The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-31
Traveller, Guide.
LRRIYAL OF YRAEs.
CheQnteltiqeurer.
Another Letter from "InVestigator'
In Regard TO Spiritual Manifesta-


In Regard TO Spiritual Manifesto
lions.
EDITORS OF the lstellIgeneef.
Il was not my intention or desire TO
enter into discussion Of Sprituslism
with "MsteriAlist or any other person,
hut hoped by stating facts only, that he
might be induced 10 pursue his investiga.
TONS further, and not stop short of, with
only two siItiDgs with Wheeling me-
dunn As to his proposition, Tor him
and 10 visit any medium | may choose,
and test the matter, l decline, from the
isc, that | am and always have been
very skeptical 10 reference to any mani
iestatons through test mediums, or me-
ilms holding seances for pay. But as
soon as l have an opportunity will be
most hsppy TO give him chance OF in
vesIigstlng the matter same as l have
lone, which has been very satisfactory 10
ne. But l have no objection 70 his
going and consulting the spirits, or visit
ing those who have familiar spirit.
Batthat he will be convinced, by any
thing produced through a test medium,
have no idea, for ! think he would have
10 ieel the prints Of the nails with his
tDgers," as Thomas did. Bat I must
nave charity. l did not believe even at
Ter hsd been taken across q sixteen foot
room and back upon heavy table with
ogt anybody IN contact with the table but
myself Now how does Material
1T account for this by any known
.3wY saw the same table
and others, al. various times, rise up from
the floor with q person Oh, 1t sufficiently
nigh 10 slide the person oil, and rise too
on that side upon which the little girl
medium had the tips Of her fingers How
Is this accounted for. II was said 10 be
spirits that did it. l did not believe it.
have seen and felt tables tip over
IN two feet until the edge Of the top
would touch the floor and rise up again
10 its proper position without any visible
agency, contrary TO all known laws Of
c7avIiY. have repeatedly seen table
rise up with a grown person upon it and
there vibrate or swing back and forth for
q minute at least, with only our finger
ends touching the table, This was done
contrary TO any law l knew Of, and was
said to be done by spirits. But why
enumerated Let it suffice to say that I
can bring living witnesses 10 testify TO the
truth OF what | state, but have little
faith in any evidence l can produce hav.
ing any weight with "materi2lisI" who
says thus and so is the will a the Al
mighty. Has God or his law changed
Did not angels or spirits visit the earth in
olden times! Ifspirits could roll away q
large stone could they not move or tip
table? II they could open prison doors
can they not lift stand clear from the floor
aud hold i! there? Now for the benefit
0t "Msterialist" or anybody else shall as
briefly as possible state the manner in
which | have investigated this, to me,
very important matter. It ia by one or
more honest seekers after truth, sitting in
Guietude and prGyertully asking for light
and knowledge, and il SO be, we are sit
ting around table or stand, we lay our
hands upon the same, and some one OF Us
asks mentally Tor any 'spirit that wishes
10 communicate TO signify by rspping on,
or by vibration Of the stand or table. II
there is any response, (which we very sci.
ION iail 10 receive) the question Is then
ssked. Viii this spirit spell its name il
the alphabet Is called? II rap. Then
when the first letter OF the name is called
rap or tip or vibrate the table. And thus
1t is, that we have had what purported TO
be messages from spirits, enough to fill q
volume. Now where ia the chance, or
what would be the design Of any fraud
where man and his wife and their three
or four little children, sitting and holding
sweet converse with angels and spirits Of
their departed household We have
never yet received what purported TO be
spirit message, that did not tend TO Gle.
vste. Now some power does all this and
1t purports 10 be spirits, why not accept ii?
1 do not attempt to explain how this
Is done. All have received in this
way has been eIevstirg. And ! thank
the Lord Tor this the greatest boon ever
v0uchsaIed 10 mankind. For any person
who believes the Bible TO doubt Spirit
manifestations, is the strongest thing TO
me in existence. But it is barely worth
while TO begin, in this article, quota
ton in support Of Spirit manifestations,
as the Bible is Iull OF it from beginning
10 end "Msterialist" says the "sdvo-
cstes Of spiritualism ssssil one Of the
primary truths Of the physical world"
We do no such thing. We say these
things liable ippiDgs, etc. do occur. We
tn0g il, for we have seen 1t and ttlt it.
We do not attempt to explain how, or by
what law it done. I am sorry 10 en-
croach upon your space to such an extent,
but l do noLl wish "MAterialist" (who II
take TO be an honorable man, or any one
else, 10 be under wrong impression.
What is evidence Of siutIre state, or OF
the Immortality Of the soul, to me, might
not be evidence to another. am happy
10 know, through Spirit manifestations,
that my soul is immortal. Spirit mani
ieststions teach, and prove, that the bet
Ter lives we live here, the better prepared
sc will be TO enjoy the society Of the
good after %e. lay down the material
body. Convince mankind that they are
surrounded by angels or spirits, who are
cogni2sut Of their every act, then they
will try TO live better lives and mend
their ways.
want "Materialist" to distinctly IN
derstsnd me. l do not propose 10 prove
TO him or any one else that it is spirit
power that moves or tips tables. Neither
do l say that it is done by such power.
say that 1t purports to be done BY spirit
power. We do not visit test mediums,
neither do we hold seances. Having re-
ceived all that we asked for we are con-
tented. The smallest portion Of purport.
ed spirit manifestations with US were
physical, the greater portion being mes
ssges from departed spirits to their friends.
We have had what purported to be the
names Of over sixty spirits at one sitting.
We were acquainted with at lesst half
that number OF people that in their life
time bore these names. Neither Of US sit.