The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-27


system that come within the range of
human sense; and yet, wherever spirit
can exist, there, in degree, is q spirit
world, but not the spiritual planet
proper of this material earth"
SPRING GARDEN CITY.
Mr.. Parker also says that he lives in
Spring Garden City. Spirit is but sub
limated matter, and matter, after all I;
| therefore it requires q given time for
that body of matter, or spirit, to pass
| from one point to another. The time
required depends very much upon the
| strength or will of the spirit, and upon
its knowledge of the elements through
which it has to pass of the universal
powers with which it has to deal. Some
spirits can pass through space more
| quickly than others; some find it ex-
ceedingly difficult, because they do not
| know how to take the best advantage of
| the currents of magnetic and electric
life that they meet with. $50, then, -
continues the disembodied Mr. Parker.
eff I say I can leave this place and be
at my own villa in Spring Garden
| City in five seconds of earth time, YOU
are not to suppose that every other
spirit can do the same thing, only that
/ can do it. These human wills, in the
| spirit-world, are the fast or slow horses
| that you have to drive.
CELESTIAL SCENERY
| Mr.. Davis says that the Summer
Land is vastly more beautiful than the
most beautiful landscape of earth. Ce-
lestial waters are more hmpid, the at
mosphere more soft and genial, the
| streams are always musical, and the fer
tile islands there are always full of
meanings. The trees are not exotics,
and the birds are literally part of the
celestial cline, every one having its
| lesson of divine significance. The
Summer-Land is every way world as
actual as this. It is q comprehensive
| sphere. Astronomically speaking the
earth is on one side of that vast galaxy
of suns and planets termed the s'milky
way" and directly across this great
physical belt of stars we find the sub
| lime repose of the Summer-Land, and
| this is but the receptacle of the i'm
mortal inhabitants who ascend from
the different planets that belong to our
solar system. These planets all have
celestial rivers, which lead from them
| toward the heavenly shores. The spirit
land has armament. It is filed with
stars, suns, and satellites It rolls in
the blue immensity. The sky there is
not without its clouds. They change
| very much like the clouds of our
tropics, yet they do not much resemble
them. The changes are like those in
the Southern skies, but the clouds
themselves are very different.
SUNDERLAND CITY.
In a volume containing communica-
tions from distinguished personages in
the other world, sold at the Spiritual
lists bookstores, there is an account of
the city OF Spring Garden, before al
| luded to, as the residence of the spirit
1 of lo&a
Margaret Fuller. Countess d'Ossoli, is
the alleged authority for the statements
| contained in this connection. Probably
| the description will answer for other
cities in the spirit world. Spring Gar
den contains between sixty thousand
and seventy thousand inhabitants, a
! jority of whom are engaged in literary
| and artistic pursuits. It is just the
place where all good newspaper men
| are likely to go when they shuttle off.
The streets are handsome, the pave
ments being covered with a brilliant
enamel, which is formed by dampening
a certain yellow powder, which, when
hardened, shines like amber. They are
laid out in circles surrounding large
park of several acres, which forms the
center of the city. This park is embel-
llshed with trees and Towering plants
of every description, and does not differ
materially from the extensive parks to
| be found on earth, except in its manage
ment. Forming an outer circle to the
park is the main thoroughfare of the
city. The buildings are of a light,
graceful style of architecture, adapted
to the outdoor life which the people
generally lead. The street facing the
park is devoted to the display of COM
modities and creations of the spirit
world and its inhabitants. Here beau
tiful fabrics, finer than the web of a
spider and ornamented with the most
exquisite floral designs taken from ma
ture are exposed to view. There are,
however, no millinery establishments
in Spring Garden City, and the females
wear simply their own beautiful hair,
which they adorn with flowers and 6
peculiar lace Gas thin as breath.
There are many artists studios in the
streets, and the art of painting is car.
ried to greater perfection than it ever
has been on earth. The city contains
many institutions of learning, which are
accessible to all.
MARRIAGE.
In the Summer-Land 1--WE again quote
from the volumes just alluded to, an6
not from A. J. Davis this time) the
unions of male and female occur from
very similar causes to those which bring
about like unions on earth. The parties
are drawn to each other through the
operation of a natural law, and the re-
suit is greater happiness than is usually
found on earth in these relations. Mar
riage in the spirit land is not an indis-
soluble bond. Some minds associate
together in harmony and expand in the
same direction, and with these the
union is permanent. There are others
whose states and conditions after awhile
become changed. Such seek new com
, panions, and this is permitted without
J discredit to the individuals. Many forms
{ of marriage ceremonies are extant il
! the different societies and countries
Garlands of flowers and symphonies o.
divine music are bestowed upon the
bride and bridegroom. From thes'
spiritual marriages are born soul at
tributes [sic. Human beings are neve
{ generated. They need what is known
as the material world for their nurtur,
and growth.
PARSON POHICK'S PERIL.
/ The Rev. Abiram Pohick was de
: vout man and Jealous circuit-rider, bu
{ in worldly matters notably absent
:. | c. H., L E.