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PERsoNAL.-CapL J. X. Booth, the
Barge King, left for Cincinnati yesterday,
a(lcr passing a day or two here prospect.
ing for business.
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GheqntelI9sucer:
THURSDAY, DEC. IS, 1870.
Travellers Register.
DEPARTURE OF TRAINS.
New Advertisements.

New ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
3 Steamer r. r. Hudson.
Univcrsalism.
Supervisors OF Ohio County.
Broom Wire. R'
Jutc Rope. y
Christmas Goods, &c.
Thursday, Dec. 15-Tenderloin, &c.
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SEA Moss FARENE from pure Irish
Moss, for Blanc Mango, Puddings, Gus.
tards, &c, &c. The cheapest, healthiest,
and most delicious food in the world.
dec10.eOd&w
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AID the Mechanics Library Associa-
ton. Secure seats at Z. L. NichOll Il
Co.'s picture store at 0 o'clock.
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TRUsTEE's SALE-BY VIR-R "a

TRUSTEES SALE.-BY VIR- az
tue Of deed Of trust executed to the
undersigned trustee, by John ". Mitchell,
II. Grace MITCHELL his wife, and Geo. T. Tingle,
Trustee Of tho said II. Grace Mitchell, bearing
in the Oflco Of the Recorder Of Ohio county, In
the State Of West Virginia, in Deed Book No. u,
fOlIOs 36I and $50, 10 secure the payment0t three
several prommiSsory notes drawn BY the sal9
John ". MITCHELL FOR the sum Of SIX thousand
dollars. principal debt; which said several prom
mlsSory notes are each dated at Wheeling, An
gust u, 1859. and arc all payable twelve months
amer dAte, TO the order Of the said Johu, Y;
Mitchell, and are BY him endorsed and nov hela
bY c, W. WingerteE, negotiable and payable q
the Peoples Bank Of Wheeling, value received,
With interest from date, At the rate OF six per
centum per AMMAN; also, 70 secure the payment
Of any other note OF notes which may be thereal'
faction OF Or In lieu Of any Of the above named
nhomISSoFy notes, l Will, on
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NE'ER had his death o'CrtAECn C,Bsar,
Had he hut done as wisdom taught,
Believed his wife and sought to please her,
Knowing her dream with horror ffaught.
All wives possess come gifts prophetic,
Believe them when they speak to warn;
The best are those whose tones pathetic
Tell US our faults but never storm:
And 20 TO FOrgCy & Clemens for Boots and
Shoes and Hats and Caps for the family.
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The Purcst and Sweetest COD Liver OIL in the
world, manufactured from fresh healthy liverS
upon the sea shore. ltIsperlectly pure and sweet
Ask for Hazard & Caswell's Cod Liver on
manufactured by
CAswELL, HAZARD s CO.,
New York,
Sold by all Druggists.
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IMAvE on hand a large stock Of Misses
Shoes, which will sell at cost. L. "
Blond.
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VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE!

