“ EVERY PLANT WHICH MY HEAVENLY FATHER HATH NOT PLANTER SHALL BE ROOTER H P .’

VOLUME 1 N E W - Y O R K , S A T U R D A Y , S E P T E M B E R 30, 1 8 5 4 . NUMBER 2Lthe h igher principles of our nature. No one will

; question h u t w hat it is capable of inculcating lcs- sons o f the h ighest m orality, and b ring ing them to hear upon the m inds in the m ost forcible m anner. H ere then is its tru e and legitim ate field o f action, one which it will honorably fill as soon as society becomes suiiiciently advanced to duly appreciate its

Christian ^[ritualist,rrrtU'iii:i> i;y

T H E S O C IE T Y F O E T H E D IF F U S IO N O I' S I ’I IIIT U A L K N O W L E D G E ,

At No, .’>o:> I J r o ; u ! « a j , . \ f iv -V o ik .Tii« Christian Srinnw ai.ot is evt-ry SniurU iy

innraiiii,'.T i:::.Mn—T wo I JnlU.rs r-cr ldiv.ql.'.e w iil.ln thr«.«- u io’ith- i t , . , . .T r . t •: . . ' ' ‘ ; hibors; and in this, it can accomplish inhmtelvI t o r D.i.:;ir>; or. <<?.* (.vr.-<»;i ix;ir ih it-n , ’ t *

auDxTiLcrs will ho enii:!,-.! :■> a coj.y r.,r .-nr ymr. ‘ more than has h itherto keen done h r the Pulpit.1 iv<‘ ' The Slaye has been and .'till is looked upon bv Ah hu^uios.'h-rtor.'nroi iia/u-.aiun.s rl.-oiM ho . . . . . “

tiit* Society r**ii Tint Dirrr'jo.s- «.r Si'nitTr.M. Kn«.\vlki>gf., ’ many, whose piety We respect, as being of ques- «•r, Emtou O iiustian* bi'iiUTCAUST, No. !Jro;nhv;iv \,-w- ! . i 1 « . r i- , • , . i Ty,,ro_ ’ - * J ttonable cnaracter, or oj a duvet evil tendency. In

i the m ultiplicity of thea tres in New 'York, there are ! those adapted to all phases of society, some of : which were established Dor the undeveloped, we : m ay wish rem oved from our m idst, bu t even tlicv,• in tin* great econom y of life, probably are Idling their de.'tincd office, and wiil not su tler in emnpa-

; rison with some of the lower order o f religious so­' eicta s. i do no! say it reproachfully, b u t give it ’ as a s'.atLumal lari, th a t a g reater percentage of , c r im in a l h a w is.-.ued from the desk of some of the : popular denom inations than from any o ther one j c!a>s <•! .-oeicty. This is a very significant fact to ; be disposed of by lho,-e who Jay high claim s to the

1 ¡in- 1 m oralizing intiuenee of the Pulpit over the Stage.| I t cannot be said th a t e ither the Pulpit or the ! Stage have been the leaders of society, bu t society j lias, been brought to its p resen t advanced sta te by i a class which have ever been called by their cotem-• poraries as “ infidels,'* “ b e n lie s / ’ “ skeptics," Air.

This class have ever been the pioneers in all p ro­gressive m ovem ents, and no one who has observed upon the subject, will deny the fact th a t the church has filled the re a r ranks, holding back the car of progress and blocking its -wheels forw ard so that it has ever had to climb over the church before it could run sm oothly. I t is no t p re tended th a t the C hurch has not frightened m any undeveloped m inds into an ex ternal obedience, o r a restrain t

[For Mi • « 'hri-ti.iM Sj.iritiaili.'t.]THE PULPIT, VS. STAGE.

As far as T know, this i- i new theme, and itmay by many be regard.-'I .s a s:;cri!i’_dous one.But I think the i'ileüig nee n ’ tiie nineteen tli <:t n-tury uill ju.'UiY the id. ii ilini r.o Hlqject !'cred for investigation, and trial all institutions must,ns t lie world advnr.ivs in kn-n dedye of fundamentalprinciples, eland ujm.ii their " vn merits, the yoodthey Jo mankind, or fall \>y t i! ir un n m u ; 1 • -.-s orweakness. It is fortunate f>r us that mind and on-¡nilsive instinct is «rmii;: nl.nv phie Ill n a -son, and whatever nrilv s a d: maud upon our eon-fidence must he founded in t l ic nature ol’ ¡Im hu-man constitution and yield n.- id:e:' j.i . ¡it ur ; leas-ure. The sanction of antiqi i’.y and educationalpr«ji:di<’<- are tu a liiniti d e.\t« iu g u ing wav to thedem ands ' , : ' t ie-v.Gl ruhiva!»- 1 ¡nteibet.

It is 11n<;11• sd'iw.V.v true, ‘¡i it the pl'e' , u: yrow-iny popularity of li;- Mae-«* : l'is.s from the fact,that a vast m ultitude of m ind.' have been f;ir ¡><hjtr instead a ju>t appreciation of it, and in p ro­portion to the im proved coltivati":! of those m inds will be the appreciation of the h igher class of both comedies ami tragedies, mid the law of interestwilt lbrve the Stage to k-.-ep up in its elevation and 1 from evil doing th rough its preaching of an imagin- purity , w ith the dem ands of its p a tro n s ; and what- i -‘try hell, hut it is seriously questioned if it has ever ever there may b«- introdu<->-d which is of an evil m ade any one S^ir'tfihiU)/ or l.,!n m .th j better. It tendency will be abandoned win a soeietv no long. \ m ay have brough t about a change in life, in now er dem ands their u.-e. ! and then an individual, like any o ther ex ternal cir­

I have yet to be made acquain ted w ith anv plajas j eum stance— developed a new train of causes which which have been introduced upon the Stage, the j produce their legitim ate eficct. The Stage too, has demoralizing tendency of which is g reater than the j frequently taught a. m oral lesson in such a forcible tenor of a large num ber of orthodox serm ons, j m anner as to induce individuals to change their blackening as they do the character of God, and m isrepresenting the true relation uf man with his b ro ther. If the charge be made against the Stage th a t it appeals to the /" '• '"/-v, it can be burled back w ith dotiblr lbrce against the 1‘uipit, for a revival of religion is brought about by a long con­tinued and earnest appeal, not to the int* Meet, but to the fears and pa'.-dons of the audieiier. The ob­jection against thcatrU al perform ances, even of the lowest order, sinks iut<

course or abandon their evil schem es. In the “au ­tobiography of Mrs. M ow att,” we find a ¡»radical illustration of this fact. The play is titled the

a rk ! “ ."drangcr." Airs. M ow attsays, “ W hile I was de- lled 1 live-ring the speech in which .Mrs. l l a lk r confesses ■ on- her crim e, tlie audit nee were startled by a sudden

'b rick . Tin- very sound 'proclaimed th a t it had w.-ii wi nog involuntarily from some conscious -trickcn heart. A confusion in the d ress circle en-

u tte r insignificance when 'su e d ; then followed hysterical sobs and scream s,! and a holy was carried by he r friends from the 1 theatre.j The nex t m orning, a gentlem an called upon me, j and related the h isto ry of the lady whose agitation 1 had d istu rbed the equanim ity of the audience. She i was taken hom e in a sta te of excitem ent bordering

sense, or the prin.-ipl.-s which C h r b t inculcated, ; on frenzy, and confessed th a t she had been on the bu t the strifes, dogmas, and life!e>s form alities j eve of b ringing upon herself the life long miseries which we e v try w h .- re behold in the Church, ! endured by Mrs. Haller. I do not feel at liberty to and which contain.- so little of the elem ent of the j dwell upon the story , b u t the sequel proved that teachings of Him who com m anded us to “ b>>'C vkl anvlfo.r." ik.it lew m inds are y e t suiuciently de-i veloped to drink in the full m eaning of his doe-j trines, or to anv v ivat extent allow them anv in llu -1e„ec in the j i V i i o l m tvm m rsc of life. ' i n tliv ! I'aculous as any one has ever been able to .¡ml

ft c i th a ¡ary G amount of J’ulpit teachingwherein the enaracter of ( ¡nil is rcpIV.-rlit ed in thefl.arke.st and i . l u ,-n 1 «kali ü j t î , and man as beingso far ik-pra1v*t;i 1 as tu render it almost, oj■ quite, ahopeless te.'t. tu altcìii;;.t h i ' reformation.

My issue ¡.' nut wit h 1’iiristianiiv in it s highe.-t

the representation of the s ta te was instrum ental in i saving a t least one frail being from becom ing j “ L ike >tar.' th a t fail i<> ri?o ru* m<>rv.’*

H ere is a conversion w hich is as sudden and mi-

sense in which I wi>h to be under.-tood, Christianity w ithin the sanc tuary of the church . H ere is a de-

illy rn-atiiros. .-i-uine at a play.H a v e h y ili«- v e r y e u nn iv .ç o f t h e m w . U r e a f t r u r k ><> to t h e -oi;l , t h a t p r e . ' en ti y T lu -y h a v e proel akm- i l t h e i r i iiu!efucli<'a>.'

• r . i ,t , ,* ,, ,, , . i-o ' m onstration th a t Shakspcarc w rote no iiction whenis more o{ a prophesy ol the lu tu re than a realiza-j 1i i . i •. ■ ilion of the past. Tin ivfore, let it be clearly un- j ” " ,u

1 . ‘ . . . * . iderstoed th a t my proter-t i- not againr-i Uhrislianity,h u t against the Pulpit in it- anP'igoni.-m to the doc- jtrine of the brotherhood o! the ran-, tue patern ity j o ps im possible,” saxxs a w rite r iti the Iv.hn-ol (.oil and its m undane ihtiueneo, or total v ;m t td | Ijurgb Review, “ for a person unacquainted withSpiritual developm ent. 1 d ram atic represen tations to understand the cilect

\\ hat are the real ¡acts in relation to the M age V pruduced on a m ixed m ass of people, when a slrik-du me they appear to be this, not only reaching , ¡rin- sentim ent is u tte red by a popular actor. Thethe sense ol' In uring bu t al.-o th a t of -cemg, and inthe h igher order of dram a present a theoretical and practical le.-son whi<-h the highest Pulpit eloquence would fail to do,— a lc.-.sun which is often as en d u r­ing as lile itself, and bringing before the spectator in such close p roxim ity , evil anti the certain ty , and severity of its pum .-hm ent as to produce, a terror to evil doers, ami .-tinmlate tin- upright to patiently endure their suiieiimrs, as they are assured that

conviction is instantaneous, hundreds o f sto rm y voices are aw akened, the Spirit of every individual is in arm s, a thousand faces is lighted up, which a m om ent before seem ed calm and powerless and their im pression is not so transien t as m ay be thought. It is a germ w hich blossom s out into pa ­triotism , or ru n s up rank into prejudice o r passion. It is intellectual p ro perty honestly acquired. Aren are often am used, and som etim es instructed bv

Tiie Kcv. Dr. K nox, says, “ T here seem s to me lo b e no m ethod m ore eifectual o f softening the fe roeity and im proving the’m inds of the lower classes of a g reat cnpitol than the frequent exhibition of tragical pieces, in w hich the distress Is carried to the highest extrem e, and the m oral is a t once self­evident, affecting and instructive."

