The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-06
The Eddy's Again.
a CHALLENGE.
RUTLAND, W.. Oct. 4th,

and was the person that held Horatio Eddy,
while the manifestations were going on.
says TO him that the manifestations are sim
ply a trick, and that if he be allowed to sit
with them while he will explain how
every one Of the manifestations are accom-
plishcd, and TO back his sayings he offers
to bet LARGE odds in favor of his assertions.
Now, Mr. Editor, am not betting man
neither have | any money to give away,
but ! think | can dc great service to hui
mainly by having the phenomena ex-
planned satisfactorily, therefore | will place
in the Rutland Bank the sum of money
that he offers to bet against, and if he will
explain to the general satisfaction of the
public how the manifestations are pro-
duced. and If they be done by any trick
that can be learned and explained, so that
the majority Of the public are satisfied that
ii is fully explained, and is satisfactory to
them, then the money is his providing, on
the other hand, that he will put his five
hundred dollars in the same bank, and that
If he docs not prove that the whole
thing is deception and Il trick he
shall give the five Hundred dollars
TO the Eddy family, to pay them for
time and trouble of sitting for the solu-
ton of the largest problem in human
life that ever was solved. Now, Mr..
johnson, you can proceed to business as
soon as you are disposed.
would ask Mr. johnson one uues-
ton If he really believed that the per-
Torrance was trick why did he not say
so to the twenty-five persons present, and
not let them go off with the impression
that they had man on the COM
mittce that would not encourage trick
playing for a genuine manifestation of
spirit power! And will he state why he
took up contribution for the family if
he knew they were engaged in playing
tricks upon persons that had come long
distance to know all that can be known
in relation to the phenomena Consist
cncy is a jewel" and will say no more
on this point. 1t speaks Tor itself.
As IL similar phenomena is occurring
in all parts of the world, and as some of
the most influential men and women are
deeply interested in it, would it not be
better to investigate ii as you would any
other phenomena in nature and not lump
to conclusions and call it u humbug. No
doubt but what it is an easy way to settle
n question of this nature, but how much
better it would be to do as a society in
Hyannis, Mass, did last year, which
was this they paid the expenses
of their minister Rev. Mr.. Pope and his
wife, to go to Moraya, n. Y, and stop one
week, for the purpose of finding out the
truth of spirit naturalization, whether it
was reality or imagination. The Rev.
Mr.. Pope took all precaution not to give
his name in the town or his occupation.
but as he says that his son, who was
drowned, came and matcralized himself
and give him unmistakcablc evidence of his
identity by speaking to him, and giving
family secrets that no one knew in the
place but themselves. He returned and
made these statements to his soctey. How
much better this is than it would be to
have stopped at home and pronounced it
all humbug. Would that others would do
the same thing, and that your citizens in
this place would furnish a place suitable
in this village for the purpose of investiga-
ting the phenomena that occurs in the pre-
scnce OF the Eddy family. | learn from
what term good authority, that two per-
sons went out TO their place not long since.
once was from the State of Pennsylvania.
They wanted to make sure that no decep-
ton was used by VIM. Eddy in materiali-
cation, therefore, they had him disrobed,
and they examined the clothes piece by
piece and returned them to him, thus
showing that nothing was secreted in his
clothes. The naturalization was fine and
the parties were SO delighted they kept
the boys up all night, they walking
the floor the most Of the time. would
suggest that the family move into the vii
large, and save the long, tedious travelling
sixteen miles to get to their place
If these manifestations are what is
claimed by some, spirits of friends gone be-
fore, is there subject in the broad universe
that is more useful or that would settle the
great problem of immortality for all ? If
true, which have not the slightest doubt,
we must sooner or later accept them, and
we only contend with the power that ere
atcd us, by ignoring and opposing natural
law and part of the great problem of life,
which all should try to solve to their high
est ability. sometimes think that il these
manifestations were all perfect and all see
them alike, we should run into worshiping
them, as do the churches that worship
crecds and forms, and we should forget
the great source of all things. / cannot
see why the same kind of phenomena tina!
was produced in the past cannot be re-
peated, that is, If the great universal law
has not been broken, Much money is spent
yearly in teaching doctrines that are sim
ply sustained by faith. What we need in
this age is knowledge, and we should not
be ashamed to investigate all things in ma
turc. In Boston paper find the follow
ing views on the subject of spiritualism
which coincide with:
Seeker of Truth" says of spiritualism
LIST. 1t gives the only positive knowledge
that we have, of future life, beyond the
change-''death." 3D. 1t Is the only reli-
gion which will bear scientific investiga-
tion. 3D.. Its believers desire Its general
discussion in all its phases, as no other form