The New York herald., 1869-09-13
SPlRITUAllSM.

Lecture at Cooper Observation-Disclosures by n
Medium-A Noisy and Dissatisfied Audience.
An audience OF about 200 persons assembled at
Cooper Institute last evening, attracted by the
announcement that Clair X. DE Evere would lecture
on spirituasm and 'Vve such manifestations as
win settle the great question Of another life forever"
At the entrance to the lecture room bulletin was
displayed setting forth the powers OF the lecturer,
and stating that mo contributions less than twenty
five cents would he received" do0rkeeper refused
strong-lunged individual harangued IN the doorway
respecting the performance TO be given inside stat
ing to each group OF new arrivals that thousands OF
dollars had been expended for churches and schools
to teach what only could be learned at this lecture
Miss De Evere appeared upon the r0strum al eight
disclaimed ali Connection With the affair, and an
nounced the subject of the lecture to be Where Are
the Mighty DeadY" The discourse OF the lady mad
evidently been previously committed to memory,
and consisted OF assertions, unaCcOmpanied by any
attempt at argument, that the apostles OF the Bible
suirit of our savour that the miracles were spirit
ual manifestations; that the true Interpretation OF
our Savlours teachings meant Spiriuallsm, and
that the world in rejecting this doctrine was reject
ing Christ and His followers no less than the Jews.
The lecture was OF about half an hours duration,
and concluded with references to mediums IN Chi
cagO and elsewhere who had personated the spirits
OF Burns, Edgar A. Poe, Shakespeare and Thomas
Paine
from the platform and proceeded to give persons In
the audience description OF the appearance OF
friends that had 0led, and WnO Sne salu, were ue-
scribed through her by the spirit Of little
girl that could not speak English well, and
who was acquainted with the spirits. referred
to in the conversations The medium as
sumed the tone and manner OF u child whenever
she professed give manifestations talking 10 those
who admitted her statements to be correct very
much as five year old talks to o new doll; but when
interrupted by puzzing questions or requests oy the
audience to come out OF the circle OF the
front seats her manner and retorts did not
correspond with the general idea respecting
the amiabty OF the blessed. The audience
finally became quite noisy, several gentlemen
at time demanding that the medium should not
conlne herself to q select few. policeman VINO
was present undertook TO eject one man, but the
should comply with MS request to give him some
manifestation from his uncle. After considerable
delay and confusion the medium took up his case,
and gave description Of the uncle and his COndi-
ton in the other world. The gentleman, on being
called upon by the audience for report, stated that
hearty" The medium combining her mani.
in the front seats the expressions OF
dissatisfaction produced such confusion that
the gentlemen on the platform proposed termina-
ton Of the performances. The audience insisted,
however. upon more satisfactory evidence Of spir.
itual manifestations; but not being gratlfed, the
confusion was renewed and the performances
brought TO q close. The mighty dead' were not
referred to at all IN the lecture and the manifesto
tiOns consisted wholly OF descriptions OF the physi-
cal characteristics OF friends OF individuals
with whom the medium cOnversed. A few per-
sons admitted the statements OF the medium to be
correct in their cases; but most Of the experiments
were very unsatisfactory TO the audience which
claimed that the medium confined her operations
among the Spiritualsts present and could not give
any manifestations to q disinterested person.