, 1874-01-27

"PSYUHIOAL TELEGRAPHY,"
The TRIBUNE recently contained tho first pub
lie announcement of fact which has long boon
the subject OF subduod conversation and
whispered condolences among tho younger
blackguards Of the Chicago Times, but which
las mover before boon givon In torms to tho
public. We allude, Of courBe, to tho conversion
Of Mr. Storey to the ghostly mysteries Of Spirit
ualian. Tho large space which has rocently
bocn devoted by tho Times to tho oluoiaation Of
the droad phenomena Of tho tablo-turning and
gutar-strumming brotherhood, WAS on Sunday
reinforced by another extended reviow, under
tho mysterious head Of ~ ''Psyohical Tolegraphy"
This was accompanied by several oommuni-
cations from wol1-lsnown mediums, who placed
their views boforo tho readers Of tho Times IN
tho same mollihuous and unconstrained language
that charactorizea their lucubrations in
the special organa Of their sect.
They write to that paper, in fact,
with all The trustfulneBs, Freedom, and
enthusiasm TINT mark the intercourse Of con.
wort with convert and zoalot with zealot MI
the world over. But what IL Of moro significant
import tho Bame issue which contains these
outspokon communications is distinguished by
m official proclamation,--aa sort Of Bpirtualistic
bull, IS it wero,-by Mr. Storey himself, in which
he renounces the Episcopal Church forevor,-an
organization from which, until tho present mo-
mont, it is well understood ho has derived al
his religious consolation. His zealous cham
pionship Of Bishop Whitehouae in his proaecu-
tion Of Mr.. Cheney, and his memorable fight
for the preservation intact Of all tho High Church
traditions na against the schiamstlc teachings of
Bishop Cummins and his followers, and his per-
aeyering efforts to report tho SERMONS Of tho
Rev. Dr.. Sullivan, aro In amazing contrast with
this utter reputation Of Episcopal fellowship,
and hiB hopeless abandonment OF that Church
to the hated embrace Of Catholicism. The
latter organization, ho tolls us emphnti-
calyt will in half century embody
all-e1isting representative Christianity. Out
aldo Of the Catholic Church, he concludes,
"thore will be- no alteration Of Christ as God,
and science will have completely taken tho place
Of revelation" OF course "scionce," In this
connection, refers solely to the mysterious pho
nomcna into tho defense and elucidation Of
which Mr. Storey has entered with euch fiery
zoal, and with tho professors OF which, in cut
ting loose from tho Church with which he has so
long worshiped, he has now fully cast his for
tunea.
That this now and startling departure, by
man Of Mr. Storoy's positive temper and wide
notoriety, will create profound sensation among
the moro prominent spiritualistic converts, there
can bo no doubt More especially will this be
the result should he enter tho active arena OF
mcdiumistio demonstration now monopolized by
the untitled Homo, the obscure DavenportH and
the other "vagrom" " contortionists to fortune
and to fame unknown, That he will long be re-
strained from occupying field so thoroughly
congenial to man OF his sensational turn is
altogether unlikely. It is well known that he is
disgusted with detective and Police.Court Jour-
nalism; that new candidate for the favor OF
tho slums, the Street Gazette, ia proving
dangerous competitor in the field heretofore
completely monopoized by the Times, and that
loss Of confidence in the now City Administers
tion, resulting from his failure to SECURE tho
city printing, has so shocked his trusting and
sensitive nature as to sour him not merely Oh
Mayor Oolyin, but on every other porson not IN
aotual occupant Of the spirit-world.
OF course, what would be lost to sensational
journalism by this extraordinary lapse would
be gained to sensational rope-manipulatlon by
his entranca into that exciting fold and such
worldly dispatches as ho could not aecuro in the
old way would bo compensated for by tho moro
acceptable spiritualistio revelations which would
come to him alone over tho mystic mud invisible
wires Of tho new and weird system 30 fully oluci-
dated In the articles headed "psychioal Te1e.
graphy," which are at presont monopolizlng tho
columns Of tho new and enthuslastio organ OF
tho table-tippiug faith, tho Chicago Times.