The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-07-04
MOTT. THE NATERIALIZlNG NE.
DlCM- "A PROPOSITION

vi .iott. tlie MattrlallZlng Medium,
has been in the city during several day..
exhibiting his powers to select circles of
credulous people, at three dollar. head.
He excludes all persons that may give
him trouble: and with Mr.. Ellis. of the Ar
lington House. AMI couple of other gem
teinen OF Cairo. i driving a brisk trade.
lie receives. We are informed. 81 of each
entrance fee: the other e. goe, To Mr..
Ellis and associates" We do not com.
plain that Mr.. Eli. and associate. and
Mr.. Mott are earning 4 gooily sum of
money in Cairo. Two-thirls Of il will re-.
main in the city and the Mott seance. will
furnish 10 the >piritualist, an innocent
way to crafty their cravings for knowl.
edge Of the science of peering into the
blue-beyond. But We do objec, TO Mr..
Mott aud Mr.. klis and associates pra.
tending to desire investigation and pre-
venting it. They taboo every person
who would be likely TO investigate 10
SOME purpose, unless some o. the faith.
fol who have reverence for tn. .-Spiri,. e
will youch for the good conduct Of the
S"7Po@'"d investigator \ few day1
ago party was inadc ND 10
hold seance with Mott. and
we were oft: bat before the evening
arrived we were informed that Mr.. Mott
md struck our name from the list. and
also that of DR.. Smith, giving a. rea-
son that Mr.. Ellis had warned him
against rs. Mr.. Ellis denie. THE -.--A
says M. Norr himself would not permit
us to be at the seancc. l. it Mott or
Ellis who is guilty OF using the long bow:
Certainly ii is not Mr.. Ellis: he is not
that kind OF man: and how can we
reconcile belief in Mr.. Motifs untruth-
'ulness with his high mission of priest of
he new and cleva'ing religion of Spirit
lalism.
On the night we were to have been n,
the seance, Mr.. Mott was chained
by DIR. Wardner, aud DR.. Dun.
ming and Messr.. Stafford, Linton.
Morris, Kent and other gentlemen were
present. DIR. Wardncr is evidently not a
good chaincr, for after he had loaded
Mott with chains, Mott could get up and
show his face. lie also beat upona drum,
as the audience sang to drown the rafting
OF the shackles. Mr.. Stafford, recklcs.ly
in contempt not of Judge Baker.
court but Of melody. sang:
and Dr. Dunning, pitching hi. voice TO
the top OF the scale, shouted Old Hun
dred, while Mr.. Morris, in his celebrated
bass, groancd, and Kent outrlyalled him
seifat Dixie" 1t wa, melodiou,ly
noisy party, but all the noise it could
make did not drown the clanking of
Motts chains AS he, representing spirit.
beat upon drum Gen. Bledsoe
showed his face. 1t had a nose lust like
Motts; then up came u woman shirt.
with nose like Motifs then a child.
with a nose like Mott's. Everybody
present, but those who ,goVM believe.
sad the affair was Il fraud.
why can't these Spiritua,ist. submit, To
iiVcstlgation-not the ropc-tyinp test.
but real testsf They are guilty Of the
sliiicst acts, and then are surprised we
VIII not believe. A dcad.beatiny medium
Ike Mrs. Hollis, whom Mott dcnounce.
as swindler. comes along. and when a
doubter asks for tests, all the believers
cry out; shame and pursue him
| WIN more vindictivcness than orthodox
Christians ever show When Mott comes
along, whom upon the evidence of Mrs.
hoiiis aud other good mediums we can
Convict a swindlcr, and doubter
wishes honest tests, all the believers
throw up their hands and cxprcss
horror. Now, We have A., mo-,
os'''oh 10 make. II Mott will
nave scahce with five prominent
citi|chs we eau name, exclude hi. wifi.
rom the room, put Mr.. Ellis under
guard, permit himself to be tied, and nro.
ducc Gen. Bledsoc at the window Of ,ho
cabinet; II, In addition to this, he will
permit as TO strike Bledsoe in the face and
do We not knock Mott or a confederate
down, or mar the beauty of his nose, VIC
will at once proclaim our belicfin Shirt.
nalism and present to Mr.. Mott as fine
suit of clothes as can be found In Cairo
This H. very simple test. IL BledsOe