New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-17


SPIRITS WITH soULs-CLAssEs OF REAL APPA-
RIrIoNs.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The language employed by me III a
letter which appeared in THE TRIBUNE OF Aug 80 was
not so obscure as warrant the construction which
of the country papers have seen tit to place upon
il. did not say in that communication, nor nave III
any other which have written that there are no gen
inc spirit communications that most of the physical
pbenomena of our modern circles fraudulent On
the contrary I distinctly stated that had seen mani
festations in the of experiments extending over
many years which satisfied me OF both the existence OF
God and the immortality of the soul But my letter waH
intended 20 convey the impression that majority OF the
phenomena attributed the agency of diSemboded h'-
man sr WERE in fact due TO another class OF beings,
beings who do not partke OF future existence, who
hare Intelligence and craft, but not yet that immortal
breath OF God which call the soul, and the Occultss,
the Aug5eides CAig0 edes)n short 10 the Elementary
spirits"
What these creatures are may be ascertaned by the
digcnt and intelligent student who chooses TO consult
the standard works written upon the Hernec and other
Occult philosophers Suffice 1t TO say that they bear
about the same relation 10 he exists upon TINS
and other inhabited planets the sketch OF the artst 70
the finished painting They are more than matter ana
less than human beings. They are the emanatlons OF
matter thrown OF In the effort of Mother Nature 10 pro
duce her nohlest odspring-the sentient human beng
When the child OPENS it, ewes upon tile world rather
when II first draws breath she has done all that hes
within her power to do, and God completes the WORK By
imparting to the being an immortal soul.
These Elementary spirits might better be called en-
bryonic or rudimenary than what they are by the
Occnltist for they truth fptuses Of the future
human being waiting in the womb of our common
DE born upon this sphere where their progress
towards the perfection OF mcrocosnc Development be
gins
They are as little the demons the ROmanists make
them IS the grand persOnages in whose borrowed punes
they strut before our unsuspectng circles Having no
souls they have conscences, and being thus devoid
OF moral restraint. lend themselves readily and nno
Gently to frivolous and false manifestations as 10 what IL
sober and They know only What they see IN the
minds ~ the persons nieIf'SdllnS Inc Heilil anu ~
yer fools according 20 their fIi second every crazy
scheme propounded 10 them and make themselves Tor
tlc moment whatsoever historic MUIR OF ptTHl u
the inquirer desires 70 have speech Win me n'.nu,
resignlng himself ds passive instrument 10 ui'it
caprice. through mistaken ho'h ma 20 upi ~ ,1o
would he tO snow ln-rIitude TO- Tue dch%eiis ol me
"anycI world" who bend their bri-hi forms - Ia en-
hghtcn ana n'7 Allil'.i'' '' ,,s - 49, -,
monkey might with an accordion wilson dlls ID his way,
ami. like the latter neither -noW nor care whether Tic
But boar IN mind please that after making allowance
for al That these elementary spirits TO- tn're apearS 90
be large resduum Of real uppartons. Who give genuine
messages through mediums 20 far dc my prco, obaery
different classes Tor instance; l. The deprayed'
criminal, grossly maoIlslstic spirits whose atlrac
turmoil. riches. pleasures hatred- STRIFE, amp
which their fancy rcycs and walIows as that o the ~
ing delauc bee a-ciyuus picture or scene or the
,utt0us over a ricl least . Less Frequently the pure
and -ood wbl are drawn % those they leg" niud ny INC
irresistible nu-ct OF love; 3. lrt-i 90 AL me states
men and other llaud souls who ldt ---i oI attracted
Ia 0plte through subordinate 4-rnce, for the good OF
society aud the aluclordtlOn vi tIr race.
submit L. the candid and uhlr decd 'IIfng no
account Oi the opinions Of natrri-~ WHO arc 700 dr-
honest 10 waste over WActIc! these 'fcDust pm
loeophcrs do present the Oniv satisfying "Xana-
ion srirtualistc probem Does NOT Their phi
lo.,phy stIT movement OF its disgusting features,
and explain ifs ncnnGrltrs, cont adirtlo ana pucile
c.arncerstics ho that has seen as much a. during
u. ua-t twenty could take any DINER ground IMAM
mai assumed in nv August letter. to VIII tlat rcpuil-
a.. all connection with American prulsin IN IT. pres
emf form and refuse Boz classified by my critics among
the free overs. paldrchsts, socialists ana ohcr tlco-
r-ts have fastened upon sublime dud pure Idlth rs
barnaCles upon s1ip.s bottom.
Besides vrN.ng numerous editors OF Boston ana other
cities INV TRIBUNE letter unexpected blow-I am
themselves iOr an onslaught upon me a. SprlthdllSt
author whom 10 demolish ana was
equally tO s'uurY >pllltutlst writers OF the
cushing sort. Who Ill their mental stuiuacAs Win thc
sweet notinss poured forth bY tile clemeuidIles ana
rsh them their audiences, a. some birds Oice il
from the crop their hlt g>td food Ia give II TO tbcf
yaus belief thai the spirits of the dead sometime
f.turu and communicate With Us, 40 more NAMES me
-uritua!ls the common AcccptaoH OF The tcTn ian
n does the Catholic buddhist who both believe tie
sauIc. As Prof. of the LONDON JnNcr- y recently
wrote me. begin to realize tIAt "rprtuali-m Is ony
SINAI. port on a " 80 vast, ndced a. To
embrace WITHIN It's MAJ tic -coIca science sand phoso-
uc- mat thc human race and define the nature
ANA attributes OF the Chald an An-oph ihr Boun %
i1G Endless HENRI . OLCOII'
AelC- lOT6, sept :, $50.