The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-27
" "SUMMER.LAND.,
The Next world According to Spiritual,


The Next world According to SpirituaI-
lists.
Summer-Land" is the name given
by the seer Davis to that bourne from
whence-it was popularly supposed be-
fore the day OF spirit-rapping-no trav-
eler returned. In other words, it is the
heaven of the Spiritualists who believe
in Mr.. Davis teachings. Before going
into description of the Summer-Land,
Mr.. Davis statement of the manner in
which the spirit quits the earthly tene-
ment by the process called death will
be entertaining
ERATH-so- CALLED.
Suppose human being to be lying
In the death bed before you. Persons
present not seeing anything of " the
beautiful processes of the interior
are grief-stricken and weeping. The
departing one, it may he supposed, is a
beloved member of the family. But
there in the corner of the room of sor-
row stands one (the seer who sees
through the outward phenomena pre-
sented by the dying one. To the out
ward senses the feet are there, the head
on the pillow, and the hands clasped,
Outstretched, or crossed over the breast
g If the person Is dying under or upon
cotton there are signs of agony, the
head and body changing from side to
side. Never allow any soul to pass out
of the physical body through the agony
of cotton or feathers either beneath or
in folds about the sufferer" The per-
son is dying, and We will suppose that
is a rapid death. The feet grow cold.
The clairvoyant sees directly above the
head what may be called the magnetic
halo, t'an ethereal emanation, In appear
ance golden, and throbbing as though
conscious. The body is now cold up
to the knees and elbows, and the en-
anation has ascended higher in the air.
The legs are cold to the hips and the
arms to the shoulders, and the emana-
tion, though it has not arisen higher in
the room, Is more expanded. Now the
death-coldness steals over the breast,
and around on either side, and the en-
anation has attained higher position
nearer the ceiling. The person has
ceased to breathe, the pulse is still, and
the emanation is elongated and fash
ioned in the outline of the human form.
Beneath it is connected the brain. The
golden emanation is connected with the
brain by very fine ife-thread. Now
the body of the emanation ascends.
Then appears something white and
shining, like human head next, in
few moments, faint outline of the face
divine, then the fair neck and beautiful
shoulders then in a rapid succession
the feet, ga bright, shining image, a
little smaller than this physical body,
but perfect reproduction in all except
Disbursements. The fine life-thread
continues attached to the old brain.
The next thing is the withdrawal of the
electric principle. When this thread
snaps the spiritual body is free and pre-
pared to accompany its guardians to
Summer-IAand 'tYes, there is the
spiritual body it is sown in dishonor
and raised in brightness.
THE SPIRIT JOURNEY.
The newly arisen spiritual body
moves off toward thread OF magnetic
light which has penetrated the ROOM
The spiritual being is asleep, just like a
newborn, happy babe; the eyes are
closed. and there seems to be no con-
sciousress of existence. It is an uncon-
scious slumber. In many cases this
sleep Is long, in others not at all.
The love-thread now draws the new
born body to the outside door. A
ss thoupht-shaft descends upon one
Who ia busy about the body. s'This
person is impressed to open the door of
the dwelling and leave it open for few
moments. Or some other egress is
opened and the spiritual body is silent
" removed from the house. Celestial
Attraction draws it obliquely through
the forty-five miles OF air. IL Is sur
rounded by beautiful assemblage OF
Guardian friends. They throw their
loving arms around the sleeping one,
and on they all speed to the world OF
Light. When the time approaches for
the spirits awakening, then celestial
music, or some gentle manipulation, OF
the rnurmuring melody of d1stant
streams, or something like breathing
passes made over the sleeping one,
cause sensation to return, and thus the
newcomer is introduced to the Summer
Land"
THE LOCATION OF SUNDERLAND.
Such is Mr.. Andrew jackson DAVIS
picture of the change called death: IL
would certainly be very pleasant thing
to believe, If he could bring any other
evidence than his visions to prove IL,
and it would rob the last hour OF all 1ss
terrors. Now, having taken the spir1'
into it's new abode, it is next IN order to
ascertain what that abode is. In an
swering the inquiries which viii natur'
ally arise under this head, we are op'
portunely assisted by communicatioI
from the late Theodore Parker, which
appears in a Boston spiritual paper:
Being asked where is the spiritual Worio
he replies that it is " About sixty
billions of miles from the planet earth.
1t Is spiritual planet, revolving on III