Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-11-17
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embrace a wide range of subjects theo.
| logical, spiritual and social, which are
presented III a unisarv system, the
pervading aniunus Of " hich is "A kind of
aitenuated and semi-spiritual natural-
ism which ignores and repudiates any
special divinity or sacre,lness a,tac hing
to The teachings Of the Bible. Spirit
u~alisin, Of which >hs is an so arden, au
advocate Of, is q ;erm formerly used to
designate the doc.rines ard religion OF
a class Of people who profess to he IN
der the sensible guidance of spirit con
troll. Although all the disciples of this
mystical religion are not Ostensibly of
the same communion, they are repre-.
senta'ives Of a numerous class, partic-
ularly Of the 18th century, to whose
teachings and practices the .appellation
Of spiritualism has been applied, and
in this country has been especially m
ployed exclusively to designate the be-
lief in AMI practices of open Intercourse
with the spiritual world. Swedenborg,
Jung Sitting, Andrew Jackson Davis,
DIR. kerner, the seerest of Prevorst,
the Fox Sisters. and hundreds of 9TH
ers, have caused the greatest commo-
tons in Their times. The most recu-
lier and vivid manifestations have
FSObh tbbtbNsVy s'e III vi IN UNIV va ttIC
above have now heen e'ipsedr by the
naturalization Of Katie King, who APP
pears in earthly form, no only In Eu.
rope but here in midst. Not four
days 9 she made herself manifest
to Il lady residing n'this place.
Among the enemies of this spiritual
istlc religion we TAN be reckOned. On
Sunday we endeavored to interview the
spirit that Mrs. Stephens said had con-
troll of her. We were rebufled and the
questions asked we're answered in such
an evasive manner that showed that
but little confidence could I've placed in
the statement that the medium was i'm
fact the mouthpiece of the pool decap-
itated Frenchman. Mons. Zouret. Mrs.
Stephens calls herself test medium.
Will she submit tn n test while under
what she terms spirit control? The
unsatisfactory name in which certain
questions We're answered on Sunday
night, creates a grave doubt, a doubt
that only a compliance with this re-
quest can remove. and refusal TO ac-
cept such a Test will only furnish the
proof positive that from beginning to
end Sp~iritualiSn as advocated by
the lady is trash. In the description
OF spirits the medium has met with eX-
tIN'I'tiIldIN bdu llCh. S.ie Stftcecttcu
in a few instances, and there are real
SOILS to believe that IN their depic, ion
She received mortal assistance. Last
Spring the lady was here, not
as n lccturess, but as a clair
vovant. During her stay she
could have gathered up many items
we know OF several. As to the
victims Of the flood, any one reading
the accounts of that fearful disaster
could have gained their description.
and with the assistance Of friends
cobelievers in the same doc;rine-the
description could he made perfect.
Again, we are cse IDLY informed that
for the year past the husband of the
lady has been residing here. This also
can account tor striking reseinblances
and vivid %portratures of those who
have died within that time, and are
generally known TO the inhabitants.
We hope that Mrs. Stephens will not
refuse to subject h"r spirit control to
a rigid cross-eXam:nation by a COM
miltee. and will name some night OF the
present week at the conclusion of her
public lecture, for it to- take place.