The undersigned, agents of the heirs Of Abram
Lash, deceased, offer for sale the following de.
scribed real eatate, to.wit:
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SECURE tickets to AlC Burnett's lecture
at f. L. Nicoll & Cos picture store, under
the Mcclure House, this morning. No
extra charge for reserved seats.
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proceed to sell, at public auction, 70 the highest
and best bidder, at the front door Of the CONT
uOus0 Of said County, beginning at 10 o'clock
A. Il, the following described property, that is TO
say, The tract or parcel Of land lying and being
In Ohio county, West Virginia, bounded and de-
scribed a. follows, Wig: Beginning At stake on
the bank Of the Ohio river, corner TO lands Al
lOtfed TO Anna Martha Woods. and with her lines
q. SIX deg. e. 6 99-I0O poles; :: l9K deg. ".
" 9O.iOO poles: 20 deg e. 81 6l-l00 poles 10 an
original line OF the Reager tract, now line OF
Robert Marshall, and with said line .. 50 deg. ".
s. 5IO0 poles 10 stake; thence n. ~ deg y.
81 1910 poles 10 etAke; n. S26 deg. {. ~ %lOO
poles TO ! stake; n. Is deg. 9: l66O-lOO poles 70
stake; n. l9k deg. e. II 6l0O poles TO stake: n;
81 deg w. % 5O-I00 poles 10 stake on the bank OF
the Ohio river; thence up said river and binding
thereon 81 4I.l0O poles TO the beginning contain:
ing hOy-eight acres (59 Az more or less, and
marked No. Con recorded plat o. the IaIm o. me
late Andrew r. Woods; also, all that part OF the
coal deld reserved BY Andrew P. Woods In his
deed 10 Robert Marshall, bearing date the 10th
day OF January, A. D., 1852, and recorded In the
Recorders office Of Ohio county Aforesaid. in
Deed Book q, folio $50. that underlleS surface
which Il bounded as follows. viz: Beginning at
point which Is In Robert AArshalFS line, and
which Il g. 80 deg. ". IS poles nom an original
corner OF the so acre tract known as the keAger
tact and the 20 acre Brown Tract, or corner 10
Robert Marshall and William Nichols, hereto
fore mentioned; thence s. 80 deg. ". 90 poles;
thence s. 20 deg c. - poles TO the eastern bound.
Gry OF said reservation, and with the same n. q
deg. w.-poles; n. IS deg. w. poles 70 the coal
held heretofore allotted TO Anna Martins " GODS,
and with her line n. 20 deg. ". to the beginning
which said tract or parcel Of land and the said
coal deld were conveyed TO the said Il. Grace
Mitchell by George T TinKle and wife and Others.
by deed bearing date the 2Sth day Of November.
lS64, and recorded In the ONCE OF the Recorder
OF Ohio County, Aforesaid, In Deed Book y, folio
10, OF 20 much thereof as will be sufficient 10
pay the principal Of said notes above described.
with the accrued interest thereon TO the day OF
sale, amounting 70 $3.50 90 In all.
TEKNS or SALE.-One half OF the purchase
money cash in baud, and the remainder In two
equal nsIallmentsi In Elk and twelve months from
the dayOf sale, the deferred payments being 81:
cured BY the purchaser giving bond with good
personal security for the same, with Interest IN:
I'll paid, and the title being retained by me until
the Fame are paid.
Selling a. Trustee, will convey such title as is
Vssted IN me by said deed Of trust.
dScS JAMES p. ROGERS, Trustee.
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FOR SALE.

dor SALE CHEAP.-IA
D have several good Brick Dwelling m
HOusUs In desirable FituAtiOps which ann -
au hU lied TO sell at low price II 1t can be done
before the frst Of JRnuary-the regular time for
renting. /. IRWIN,
aeCIj Real Estate Agent.
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ego Acres Of Land,

In Coleralu township, Belmont county, OpiO,
miles northwest Of Bridgeport, ~ miles north
Of PAtteEsOn's Mills.
One hundred and any acres Of said Farm I'M.
der charlottesville remainder Is well timbered.
1t Is well wAtered fences in good repair, and has
TWO, GOOD ORCHARDS.
Underlying the whole, and accessible from the
west side, lisa 6FOOT VEIN OF COAL. There
IL good county road on the west, as alsO on the
eAEt line OF said Farm.
The buildings consist Of two Dwelling Houses,
Stone Spring House, q Barn G0x40 feet, with
good SiablInX, Corn Crib, Wagon House, &c.
The above land will be divided to suit pur'
Persons DESTROYS OF further information will
please call upon or address
JAMES A. GRAY, MArtiDsvillc, o.
Or WIN. ALEXANDER, Bridgeport, o.
decl
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CELEBRATED MANUFACTURES.
TYPE, BORDERS, ORNAMENTS, CUTS, ETC

