, 1879-05-06
SpIIsITUALISM.
Supt. Klddle's Footsteps on the
Borders Of Another
World.
The Mighty Dead Make His Daughter
Thoir Medium of Commune
cation
liauy Interesting Observation-Disclosures,
Toe, 81. ptler, Lafayette, rrlntc ii.
bsrt, and DJren.

Mic yark ikrn'f. Hnv =.
The greatest sensatfon was caused yesterday
by the announcement TINT Hupt. kidilc, ot tho |
public srhcols, had become n spIr|tnalIst and
had pub!yst,rd work IN Spiritua1fsnl. A Herald |
repurtcr. being sent to Mfr. ktddls to learn h's \
experiences atd puns, enloytd |
yesterday quite pleasant chat with lin at TITS |
of1Icc, corner Of tlrafd and Elm stseesh. Mr. |
KildIc looked as well md hearty aR ercr. |
There was nothing about his ilnc. clear)y-cut.
intellectual c,1tll!tcnance 10 in1catu disnracred
brain nr morbid imagination. although the deep
rIngs rouatt Ills eyes ad certain liked lo0k In
tl,e,n spoke of much mental lahur an1 Of wake !
fuf nights.
"Mr K!dale, wilt you tell no something
abou yuur sp[ritiaIstc expcrlcncca for the
Utriidt"
II would rather not eay anything Tor oubilca-
tiou bcvond whnt have already stated III my
boo.," WIS Ills reply.
VT has been announced ttAt yoN nre about
to retire from your position ns Superintendent
OF Public Schools; Is that true}"
II i,ayt ilo right to say unything abont that"
Mr.. Ktddlc pla:hly returned. s'lt wall entirc'
ly dcpaud upon circumstances"
ado you consider tint your Sprltualfstlc
views might render II necessary for you 10 re-
tirela
"Wby should tilcyl Is q man untitled for
teaching, II, thu public schuo!a becaMsc he Is G
Christiaui Are my views not those OF Chris-
tianityt' ......
"Uf orthodox Christianity, Mr.. Kt1dlca"
ttWhat h orthodox Christianity except the
religion Of Christ, and claltn that sny views on
SptritunisM are tn pIr!eet eo!lsuAnnce With
those taught In tile New Testament"
NO pEcGrrlos.
h,.t, H., 3fa Et11tos
nsk with the greatest rcsprct, but still snust
{" Cau be deceived rs 10 whether this elalr
whict sec before NY ercs is here or tiosa
- but, Nj. Riddle, YOU did not RECEIVE these
Communications rourscll!
Il No, they came through my son aud laugh.
ter, Us l,ave explained IL NY book,--moss Ut
them through tny daughter"
"H1w 10 you knDW, thent TINT ahe actually
recelycd thtSts eoutnuniGatpns!H
II was present nnu saw her Wrltc them
why, could shc not have written them by
her own insp!ration1
aWhv, il WI. not even her own handwriting;
| lon't y6u tulnk Kno'r iicr writinEt"
"Yes; but could Sue not hive dlsgatsed itt"
"Wn as sne'Ia 81 ;nc' What interest could sh'
And did tic writings OF the different spirits
% "of COURSE they did, Mr. Ksddle exclaimed;
even ,ds WY ei oltis sny s.ai, I pencil was en-
l
Hyou wuro present when sle received these
co,nmuuicat!onst'
| "Yes.n
nSYns yo,,r daughter, when she received them,
pesfsrt'y healthy a"a n0''''al physical con-
prrfcctIy so,',
"pnsiou t,lcsc personalities. hut they nrc ta-
tfns ss lie W ever bcen u subject Of hyssSrlui''
Never"
uller sleep mud appetite were gooda''
"Exee!!eMt: ncver lctter.'
uWna hrr nervous systctn oycrstrunE from
anv rnt,seIs,
MT in the 1cast. firttn great coutempt)-
T1crn mny be exnIapattous rlycn by some stvt,ttl
,lortor to roypr up lis own ignorance, but they
don't apply to this case at aI;."
/ "AHd how has It been with y1u Tor the last
rtenrrs '1a.,u s' hayc 'oseu1rs,si; '' t~' '~
mo ciancc. never felt stronger, never felt
HIT ';fe tnan i"' 10 HOWL ''' >s'''e~ -
u'i,hrsn manifestations Of snir,ts.-,1id thcy
occuy In ,he daY ar tho utgltt'
.sAt all times; not necessarily tn the night at
'''' r,r minors
ns ,,,". .s T.. a,,.
"Ahu you aEo sa's @ .!at ,y ~, Sre1y sase ~ "as ~
spirit tlat ,m9seo youe nuagnter, ,sn ana ot nos
own FREY Will acting u'iaer son's powerful
tmpntset ,..,
na! a,s,,,s casu ~ thti,r e., nv,
t,,,~ ,nud shc i;II0y ubolt tiic mattrrs whrl,
nv fre,,is communicated to n.u, a,lll to so.nr
ri which slu l,al been totat ssraugerf 1Is,u
~ - H. Decentralization frnn nr. Wntts. for In.
stanr" our ior,,,rr iun.Iy physician, in Which lie
speaks Of thu ticket ol prxu,' r,lunnng Il check
MI ~, mn Ia lin twelve Years nro for turtical
p.,,o. pa"., ~, Snw' hnw cnnll xna i,ave krDwIt of
shssi Does II not proye That 1t was spirit a,,l
nntn,c,< .lsel'
INV IL II. Mr., Riddle, that the poetry sent
p os ."e o1i "ther pncts Is ~ vastly Interior 10
TT, th,,I,- rniislled worksli
WMr tlcur sir don't you sce tlAt tllcsu spirits
. s ono,t.r us pcrsoas braI lor tlrlr poettc cus
,,,"niM,fnusi un1 il they could snanifcst ttlet,-
ssiSrs without tic alt OF medium they wultiI
f..a,.s H.. rHai 10 fhe highest quality u ilrr
st,,, wnrks: but lllry layp Il, act upon an.
sa2 ,,.s 2,;, ami, manifest themselves ut soyot,tl
uamI ); "N
""'1 VIII th.se oootic uirusions were not sent by
ur,nn EI"TL!y. md poc, could your daughter
na,,', na.o1t ,,ii In, tnrn hrrsclfl'
hasf T,n'a ms 'ih,ein Wr. Kila1o dcr1arc,l with
.,,a,, ,arrrst ,m,hnsJs, ssle would hive ha,l tu
., ~ th., rreaiest pnetieal trulusrs iu ile
W uhe ~ NV h'"'@e' F''