The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-25
THE MONDAY. MARCH rs.
A SPIRITUAL EXPOSE.
Physical Explanations OF Angelic
Manifestations = Celestial Kisses
from Mortal Labials.

The readers OF the journal may re-
collect with some considerable dis
Effectiveness, at least portion. OF
them, that our city has at various
times been subject to yisitatIons from
spiritual mediums fellows that
could produce the most wonderful
and startling revelations from the un-
known world; who.l with hands up
lifted, long hair, and particularly
black eyes, could evoke from the
vastly deep the spirits OF the departed.
They NAV also remember that man
named Church has visited Indianapo-
| lis. claiming to be the very Mahom-
med of the new dispensation, and by
his astonishing dielirerier conyicting,
if not convincing good many people,
that there were good many things
between heaven and earth
This Church has been lately ope-
rating at Louisville, where DR.. Lup-
ton, of Indianapolis, followed and de-
termined to expose him. As fitting
| finale to the whole matter we give be-,
low with considerable qualification,
an account Of the expose of Church,
copied from the Louisville Democrat
of Monday: g.. s. ..ss - !.
two or three protested spiritualists-
giving seonces at a house on Eleventh
and Green streets. Over a thousand
persons have attended their wonderful
performances, paying 81 each for the
privilege of meeting their friends who
had gone before them into the realms
of the Eternal. They had been mys-
tilted, startled, overwhelmed, in fact,
bamboozled. A lawyer of national
fame, who won high rank as soldier,
said they surpassed his comprehen-
sion. Others had heard the music of
| the spheres Gentlemen of veracity
had felt angelic wings brush past
them, and had their lips smothered
| with angelic kisses. Husbands had
met long lost wives, and fathers, chill
dren. who had years ago entered
through the portals of the tomb into
the heavenly Paradise Men of the
strongest minds really believed these
things; and ladies of delicate fancies
were impr essed to an extent accor-
dant with their fragile organization.
These fellows pretend to cure all man
ner of diseases, and to reveal secrets
Efrom the dead. They made such an
impression, even upon intellects other
wise sound, that hundreds were &C
itually under the belief that they had
enjoyed interviews with the departed,
Ruthlessly and sacreligiously they
Terrified with the most sacred affections.
Last night quite a number OF
gentlemen and ladies assembled at
the rooms, corner of Eleventh and
Green. There were eminent members
of the legal and medical profession,
besides other parties of high position
I in the city. The services were opened
by a few remarks from Rev. Mr..
Jenkins, a Methodist preacher with
long hair, who alluded to the solem-
nifty of meeting and conversing with
deceased friends. Then the circle
was formed and hands joined. Lights
were extinguished and prominent
lawyer, by way of innovation, sang in
a stentorian voice, Am soldier
of the Cross" aFrom Greeland's
Icy Mountains" and Home Sweet
Home" Prior thereto the same fol.
lower Of Blackstone had scattered
the contents of bag of -four ovei
the floor, that he might see
the tracks of the angels. DR.
Church, the leading medium, haG
already been carefully tied by ar
ex-senator and placed in a chair
, Pretty soon the big Ipjun Noinwauke
who has been dead a thousand years
came thump on the floor, shaking tn,
/ whole house. Then music was heart
from an. ACCORDION that was placed il
the middle of the room. It was de
}, lightful, ravishing ecstatic. Every
body was on tiptoe with expectation
. Mouths.were puckered to receive tn.
angelic kisses. and one gentleman, &C
customed to chewing tobacco, care
fully rinsed his mouth. But in tn
midst of the heavenly music three o
four matches were suddenly lighted
and what revelation was made.
. There was Church, the medium
IN the midst of the room, with tn,
accordion. During the singing b
quietly slipped the cords with which h,
had been bound Upon this expose
he pretended to be in a trance, bu
iatIsHddenly bolted for the front door
iof HIS dupes looked a dumb- founded
One gentleman, who had been gross
). ly imposed upon, threatened the lif
of the humbug, but a compromis
was effected: The money was restore,
to the yisitosr, and Jenkins an
Church placed In the station-house
They. deserve location in. Frankfort
r. "a ssWeF condole with our friends VIII,
IS. have been SO. frequently humbueged
I'd Those kisses from angelic lips mus
TX pail upon the taste, now that the
ad know they came from greasy, dirt
a. little rascal, without beauty or brains
IS, Angels and ministers of grace de
r. fend us from any further manifests
be ton of this description. r,Eft .s4