Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-11-17
SPIRITCAl.DSM.
MAP. O.. Nsephe~.a Lectures.


A more than usual interest has beer
manifested in regard to the spiritual.
istic lectures now being given in thi.
place by M who styles herself Mrs
p. G. Stephens c%lairvoyant and ties,
medium. The lectures, the lady pnr.
ports, are the emanatiOn of her spirit
guide, a chivalrous frog-eater who,
with his King, suffered death at the
hands Of the executioner in the politi.
cal revolution of France, in 1891.
Previous to the lecture she gives
what she is pleased to call manifesto.
tons from the spirit world, describing
forms Of those present who have
crossed the river Styx. who return and
place themselves in close proximity to
those who were dearest to them while
in the land Of the living, and are
among the audience searching for
such persons. On the night of the first
lecture, Saturday last, the lady was
eminently successful. She described
the shadowy forms Of those present
OH that occasion with an accuracy that
was startling 10 witness. The victims
of the terrible flood that swept through
our town a few months since we're pie
tured in q inner that could leave no
doubt as to their individual identity.
Particularly so was the description of
the late Roger Robinette, and so vivid
was the pOrtraiture of that depar. oil
gentleman that one and all we're
amazed, and many who before doubted
then believed the lady endowed with
supernatural gifts. The lecture fol-
lowed, consisting of answers FROM the
spirit guide to questions propounded
by the audience, all bearing upon sir
itualism in different forms and man
nor. A subject for a poem was mex!
requested. Eureka and its Progress"
was proposed, and away ratified the
spirit on the subject. 1t might have
been choice, a splendid production to
spirits, but from the standpoint of
moral criticism it was vile, and the
worst of dogSerel that any N could
manufacture.
Sunday afternoon quite a lafg, mum.
Der was in attendance to see the mar
velouS ina The fame of Mrs.
StStbiGuS oiiu tuC SutCCSS vi ICI lcC-
ture spread, and many inipelled by
| paid the two bits and listened to the
warnings from the " other side OF Jor.
dam" The manifestations were not as
| perfect rs on the night previous, but
Mons. Louis Zouret, the spirit guide,
was in his element. lie gave an &C.
count af his visit to the grand congress
held yeats y in the spirit world,
| where millions OF brother and sister
spirits were assembled, and had the
honor of first advancing Lhe formation
OF II great governments under which
we now live, when the English yoke
was thrown off and free America be-
came a nation of itself. After the lecture,
another spiritual eifu>ion, termed poet
ry, Was given, on the Eureka GOD
II was pr0phesied that another such IL
terrible disaster as that of July last
was in store for us, but the author fore
bore to say when the direful event
would occur.
On Sunday evening the third lecture
was given. Every seat in the Court
house was occupied; chairs we're
brought in from the adjoining offices.
but many We're compelled . stand.
The lady very plauslbly stated that,
owing 10 the great number of persons
in attendance, it would be almost i'm
possible for her to discern the spirits,
whose numbers. owing to the large at
tendance were consequently greatly
increased. 1t was well she prefaced
here exhibition in this manner, as the
manifestations We're a signal failure
no one that she said was visible to her
found shape to those whom she stated
they were connected. Old and young
spirits were described,a and attempted TO
be fastened to some one III the audi
ence, but every eitort was II failure,
and this part of the entertainment
was finally dispensed with. and it was
announced that the spirit guide would,
contrary to custom, choose the subject
OF the evenings discourse. He did so,
AMI spoke of tho Christian religion.
The lecture was, IN fact, nothing but
what one can find in Schttfs
history OF the Christian Church. STAN
ley's History of the Eastern Church.
and other theological works. The
Council OF Mecca, the action of Con
stantiuS. the Melitian schi>m, were all
thoroughly ~canvaS>ed; the origin o!
Adam and Eve was told, the part in
the programme of life that they occu'
pied given. IN fact all that is Il matter
Oh history WAS Tepeateu Ill IulI ucttil'
which shows at least that tho lady has
been an attentive reader, is a good his
tnri.n, we'll versed in theology, but
nothing Mor At the conclusion OF
the lecture, the spirit guide announced
that he was ready to answer all ques.
tons that might beasked. Among the
many asked were the following by the
SENTINEL reporter, who had grave
doubts of the y%enuineness OF the spirit.
and is now more than ever convinced
that Mrs. Stephens. as a ~clairvoyant
and test me liuIn, is me of the many
humbugs that are OF all sides met with.
working on the credulity of the peo-
pie for the one sole object of making
money:
QueSlion-!Are you the same spirit
that addressed us this afternoon?
AnSwer-Certainiy.
Q.-What is your name?
A.-MOns. ZOuret.
Q.-HOw old are you?
A.-FOrty-twO years.
Q.-How did you meet your death?
AIT the hands of the eXecutioner.
Q.-IIow, and what time?
Ain the year 1871, during the po-
litical revolution in France. My Kin.