The Republican journal., 1871-10-26
Spiritual manifestations at Moravla, N. Y

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Spiritual manifestations at Moravia, N. Y.
Y correspondent Of the New York Star
gives some further particulars of the eX-
traordina.Y manifestations at the seances
Of the heelers at their house, built under
so-called spiritual direction, in the little
village of Moravia, Cayuga County, n.
Y. not tar from Auburn. We quote a
few samples
On the second floor there is a room
twelve by fourteen. with 4 bay window
facing the street. There is only one en-
! trance to the room, and across the space
/ occupied by the bay window is 4 thin board
1 partition. In nearly the centre of this par
tition is a small rectanguar-shaped Win
/ dow, across which is drawn a black cloth
curtain 1t is Mt this window that the
spirits appear and talk to their friends.
There is . piano in the room, and some
spirits are good musicians The medium
charges two dollars Il sitting, which gen
orally covers about two hours From one
To twenty persons may be present at one
sitting, and the expense may be appor-
toned among them. After 2 sufficient
number have collected to witness the
manifestations, the medium loads them
INTO the above described room.
! They take seats i'll chairs placed in rows
I before the black curtain covering the
wonderful window. The door is shut and
fastened with an air OF the graves solemn
ity. The medium takes Il seat directly in
/ front of the board partition and beneath
/ the window. She folds her arms and sits
n.OtiOnlcSs, with q funeral aspect Up to
this time incfedulous spectators have .ioked
very freely, and seem to regard the affair
in the light of fun. Suddenly suppressed
"Ohs" are heard coming from the females
present, and the room becomes totally
dark. The darkness is 50 dense that it is
painful 10 the eyes. y few moments
elapsc and the audience experience dis
agreeable sensations. a scintillating speck
Of light. resembling Il star, flies through
the darkness. Several stars quickly toll
low il. and darting hither and thither
make fine pvrote2hnic display Large
and small lights dance about the room,
which resemble the st. Elmo's phospho-
resent CLEANS that are often seen by sail
Ors at night. This continues for about Il
quarter of an hour, when a spirit voice
calls for light A lamp standing on q
table IS lighted, the light OF day being
totally excluded. The medium rises aud
drawing back the hlaoiS o"rlalh fcIIres
hehlnd the cabinet ana occupies a chalr
concealed from view. one goes pehlhd
the cabinet she says, TO lend her magnet
ISM /" the spirits. She SITS perfectly sun j
the slightest movement cDuld be heard by
those outside. The shades OF departed
F trends ana ItI1tlNpS now discover tDtln
selves to the aWe-stllcken audience. Inc
faces Of near and dear friends, and also
Of persons never before heard OF, come to
! lhe window some things occurred ut a
sitting the other day that would unsettle
many minds: A gentleman and wife, re-
siding on Madison square, New ok,
visited the medium with party OF trends.
The spirit OF the Old lady's family physl-
elan, who had been dead many years,
came to the window. Shc had been sui
ierihg ifom some noai'y ailmehl or olher
loi long llme. ohe asked inc doclor 10
preScrlbe LOT her, ana ne qua So she re-
turned 10 New OK, ana, lolloWlu9 me
spirit directions, has been entirely cured.
ihe same lady saw the spirit OF her dc
shadow, looking as she did on earth. with
her rullled cap and spectac]es. CLARA, 1t
said, 4 attended my funeral. | saw you
liil my hand as my corpse lay in the cof-
i'm. | followed it to The grave and saw
everything II Will not be a great while
betore3 we can come home to you IN, your
own homes Our bodies dle, but our
spirits are as free as the BIRDS OF the ar.
4 Young lady from Buttalo was visited
| by the spirit OF one calling himself James
Booth. She sat down at the piano and