Philip Alelancthon, Sir W alter Scott, D r. Blair, Sir Philip Sidney Ualcraft, Sir W illiam B arkley, A rchbishop G regory Xazianzen. Alilton, Thom as Aioore, Rev. If. Alilman, Rev. Dr. Croly, Dr. Jo h n ­son, pious Addison, and a host of o thers who arc regarded as the w orld 's lights, have c ither w ritten for, or in o ther w ays com m ended th e stage, and been its w arm est advocates. A nd shall we heed those m inds of small caliber, whose alm ost only de­velopm ent is ignorance, prejudice and superstition V — men whose religious fanaticism is only equalled by their ¡»resumption in dictating to o thers w hat they should do ?— men so unphilosophical as to sup- pcse th a t all good is sh u t up w ithin the narrow lim­its of their creed r T hey have 3-ct to learn th a t the slave is a hundred fold b e tte r calculated

- T o m.-ikv m a n k i n d , in cou-eioii.- v i r i n e Hold. L i v e <Ar each tcc-m-, a n d be w h a t t h e y btho M.' "

Tin;• T o r t l ii— tiic .’«■rnuj.-UMìin

good will come upperm ost, and right will dually j bonks, b u t a tragedy is a great m oral lesson, read trium ph. rI his p resents a large, yea, an alm ost un- ; to two senses a t once, and the eye and the ear both limited field of social and moral teaching. j held in alliance to retain the im pression which the

Clergym en of the highest o rder of talent who \ actor p roduced.” have «accompanied me to V« allack s lh e a tre in this j Alany of the clergy in all ages of the world who city, have informed me th a t they have had their ■ have been the m ost liberally endowed, have either moral and religions faculties appealed to so iurcibly . become dram atic au thors, or, in o ther w ays given and practically as to h av e upon th e ir m inds a last- j their sanction to the utility and perpetuation of the ing impression,— that s o la r from having any ten- j c:iage. Dr. Isaac W atts, the d istinguished divine, d en ry to degrade, limy have beheld a m oral lesson j u W hat a noble use have Racine and Corneil-w hich was well calculated to elevate the affections j ¡¡ m ade of Christian subjects in some of their best and purify the heart. It will not be claimed th a t j (f.ojobts.'' St. Paul is called the m ost learned of clergym en o th er than the most libera] and auvauc- ; the apostles, and like clergym en uf the p resen t day , \ ed are pia ¡jareil to m ake ibis. co:ie«..'-;on. j who quote from Shakcspear, lie quoted from the

But that there is everyw here a growing skepticism then G reek dram atic poets,— from A nisins of Cili- and a disregard of Pu lp it teaching is the testim ony ci a ; from Kpimenides, o f C re te ; and from Alenan- of all Christendom. P u t the Stage is fast growing \ dor, the A th en ian ; th u s giving h is own counte- into popularity, m ultiplying in num bers, and great- j mince to the th ea tre by Ins familiar use uf dram atic Iy widening in its influence. -V few centuries ago, ! j,oetrv.the form er held the latter g reatly under its milu- j Alartin L u th e r says, “ And, indeed, C hristians _ ence, b u t as m an grows into the realization of the» ought not a ltogether to fly and abstain from c o m e -; necessity of the exeivi-e of all his faculties liarmo- j (¡p.^ because now and then gross tricks and dal!}'- j niously, a reverse action takes place, a u d it appears j ¡Mr» passages are acted th e re in ; for then it would 1 to me th a t the prophetic eye can sec the time when j fellow, that, by reason thereof', we should also ab- ! the Stage will becom e the practical pu lp it of our : htum from reading the liib'ic. Tht.njorc It It „ / no' land— the pulpit w here v irtue and vice, good and lhal w i,e ulluj,: such find the like thiny*, andevil, right and w rong will be enacted in d ram a in such glowing contrast as to enforce obedience to

for these causes would forbid C hristians to read or ac t com edies.”

Trunk- Mu-elirsl tru.l ihe si.iyc, t ea r s tu s t r e a m t l i ro u n h c \ c r y ago.*’

The stage is a daguerreo type of public sentim ent, and such comedies, dram as and tragedies will be introduced as will give it the l a s t support, and w hatever reform it needs, m ust be b rough t abou t by the public, am i n o tits m anagers, for the law of in terest w ill/w rc them to keep pace w ith tiie a d ­vancem ent of public sentim ent. No m anager will produce plays th a t do not “ d raw ,” for

‘•ThL- laws tin- nrwnnV patrons m atte."W allack 'sand N'iblo’s the two m ost fashionable

and best conducted establishm ents o f the city, p e r­mit no plays upon their stages w hich the m ost p i­ous fa ther would have an}’ objections o f being w it­nessed by a son or daughter. I f we a rc no t m is­taken they are taking the lead in the elevation and p u rity of the stage. In these there is no p a r t set aside for the reception of th a t class “ whose feet take hold on hell ” and all p a rts o f the house is m arked hy that quietude which w e should behold in the best cultivated society. The visitors of these establishm ents find them to m eet th e ir h ig h est e x ­pectations, in the a rrangem en t and b eau ty o f the ediliee, easiness of their scats, p u rity o f m orals and the selection of plays.

IVe have before given, in an article headed “ H ealthy InUuences o f A m usem en ts,” o u r views of the physiological benefits o f the stage, tak ing the position th a t am usem ents a re engrafted upon the constitution of m an, and th a t lie can no m ore d isregard them w ithout bringing decay upon the health-giving faculties than lie can take poison into his system w ithout producing its leg itim ate results.

O ur places of public am usem ents, like novel reading, have been looked upon as containing the elem ents uf licentiousness, b y m aking too strong appeal to the passions. T h is to a g rea t ex te n t is unquestionably true, b u t such are to be looked u p ­on as the excess, and have no m ore to do w ith the position which we have taken, th an lias tru e reli­gion with the pious fanatic, who ru ins his h ealth or loses his reason by bis wild enthusiasm . Tow ards such we would ca.-t a jea lous eye, and it behoves us to p iopcrly d iscrim inate in this, as in all o ther m atters, betw een the good and the bad.

For the same reason th a t every faculty ough t to lie exercised directly upon its own objects, exclu­sive pulpit-teaching as a m eans of conveying in­struction is m anifestly unnatural, as well as ineffi­cient. I f allowed io handle and exam ine a new object, we pursue the investigation w ith pleasure, ami in five m inutes will acquire m ore correct know l­edge than by a w hole h o u r's b earin g or reading abou t its qualities w ithout seeing it. In the one instance, our perceptive pow ers are stim ulated by the direct presence of the qualities o f w hich they are destined to take cognizance ; while, in the o th­er, th ey are roused only th rough the im perfect m e­dium of artificial language, and we have to create the object in our m ind before we can take notice of its qualities. "When we recollect th e different ideas which the sam e language suggests to different minds, we m ay form som e conception of the impossibility of our m aking a very rap id progress in th is way, and the w eariness and ennui w hich the thankless effort m ust alw ays in d u c e ; and yet, there a re thou­sands of well-m eaning individuals who w ould pious­ly object to teaching the people a m oral lesson b y a dram atical representation .

In the inculcation of m orals, the th ea tre should become the school-house of the young, as well as of those who are no longer young, for the lesson is b ro u g h t jiracticaVy before th e pupil, show ing the connection and punishm eht of vice and rew ard of virtue, m such vivid con trast as to produce a life- lasting im pression. I t is well rem arked b y M. D uppa, in his excellent little w ork on the educa­tion of the p easan try of England, th a t “ it is the h ab it of accurate ly observing the actual n a tu re of objects, as perceivable by the senses, and distinctly m ark ing their difference, w hich, in a fte r life, ren ­ders a m an intelligent and judicious. T here are few whose n a tu ra l faculties a re so dull as to be un ­able to perceive a d istinction when pointed ou t to them , or w hen th e ir notice is d irec ted tow ards it,— for instance, th a t one th in g is long, ano ther sh o rt; th a t 011c is round, ano ther f la t; one green, another black. C ut how few are there who, w hen m inute­ly questioned, can give a clear circum stantial de­scription of any object they have been conversant with, or in w hat particu lar th a t object differs from another. A nd w hy is this':' Because they have not the hab it of accurate vlm.rTiilion of th in g s ; and they have no t th a t habit, because, in modern educa­tion, a ckild's dbsertaliohs, a t the moment when a ll is new and observation is most active, is w ill fu lly draicn

atrinj fro m things to the sign o f things, and the who ■might easily have been made to distsnguish nature and jiropcrlicx o f the d iju ren t objects around him, has onhj learned io distinguish one letter fro m another.''

AVliat, therefore is w anted is a system of educa­tion in harm ony w ith the constitution of the hum an m ind, and a m ode of life and occupation w hich shall give no t only full p lay to the intellectual pow­ers, b u t also, healthy excitement and activity, and a right direction to the moved, religious and affective

feelings. No m erely theatrical o r speculative idea can do this. P u lp it eloquence fails, and church di- cipiine is as an idle dream . T he well conducted Stage, enacting the d ram a of real life, rew ard ing v irtue and punishing sin, b ring ing into active exer­cise the intellect, m oral, religious and affcctional feeling, can fully im press m an w ith a ju s t apprecia­tion of right over wrong, and b rin g into active ex­ercise and harm onious play, all h is faculties.

7 1 “ , Lieo“ihcoy, X-. Y.

ANECDOTES OF FASHION.A volume on th is subjecct m ight be m ade very

curious and entertain ing , for our ancestors w ere not less vacillating, and perhaps m ore capriciously gro­tesque, though w ith infinitely less taste, th an the p resen t generation. W ere a philosopher and an artist, as well as an an tiquary , to compose such a w ork, m uch diversified enterta inm ent, and sonic va­rious investigation o f th e progress o f the a rts and taste, w ould doubitess be the re su lt

T he origin o f m an y fashions was in th e endeav­or to conceal som e deform ity o f th e in v e n to r ; hence the cushions, ruffs, hoops, an d o th er m onstrous de­vices.

