The New York herald., 1868-03-09

The usual Sunday evening gathering OF select
Spirtualists who assemble at the above hall
took place last evening. 1t is presumed that
there were others present beside those who are
settled in the belief that. Sprituasm unlike GER
tain Snowman who desired Congressional honors but
did not get them is no humbug. The room was well
filed with gentlemen, yet there was quite respect
able sprinkling Of ladies present The evenings en-
tertainment opened with a musical display upon the
orchestra, which consisted Of melOdeOn and O.
melodeon player who regaled the numerous audi
ence present with series Of airs Of q melancholy
nature, which was well calculated to make
people yawn and desire the presence Of
the lecturer. This was followed by quartet
OF the most unharmonious harmony that ever fell
upon the ears Of an assembly. pause followed
this remarkable effort, and again the melodeon
poured forth its agonizing strains Another prologue
of singing by the quartet succeeded, which being
concluded ali hands rested, awaiting the arrival Of
the speaker At this juncture some Of the audience
looked for circumstance over which he had no con-
troll. Again there was music by the band, and DUR
ing its progress the speaker luckily arrived and took
his place on the platform.
Mr. Robert Dale owen on coming forward an
nounced that the subject Of his discourse was .Sprit
World Intmations," and that he had been invited TO
re-deliver the lecture. 1t is now, he said, twelve
years since he first began to give the subject Of spr
itual phenomenon serious investigation. He did not
go search OF them; they to him; and his first
experience was in a'land far from this-away on the
one fine evening which he was spending In COM
pany with few friends at the house OF the Russian
Ambassador at Naples, when one OF the ladies pre-
belief in autographic writing. varied converse
ton ensued when the lady who introduced the sub
ject prOpounded q question which was 80 Tutnluly
answered by one who could have had no possible
knowledge OF the question propounded that II not
only excited the curiosity OF those present but led 70
investigation as to the cause Of 80 extraordi-
nary aconcidence. 1t is common contended
the lecturer, for the generality Of people
subjects without even making experiments regard
Ing the correctness Of the ultiatum which they hold
to be correct even on the most superficial inquiry:
This was instanced by the theories held by well
informed engineers and scientific men IN relation to
this speed OF the locomotive in the early days OF rail-
road travel. In England O long pamphlet, by an
the maximum speed that could be reached by loco
motive ten miles an hour while Ericsson o short
time after developed the fact that 1fty miles could
be and was reached. Here was case In point in
Ing a truth. History sacred and profanc, recites
numerous evidences Of the fact that spiritual mani
fesatons have been frequent. or the cause OF these
phenomenon he does not pretend to Judge; but that
OF doubt. He believes that 1t Is not at all mpr0ba-
BILE that many Of those who, when they inhabit-
ed these spheres, their thoughts were OF the most
worldly nature, that when they cross the
land which we must all sooner or later become
the inhabitants or II Is not improbable that the
spirits OF those might be driven earthward again.
And on the same principle the spirits OF the loved
shape, and console and aid by their influence. He
knew Of nothing more beautiful than the cultivation
OF this latter thought, and investigation as TO s cor
rectness worth the labor 1t induced. In conclu-
sion he advised deliberate and searching study into
the subject Of spiritual phenomenon calm, earnest
and inquirng investigation, with desire 70 right
fully determine Its TRUTH the lecturer Thought would
lead to the discovery on the part Of even the most
confirmed sceptc that the esprit world intimati0ns
are not so great myth disbeevers In this respect
would have us believe