From the well.knOwn Fouudres Q.
.a,l1 ...
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priesthood TO the heavens, aud was now
seated on tho right hand Of GOD. acung as sr
1nterceSsOr for u.s. Ills clear voice was ringing
through the courts OF Heaven and was heard alar
on This was the high priest we had 70 plead Tor US
We should love him-we should LOOK up TO him with
hope, because he was touched with our lnnrmites
and sympathized with US in our aictlons ana sor'
rows; because he stood as mediator between
God ana the world and was reauy a., W
bear our sins. Had We never felt tnat
He stood by ana relieved or sorrow, under
the weight OF which we felt as II We should sink!
Had we not Eecn him healing the wounded spirit 7
Had we not heard Ills gentle v0.ce
CHEERING on TIlB SOUL
to its final reward In heaveny They should
dismiss every fear rom their minds and
Danish all doubts, for He would save those
VINO put their trust In him. Christ endured
The temptations with US; therefore He was
familiar with our trla.s and lnfirmitics There was
NO temptation that man might encounter that could
not be successfully resisted Christ was assailed on
every hand and IN every manner. but ne passed
safely through every danger and came out IN the end
pure and spotless. lie suffered all for us that we
ght the end be saved. Ito was the great target
for the shafts OF the devil put he was victorious as
they might he II they would come pleadlngly TO the
throne OF grace.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCA, WILLIAMS
BURG.

Nothing Bat I.eaves-SermoD by the Rev.
NIaIlion Kctchuni, ct New Jersey.
The ghost that so annoyed the congregation Of
this church some time ago having been exercised
by the Rev. Samuel Garlic, assisted by Captain
Wogom and platoon OF his stalwart officers, divine
worship is no longer interfered with by shadows.
A large congregation attended yesterday forenoon
to hear Mr.. Cariile who was advertised TO preach.
but they greatly disappointed at the eleventh
hour" when that gentleman arose and Introduced
the Rev. MahOn ketchum, OF Allentown, N. j.,
saylng that he was providcntiaIIy present
and would preach. Mr.. Ketchum selected for his
st. MISUNDERSTANDING but leayes' In eXp0und-
iDs this expression OF the Lord. who made Use OF 1t
III reference 10 the barren hs tree he came across on
his way from Bethany TO Jerusalem, the preacher
intinated that it was figure OF spe .ch referring TO
the Hebrew Church. That Church was externally
grand,
FULL OF LEAVES AND LUxURlANT
TO all appearances, but In reality barren OF fruit
And when the Lords malcdlct0n reached the ig
tree 1t affected the jewish Church. To-day the
Catholic churches are equally grand 10 the eye. but
equally barren Of spiritual iruit so, TO degree al
the Protestant churches many OF them, with Li5r
riuais-all OF them "nOth.ng but leaves" and
while the churches are thus panderlns 10 the senses
OF the multitude millions are dying for the want OF
spiritual food This TACT IL SAD one, but ~ Is not
melancholy TO see the dying millions as 1t Is to
| see the churches look TN uncOnccIncdy without
| raising hand to help them. In conclusion, the
| preacher made
AN ELOQUENT APPEAL
to the wealthy, urging them to contribute generously
of their abundance plrcnasc spritua food Tor the
| starving millions, anu warned them ina eAftnly
pleasures altogether unnecessary, except suCl
! pleasures as are experienced IN DONG good. .a
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The verses In Matthew's Gospel as TO the faith as
large as grain o mustard seed and the removal OF
the language OF parable or myth, but as real words
having real meaning to those who were in unity
wno wS Tas INA was sns q eys
were the thoughts OF the Introduction led up, and
Mr.. Bee her SAID that he had purposeY given Ia
might more forcloly apply the truths OF the appis
cation. Now the question came, were there any sncn
Christians were there any churches tnat were iui ~
or themS Were there any no iscs that were full OF
themg Well. the answer T. tina. was that Carist
taught this higher experience II we looked at tae
THK GOAL, THE IpHAI THE ULTIMATE NJ,
then ~ with wondrous condcscension, when his dis
ciple, said that they could not love God as thcy
loved their father their mother. not so lovingly ove
was 80 near to them. Christ said 70 these, III ye
would love Me ye win keep NY commandments,
graduating through Obedience TO q higher love.
Well there were those WAC could not keep the CON.
mandments. Well, Christ said 20 these. Learn OF
Me-" and thus training them TO obedience. Tnere
was something even lower than that, and beautl.
1u verse of the weutetn chapter q Matthew Yes
nothnr ta0 Oh decrees o OF rsuS o cresd doctrines
yet gwen to one OF these little ones the cup OF cold
water was 10 be rcckoned as q start heavenward;
9th sr ways the two extremes OF the actual and the
ideal, and Did men make o beginning and attain
impossbe sai number Of Illustrations showing how
TINS university OF experience may be arrived az
tnroagn the primary schools of Christian life, deeply
Interested the audience and gave power TO thls
phase Of the sermon. TO the inquiry, .Don't Chris
tian5 make mlstakcsf" Mr.. Beecher replied, "fe5
just as men who would set out as pilgrims
OVER THE CONTINENT TO SAN FRANCISCO
would be beguilcd by the way; but whose steady
purpose, despite the beguilement, was 10 see the
shores OF the Pacific; snips were tossed about on
the wild ocean, got out OF their courses, but who
still made the harbor at last" As to the orthdoxy
and the safety OF Churches there were none that
were divine, no more than civil governments were
divine. There was not an ordinance that d man
might not neglect and yet get TO heaven; there was
MOI an ordinance that he might not Keep and yet
get TO hell. The grand question was what was nid
purpOse---what was The 0bjects That OBJECT steadily
Kept in vew the end must be eternal life.
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ST. ANS,s CHURCH, ON TaE HEIGHTS.
Unsuccessful Efforts to Establish Christian
unitY-Sermon by Rev. Dr.. Schenclk.