P a tch es w ere invented in E ngland, in the reign of E dw ard Y I, b y a foreign lady, w ho th u s ingeniously covered a w en on h e r neck.

"When th e Spectator w as w ritten , full-bottom ed wigs w ere inven ted b y a F ren ch ba rb er, one Duvil- ler, whose nam e th ey p erpetuated , for th e purpose of concealing an elevation in th e shoulder o f the D auphin. C harles V II, o f France, in troduced long coats, to hide h is ill-m ade legs.

Shoes w ith very long points, full two feet in leng th , w ere inven ted b y H en ry P lan tagenet, Duke o f A njou, to conceal a large excrcscncc on one of his feet.

O thers on the co n tra ry , adopted fashions to set off th e ir pecu liar beau ties— as Isabella o f Bavaria, rem arkable for h e r g a llan tly an d th e fairness o f h e r complexion, in troduced th e fashion of leaving the shoulders an d p a r t o f th e n eck uncovered.

Fashions som etim es originate in som e tem porary cvcnf, as a fte r th e b a ttle o f S teenkirk , w here the allies w ore large cravats, b y w hich th e F rench fre­quently seized th em (a circum stance p e rp e tu a ted on th e m edals o f L ouis X IY ,) c rav a ts w ere called S te en ld rk s; an d a fte r th e b a ttle o f R am ilies, wigs received th a t denom ination.

In th e y e a r 1 7 3 5 th e m en had no h a ts , b u t a lit­tle chapeau de bras; in 1 7 4 5 , th e y w ore a very small h a t ; in 1 7 2 5 , th ey w o re a n enorm ous one, as m ay be seen in Je ffrey ’s “ C urious Collection o f H abits in all N ations.” Old P u tten h am in his v e ry ra re w ork, “ T he A r t o f Poesie,” page 2 3 9 , on the p re ­sen t topic, gives som e cu rious inform ation : “ H en ­ry V III caused h is ow n head, and all his courtiers’ to b e polled, and his b ea rd to be cu t s h o r t ; before th a t tim e it w as th o u g h t m ore decent b o th for old m en and young , to b e all shaven, and ‘ w earc long haire e ith e r rounded or sq u are .’ N ow again a t this tim e (E lizabeth’s re ign) th e young gentlem en of the court have taken up th e ir long lia ir tray iing on their shoulders, an d th in k th is m ore d e c e n t; for w hat respect I w ould be glad to know ,”

I t is observed b y th e lively V igneul de Marville, th a t th ere a re flagran t follies in fashion w hich m u st be endured w hile th ey reign, and w hich never ap p ea r ridiculous till th ey are ou t o f fashion. In the re ign o f H en ry I I I , of F rance, th ey could not exist w ithout an ab u n d an t use of comfits. All the world, th e grave an d the gay, carried in th e ir pockets a comfit-lox, as we do snuff-boxes. T hey used them even on the m ost solem occasions. "When the D uke of Guise was sho t a t Blois, he was found w ith the com fit-box in his hand.

Fashions, indeed, have been canned to so e x tra ­vagant a length as to have becom e a public offence, and to have requ ired th e interference of govern­m ent. Short and tigh t b reeches w ere so m uch the rage in France, th a t C harles V was compelled to banish th is d isgusting m ode b y edicts, w hich m ay be found in M izeray. I t is curious th a t th e very same fashion was tiie com plain t in the rem o ter pe ­riod of Chaucer.

In the reign of E lizabeth of England the reverse o f all th is took place ; then th e m ode of enorm ous breehces was p ushed to a m ost laughable excess. The bucks of the day stuffed out th e ir breeches w ith rags, feathers, and o th er ligh t m atters , till they b ro u g h t them out to a m ost enorm ous size.— T hey resem bled wool-packs, and in a public spectacle they w ere obliged to raise scaffolds for the scats of these ponderous beaux. To accord wit'll th is fantastical taste , the ladies invented large hoop farthingales. T he two lovers could have surely never have taken one a n o th e r b y the hand aside. In th e preceding reign of M ary, the fashion ran on square toes ; insom uch th a t a proclam ation was issued th a t no person should w ear shoes above six inches square a t th e to e s ! T hen succeeded picket-pointed shoes.

The nation w as again, in th e reign of E lizabeth , p u t u n d e r th e royal au th o rity . “ In th a t tim e (says honest J o h n Stowe) h e w as held the g reatest gallant th a t had the deepest ru ff and longest ra ­p ie r; the offence to the eye of the one, and h u rt unto the life o f the sub ject th a t cam e b y the other, th is caused H er M ajesty to m ake proclam ation against them both , and place selected, grave citi-

boy | zens a t every gate, to cu t th e ruffes, and b reak the the 1 rap ie r poin ts of all passengers th a t exceeded a y a rd

in leng th of their ra p ie rs ; and a nayle of a y a rd in dep th o f th e ir ruffes.”

A sham eful ex travagance in d ress h as been a m ost venerable folly. In th e reign of R ichard II. the dress was sum ptuous beyond belief. S ir Jo h n A rundel had a change o f no less th an fifty-two new suits o f cloth o f gold tissue. B rantom e record, o f E lizabeth, Queen o f Philip I I of Spain, th a t she never wore a gown twice.

A buck of th e reign of H enry IV has been m ade out b y the laborious H enry . I shall only observe, th a t th ey wore then long-pointed shoes, fastened to th e ir knees w ith chains. L u x u ry im proving on this ridiculous mode, these chains the English b eau x of the fou rteen th cen tu ry had m ade of gold and sil­ver ; b u t the g rotesque fashion did no t finish here ; for th e tops o f th e ir shoes w ere carved in th e m an ­ner o f a church-w indow . The ladies o f th a t peri­od were no t less fantastical.

The wild varie ty o f dresses w orn in the reign of Ilcn ry V III is alluded to in a p rin t of a naked E n­glishm an holding a piece of cloth hanging on his rig h t arm and a pair o f sho*s in his left hand . I t was invented by A ndrew Borde, a facetious w it of those days. Tiie p rin t bears the following inscrip­tion :

I am an Ena 'Ii'hm an , and naked I s tand here,M using in m y m ind w hat ra im en t I shall wear.F o r now I w ill w ere this, and now I w ill w ere that,A nd now* I w ill w ere w hat—I cannot te ll w hat.

A t a lower period, ab o u t the reign of Elizabeth, we w ere p resen ted w ith a curious p ictu re o f a m an of fashion. I m ake the e x trac t from P u tten h am ’s very scarce w ork on “ The A rt of Poesie,” p. 2 5 0 ; “ M ay it no t seeme enough for a courtier to know how to w eare a feather and set his cappe a f la u t; his chain en echarpe; s tra ig h t buskin, a la Inglese ; a loose, a la Turquesgue; the cap a la Spuniola; the breech a la Francoise; by the tw entie m anner of new fashioned garm ents, to disguise his body and liis face w ith as m any countenances, w hereof it seems there are m any th a t m ake a very a rte and studie, w ho can show himselfe m ost fine, I will not say foolish or ridiculous." So th a t a beau of those tim es wore in the same dress a m ix tu re of all the fashions in the world. E i .i z a C o o k .

[F ro m the N ew Y o rk Leader.J

THE DEVIL.S ta rt not, m ost tim id reader, a t th e nam e of ibis,

thine old acquain tance ; for w hy should’.-! thou be frightened a t the nam e of so fam iliar and popular a ch aracte r? T hou has know n him from th y you th up— a good looking and courteous personage, who could tell thee, a n ’ thou would, m any a forgotten rem iniscence of thee and thine, and who is, withal, one of the b landest and m ost affable c rea tu res in the world.

He m oves in th e b es t society, is rig id ly sc ru p u ­lous o f h is outw ard appearance, and prides him self no little on his know ledge of the hu m an h eart.— Polite to a fault, w ith a voice o f th e sw eetest tone, and an eye of the b righ test g lan ce ; bew itching by his smile, and ontrancing b y his e loquence; w ith a m ind laden w ith knowledge and overflowing with light, he h a s ever been one o f th e m ost popular and influential characters of the day. Full often has he taken thee by the hand , and led thee into green pastures, and b y the side o f still w aters, w hilst thou, poor deluded soul, im agined th y se lf in the society in one of “ H eaven’s elect.”

A n d y e t thou trc inb lest a t the m ention of his nam e— and the v e ry idea of con tact w ith him blanches th y w arm cheek, and fills thee w ith te r­ror. M istaken s o u l! On the pages o f the prim er, and on th e tab le t of th y m ind, th is gentlem anly and accom plished Devil is prin ted , perhaps, as a poor fleshless body, g au n t and grim , having eyes of fire and feet th a t are c loven; w ith h o rn s grow ­ing from his head, and ba rb ed arrow s from his m outh ; w ith a long tail o f m any folds behind, and a Jong arm w ith m any claw s b e fo re ; in short,

------ l ;a inouste r of such frightful m ein,A s to be hated needs b u t to he seen ."

I tell thee, reader, such a p ic tu re is a gross slan­der on th e personal appearance of the D ark Prince. He is “ black, b u t comely, O ye d au g h te rs o f J e ru ­salem, as th e ten ts o f Ivedar, or the cu rta ins o f Solomon.”

H erein, thou should’s t know, is. the secret of liis pow er— the charm of his life. D eform ity has no a ttractions. Men are no t d raw n into any snare by repulsive and sickening leaders. T hey will no t— unless b a rb arian s indeed— w orship a t th e shrine of an y m onster. No. H e w ho w ould lead them cap­tive m u st a rray h im self in pu rp le and fine linen- So a t least th in k s the personage in question, and he acts accordingly.

1. H e conies in the gilded hab ilim ents o f p leas­ure. "With sm iling face and lightsom e step he trips along, followed b y a gay and thoughtless host, who sing and dance along the road to ruin, uncon­scious of th e ir danger, and careful only of im m e­diate and palpable en jo y m en t

L u red on, step by step, from innocent recreation to unlaw ful in d u lgence; from unlaw ful indulgence to gross licentiousness ; from gross licentiousness to loss o f self-respect and u tte r re ck lessn e ss ; w ith besotted m ind, and broken heart, an d w ithered bodv ; th e ir polite and fascinating conductor leaves them a t the portals of the grave, w here a p ress of o th er business obliges him to b id them a polite and affectionate good bye, prom ising— the only prom ise the deceitful w retch keeps— to m eet th em on the o th er side of the grave !

