, 1875-01-03

Atl4EH H1tp.H Ad. 4. RktHAuND.
To the Editor Of Tbs Chicago Tribune:
CHICAGO, Jaa. 1.-TuE Tribune OF tho 25th
ult contained very severe editoriai criticism of
Spiritualian, and sharp reflection upon those
who are Investigating it with view to discover
its reliability.
I trust that you will extend to me the courtesy
that you have 30 literally done to al persons
who have desired to reply to structures made by
THE TRIBUNE in regard to themselves or their
favorite sentiments. Believing that you will do
this, send tbs following reply, which ask you
to publish in your paper:
4 few days s,nce, The TRIBUNE contained
. An EXPOSURE OF FRAUD
practiced in Philadelphia By pretended Spiritual
mediums - Mr. Holmes and wife,-who we're
pretending to produce q naterialized spirit,
called Katie King. They succeeded for time
even in deceiying two Of the older and most I'D
vsnced SFiritualists in tho country,-Robert
Dale Owen and DR.. Childe. who came out frank
IL aud exposed and denounced the fraud, like
honest men, but still declared their belief
in spirit-manifestations unshaken. Having,
years ago. examined and tested them thoroughly,
being convinced Of thsir truth, and uoauspecting
Of fraud or humbug in the Holmeses, they &c
copied the 9enuineneas Of the manifestations,
Until Q1aCOfef16a HeI8 u3Qe pl the fraud QY
others who we're akeptlcal and critical, and ex-.
poaed it.
Theirs HAS 4 genuine Katie King spirit materi-
allied III England, upon which Profs. Crookes
Wander, and Douglass had made most rigid Sci
entlhc experiments, and gave their testimony to
the genuiueness Of Bplrit-materialization. But
for this certified genuine exhibition, conceded
by science, there would have been no attempt to
counterfeit and humhug PhiladeIphians with q
false one. counterfeit always proves genu-
iua previously existing. In reply to thia- can
shoW to IHE TRIBUNE
7wENrT-FouR cHR1srs,
besides the Nazarene, the son Of Mary,-the
names, the countries, and the date Of their ad-
vents and amount OF their preteusions. Call
them humbugs it you please, Do thass pretend
and invalidate His worth, His Divinity, or His
mission? Ono OF these Ch1iats, or Messiahs,
waa nIahonet. Does the fact that Mahomet,
born 5fl years after the advent OF Jesus Christ,
and believers that Orthodox Christianity can
number, iuyaidate the truths which Christ
txught and are recorded in our Gospels So
much for the Philadsphia aud Holmes humbug.
The TRIBUNE occupies two and q half columns |
of fne print, copying from tho New York Her.
visit to the three mediums, Mr. Mansfield, M1. |
Foster, and hlr. 6lade, wherein he pretends to
:onfound them all; rays. he can do all that |
'ither claims to do. and invites persons 10 his |
Itreet, number Of his residence, or giving his !
lame. assure The TRIBUNE that this Is
NO EXPOSURE Of HUNBEddEHT
n the part OF tho nedluus.-any more than it = /
nsn goes to the telegraph-ofice to transmit |
message, and the teleeIapher replies. II can't |
10 it there is some arrangement in conditions"
u il he goes to the photographer to sit for
lkeness, and the man tells him, II can't do it
,osc the atmosphere is not night, OF my camera
. ont OF condition."
r r4 |
oubt), any experienced, Intelligent Spiri1ualist
Iould understand the matter at once in this
'ay: Either the controlling spirits Of each Of
nese mediums, discovering IN the visitor want
I integrity OF purpose and sincerity in his yis-
ing the mediuns, returned to him What he
ought fer; and, n he went to humbug, he got
hat he went for. Or the man without name |
nd 10 Low and gross spi1i: himself, and r1s
. surrounded BY thosa Of his kind, that thsy
Azziea N in8uanos that hsoks up thu n&saAaxz1