The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-08
SPIRITUAL REVELATION.


Ose night in the year Isl wss s,,-
,itsg 10 ths cory room Of iny fnend r.
in the city Of St. Louis. F i. bach
elos. snd very vivid srs his ideas oa
comtost Stretched At fall rngth cn
Que Of HE comfortable ARA, chAlss. ~ii b
my fs-t laxurioasly sinking into the
sof: carpet with my favori,e pipe IN my
mouth. l f-i, sxcesdingiy happy. There
w.s no light except that Of she hre.
sni the weird shadows cast by the vari-
Gus objects joined 10 the in,snss dark
ness of the fart her portion " the room
hsd the el.ct Of making us serious
Nv friend r 10 . lawyer. but not Sc
lively engaged ia the prac,ics Ut his
profession. He he's an annuity sum
ciently large to support him without
any exer,ion on his part. and being OF
a speculative disposition he has turned
his attention more TO those branches
which men call metaphysics Tor lack oi
Of a better name. than 10 law. Kent.
schelling. Hsgel, Berkly and other
writer's Of theories concsrning mind and
matter, are bic favorits authors, and
often morning finds him poring over
some musty volume. Now. unlike most
men Of speculative turn Of mind. r.
has the power of anslyxinx in . re-
markable degree. In short, clear, for
chile sentences he states his theories and
demonstrates his propositions With
Mathematical precision.
On this particular evening We had
been discussing the nature Of the soul.
P" said. ct length. after long
silencs, =. how can men distinguish be-
tween two impslpable-I bad almost
said substances How can
We perceive . difference between soul
aud mind Z"
Mind" said he. "is composed of two
elements. perception and consciousness.
A picture Is formed on the retins OF the
eye, the optic nerve conveys it TO the
brain perception tells us II II there ;
consciousness declares perception.
Further, mind 10 % intimately con-
nected with the body that il dies with
the latter. Therefore, it IL tho union
which makes the resurrection of the
body 50 prominent . portion Of the
Christian creed. Soul has oil the func-
tiobs Of mind. bat is not dependent upon
the body for its existsnoe. 1t Is a por.
tion of that ssssnce which Ervadcs ell
spacs and which We call God. IL de-
clarcs itself through tho agency OF the
mind. Without mind We We uld know
nothing OF soul In short. mind 10 the
mirror in which soul Is dsp,ctsd, aud
without mind We would have ~ consci-
ousnsss Of that essence. the presence OF
which makes man tho image Of his
Creator"
"You say" snid I. "that soul is not de-
pendent on the body for its existance y
Certainly do not mean for you 20
infer il, but mean 10 assert il. Soul is
only connected with the body through
the medium mind, and that by means Of
links capable of indefinite extension.
The absence Of soul does not kill the
body. II might be possible fora human
being 70 exist without soul"
"Do you mean to say" ! asked, that
the soul may be absent from the body,
and yet the body continue TO livef"
"ies, yes' But oil bodily functions
are at ouch times suspended. The soul
10 then free from all restraining influ-
enccs. ! will mention q few circum
stances which will set this matter before
you in . clearer light. You sometimes
hear q sentence or see face or an OBJ
ject which is perfectly familiar, and yet
reason tells you that you could by no
possibility have had any knowledge of
il before. But at some past moment
the soul In its wanderings has known Of
this fact or object, and by means of
mind makes you conscious of its knowl
edge. Persons under the influence Of
anHsthetics have sn operation perform
ed on the body At times such opera
,ions are accompanied with the most
violent contortions. the patient writhes
in agony and sometimes gives utterance
10 the most fearful shrieks When he
awakens he declares that he was not
conscious Of pain. but on the contrary
has . lively remembrance of unparallel-
ed delights There is but one explana
,ion Of such phenomena. The soul at
such moments is absent In regions
where it alone can dwell. On its re-
turn. exersing its supreme power, it
acts upon mind and thus upon memory.
and ~ drives out all recollection of
past suffering. l come to the last case
which | shall mention. You will dis
believe it--nevertheless it is well su
thenticated An Indian fakir. having
declared that by an effort Of will he
could throw his body into trance, and
that at such times his soul wandered at
pleasure, Some British officers determin
ed Ia test the truth Of this assertion
At the appointed time, by a powerful
effort Of will. he threw himself into a
trance. When life VAS. Ia ali appear
ance, extinct, he was buried A stone
WAS placed over the grave and this was
covered with fresh earth. In this mold
WAS sown some barley. In due time
the grain sprouted aud grew. These
precautions preciuded any possibility of
the grave being disturbed. AT the ap-
pointed time the grave Was opened and
the body taken out. II WAS fearfully
cmaciSted and to human eye seemed
lifeless Rcs;orativcs were applied.
Aftcr . f.~ moments faint tremor MAS
visible, the stiffened limbs relaxed. the
chest MAS seen 20 heaye slowly, and in q
shor, time the supposed corpse opened
its eyes and finally sat upright. To be
brief. the fakir gave the mos, accurate
description Of places which he had
never read of or seen. II WAS the soul :
knowle,igc TO which he Was giving Mt
,erance. Tomorrow night am g"ing
,o prove this matter. have maize sn
engs cement to NEE: H.. the celebrated
medium, Al thc rooms of DR., am