Unny-Sermcn by Rev. DR.. Schenclx.
There was q large congregation at st. AIMS
church, on the Heights, yesterday morning. Alter
the morning prayers and the reading OF the morning
lessons the Rev. DR.. Schenck referred briefly to his
unsuccessful efforts to establish Christian unity
through the meetings which had been held for the
past i've or six months, and regretted to
say that he had not had the cooperation
he anticipated. He had used every effort in mis-
power had written to different ones the subject,
but in no single instance had voluntary assistance
been rendered by ministers of other denominations.
THE SERMON.
The reverend gentleman then took his text the
fifteenth verse OF the fourth chapter of Hebrews:
eFor we have not a high priest which cannot be
touched with feeling of our infrmlties, but in
all points tempted like as we are yet without sinn
Mr. Schenck spoke OF the declarations OF the
Apostle Paul in regard to the priesthood OF
Jesus and his reference to HIN as the great
high priest, who, though tempted in oil points, was,
unlike us, without sin. Christ, Therefore, had sl-
perorfty over other priests. Willie with US on earth
lie endured every temptation and passed through
the ordeal without sin, aud became sacrifice. en-
terel into the presence OF God and there remained
WITHOUT SPOT OR BLEaisH
as the great mediator Tor us. He was unlike the
Jewish high priests, for He carried HIS
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about TO leave for distant mission and many OF his
audience crowded up TO the pulpit 10 shake nis
4 IIa.d
ST. loYsluy ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Sermon by Rev. Father Lynch-The Encacy
OF Prayer.
VIZ