2 . H e comes in the flowing dishabille o f the Idler. W ith a ja u n ty air, a m ind a t peace w ith all the world, an enviable indifference to all th e storm s and calm s of life, an unw rink lcd brow and a spotless han d — he allures m an y sons and daugh ters o f in­d u s try from th e ir toil, and soon teaches th em to

look upon w ork as a burden , and in d u stry as a d is­grace. C unning and crafty , a r t thou, indeed, oh Devil, w ith th y oily tongue and b lan d address, and th o u dost tru ly erect th y busiest w orkshop in th« b ra in o f the idle man.

3 . T he Devil comes also in th e “ sober b la c k ” of hypocrisy. G entlem anly, indeed, is h e in th is fa­vorite character. In cowl and gown, w ith sm ooth face and sm oother speech, lie w alks cautiously be ­fore th e people, and ga thers into his d a rk fold m any a w andering sheep. Sm ypatliizing w ith all sorrew , subduing all passion, reg u la r in a ttendance upon C hurch, loudest in exhorta tion and longest in p ra y ­er, lie soon w ins upon th e h e a r t of the credulous, and ingratiates him into his b lack a r t The nam es of his followers is legion. I t needs not, oh reader, th a t we describe them to th e e ; for thou know- est them too well already. N either is it neecs­sa ry th a t we should follow up th e too fascinating Devil in any o ther su it from his m any colored w ardrobe.

In conclusion, see to it, ob y e people, th a t yc look no t for liis M ajesty as a horned and blgated m onster, b u t ra th e r a bloom ing and accom plished courtesan. N ot in rags, not in deform ity, b u t in purp le and fine linen, w orks be abou t all th y paths, and lu rk s lie about all th y hearts. .

II. C l a p p , J r.

[F ro m the R elig ious Telescope.]

H E A V E N ’S SYM PATHIES.I believe th a t angels and sain ts in heaven, feel a

deep in terest in th e affairs o f th is world, so fa r as they re la te to th e souls o f m en. W h y should I not believe so ? ..

How frequently angels bad conversation w ith tbo p rophets o f the Scrip tures, w ith A brahaui, w ith Lot, w ith Daniel, and o thers!

I should have to transcribe a g reat p a r t o f the Old T estam ent Scrip tures, to show all th e instances in w hich angels have had converse w ith m en. The sam e th in g also appears in th e N ew T estam ent Scrip tures. W ho announced to th e shep h erd s on the plains of B ethlehem , the b ir th of Christ, sing­ing glory to G o d in the highest, on earth , good will to m en ? I t was a m ultitude of th e heavenly host. It was Moses and Elijah, th a t appeared on the m oun t of transfiguration , to P e ter, Jam es, and Jo h n w ith Christ.

W h y should not angels and sain ts in glory, feel a deep in terest in the welfare o f m en, w hen God the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit, have done so m uch to save the sin ru ined world.

I t m ay be said th a t it is only in the welfare of the good, that angels arc interested. Can th is be so? " N o g reater love th an this, has any m an, than to lav down liis life for his friend. B u t God has m anifested his g rea ter love, in th a t while w* were y e t sinners, C hrist died for us.”

C hrist cam e not to call the righteous, b u t sin­ners, to repentance.

T he angels rejoice m ore over one sinner th a t re ­pents, th an over n inety and nine ju s t persons who need no repentance. D id not heaven feel a solici­tude for th a t sinner before he repen ted ? I f not, I tru s t he never w onld have repen ted , w ith th a t re ­pentance over w hich angels could rejoice. B u t w hen th a t sinner repen ted , the rejoicing of angels was g reater than it could have been, if th ey h ad had no previous solicitude. I f angels rejoice over those w ho love God, th ey cannot b u t m ourn over those who do not. I th in k th a t good fa th e r w ho said to his profligate son, “ The tim e will come, when I can sec you suffer, and care nothing abou t it, b u t rejoice in it.” I th ink that is false philoso­phy . Saints and angels sym path ize perfectly w ith Christ, and if he could see th e race of m en con­dem ned to hell, and care no t for it, he would no t have suffered w h a t he did to p reven t it. H e would no t have becom e a m an of sorrow s ; he w ould not have w ept over Jerusalem , saying, 0 Jerusalem , Jerusa lem , Ac.

I t is th ough t b y m any, th a t sy m p a th y w ith the sufferings of others, is inconsistent w itli a s ta te o f perfect happiness. I f so, then C hrist is no t p e r­fectly happy, for he sym pathizes so perfectly w ith h is people, th a t w hatever is done to them , he con­siders as done to himself. I envy no t th e hap p i­ness of*tliat m an, w ho has no sy m p ath y for o th e rs ; he is not constitu ted for happiness. “ Give m e to feel for o th er’s woes, and patience for m y ow n.” H e th a t touched you, toueheth the apple of God’s eye. I f death destroys our sym pathies, it is sjm o- tliing m ore than a change of position, it is a m oral change.

S u p e r s t i t i o n ' i x F r a n c e .— In som e of the de­partm en ts of F rance, w here th e cholera is raging, the peasan ts believe th a t the disease is propagated by travelers, and several have been arrested for fir­ing a t the passing trains. I t was ascertained th a t their guns w ere loaded w ith pow der only, and th e ir purpose w as to frigh ten travelers, so as to d im inish a t least the num ber. In several of the provinces, the ru ra l population w ere persuaded th a t the steam of the locomotive vitiates the air, and specially oc­casions th e potato rot. A female aeronaut, w ho m ade a balloon ascent from Paris, and cam e dow n

a neighboring departm ent, w as m altrea ted b y the coun trv people, who m istook h e r for a w itch. All th is in the y ear o f o u r L ord 1 8 5 -1 !

V o l t a ir e ’s R id d l e .— W h a t is the longest, y e t the shortest th ing in th e w orld ; th e sw iftest, and m ost s lo w ; the m ost divisible, and th e m ost ex ­tended , th e least value, an d th e m ost re g re tte d ; w ithout w hich no th ing can be done ; w hich devours everyth ing how ever sm all, and y e t gives life and Spirit to every object, how ever g reat? A nsw er— Time.

L a i ' cuiin' g in Cut-Rcn.— H enry W ard B eecher sa y s : “ I like to see m y Sabbath congregation laugh, w hen th ere is occasion for it, and verily bo- lieve th e re is no m ore h arm in laughing in ch u rch th an in one’s private parlo r.”

Christian Spiritualist.So long as E on are Honest, so long will Success follow

in the Footsteps of their Labors.__________

N E W YORK, SATURDAY, SEPT. 3 0 , 1 8 5 4 .

THE PAST AND PRESENT.Am ong the m any phases of folly comm on to the

]i]c_pjac of* most men, n e cannot call to m ind a t this date one more general than the tenden­cy of men to forget their t e a c h e r s and school­m asters ; the m ore if there should chance to be anything painful in the association. In keeping w ith this fact, it has got to be now-a-days,’ a com m on can t with some of the reform ers, to speak and w rite o f the past, as if all light and knowledge cam e to us with the dawn of yesterday , and lan ­guage seems incom petent to express their profound h orro r o f going into the past for any th ing like a u ­thority , knowledge, science, or religion. W e, how ­ever, do not belong to th is class o f thinkers, nor do we aspire to the honor.'< belonging to the schools of their philosophy, for we cherish for the the sam e affection and veneration th a t we do for our m other. In a large and com prehensive sense, the philosopher of the nineteenth century is the child o f the past, and there is the sam e inconsistency and lack of gratitude in him, when lie wishes to divorce him self from “ long, long ago,” th a t is manifested b y the disrespectful son, in re tu rn for the affections and devotions o f m aternity.

W e are no blind follower, however, of the past, n o rd o we think it the true w ay to m anifest a re ­spectful gratitude, since all m others love to sec their counsel and advice im proved on, ra th e r than fol­lowed by a blind obedience. There m ay be excep­tions, b u t the pride of m atern ity and the ambition o f offspring form the union of th a t holy em ulation w hich lifts the Spirit o f m an “ upw ard and on­w ard .”

The “ step-m other,'” the “ foster-m other ” and the “ m other-in-law ,” are relations o f social life, b u t have their correspondentials in time, botli as to affection and recom pense. T housands of men and women in this age have found the past to be little else than a “ step-m other,” h ard and inflexible w here she has au tho rity and the power to use it.

IIow natural th a t they should speak of it in strong language, “ they having tried it and found it tough.”

T he following ex tract is to the point, and will he a good sta tem ent o f fact, as m ade by the objector against the “ light of o ther d a y s :”

“ Shall we never get rid of the p a s t? It lies up­on the p resen t like a giant's dead body ! In fact the case is ju s t as if a young giant was compelled to waste all his streng th in carry in g ab o u t the corse of the old giant, his grandfather, who died a long while ago, and it only needs to be decently buried.

J u s t th ink a m om ent and it will startle you to see w hat slaves we are to by-gone times, to Heath, if we give the m atter the lig h t word.

A dead man, if lie happens to m ake a will, dispo­ses o f w ealth no longer his own ; or if he dies in­testate, it is d istributed in accordance w ith the no­tions o f inen, m uch longer dead than he.

A dead m an sits on all our ju dgm en t seats, and living ju d g es do b u t search out and repeat his decisions!

W e read in dead m en's hooks!W e laugh a t dead m en 's jokesA nd cry a t dead m en’s p a th o s .'W e are sick of dead m en's diseases, physical and

m oral, and die of the sam e rem edies w ith which dead doctors killed their patients.

W e worship the living Deity according to dead m en’s form s and creeds.

W hatev er we seek to do, of our own free motion, a dead m an 's icy hand obstructs us. T urn our eyes to w hat point we m ay, a dead m an 's white, unm it- tigable face encounters them and freezes our very h e a r t

time m ust have its way. T he wisdom o f th is pro­test against the past, its creeds, philosophies and authorities, comes v ery naturally' w ith the aw aken­ing sense of m anhood, and so far it has the ele­m ents o f eternal life in it and m ust be heard , until a general reform comes to m an and society.

