World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1913-08-21

Church realizing tnis fact. and .
knowing chat after this they
would be met on the same field,
took the advantage Of the opper,
tunity extended in this country
and at Rochester, n. Y, one of
, the most beautiful and thriving
American inland cities. has long
, bore the celebrity which attaches i
to what are NOW known, the
: worlo over, as spiritual mani |
festations," as we have learned !
. from different histories knock |
: ings, raDpinGS. tabIe-movingS
spirit communications, and thoi
y. live. But, in reality. to the So
l ciuded and unamb i'ious village
+ of Hydesville. in the town of
. Arcadia. Wayne county, N. Y.
e belongs the eminent diStnc-
| ton of being the Place where
. originated, in manner most
< casual, and seemingly ins;gnii-
e can't for the time, in respect TO
$ duration or results. this most
e mysterious, wonderful, and
widespread physico- 'osycIo!,
Y ogical phenomenon silco the
world began. tt was from
Hydcsville chat these manifesto.
: lions were introduced-so to
y spnak-in the city first named,
G ind where, oy the great notoriety
u w hich soon characterized them.
u they came to be- known, univer
{ sally, as the Rochester knock
d ings"
g The starting pointo of all, in the
e history Of this astonishing move
u ment-one which has extended
to the remotest bounds of the
Al knbwn world, which has chal-
~ legged the scrutiny and excited
80 the wonder of monarchs, servant
v, popes. Tin sham} philosophers
dxginos, councils aud synods is
Ell the mblc house III Hydosyill,
W. occupied, in 1S47, by Mr., Mich
or ael Week man, who, at different
IN. times that year heard rappings
upon Ills door, but on every oc
ID casion failed to discover any
". person present, or any produc
st ing source or cause, notwith
IN standing the most yigilant watcl
lie was kept up and the most indus
tn trious. search instituted. by thu
err family and neighbours. U1der
nd these strange and uncou1iortaul,
he circumstances, Mr.. Wcck:mal
er left the premises, which, how
,d:i ever were, soon tenanted by tn
tn. family of Mr.. John D. Fox. Blu
he so far from a change of occu
to pants being attended by cessa
of ton of the rappings, the YER,
ST, reverse was the fact From
AS March, 1913, the house was dis
,er turbed, from night to night b.
ac.,I the same constantly recrrrin
in sounds ranpir,ea, tappings
re. knocks, and " 4,uff1ing c
,iv. furniture, and which could nc
4: be accounted for on the hypothe
and sis of natural agency.
,vcu Nor were these knockings no,
ten confined to the door Of the hou>
asp' but pervaded every part, depri,
ing the inmates of their rcgula
,,,s sleep. In thissstate of walkefu
the ness, and the source of the noise
and appearing to be in close proxlu
ity to the bed occupied by two
of tie Fox gills, it is related th;
ven one OF them, some ten or eleyc
ibis years of age. thought she won
'ast just try the experiment. sportiv
ow- ly, of responding to the raps I
has as close and accurate a repetitit
arc of them as was possible with h
1re.' fingers. Her efforts werc SO f;
in successful as TO elicit reciproC
ire. sounds from the invisible agen'
nes' In a little while the parties we
its enabled to open a distinct co1
reat munication, by means of the #
der lowing simple method, and wi
anil the accommodating results.