WASHINGTON, May %, 1870
ST. Aloys!us' Roman Catholic church was to-day
filed but not inconyenlently by large assemblage
A very considerable number OF the humber grades
or life were also present, including many OF the
co0red class. The music was good and wen
executed. The mass was celebrated and the
vocal parts sung by the Rev. Father Rocafort, In
sweet and penetrating tenor, not OF great power.
but exceedingly subtle AMI calculated to reach ana
I'LL every ear. THIS being the ffth Sunday after
Easter the gospel OF the day was the sixteenth chap.
ter OF st. John from the twentythlrd to the thrtIeth
verses, inclusive. The preacher, Rev. Father
nounced a discourse replete with practical
INSTRUCTION; In this edifying sermon the reverend
father incucated
rHE EFFICACY OF PRAYER,
as prescribed In the Gospel-Ask anu you snail re-
ceive' and illustrated the power and force OF prayer
ana the disposition and intention with which II
Should be formed IN conformity with the Will oil God.
St Paul was afflicted with grev0us temptation, from
formed him that was not expedent That he should
be relieved that his heavenly grace was sum lent
to sustain him; and the Apostle, by complying with
this dlspensation discovered That man can become
ceaslng prayer, Of ST. Monica for the conversion OF
her son Augustine, who had plunged lnto inndelity
and crime. Those PRAYERS OF Monica were nOs
speedily complied with. but Ia length OF
years they successfully prevailed. and ST Augustine
became one OF the most illusrious Of the fathers
light aud pillar OF the Church. The preacher
concluded by enjOining his hearers TO avoid the
staJe OF the reiapsing sinner to pray 1eryenuy ana
persevere In asking that they mag receive anu, al
though the object might De dc erred, they had tn Q
promise Of Christ, atte,ted by the soiemnty of an
0ath-"Veriy, verliy'-hat II they ask anything Oh
the Father IN His name he Father VIII grant IL,
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by confouading St. John the Bap with 81 Jonn
the Eyang list whose visions AZ Palmos sne us.
scrtbed In glowing language. 81. Pauis sayings
about bodily resurrection she disposed OF by saying
that Paul was an individual who. according 70 tne
enlightened views OF this age OF progress ttelusntu
mslntefpreted the views oi MS divine teachei.
SHE BECAME SOMEWHAT CONFUSED
by auding to the spiritual body" whlch can oe
distinctly declared was not the body nor YET the
soul proper ana wound up bya !Sng pasapnrase 2!
renresented the body and the palace the glorious
inacscrbabc mansion OF the aim AMI shadowy
future.
tilul Light. which deals with the subject OF the
Resurrection.
Carls OF a wel known 'claryoyant, business and
test medium were handed about among the
audience at the end OF the lecture
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METZ zaROrT HALL UiivERsaLisTs.
st. PauS's Epist!e to the Hc6rews-Serm0n by
the Rev. A. G. Barry.

