The New York herald., 1868-05-21
SPlRITUALlSM.

VI Oki SN1tSVus
tiOn-N1ichael Faraday's Offer to Professor
To THE EDITOR OF THE PAIL MALL GAZETTE
At critical point in the history Of English law and
OF English common sense Thought 1t my duty to
publish the letter which appeared in your Journal on
the 5th OF May.
In letter published in the following number of
the Pau Mdu Gazette Mr.. Home impugns the accu-
racy of my statements. According to him 1t Mr..
Faraday, and not MIR. Home, who declined the COM
bat.
In your number yesterday you were good enough
to publish note from me suggesting the desirable
ness Of having the letter of Mr.. Faraday, to which
referred, made known to the English public.
Thus the matter stands as regards published com.
municatiOns. have also received others, to one of
which, fnasmueh as 1t very emphatically supports
Mr.. Home, It is now my duty to refer.
Mr.. W. M. wilkinson, who is am informed, one
OF the most distinguished ''Spirituasts" in England,
writes to me thus
"A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, May 2, 1863
d, ,soa mn haYs o%s nSsa sna % Lett Letter to hs a MI
ALSO MI Homes sSs, fully wha. Mr.
the moment almost unless he had programme Of the
performance previously put into his hands Sir Emerson
Fsraday and as soon as he saw tbis foolish demand he
stopped The proposed meeting Indeed no one with
II you knew Of this think should have mentioned
public wrong Impression Of the reason why did not
believe question Of whether the alleged
are facts has gone much too far to render any further inquiry
hecessaIy, hnu even you pro-
have known OF such cases before in the history Of scence
GTfs Thus Mr. Home asserts, and Mr. y Wilkinson can
fully cOrroboraten his assertion, that Mr. Faraday
refused to come at the last moment almost unless
placed in his hands," Sir Emerson Tennent, accord
ing to this authority, like sensible man, stopped
"fo the law and to the testimony, then. or his
own free win and unsolicited by me Sir Emerson
not out OF his conversion to spirualism, but from
the desire to see single experiment which per-
picked him properly eXaminedl has placed Fara-
days letter, accompanied by the following eXplana-
tory note in my hands,
So WARWICK SQUARE, PIMLIco, May =, 1858.
made bs To I 10 ;ns Of
Investigate personally the reported to him to
aa se letter. wSsS from
Faradn indicating the conditions under which he would be
on communicating them TO the gentleman with whom
friend Of Mr. Home but who is since dead received from
he %aissf a the s
rthink most OF your readers will Join me in thank
ing Sir Emerson Tennent for his prompt action in
reference to the letter referred to. Here Is the docu
lnent:-
MY DEAR SIR EMgRsoNI help feeling that you
occult phenomena which Is said are msdemanifes in Mr.
during years. and as much as thought with
the self respect that experimental philosopher to him
more attention ion 70 Them now. and only
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such result To settle whether Lean not wish to put
l. Who wishes 90 ITO whose house?-for what pur
O. Does Mr. Home wish me TO 20?
s he willing to investigate as philosopher and as such
nication 10 and TO aid inquiry al that he can
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would ne De annoyed and personally onendedY =. =
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think .sey are not subject to aws II does he
work Of spirits would an insult to the spirits be considered
effects miracles or the work spirits does he
admit the utterly coemptbe charaaer both Of them and
or ms nsRaooa Supplying any force o ac
they s ps e es. Without natural law can they
BE- Of any use or value to mankindy
ought !" Ss he duty Of every one who has The
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hope: Of dss.ogng some new force of power S.. found
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self w no. enter upon any he, attention or Or
aid 70 The atermos TO this they ~ eSnsen.
Investigation in regard any natural phoso
pher respect q the germs Of BE How could
vooped It's relations chemical action naspe,ic scton
sk heextension OF printing the electro tee graph the l
mnaoa OF lighthouses &C, except by rigid nvestgauon
grounded the rcsst critical reasoning and the most
satoos not utterly worthless they must and will pass
through . like ordeal.
their minds direction contrary TO my
(f sufficient reason) only TO work out with
such desire find ncontroverble proofs independent d
wish would show this letter 70
Mr. who 10 meet him and them on
his ground after which you will know whether You should
persevere In asking You viii understand that decline
70 minds Mt liberty TO investigate &C
cordng TO the general principles have here expressed
Further Lcam right Of publishing the whole or anv
part this letter. any future written Communication that
nav nrise out OF IT, in any that may think IT.
Ever my dear sir Emsnon your vory faithful servans
n. FARADAY.
You Will consent to all this with much reserve and
only for your sake - A. .,-.,x, n F.
"a he pronounce "foolish." This Is the fashion In
Leaving these facts to settle In tho public mind
and more especially in the legal mind, have the
honor to subscribe myself Your obedent servant,
JOHN TYNDALL.
PSI hold myself In readiness TO witness and in
vestigate In the spirit OF the foregoing letter. such
phenomena as Mr. Home may wish to reveal to me
during the month OF June.