The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-30

superratura for the dead 10 appear
/ think The dead are about us all the time
| Where would their spirits 10? Simply
| because we do not zee them II does no,
| follow that they do not exist. ] conccde
| however. as many claim, that II Is very
Difficult, for a person 20 believe that q
room IL full OF spirits when he cannot
sec them. while another person says
he can see them. But when that person who
says he can see them Is capable OF calling
| our attention TO something that the spirit
| is doing. or that the spirit Is saying.
| which goes TO prove that the spirit is
| present, then the matter becomes a ques-
| ton of evidence.
There is a class OF mediums called
ply steal mediums they are mediums
through their spiritual forces. They are
able to operate on material objects so
that any person possessing his ordinary
senses can see the result of their repre-
sensations and determine whether the me-
dium Is doing physically. or by means Of
any trick or device. the thing that he
claims the spirit Is doing--such as the
deviation Of tables, holding up pieces Of
furniture. rappines hearing voices. play
ing on musical instruments and, some
times the deviation OF the medium him
self: he is lifted up without the aid of
a table and your chair is seized and you
are drawn 10 the table and right back
again by some force you cannot see or
explain, that is what we call evidence
OF physical mcdiumship. Other phcnom-
ena occur under what we call spirit con-
troll: q medium, Whine IN n trance, evil
IDENTIFY unconscious, will stand up before
an audience and answer difficult questions
In history, astronomy. chemistry. phloso-
ply, and will also answer correctly ques-
tons with reference to events I'm the life
Of some person who is present. ] have
often said IL eny one Of our ministers
who are decrying spiritualism will allow
one Of our mediums TO come on the plat
form and discuss the question with them,
the truth OF spiritualism would be quick |
~ established; but Of course none OF them |
would do that. If you were 10 make such |
a suggestion TO Dr. Talmage he would not |
consider the proposition for a moment.
[ asked Judge Daley whether or rot |
skcpticism regarding Spiritualism I'm the |
minds OF persons present at seance |
lid not sometimes affect the medium |
md manifestations. He replied at often |
hoes, and for this reason. First. thoughts /
ire things If man can be mcsmerized |
)r what We call now hypnotized. by the |
Hill and thoughtpOwer Of an individual |
What VIII naturally be the effect upon a
sensitive person who is easily hypnotized
~ the spirit when he finds the mental |
powers Of several skeptical persons are
urned right against him, and their In
luence is thrown all around? Anyone
Who has studied the subject viii at once
ce the fact.
Il think there is n large number OF
alse mediums, who pursue the calling
for money. But they can be
detected by insisting on what is called
est conditions. Say TO them: / am not
skeptic. / am perfectly willing that
his phenomena shall be true, and am
Wiling 10 accept 1t. bur l want to invesu-
ate it,. and | want you TO accept test
ondtions. II they will not accept such
have nothing TO do with them.
Although many mediums pursue the |
alling for money, think a larger num-
er do not, and are not known TO the
'Orld NJ all | can 20 through the city
Brooklyn and find many and many a
ledium In private families who would
OF have it known for the world that
iey are mediums. and yet in the privacy
their own homes they subject them
Ives 10 these conditions. They say they
We in constant communion with the
,irits. The word spiritism is sometimes
;ed in connection with this subject. The
,iritist docs not believe in all the various
lenomena claimed by the Spiritualis s,
I'd yet believes In existence Of spirits
I'd the power TO communicate. The dis