther Jusgefy SO OH and SO
thoroughly that would seem to be slpernuous to refer
to them, or 70 attemps 70 prove has whst they are
paimnE OIL upon Tue cfeduous as spirit menesations
not spirit manifestations Of ALL what evidence do
the Davcnports oer that the hands they SHOW through
1ue vPnas ,h s ro,n, rhnv ars 49, o ,na s
AZ az Turns ou tus tS'A" lie so' az .uSt coy,
that they cannot unite themselves which Is not true
we have demonstrated hundreds of times that
nnssie t tie the m so that they canu0, un.io them
whom tiod With ANYTHING that thew viii allow
A., ~. 80 ,'.n o., ~, ,asa ,..,,s
themselves W W oa VIZ. ~. 4i.e eeso sunss,
we tnanS soa ana tne ansss ahs .ns san oi reason
dark deiusions and that long shall clear
stv and -ni,iuoIsln vii sand form with her gar.
,nr;dsi oF eli thea aTcrescanccs and bec ma
hehts PuIinea Va 81 10y SUI Ses,,o
tue welcome ana honoied 'siliut Va e'ciJ eatthiy
household. The psychological division OF our SUBJECT Is
more intricate less pbie OF final demonstration,
YET more fruitful in suggestion fne fact OF the very in
imata ralat,on nj mind ,o m nd and tn, conseaue mt
$3.50, ~ 80, . - :, .,ha- 1, Nc, MIN, 10 a. -,
uehc ihe vi ono upou az '.,ci, 70 Ds niHs " oe .ea
Lieu py she lev, NV W VIZ iday, uh ~" Wy Va
US can sa we are alone aad act Independently OF others
Society seems like most sensiiivey altuned harp,
Inc vibration OF one chord tarils all the rest to action
"a -scr ca,ess o.nny IN ira ,hle over ,ho vhola in