St. PauY's EpistIe to the Hcarews-Serm0n by
the Rev. A. G. Barry.
WASHINGTON, May, %, 1870.
The Unirers,lst services at Metzerott Hall t,-day
were conducted by Rev. A. @. Barry, who took his
text from ST Pauls Epstle to the Hebrews, xii, /,
2-"Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about
by cloud Of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight
and eve.y sin which dotn SO easily bcsct us, and let
us run with patience the race that is
SCI before us, looking unto Jesus, the au-
thor and nnsher OF our faith, who for
the 10Y that was set before Him endured the cross
daspisng the shame and is set down at the right
hand Of the throne OF God Starting from this point
the speaker proceeded % depict very graphically
the preparation and efforts that were employed
by the competitors FOR the prize OF neetness at
tile classic games OF antiquity. The long train
ing in discipline the habits OF abstemiousness
from every enervating indulgence, the snglcness
slty they were under OF cutting loose from every
article OF dress tnat might serve as an impeachment
In their course might serve a. sa example 70 the
CHRISTIAN runner, not FOR an earthiy, but Tor
HEAVENLY PRIZE,
and While these racing competiors OF ancient Greece
and Rome. whether IN chariots or on foot, were
accustomed to strain every nerve TO win the palm OF
victory but succeeded IN attaining the oh ect OF
the struggle Tor the rest, whatever their preparation
and seEsacrifce, the glory OF competition IN such
a contest was their on reward. But the earnest
Christian who once entered upon the race ior an
eternal HllLe, ttit
course, looking neither ID the right TO the let.
cutting loose from every besettilg sim pushing
temptations aside and bearing crosses and
prosecutions in the spirit Of the cyan-
pie lef5 by the cloud OF witnesses wno
have gone before, has begun 10 wear
His upon earth. Nor s The race so diff.
cult as Is popularity ouC erronecusly SUPPOSED. "
Is only Ia commencing IN cutting loose HON sniui
associations that any pain - experienced IL tac
trst step only that requires effort; Tor the pasi o.
T, the sincere CDriS ian Is easy.
AT the close OF his discourse the reverend gemtea a
ba 10 as congregation afectionase farewci, bend
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sop why the duty TO the Lord shoald not be observed
IL naturally follows that II we expect tle Almighty
70 favor US We must respect His divine Will AMI dc.
SIRE with una waiting attention. II not. how can II
be * 1ccied mat He VIII listen 10 our appeal IN the
hour OF ne AZ Many peop complain that hey do
not receive the beloved fruit that they ask Tor out
thev fnrgel that they really d. not deserve 1t. Ear
nes, ness must not only ind expression In appro-
pttate words bu. must also be represented by ac.s.
FAITH AND LOVE
are plsccd In the position of mans primary duty
ana the mere fact that lha LORD came foth In blood
aud flesh renders forgiveness possible for ALL Chris
tian ne INTO must love each otner on true Christian
DR. ncples and no better illustration can be pro.
dgCe1 than The death or Christ who died for his fel
low men. Christian love a,so enbodies forgiveness
for all ongs indicted and in order to hope for for
giveness we must forgive those who trespass
a. aust Us.
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APOLLO HALL.
spirituaiis,u Explained and the Resurrection
Femininely Discussed.


Femininely Discussed.
In accordance with an invitation extended to the
public TO hear he dogrnas OF pirlualism In rela ion
to resurrection lucidly eXpounlel by one OF the
shining lights OF that persuasion at the trifng cost
OF ten cents, well dressed au,lienc, flied half the
seats at Apollo Hall last evening. Some OF these
present were evidently enthusiastic in Their
belief and had that vague, "far-of" look
In their eyes which those accustomed to
see spirits Tor to indulge in opium are
generally supposed to possess. Others were mani
festly ssepics, who had come for the purpose OF
carping at and cynicaly criticizing all they saw
OF heard, White yet another class was composed Of
those individuals who feel an irresistible impulse to
attend some species OF religious worship, but
are Indifferent whether .hey 90 into a mosque
or synagogue, a Methodist tabernacle or
an Eplscopailau church. After lengthy
prayer Mrs. Nellie T. Brigham, the lecturer, a lady
with pale, interesting face, advanced TO the front
OF the Platform ana spoke ia pleasing manner on
Resurrection. This lady is very good speaker and
clothed her
DESCRIPTION or THE RESURRECTION
In such beautiful and poetic imagery as to induce
her hearers to over ook many Illogical Conclusions
and inaccuracies. She commenced by detailing the
popular idea OF he resurrection, which supposes that
rise glorInsd at some future time This theory
IL ride ulous that the soul should again desire com
panionship with The sluggish body which had ham
pered IL so long. Ine science pl spWtuallsn alone
she said. has solved This problem. spirualists be-
lieve IN the Immortality OF the soul but they do
believe that it viii DO united to tile body after
death, Thc spesGcr then launched forth into a
misty and mystical description OF the transcen-
dental mysticism of the soul, which myaiit d her
audience, and In which expressions about "waye-
like rnotionr winds ethereal sprlts' &C., were
wRTArHgp II uNlNrEL LfalBLE CONFUSION.
She then essayed to prove inatSrfrualtss mad
seen bodicss spirits py the fact that the soul can.
not be seen IN The boiy. she divcrged to SPEAK ol
the New Testament, and showed blissful ignorance