New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-11
Mr.. JOHNSON A SPIRITUALlST.

O. Now, Mr. johnson, have you ever been a
Spirituasts A. Well Sir, | will answer that queston-I
could that question honestly by yes or no
O. Then answer ii in yOar own way \. Well Sir | VIII
answer in the way that friend OF mine answered it, asked
my friend IL he spruaist. lie said - Yes, but
he a damned fool" lIaughterl am in sense
spruaist; that is to say believe have been such
currenccs IS communications from the other world.
O. But in your jud smcnt you don't think you the other
thingg A. don't think am tho other thing lLaughterl
O. you believe in plrituaism? A dot know what you
mean byit You will have to explain the question.
O. Do you believe in spirualsn you understand IT, aud
not as understand it, A. Yes Sir do as underestimate
O. Have you the habit OF attending what they call
the scances? A. No. Sri; have not not as habit have
been say several times in the Of my life
O. many times A. Perhaps dozen or twenty in the
course OF the last twenty twenty-five years.
O. Very fequenty' A. No. not very frequently.
O. DO you profess have communicated with the spirits in
the other world A. believe sincerely have received com
| muncations from dear friends in the other world.
o. How recently you received any such communication
Well don't remember may be eight months perhaps.
or year possibly. don't remember siace attended saw
| spiritual medium.
O. You spoke the other world. Will you tell me what
other world from A. don't know wst other word
was from. That not for me 10 ray.
O The spirits didn't communicate that night to your A.
| What is that :
O. The spirits ddnt communicate that fact TO your
merely said believed had had communications from spirits
in the spiritual w0rd-the olheE "OIu lsupPoseu you "ue
| stood what meant.
You said the other world A. did say the other world
that the common phrase for ignatns the spiritual world
@ Have you the habn Of visiting ptitaa Ia tho
| City OF New York! No, Sir.
O. Did you form the habit Of communicating with spirits 10
the other world, A. No. Sir; never formed that habit
O. Have you done it less oen' A Ihaye occasion
| ally gone TO a spiritual mediums
O. Have you not written articles upon spirtuaism' A. Pos
sibly may have done So
O. Don't you know A. cannot tell you whether did or
| not at this moment very likely may have done so.
@ Can you not recall the fact whether you have written
articles splituasm aud had them pu6lished' A. think
very likely may have done but canno all paricd
| lar instance.
O. don't want You do that ask the general fact IL
sou have not written arlces' 4 cannot positively
whether did or not.
O. Wha, your hes, judgment recollection on that sub
ects A. should think very likely was to eramine closely
boald find had at sometime other written something ia
| favor OF spiritualsm
| O Do you know where il 10 published, A No. Sir;
! don't
o Noidea at all. A. No Sir; have not any recollection
whatever
O Have YOU ever been connected with Mr. Frohinghams
church in New York. A. have am connected with Il now
| O. Hold Office there now A. No Sir
| @ Did you ever hold an Office there A. Yes, Sir
O When, 4. Well, two years ago.
q What Office did you hold A. Trustee.
O Are you attendant upon that church now A lie" 81"
| Very constantly.
O. Well how did happen that you came over to B'ooko
so often parake OF the communion in Plymouth Chuu'
A. ddnt come over to partake u the communion o'n
say that.
@ How did happen that you parook OF the communion
Plymouth Church, A. Because for six years a'ef,
constant attendant from 1888 TO $50 Of M Bsecher' enua
going gvneray twice day "As there on '""imu"D'
| DAYS and very often under the general nvi'Ai'oH'
which was broad enough, as thought. TO incinde me
q, Christian communed In Mr. Beechers Church. have oees
in the habi, OF doing occasionally when have been 'h
| from the first Of my acquaintance with the church.
O DO your religious correspond With The Rev NJ
P,,hlncaam yiews A. Not entirely differ very msenaV
r.. Mr. buckingham o. subjects a. do WIN MT
shr aud did With Mr. Beecher whoa "en 10 his shu'ca
MR. JOHNSON Nor A TEACHER OF NFiDElirr'
o That is bad for Mr.. Beecher We won't stop
70 noure about il now Were you taken to task BY any
one for UNDERWRITING Mr. Ttcn xhh nhdei no'os' A. "'
YES don't know should that have been lake" !"
talk for e. Think that s rather strong expression
| o Well called to account: would that do better'
| MI EIpostulated
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