B u t cannot all th is be done w ithou t so m uch of­fence being done to the Sp irit and religion o f the good and tru e of all tim es? Is i t necessary in proving the sense and science of th e n ineteen th cen­tury', to prove also th e no sense of all o th er ages? If so, it is a foolish issue, since it ever has been the m ission o f the true reform er not to destroy “ the law and the propdtits," hut to fu l f i l . T he advent o f J e ­sus found the world religiously and socially in a verv m uch w orse condition than we can conceive of, w ith philosophies controlling the people, as old as the traditions o f the R abbins, and y e t his m is­sion was not for destruction , b u t expansion and construction, for he saw th a t th e law s of Moses and the trad itions of the E lders w ere objectionable m ore from their “ lim itations” than any innate bad ­ness, so th a t in h is sum m ary of the authorities of that age, he could tru ly say, “ Thou sha lt love the Lord th y God w ith all th y soul, m ight, m ind and streng th , and th y neighbor as thyself, for such is the law and the prophets.” In all o f his reform , th ere is a profound respec t ever m anifested for the Spirit of the law, how ever m uch he felt th e neces­sity for am endm ent. I t m ay bo in th is practical age, the nam e and philosophy of Je su s will h a re b u t little influence w ith the m ore radical and im ­patien t o f the re form atory fam ily, b u t if th ere is constructive sense in th e ir philosophy, th ey will keep him in m ind as th e m odel reform er. The voice of Je su s comes to the th in k er and w orker of the Age, saying, “ H enceforth, I call you not ser­vants ; for the servan t know eth not w hat his lord doeth ; b u t I called you friends, for all th ings th a t I have heard of m y F ather, I have m ade know n unto you .” Surely, the m ind in love w ith th e Spi­r it of good, can find in th is fraternal appeal som e­th ing to aw aken the k inder m em ories o f long ago, and w arm the affections for the past, since it has given us a religion of love and the m aterial for the richest m ental culture.

I t is God’s first benediction on life, and th a t to the religious m ind will soften the severity o f cen­sure, subdue im patience, aw aken c’ arity , and m ake us feel the need of a m ore practical and every day faith in God and the u n ity o f his go v ern m en t

To the Spiritualist, above all, does th e adm onition come hom e— Trustin' God!!

To him the w orld is a unit, and the past, the first am ong m any b re th ren of ages th a t was, and is to be, blessed witli the benediction of some high and ho! v mission, the full im port o f which will be know n only when we are freed from the needs and neces­sities of this fragm entary life.

The p resen t has its needs bo th of patience and reform , and to the tru e m an, though sin, ignorance and crim e proclaim th e 'n ecess ity o f a new sta te of things, still the o rder of N ature has long since brough t conviction to the th inker, th a t in all our im provem ents we need to be “ wise as serpen ts and harm less as doves.”

In a personal sense, the p ast is ever tread ing on the heels o f the present, and adm onishes us to re ­m em ber th a t “ note is the accepted tim e of the L ord,” — for we have no su re ty th a t th e “ m orrow ” will find us in the earth -sphere, w here education and cu ltu re should ever be going on, if we hope to find harm ony in Heaven.

“ L e t us then bu up and doing,W ith a heart fur a n y fate—Still achievin',:, ¿-till jm rsning,Learn to labor and to 'wait."

action? Do th ey give nev/ objects o f th o u g h t and excite a th irs t for know ledge? I answ er t i ie v d o . ” * T hat such is th e u a tu re and tendency, of these com m unications, is self-evident to an y one acquainted w ith th e h is to ry an d developm ent o f the phenom ena. So far, then , the facts of Spirit­ualism harm onize w ith th e design of the Gospel, which, if I understand it, is “ g lad tidings o f great joy , w hich shall be un to all people.”

I am inclined to think , therefore, th a t y o u r diffi­culty comes from your theology, no t from th e claims

™ * .y . My friend I .peak .0 ,he. .n worfa j d » shoaUbc sgdedof p rophetic w arning, for i f th o u dost depend upon j Qm n-ISC-,ence ¡n t0 th e m inds of on ly th a t portion th y b ro th er ou t o f the form for m ore, th an he is o f t jle hum an family w lio a re r— ~ ;t1, " ' wfavored w ith w h a t

C hristians denom inate divine revelations, w e should find th a t no t one in ten can say conscientiously :“ I confidently believe th a t I shall live eternally , i n ---- ^ ----------------------- ^ -----an o th er sta te o f existence, a fte r th is eaf th ‘jlfe ^ ! 0f t j,e L ondon publication , a t nearly one-half

cate windings, o f w hich th o u h a s t tak en no note. ! pjevelri a fu tu re sta te o f existence, there^ are, in all T hou a r t b u t ju s t en tering upon the long jo u rn e y j p robab ility , nine d o u b ters to one

_ fight of im m ortality th o u w ilt feelof the P rophets o r th e Apostles. O f y o u r private | needs, w hich thou hast never d ream ed off. Thou l " ^ GOuId accom plish the _opinions I would like to be silent, as I am well j w ilt ieam to call th y se lf a child, a very little child, j aI][those S ^ t n y convinced th a t “ ___ pnnrlnp» nimsplfi in th v Sniritual experience, an d thou w ilt live to , who.e hum an f_ J ■„ ___

* II*u5o of seven Gttblcs. B y H aw thorn , t B u lw er’fi L ady of Lyons.

TO REV. MR. FENNELL, GLENS FALLS.H e a r S i r : In answ er to y o u r inquiry , w here

f o r m o r e ,a b l e t o g i v e t h e e , t h o u w i l t y e t h a v e t o s h e d b i t t e r t e a r s f o r l a c k o f h e a v e n l y s t r e n g t h .

The path before thee is long, is long and crooked, ^ ____r____ ; ___ ___i t i s t o r t u r o u s a n d t h e r e a r e m a n y s t r a n g e a n d i n t r i . . e n d e d > ?i _ ^ n d e v e n a m o n g t h o s e w h o p r o f e s s t o b e - - - ■ - - 1 - ' . . . - ' “ e r e a r e , i n a lb e l i e v e r w h ow h i c h e n d s i n t h e d a r k n e s s o f t h e b o d y ; b u t m t h e j ^ a t ^ l i v e d t h f s f i f e ° o f ° p a i n s ,

t e n t h o u s a n d “ ^ “ d o u b t s a n d f e a r s , a n d p a s s e d o f f b e f o r e f b o u I -ff « r r m n n l i s h t h n t a s k o f r e m o v i n gm i n d s o f t h ea n y o n e w h o c a n c o n v i n c e h i m s e l f | i n t h y S p i r i t u a l e x p e r i e n c e , a n d t h o u w i l t l i v e t o | S' " ‘ t h a n k t h y G o d , a y e , u p o n t h y b e n d e d k n e e = , i n t h e , ^ b e ] ; e y e t h e r c i s o n o . T h e n , i f t h e s e p h e n o m e -

f u l l n e s s o f t h y h e a r t , t h a t t h e g r o s s n e s s a n d m a t e - ^ r e a j ] y S p i r i t u a l , i t m u s t b e o f t h e u t m o s t i m - r i a l i t y o f t h y f i r s t d e v e l o p m e n t h a t h p a s s e d a w a y , p o r t a n c e t h a t a l l p e r s o n s s h o u l d k n o w i t . L e t a n y a n d t h y s o u l h a t h m o u n t e d t o a h i g h e r a n d p u r e r m a n o r w o m a n b e c o n v i n c e d t h a t t h e S p i r i t o f ai n t e r c o u r s e w i t h t h y M a k e r . A n d t h a t t h e l i g h t i s j w h h t h e m , L d T w f f le v e r b u r n i n g b r i g h t l y a n d p u r e l y w i t h i n t h e t e m p l e j ^ n Q m o r e p 03S ; i j i e f o r t h e m t o d o u b t t h e i r f u t u r e , o f t h y o w n h e a r t T h a t t e m p l e w i l l b e d e c k e d I j j j a n t h e i r p r e s e n t e x i s t e n c e .w i t h l i v i n ' » f l o w e r s a n d a d o r n e d w i t h c o r n s w h o s e j O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , i f t h e r e p u t e d p h e n o m e n a b e b r i l l i a n t s b o r r o w e d f r o m t h o c e l e s t i a lh i g h , a n d t h e y w i l l o n l y l e a v e t h y S p i r i t t o b e r e - ; g . r f s a n d ] i u ] e c h -l l d r e n ) a s sonl0 o f o u r a s t u t e p h i ­s e t i n g r e a t e r b r i l l i a n c y i n t h e c r o w n o f t h y r e - j i O S O p h e r s w o u l d f a i n h a v e u s b e l i e v e , i s i t n o t i m -T h o u h a s t n o t y e t d r a n k s o d e e p l y j p o r t a n t , a b o v e a l l t h i n g s e l s e , t h a t t h e m i l l i o n s o fa s t h o u m a v e s t d r i n k . T h o w i s d o m w h i c h h a t h I m i n d s w h i c h a s s e n t , a n d a r e c o n t i n u a l l y a s s e n t i n g a s t n o u m . i j e a t u n i t o t h e t r u t h o f t h e p o s i t i o n t h a t t h e i n h a b i t a n t s o fb e e n g i v e n t h e e , i s b u t a f o r e t a s t e o f t h a t w h i c h j ^ m u n d a n e a n d c e l e s t i a l s p h e r e s h o l d d i r e c t i n t e r ­m u s t b o d e v e l o p e d w i t h i n t h y o w n s o u l . I k c m e m - | c o u r s e e a c h o t h e r , s h o u l d b e f r e e d f r o m s u c h h e r d e a r f r i e n d , n o S p i r i t c a n g i v e t o t h e e t h a t p u r e | s t u l t i f y i n g d e l u s i o n a n d r e s t o r e d t o s a n i t y ? I t a n d h o l y g i f t w h i c h w i l l o p e n t h e i n n e r c o u r t s o f s e e m s t o u s t h a t i f t h e h e a d s o f t h o u s a n d s u p o n , i f , . r , „ _ - T W n I s a t h o u s a n d s o f t h e b e s t m e n a n d w o m e n o f t h e n a -t h y s o u l , o u t t h j - F a t h e r m h e a v e n . - . t i Q n h a v e b e e n t u n ! e d b y t b e m a c h i n a t i o n s o f g i r l sg l a n c i n g , u n c e r t a i n l i g h t p l a y i n g a n o u t t h e e n o w , i n from J d v e t o s j s t e e n y e a r s o l d , s o t h a t t h e y d o n o t f i t f u l g l e a m s , i t c o m e s f r o m o n h i g h — i t i s o f G o d , " ‘ • " 'b u t a s t h o u d o s t b e c o m e p r e p a r e d t o s o a r h i g h e r i t w i l l b e a m b r o a d a n d s t e a d i l y , a n d u n w a v e r i n g i t w i l l b e t o t h y s o u l f o r e v e r a b r i g h t a n d c o n t i n u a l l i g h t , a n d t h e t i m e s h a l l a r r i v e w h e n t h o u w i l t l o o k b a c k w i t h a s t o n i s h m e n t o v e r t h e p a s t , a n d t h a n k G o d t h a t t h e r e i s a g l o r i o u s , e v e r - o p e n i n g , b e a u t i f u l a n d u n e n d i n g f u t u r e .F r i e n d , i f t h e e w i l l r e a d t h i s i n t h e s p a c e o f t h r e e y e a r s f r o m n o w , t h o u w i l t u n d e r s t a n d t h e t r u t h o f t h i s , e v e r y w o r d .

