The New York herald., 1879-08-25
MISS RICHMoND's LECTURE.

SOME QUEER QUESTIONS PRoPoUNDED TO AN
EXPERT IN spIR1TUAL1sM AND HER ANSWERS
APPLAUDED.
According to announcement Miss Cora l.. V. Rich
mond, one of the best known and most lucid of the
many lecturers Spiriualism, held forth yesterday
morning at Republican Hail. in Thirty third street.
near Broadway. on variety Of subjects cognate to
Spiritualism In the conduct Of these lectures the
plan OF the old philosophers observed-that is, the
class or audience PROFOUND the questions on which
light is sought. These lectures OF Miss Richmond
truth propedeutc of the doctrines OF Spirttu
alism as announced by Swedenborg and other
authorities on the subject The audience yesterday
was very large. ladies and gentlemen being about
equally distributed. Nearly all classes we've repre-
brokers. artists. Journalists and
men about town. Most Of the questions were pre-
sented in writing. but some few propounded
vipd poce Some of the extent Of ground covered
by these queries may be had from the following
specimens:-
SOME CURIOUS QUESTIONS.
..Is suicide ever justifable If SO when9"
''What made forY
'.what should be the main object in lifs?"
'If it is truo that the soul has had previous
istence in some other form before its connection
with the body why is it that it has distinct recol
lection Of that existence?"
Indian"
..What will be the coming social system. especially
tho correlation of the sexes?'
..As o matter OF fact was Christ crucifed by
the Jews2
at has been said that all things in nature must
take upon themselves second life. What is the
spiritual? Does not the esrth-this planet in
habit-come under the same law? WIN it not enter
o more spiritual or ethereal 1ife?"
s.Whaf the three principal points that to
make life of happiness?'
''What is Spiritualism, and how do you define it?'
LADY's QUESTION.
The following long question was written in q
graceful Italian hand evidently from LADY,
spirit world. Are there united, dwelling with
our loved ones? DO follow tastes and incina-
ssnsc.,ly IL one nrefers an inactive ifea Do t6s
sensitive and erring spirits dwell with the loving
and kind? Does the poet write books there? AID
you may kindly tell us will be thankfully received.
for We desire to know all, you might ii here.
Have you houses? Do you partake of food? Why
do we not have more tests of identity--rational
:.May we not cherish the hope that some time we
may have science OF mind equivalent to the chem
istry oil matter?
..Do disembodied spirits return to earthy'
''How is belief in the doctrine of Spritualism at
eat what period Of time and when will the spirits
be enabled to give us clearer manifestations OF their
individual presenceY
''What are pnenonenaT
''Is 1t not possible that in succeeding ages both
matter and spirit, having passed through u refining
process, they will again unite aud repeat the circle
In more developed condition.
'.What is illuminationY
''What and whore is heaven?'
ANSWERS.
All these questions ana many more did Miss Rich
mond answer. Her doctrine concerning suicide
rather two-edged, sort OF 'pay- ur-money- and
take-your-choice' plan. She declared were
made for better life and for the good OF others.
TO be high and noble should be the chief
object IN life To give intelligent digest
OF the answer to tho next question on the list
would require a column OF space. subtle.
almost intangible. were the reasons which tho
answer based. The answer satisfactory
however, for she was appauded. Concerning tho
origin OF the American Indian question which she
declared she had answered over thousand times,
she made short disquistion on geology. ethnoogy,
anthropology and civilization, which evoked further
applause. The coming social system. she depicted
sort OF millennium She declared that Spiritual
lists who had been privileged with communica. lions
with the departed had received untold evidences of
the that Jesus Christ crucified by the Jews
Tho question she regarded as one OF the best
settled in human history. To the next interrogatory
concerning the GENERALIZATION OF The globe. she gave
affirmative answer. Faith hope aud charity, in
bref, are tho three points sought by the ques-
toner. Spritualism is belief In the immortality OF
the spirit and its development to greater beauty and
happiness. The lsdy's question answered in full
Loved ones dwell with those they have loved. The
ties of flesh are not maintained beyond the grave
Thus, TOR instance. mother who hated her child In
life would not be near II in the spirit world. Spirits
inactive but pursue their bent mani
tested in the flesh consequently tho poet will sing
his sougs the musician play his music. Disen-
bodied spirits do return to earth.
In the evening Miss Richmond lectured under the
influence OF RoDert Dale owen.