The Portland daily press., 1871-11-20

Or the 81 of April the irfueuces said the mar
must be got up and dressed, ard be was raisec
from the bed, twire3 in the air, AID stood un
| on bis feet. He was dressed IN an incrt diblt
! space of time by the SPIRITS and walked
| about the ROOM Ar unbeliever who was ia
| the room, but who knew the attendant III life
| was addressed by her AID Clrcu Instances OF
their childhood recalled. Two days after an
examination and exercise like the above the
patient was lett standing at the foot OF the bed
with his back TO the fooJboard, when he was
seized by invisible bands, lifted horiz }ntaliy
over it and laid npon the bed. At auot her
tine those present were put in commune alton
with the patient and medium and all bear an
gelic music. The wife left the room, rat dow 10
stairs, threw open the DiaOO and PLAYED and
sang Italian music joining with the rcysteli.
Gus vorces above; then returned to the room
and suddenly recovered her normal state with
no knowle d9e of what she had dS1e.
The spirits told the attendants that they gave
him medicine every night, aud applied shower
and steam baths aud turned him in bed (tha
patient at this time was unable in his normal
state TO move at all) And this, Mr. VOID
man went on to say, was verified in the follow
lug manner On Sunday, april Is, at midday,
the patient was much disturbed, be had been
raised up in be0 and asked Tor water which was
gwen him. Presently COOLED WAS seen, let
down from the ceiling, as If suspended by
thread, and stopped at the sick mans mouth
"Dtink, Nathan" said his wife, and the. con-
tents of the glass were Administered by unseen
hands. He complained that it was exces ding.
ly bitter like taDzy, AID water was gwen him
several times to remove the unpleasant taste
AT another time DR.. Hopkins the medium was
taken up aud carried three times around the
room. The speaker described the appearance
OF colored lights on on3 occasion.
Once the speaker himself was taken up and
thrown several fest across the room. May 7tb
after the usual exercise by the spirits, Mr..
Woodman was requested TO cross the room
and take Mrs. Woodmao's hand; she held it
about two minutes when she saw a presence
in iull costume, with features clearly discerna-
bic. This was Mr.. BIS mother. There was
another presence in the room, but it was not
distinct enough for recog milton. The same
evening they had vbe manifestation OF the spir-
it hands. Once the CERTAIN fell down as they
we re about TO close out The strong light, but it
was replaced by unseen power before any one
could stoop 10 pick it up. This was on the Sth
of May The next day tia patient was taken
out into the ball by the spirits; there were six
teen of them in the room then, they were told;
among whom were Rtv Jabez Woodn an and |
Jabez G. Woodman. The last named appear
ed to them with great distinctEess on a preyi- |
Gus day, and afterwards wrote at a table. He |
sat by the speaker when he visited the house |
and talked to him through the medium of mat
ters which only they two had any Knowledge |
Of On the 1874 Of Mag the patient, after be-
ing exercised in the usual manner by the |
spirits, stood at the foot of the bed. In ap in |
slant he was lifted into the air, i1 horizontal |
position. and laid across the tootboard and |
balanced" there for several minutes; then be |
was turned over and the process repeated. On |
the 10Th of May, while the speaker was rub |
oiog the patients back by direction of the spr-
its be was suddenly seized and thrown some |
distance.
Mr.. Woodman in bis remarks described with |
great minutneys the rosress of tn recovery and
The gradual withdrawal of tha unnatural sup
port. We have not followed him very closely, |
selecting some of the most remarkable incl |
dents to which he and other equally reliable |
gentlemen were witnesses. He closed his ad- |
dress bylpresenting his views of the Mission of |
Spiritualism.