N e w Y o r k , Septem ber o, 1 S5 4 .

th a t his fa ith , his hope, h is idea o f the m eaning of the Scrip ture, afford th e only cure for th e sins, sorrow s and dangers o f th e w orld, is certainly r ig h t in spending h is resources and him self in de­fending h is own private views,”t a lthough he should be v e ry m odest how he colors the m otives o f others.

As, however, you a te a public teacher, it is bu t com m on ch arity to hope th a t y o u are not ignorant facts w hich the theological controversies o f the last q u a rte r o f a cen tu ry have b ro u g h t before the general read er ;— facts found in the gospels and let­ters o f th e N ew T estam en t,— w hich have ultim ated ! joicing above, in nearly a general conviction th a t in fa llib ility is Dcither claimed by, n o r found in, tho Scriptures.

This, you will please to b ear in m ind, is no t the w ork of m odern Spiritualism , a lthough the friends o f Spiritualism generally accept th e conclusion.

I t would be no very difficult task to quote the passages from th e w ritings o f the apostles and pro­phets th a t force th e th in k er to th is conclusion, h u t I will give instead, the reflections o f one on the same subject, whose language and reasoning will be clear and pertinent.

H e says, “ to g ran t th a t P au l reasons, and to be sta rtled a t the idea th a t he m ay reason incorrectly, to adm it th a t he speculates, and y e t be shocked a t the surm ise th a t he m ay speculate falsely, to praise his skill in illustration, y e t sh rin k in h o rro r w hen som ething less apposite is pointed out, is an obvious inconsistency.

The hum an understand ing cannot perform its functions w ithout tak ing its share of the chances o f error, no r can a critic of its p roductions have an y perception o f these tru th s and excellences w ithout conceding th e possibility o f fallacies and faults. AYe m u st give up all adm iration of the apostles as m en, if we are alw ays to listen to them as oracles o f God.}

This is a clear and concise sta tem en t o f the diffi­cu lty betw een m odem Spiritualists and the apos­tles and prophets, w hen any such issue is made, b u t I w ish y o u to keep the fact in m ind, th a t the Bible, no t the Spirits, m ust bo responsible for the issue.

I should say, how ever, th a t a popular and false theology is responsible for m ost o f it, for there is a growing conviction th a t the Bible is perfect as a h isto ry of Spiritual m anifestations, a lthough it m ay not he infallible as au thority .

In concluding these rem arks, let me again rem ind you, th a t you owe it as a d u ty to yourself, and y o u r respect for th e nam e and m em ory of Jesus, to know w herein the sp irit o f m odern Spiritualism agrees as well as differs w ith the ancient Gospels.

Y our friend for H um an ity and Progress,J . H . AY. T o o iie v .

BOOK NOTICES.T h e P o s i t i v e P h i l o s o p h y o p A c q e s t e C o m t e . F ree ly T ram .

la te f l and C o n d e n s e d , b v I I a b e i e t M a r t i n e a e . Published b p C a l v i e B l a n c h a e d , 82 N assau s t r e e t p . p . 839,IS54

T he reading public will thank Mr. Blanchard forp u ttin g th is m uch h eard o f book, in an Americandress, i s it has all th e nejitness and completeness

the

* D r. C h a in in g 's L ectures, t R ev. Jam es M artineau’:» C ontroversial : 1 Ib iJ .

A nd wc m ust be dead ourselves belui'c we can \ tlus?'’ I oiler the following reflections : begin to have our proper influence in our on n v> oi Id, ; Tihe fa c ts w hich form the fundam entals o f mod-

SPIR IT COMMUNICATIONS.[T he following com m unication tra s spoken b y a v e i l know n

lady m edium in th is city , and pu rpo rts to have em anated from an illustrious Q uaker srcutleman, w ho has loner b ee n in the S p i­r i t world. I t was, as its te x t shows, & p e r s o n a l co m m u n ic a tio n and was addressed to one w hose life had been a “ lo n g h a rd fight w ith strong willed m en ,” and w ho had seen m a n y vicissitudes, bo th of fo rtune and of belief, b u t had th ro u g h th em all preserved un ta in ted tho honesty and fo rth righ tness w h ich w as nourished b y his m o ther’s m ilk and streng thened b y h e r teachings. H e

, , belongs to a large class, w hich ou r h a rd y Y an k ee race is con tin -; does Spiritualism put the P ro p h e ts and Apo?i- j renew ing, as tim e th ins its n u m b e rs ; and th is com m unica-

| tion m u s t bo o f in teres t to all thoso w ho acknow ledge a love fo r

w hich will be no longer our world, bu t the world o f ano ther generation, with which we shall have no shadow of right to interfere.’'*

T his pro test is not only positive, b u t sormvhat h itte r in its Spirit, and, how ever well it m ay rep re ­sen t the feelings of the im patient m any, it is neith­e r philosophy, nor >jood sense.

T here can be no doubt b u t the shadow s of the past fie dam p and heavy upon us, and often chill th e enthusiasm of the hopeful p resen t, b u t is it wisdom to m ake an indiscrim inate w arfare w ith the m en and cu ltu re of long ago, sim ply because we do not find all things to our liking'!

ern Spiritualism have nothing to do w ith the p roph­ets or apostles, since th ey como to public notico and challenge investigation by the sam e au thority , th a t any fact in physics a rrests attention.

I t m ay seem to you very irreligious, th a t facts come to notice and m ake th e ir im pression on the public m ind w ith the sam e indifference to existing opinions, theologies and notions, th a t tho ra ins of April m anifest to the sta tem ents of the A lm anac,but

| such is the case, nevertheless, and I know o f no | w ay to stop N a tu re ’s method, w ere it even desirable, j A s a people, th e A m erican fam ily love facts, be-

The Spirit of heroism , as well as the intuitions of! cause a J ac( c a rr ' cs ^ own au thority , and justice , speak to the earnest m an of compensation, ! therefore, a very dem ocratic kind of thing. I t for as he has received from the storehouse of the ■ docs no t st0P t0 ask’ if ^ ou or 1 W,H Please tohaT epast the m aterials for m ental culture, the conve­niences of civilization and the aids to progress, so should he use them , th a t his life m ay pay not only in g ratitude the deb t he owes, bu t in worh, that the fu ture m ay be the richer for his living.

A proper respect for the comm on elem ents of m anhood m akes the m ind sh rink from dependence, since it is an acknowledged tru th th a t respect

it th u s o r thus, b u t goes on in its even w ay, telling its own sto ry . N ow the secret, if there is any, con­sists in the sta tem en t of fact, w hich m odern S p irit­ualism brings into th e controversy, and the exp la­nation of its wonderful spread in th is practical age m ust be found in some such s ta tem en t as this.

Therefore, Spiritualists a re no m ore bound to ac­count for th e h arm ony betw een th e le tte r of the

comes not because “ we're dropped on fortune’s i p rophets and apostles, and the teachings o f theso hill, as the merit is in m ounting .” j facts, than Prof. H itchcock is bound to harm onise

The voice o f noble em ulation has seldom express-j the m odern revelations o f Geology w ith Genesis^ ed itself in m ore befitting language than in the fol- j True, m any of the Spiritual fam ily- believing th a t low ing: “ No, no ! I would not, were I fifty tim es .' God never contradic ts himself, e ither in N ature.a prince, be a pensioner on the dead! I honor b irth and ancestry when they are regarded as the incen ­tives to exertion, not the title-deeds to s lo th ! I honor the laurels th a t overshadow the graves of o u r fathers. I t is our fathers I em ulate, when I desire th a t beneath the evergreen I m yself have planted, m y own ashes m ay repose !’’+

H ow m uch more noble, th is enthusiastic em ula­tion th a t wishes to pay back blessing for blessing, by m olding the destiny of the fu ture, than the carpings o f criticism th a t knows no h igher wisdom th an censure, and manifests no g rea ter good than fault-finding. No doubt in the econom y and w is­dom o f God’s general providence, the critic is as useful as the m an of constructive m ind, bu t all epi­demics, w hether of a m ental or of a physical char­acter, m ust be from th e na tu re o f things bad

H istory, or Revelation, and a re stu d y in g th e na tu re and teachings o f these m odern facts, th a t th ey m ay be able to say to all, “Behold the h arm ony of God’s w ay s!” Behold how uniform are the m anifesta­tions o f his general governm ent, and how ju s t the d istribution of his gifts to the ages. The p rophets and apostles m ay aid us in th is w ork of harm onic investigation, b u t th ey m ust not be m ade to speak the language of contradiction and antagonism to fact, because men dislike th a t th a t gives tho lie to th e ir senses, and w on’t believe i t I do not accept the pliilosophj- o f the senses m y se lf as the tru e ex ­ponent o f the “ science of fife,” b u t in the m inds of m ost m en, there is an in tuition th a t teaches them to believe th a t all tru th m ust bo an u n it

You, as a th inker, should accept th is as a funda­m ental fact, in m ental philosophy, and instead of

Philosophy sanctions the em ulations o f m anhood, I m aking side issues w ith good sense, seek to under­and gives the cu ltu re o f the stoic to the m an of i stand the relations o f these facts to the religion you daring enterprise, th a t he inay lack nothing in fit- j profess. I sax- religion, for I m ake religion a very ness for the w ork before him. B ut beyond all, the | different th ing from theology, and would suggest to voice of religion has a special au th o rity to every ' you the p ro p rie ty o f giving some thought in th a t m an and woman who looks to an im m ortal fife be- direction.

