The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-20
SpRIruAlIsm.

Manifestations nt Cooper Institusc-The Meet.
Ing Breaks lip In Confusion.
An audience OF about 200 assembled at Cooper
institute last evening, attracted by the following
notice in the city pspers:-
1sMoHIAury DrNoxsrnArrp.-Clair r. De Evers lee
lures IN Cooper institute Sunday evening eommiee VIII
Admission twenty-five esnts.
AT eight O'Clock Mr.. Charles Partridge escorted
the ecuress TO the platform aud stated thar Miss DE
Bvers would deliver a discourse ON spirituasm
after which she would give some manifestations
Several gentlemen In the audience inquired
n that committee promised last Sunday evening
was not 70 be selected from the audience 70 test the
MANIFESTATIONS man, and it was finally arranged that
alter the lecture committee should be appointed.
Miss De Evers then spoke about twenty minNtes
6reiy referring In the commencement TO our
diums but the most Of her remarks were Of q per.
sonai character: she was very severe on the Yr,-
some OF the other New YORK 70 journals, were we're
abusing her and spiriiuaiisss In general;
but as they were champions Of Nor:
to much. A. an illustration of their falsehoods
she would state that the Trioane had represented
tweniy.two Her father had as much money q mos,
OF those present. and she was not ecturing TO make
s.eI nor Ss1 but only because
Of to give any other physical bat was
dosf had been put up . forfeit 10 1 case wss
proved that abe purposey had any intercourse with
ans Pusy9u: 70 them be
apanegyric on the reforming Influences OF spirit
ualism. and said that It had enabled her 70 appear
as 2 lecturer and 70 submit 70 annoyance and m-
committee Of nineteen ladies and gentlemen
was then appointed BY the audience which insisted
that che committee should occupy seats on the pas
form, instead Of going to the snte-room Miss lie
Evers proceeded 10. give Manifestations. In doing
90 she processes 10 utter IN broken Enuish the D-
Ruage OF little French girl IN the spirit land and
who talks through her 70 each fubject The mani
festatons consist OF a description TO the person
addressed OF some deceased relative but all the 30.
few persons would fail TO nnd some one
among their deceased friends answering 10
the account given Of their appearance. OF
four stated to the audience that the medium had
been entirely mistaken In each case aud the two
VINO SAID that her descriptions were correct admit
ted 10 the audience that they had been seeking man
lestations before, one OF them With this saIpe me
dunn. About dozen IN Nil were given DESCRIPTIONS
Of deceased friends. three OF whom, including the
answering IN appearance 70 what the medium mad
described them TO be. During the manifes,ataons
the medium 81 times became very savage when The
members OF the committee answered negatively 10
her questions When the reports were beng made
TO the audience, by members OF the committee she
ane,h 20 mem ca ons occasion as .apstart 90
the cross.
man made concluding report on behalf OF tue |
committee, which 80 lncenred the medium that she
attacked htm with great bitterness Until the /
intervals throughout the evenings pcrTormsnce /
which resenbed Ia outbreaks OF dsappIoDa tAe
proceedings OF ward political meeting. Flaalty /
ioise, whether ine manifestation we're a hcni6as.
% which the audience rose nlAsae, with CITES I'd
Yes" "fraud,' "bnmbush and similar eNciana- |
he platform. 4