Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-08-19

new era would strike first at the cita
oels OF power, having 5or their CDR
ner-stonSs the popular creeds OF tn
uay, ana neing rendered almost i'm
preynaOie Oy the cruel tenets 0f tgnO
rance ana bigotry. Man has, In al
ages 81 the world, screened himsel
behind the rude pillars OF Ignorancs
anu mystery, save . Few, VINO have
oeen deeply inspired, 81 who may
nave neie conferences with the Deity
nee 10 mce; these, rs matter o.
course, learned readily the sacred
truths o. immortality and the sub
lime CONTROL OF mind over matter.
lhe Tune is not yet when we may
step n,Iuly iorth ana avow publicly
our oeiief IN spirltuaiism; but the
vel ID being rent, the cloud II sweep
ing by, which Will reveal the noon
day sun OF Independence, liberty,
NEE thought and intellectual suprem-
acy; when this time comes, which Is
certainly not far distant, then will
we Know and publicly declare, that
tnis lie, being only the ante-chamber
OF oeath IS designed by the Infinite
source o. truth, 10 prepare US properly
!or fuIl enjoyment OF tile great
iiereaftefj aud that we are aided In
TINS great work OF preparation by
KINDRED spirits who have gone before
When this time comes, the shack
Ies wnicn nave Dound man 70 NOR
taIity Ior ok Thousand years Will be
riven Assundert the darkened vision
Will % illuminated, and he will
stano f0ftn clad IN all the herAIdry OF
immortanty. Man will soon learn
that this life u only . tragmentary
part OF That which IL to come, sepa-
rated only ~ thin YELLED partitiOns
which y called death; and this state
of existence and that which Is IN
come "a the great hereafter, 10 one
ana tnSeparaoie, having Its life prin-
cipie IN tne common origin, and hav-
ing, T0r ~ ultimate destiny, the rev.
Citations 81 eternity. Audit may be-"
sne continued, that God In his wis
uom may ultimately destroy the
wickedi inasmuch rs there was q
Time IN which He reigned supreme,
AZ King OF Peace, there certainly
must De time tn:fxtttr0, Of rest0ra-
ton to harmony and love-" W
For the space Of one hour did she
thus gloriously delineate the doctrines
ana principles OF modern Spiritual
ISM. She nnally invited us to sit
conveniently around y small center
taole wnsch was standing near. And
as l stated In the introduction OF this
paper, that 1t is not my special prov
ince mosc 70 defend modern spiritual
ism, put rather to portray the occur
rences or that ever memorable eve
ning as succinctly and ~ truthfully
a. 1 can. When We had arranged
ourselves around the table as reques-
ted, she asked each Of us to Join with
ner IN an audible invocation to God,
(prior to the manifestations,) which
we did IN language to the following
erect, she taking the lead, and we
repeating after her: "Oh! thou inf
mite spirit of truth, tn thee we hum
ply DOW this night; thou art the &C
knowietiged gunrdlan Of purity and
loiiness, and thy watchful care Ii
with the soul In the eden Of Its joys,
iofsaking ie not In the hades OF Its
humility aud sorrow. We are sitting
Fto.nignT even IN the veattbule OF tlIy
holy temple, and would, - thy chill
dren, dare worship at thy shrine;
commission thy ministerlng spirits
VINO are wiser than we, to aid us In
the development OF intellectual and
spiritual truth, and may we, when so
perfected, not only 90 into the val
leys OF human darkness, where they
ure mourning over buried hopes and
blasted ambition, but may We also go
down into the very dens of infidelity
ana skepticism, aud there with the
giided torchlight Of truth, render their
pathway luminous and bright. Hear
us In love, bless US In peace, oh thou
wonderful counsellor, for thine Is the
kingdom, the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen" pc 4
Following the conclusion OF the
above invocation there were the
usual manifestations In such seGnces,
but 1t IL not my design to portray but
two. The medium asked II there was
u musical instrument in the room;
being answered In the Affirmative, an
accorde0n was Immediately brought
and she requested me to take IL and
hold 1t by the frame under the table
on my knees, which / did, without
interrupting at all the free use Of the
Keys aud bellows. In moment the
bellows became Inflated, the Keys
commenceH moving, ana Oiu Hun
ureu was piayea 70 ueiigntIui strains;
Aiter which, uome, sweet nome
was PERFORMER IN sublime, mastery
style. Az the termination OF this
piece OF music, the medium asked FOR
y pencii anu sip OF paper, which
oeinx orought, she with her eyes
seemingly crossed, wrote IN the pres
ence OF all, these probably warning
words, our brother must not attempt
return nome tonight" ! DID not
Know 10 certainty, mat this NESS
aye was designed ior me, oyt pre-.
sumed that IL was, rom the fact OF
my being Inc only one present, VINO
was not NJ nome, NJ least Tor the pres
ent. AS may De coiyectured, ! ~