If, however, there is an y quarre l betw een the

earnest •work :

I am righ t glad to m eet thee friend, as i t were face to face, and I will speak to th y soul, an d thou shalt see th a t I h ad a doublo p u rpose in view, in seeking thy» com panionship. W h en the soul o f m an h a th some stupendous end in view , he bends his whole will and energies to th e a tta inm en t of that end ; som etim es regardless o f every th in g e lse ; things w hich are du ties nevertheless, and need his prayerful and loving attention. A nd som e m ake th a t path , for them selves, a lonely and b a rren des­ert to cross, full o f divers shapes and shadow s.— T hey pass over the green and p leasant spots o f ver­dure w hich lie d irectly beneath th e ir feet, and m ad­ly p ress fo rw ard tram pling dow n every supposed o b stacle ; w hereas o thers m ake o f it a p leasan t and soul-satisfying du ty . T hey select th e ir pa th s b y the side o f p leasan t m urm uring brooks,— they walk beneath shady trees,— th ey greet those whom they

FACTS FOR THOSE WHO N EED SUCH.W ish ing to have as little “ take for g ran ted ,” ism

am ong th e readcr-S of ou r p ap er as possible, we no t only insist on the necessity o f each person do­ing h is th ink ing , h u t giving such facts and expe­riences as m ay help th e th in k er xo a rational con­clusion. Facts are m ostly presum ptive to th e in­vestigator, until he by v irtue o f exam ination and experience m akes such facts p a rt o f h is knowledge, a fte r w hich th e person is able to speak as “ one hav­ing authority ,'' since it is acknow ledged th a t “ one

fa c t is w orth a thousand m etaphysical opinions.”Spiritualism claims th e w onders o f the jnist in all

A ges and N ations, and takes facts from tho h igh­w ays and bye-w ays of life, if th ey ten d to explain the “ phases of fa ith” as seen in h isto ry and found in actual fife.

F o r ano ther class, however, we have to give fact upon fact, th a t th ey m ay have the necessary evi­dence, for how ever ridiculous it m ay seem in any m an’f ignoring the m oral evidence of over three m illions o f believers, still it is no less tru e , th a t p o ­sitive conviction comes only when personal expe­rience has given the necessary evidence.

W e give the following facts to the inquirer, a sk ­ing for an explanation for th is class o f phenom ena, if it is not found in Spiritualism . W e take fact No. 1 , from the Age of P rogress, w ith th e rem arks of th e editor, th a t th e read e r m ay know who is w it­ness in the case.

“ The following is r.n e x trac t of a private le tte r to tb e editor, from a y o u n g lady, o f th is city, who has been spending the w arm season a t Laona, arid w ho is a m edium in various w ays for Spiritual com­m unications. The incident re la ted m ay be relied on as tru e to the letter.

“ I w ent w ith ano ther young lady, to visit a friend, w ho had a little daughter, o f abou t ten m onths old. She w as a fine, h ealth y looking child, ru n n in g ab o u t the house in playful and p ra ttling glee, as sm iling and lovely as an opening rose-bud.W hile silting a t the table, m y hand was m oved ns if requ ired to write. I took a pencil and applied it j j.^iPn-in'» to to a slip o f paper, when it drew a little coffin, and cth e form of a child w ithin it, and then w rote under it th e nam e of th e child of w hich I have spoken above. I concealed the nam e and show ed the cof­fin and corpse, w hich the pencil had draw n, to the m other and m y friend. They did not seem to re­gard it as an y th ing w orthy of note, and nothing was said o r thought abou t it, till the n ex t da}-, when the child was taken sick. T hen the m other called the incident to m ind, and began to fecr it was a prem onition of h e r death. Such it proved to be,‘ ' ’ " 'p i r i t was soon set free, " '

know w h a t th ey hear, see o r feel, the career o f such w icked children should be stopped b y som e m eans o r other, before th ey m ake idiots o r lunatics o f the w hole hum an family. L e t th e w ise ones, w ho for­tu n a te ly re ta in possession o f th e ir faculties, go into a general and tho rough investigation of th e su b ­jec t, and d iscover how these little w itches, j u s t ou t o f their sw addling clothes, m anage to deceive the soundest in tellects of th e age, and b rin g them to believe th a t th e y h e a r voices an d o th er sounds w hich th ey do no t h e a r ; th a t th ey feel touches, p ressures, je rk s , shakes o f the hand , liftings of th e ir lim bs and th e ir bodies, and various o th er physical operations, w hich th ey do no t feel; and th ey see m ovem ents o f ponderous bodies, w ithout hum an contact, w hich th ey do no t see. L e t th em explain how these young girls and little ch ild ren w ho had never before appeared to be an y th ing b u t lovely and innocent, w ork these m iraculous d ecep tio n s; and let th em account for them on som e ra tional h y p o ­thesis, and not a tte m p t to prove th a t fu tu re events are tru ly p re d ic te d ; th a t sealed le tte rs a re r e a d ; th a t friends thousands o f m iles d is tan t are heard from and particu la rs o f th e ir situation and condition given, a t one m in u te ’s n o tic e ; th a t hu m an bodies, and pianos w eighing five or six h u n d red pounds, a re suspended in the a ir w ithout con tact o f anj- k in d ; th a t in stru m en ts o f m usic a rc p layed w ith a rtistic skill, w ithout m ortal touch or aid ; and th a t th e places w here lost papers, m oney and o th er p ro ­p e rty m ay be found, arc m ade k n o w n ; all by the crack ing of th e knees and snapping of the toes.— L et them give a m ore rational solution of these p h e ­nom ena than the one Insisted on by those who are called, and who call them selves, Spiritualists , and we will gladly publish their b e tte r philosophy, th a t

cost o f th e original.T he paper, ty p e and binding, as well as the gen­

eral execution o f the w ork, will reflect credit to all pa rties concerned, as i t will b e a r com parison with m an y o f ou r best publications.‘ A s to the w ork itself, a t p re sen t we can say but little, as we have no t as y e t found tim e to read the b o o k ; b u t we are free to say, w e are glad the work is before th e public , as th ere a re m an y anxious to know m ore o f A. Com te and his philosophy.

I t m ay he in th is as in m an y o th er cases, that “ d istance len d s en ch an tm en t to the view ,” and on b e tte r acquain tance, m ay n o t be able to find either the pleasure o r p rofit we have prom ised ourselves from a s tu d y o f its pages,— b u t a t p re sen t we con­sider the publication m ost tim ely.

AYe say m ost tim ely, because we have had a few am ong us w ho have been firing th e ir intellectual “ p o p -g u n s” a t th e public, charged, as it w as im a­gined, w ith “positive j/hilosophy," for the purposo of p u ttin g an end to “ specu lation .” AI'c a re glad therefore to m eet A. Com te, th e apostle o f th e P o ­sitive Philosophy, th a t we m ay know first hand how far he is righ t, how far we are wrong.

AYe shall give the w ork a careful reading, and a t som e o th er tim e a tte m p t an exposition o f Mr. C om te’s m ethod, ph ilosophy and tendency a s p re ­sen ted in the w ork before us. AYe have no fear o f ' “ a theism ,” “ pan the ism ,” o r “ infidelity ,” for d ou lt h a s done its w o rs t and gone so fa r in p rivate, th a t m en have becom e tired o f skepticism and are re ­tu rn in g to th e w orld o f sen tim en t an d religion for consolation.

Beside, i t is h igh tim e men p u t b y th a t old “ bug­b e a r ” fea r , a d read of som eth ing th e y know not w hat, w henever a liberal o r rad ical w ork issues from th e press. P a u l could say, “ w hen I was a child, I understood as a ch ild —I th o u g h t as a child, bu t w hen I becam e a man I p u t aw ay childish th ings,” and it is full tim e the C hristian Church followed h is exam ple.

A s we u n d e rstan d the privilege of m an and the du ­ty o f all claim ing to re sp ec t th e nam e of Jesus, it is, th a t he m ay so know and com prehend the de­sign and ten d en cy of N a tu re , as to be able to live in ha rm o n y w ith th e D ivine governm ent, since it is acknow ledged that, “ to enjoy is to obey .” Any one, therefore, who helps to explain the m ethod and econom ies o f N ature, is a benefactor to the race, he his view s on theology w h a t th ey m ay.

In conclusion, we w ould say to tiie “ tim id Chris­tian ,” ii y o u wish to show m a t e r i a l i s m how-weak and im poten t a th in g it is, look the facts full in the face, and m eet the issue w ith know ledge, and thus disarm doubt and v indicate y o u r “ belief.”

the deluded ones m ay b e resto red to th e ligh t of M o e a l a n d I m t e l l e c t i - a l S c i e n c e , a p i - l i e d t o t i i e E l k - reason, and th a t the g a t h e r i n g cloud of superstition v a t i o n o f S o c i e t y l y G e o r g e G o .m i i e E g b e r t I o x , a n d

m ay be sw ept aw ay irom ou r intellectual n e in i-1 C»1 C abinet, SOS B ro ad w ar.sphere F rom these rem arks, the read e r will p e r­ceive th a t the discussion of Spiritualism is as neces­sary , if the position of S p iritualists be false, as it would be if it w ere true . T hese a re ou r reasonsfor opening ou r colum ns to th e discussion o f Spi­ritualism . In an o th er article, we will tell w h y we take the affirm ative o f the question : Spiritual or no t Spiritual.

THEOLOGY AND THE SPIRITS.A p leasan t little incident in connection w ith the

investigation of Spiritual phenom ena was re la ted in our office b y a friend. AVe will t ry to re la te it as accu rate ly as we can from m em ory because it is bo th evidential and suggestive.

O ur friend had not }-et fairly “ chipped th e shell” into tru e Sp iritual m ethods of th o u g h t w hen a poem from one o f the Spiritual pap ers th en p u b ­lished in th is city , fell u n d e r h is notice, an d he an im adverted in te rn a lly m ore on one passage than on an y o ther. I t re ad as follows : “ T he w rong of ages shall he red ressed ,” and th ere w as an a s te risk

an exp lanato ry foot note w hich con­sisted of one w ord, “ Theology.”

H e still w as u n d e r bonds to the fo rm s o f things, and th is derogatory h in t he th o u g h t u n w o rth y of Spiritualism . B eing a t a circle w ith th e p ap er in ! his pocket, he asked perm ission to read an article he had w ithou t an y h in t o f its tenor, b u t w as vio­len tly denied. D eterm ined to get som e expression of opinion, he began to ask , “ a re the contained”—-just a t th is m om ent a

AYe call th e a tten tio n of the read e r to th is publi­cation, no t because it is a new issue, bu t because th ere is a v e ry com prehensive article in it from the pen of G eorge Com be on “ the re la tion betw een Religion and Science,” w hich we th in k should be m ore generall}- know n, as it is a notion w ith some,

| th a t P h reno logy is necessarily irreligious. I t is I h igh tim e th e m ind was freed from the notion, that

all efforts m ade to free the w orld o f theological er­rors a re necessarily a ttack s on Religion. T housands o f thousands of m inds to-day, look on theo logy as the speculative notions o f m en, no t over-w ise n o r clear-headed, b u t a t the sam e tim e consider Reli­gion an e lem ent o f o u r com m on n a tu re as inde­structible as a n y o th er facu lty o f th e h u m an m ind. AA'hen society shall have learned th e fundam ental tru th , there will be no lo n g er an y need on th e pa rt o f th e trul}- relig ious m in d to be ever a t w ar witli Science and P h ilosophy . AYe com m end th is work as well c a lcu la ted to aid progress, and explain m any th in g s now not c lear to the general reader.

for he r infant Spirit was soon set free, and took , . .flight to tho open arm s of Him who said : ‘ Suffer j ° P P ° s i t o to him , began to w rite, an d he could read little children to come unto me, for such is the i the answ er in large le tters from w here he sat.— kingdom of H eaven.’ ”

F ac t No. 2 , has editorial au th o rity for its au then-

COHFEBENCE EV ERY THURSDAY EVENING AT 553 BROADWAY, COMMENCING AT H A LF

PAST 7 O’CLOCK.On last T h u rsd ay evening o u r C onference Room

w as filled to its u tm o st capacity , b y those who w ished to h ear and speak on the facts and philoso­p h y o f Spiritualism . AYe are h a p p y in being able

sen tim en ts j to say th a t the m eeting was no t only harm onious, m edium sitting j b u t cheerful and free, and gave p ro o f to those who

needed such, th a t h a rm o n y is in full fellowship w ith liberty , w here the S p irit is in love w ith tru th .

A\~e will no t a tte m p t a n y re p o rt of w hat was

ticity , and is as follows : M v ste r io l ’s AA'akning.-

residing in the fam ily of one of the editors o f th is jlove and invite them to jo in them in th e ir p le a sa n t: paper, arose from her bed, and rem arked to a n o th e r i jo u rn ey . The moon sends h e r ray brigh tly and ; ffiri, who slept in the sam e room w ith her, th a t she j k ind ly to ligh ten the pa th , and the s ta rs tw inkleand gleam as if shining on the quiet scene. The

thought som ething m u st be w rong a t hom e, as she ' d ream ed she saw h e r little b ro ther, and he looked ; as if he was dead ; and since she was up she still

“R ead the 1 2 th ch ap te r o f Jerem iah , 1 0 th verse.”I f an y one now w ishes lig h t e ith e r on th e p ro p e r j said, as w e m ay no t do full ju s tic e to th e speakers,

b u t we hope h e rea fte r to be able to give an “ ab ­s tra c t ” o f ou r Conferences, as Mr. C lancy will be in a ttendance to re p o rt th e speeches. AYe hope the friends will g a th e r all th e facts possible, as we are con stan tly asked for such , a lthough th e evi­dence a lread y before tiie public on th e sub ject of

! solution o f o u r friend 's d o u b t or th e fitness o f this ■The o ther m orning a | answ er, le t him consult the passage re ferred to, and

young girl some twelve or fourteen y ears o f ape, 1 “?‘ j if th a t does no t suffice, read th e whole ch ap ter.

Üftbkm.cnis ûffiosvers refuse not th e ir sw eetest perfum e, and the ■ savr his face w hich ever w av she looked— still look-

Spiritualism has no parallel in Liston*. I t is hoped,............. „ ....... ...... P h i l a d e l p h i a , Sept, i th , 1 8 5 4 . j also, th a t the friends will get in the w ay o f singing,

d e w s p a r k l e s u p o n t h e m l i k e t e a r s s h e d b y t h e e v e s ! i n g a s i f d e a d . S h e d r e s s e d ' h c r s e l f a n d w e n t d o w n ' f 1’” E d i t o h >— a n d m a n y o f y o u r r e a d e r s | s o t h a t w e m a y h a v e a s m u c h v a r i e t y i n t h e w a y o f o f p u r i t y f o r t h e s o r r o w s o f m a n k i n d . T h e i r p a t h > s t a i r s t o p u r s u e h e r w o r k ; b u t i n l e s s t h a n f i f t e e n i Wl11 d o u b t l e s s b e p l e a s e d t o k n o w t h a t D r . H e n r y j h a r m o n v a s p o s s i b l e . • *. . . . . . . . . . . h c r t h a t r r C . G o r d o n h a s s o f a r r e g a i n e d h i s h e a l t h a s t o h a v e A V c l o o k f o n r a r d t o t h e s e C o n f e r e n c e s d u r i n ga g a i n e s t a b l i s h e d h i m s e l f i n P h i l a d e l p h i a , a n d m a y t h e F a l l a n d W i n t e r e v e n i n g s w i t h m u c h p l e a s u r e , b e f o u n d a t 1 1 4 , N o r t h S i x t h S t r e e t , b e l o w R a c e , k n o w i n g a s w e d o , t h a t t h e v c a n b e m a d e a t o n c e w h e r e l i e p r o p o s e s a t p r e s e n t , t o d e v o t e o n e h o u r I a s t h 0 0 l f o r s c i e n c e a n d t h e m e a n s o f r e l i g i o u s c u l ­

t u r e . A Y e h o p e a l s o t h a t t h e l a d i e s w i l l f a v o r us

of p u rity for the sorrow s of m ankind. T heir is a peaceful one, for it is lined all along w ith pleas- ■ h ^ ^ o t h

pursuem inutes afterw ards, w ord was brought

.h e r b ro th e r had died th a t m orn ing .— Zanesville ant little bow ers, w here the soul m ay com m une j Courier. ”w ith its M aker, w here it m ay be calm and radiant, j l ke theo ry of “ Spiritual im pression” is not only w here it may he streng thened and sustained. The ; beautiful in its sim plicity, b u t the only consistent object is not h a lf so eagerly sought a fte r w here th e j harm onizer o f the m any classes o f facts, belonginn pa th is m ade so p leasan t it does not seem of so j to the “ m ysterious phenom ena.”m uch im portance w hen th e ir p resen t sta te is so j ________^________com fortable and easy, and thus m any linger in th a t W e have received No. 1 of th e “ Age of P ro ­p leasant p a th a life-time, and do not a tta in their ob- j gross,” and And it to be a neat and well got up je c t here. B u t w here th e soul ha th struggled and j shee t, w ith a fair share o f Tariety in selected and

yond the grave. The fundam entals o f all religion rest on the nature and a ttrib u tes o f the G reat Al- P rophets, Apostles, and m odern Spiritualism , itm ighty mind, whose wisdom and goodness ever ! not because the teachings o f the Spirits seek to a n ­speak to the receptive Spirit from the econom ies of, tagonize e ither tiie Bible o r R elig ion ; no r h as the N ature. A\ by th is iiupatbnrc, then, a t the past, i issue of the T estam ent’s h arm ony becom e a su b ­since it is not only the b e s t developm ent possible to ’je c t o f debate since the advent o f m odern Spirit­a w orld w hich God in his wisdom has made subject j ualism . AYhether you tell the tru th in represen ting to the im perfections of an infancy, b u t good h e - : the com m unications given b y th e Spirits as “ sickly yond tiie deserts o f the complainer, for in nine o u t ' sentim entality," given b y “ jad ed and hysterical o f ten times, he who complains the m ost has d o n e , girls,” I will not now a ttem p t to say, b u t in the th e least for the world o r himself. j language of ano ther, I w ould like to convince you

M uch, however, o f th is fault-finding Spirit comes th a t “ all hum an productions, even those of genius, from th e shallow ness o f o u r p resen t so-called r e li- ; are very superficial, com pared w ith the unfathom a- gious culture, for p ro testan tism is th e child o f go o-1 hie depth o f tru th . T iie sim ple question is, do test and logic, no t o f faith and sentim ent, and for a j these lectures (communications) rouso th e m ind to

w restled, w hen it h a th groaned, and prayed , and labored, it bocomes a necessity— it becom es a want, it m u st be reached— it m ust be possessed. The struggling, striv ing soul who lingers not in the green and sh ad y bowers, b u t fights, as it were, w ith the s treng th of his sp irit’s life, must g rasp th e g reat, the m ighty object, and feel th a t he h a th accom plished w hat he lived for, and w hat he p rayed for. There is a g reat jo y , a m igh ty feeling of s treng th and gratitude in th e soul w hen it h a th been satisfied in its g reatest desire.

Set no lim its to th y wishes, no bounds to th y labors. AYhen th o u hast conquered th e great ob­stacle o f th}- life, le t th y soul rise up majestically, as if endowed w ith a new vitality, and soar aw ay to th e u tterm ost p a rts o f heaven in search of new light, for when thou a r t th u s s trong and free, thou canst w ork and no t w eary— thou canst labor and needst no t fear o f being successful. B u t I would say to thee child o f earth , w ork slowly and surely. AYork for the Spirit w ith in the Spirit, and m ake of th ine own h e art a court of wisdom and ligh t and

original m atter, a good and liberal sp irit in reason­ing, w ith a well m ark ed re fo rm ato ry tendenev .— AYe th in k m any of ou r Spiritual friends will be glad to aid in its circulation, as the editor, friend A lbro, is of the Spiritual family.

AYe w ish him success, and hope h is “ w e e k ly ” m ay be the Age of P rogress to m an y thousands of his readers before the close o f the h a lf year.

The be tte r to give to the read e r an idea of stvle and th e im portance a ttached to the m anifestations b y the editor, we give the following :

T h e S p i r i t u a l P h e n o m e n a .— YYc said we w ould tell w hy we in tended to open o u r colum ns to th e free discussion of the Spiritual Phenom ena, and we now proceed to fulfil th a t prom ise. ~~

of each d ay to public investigation. F o r several m onhts past, he has undergone m uch p h y sica l as well as m ental suffering, b u t it is to be hoped th a t it will re su lt in good, in th is case, as well as, in others. I t has been observed th a t disease w hen rem oved, h a s left the system in a b e tte r con­dition and the person becom es m ore easilv su b ­je c t to Spiritual influences. H is p re sen t convales­cent condition adm its th e resum ing of h is c la irvoy­an t m edical p ractice, w hich he will do ab o u t the first o f the com ing m onth.

T ru ly an d fra te rnally yours,AA'ii. II. Knapt.

w ith th e ir observations and counsel, as we arc a d ­vocates bo th for w om an’s r ig h ts and w om an’s p ra c ­tice.

SPIRIT U AL ISM IN BROOKLYN.A ccord ing to notice, there w ere m eetings held on

Sunday, in the AYriting A cadem y, No. ICS Fulton stree t, B rooklyn.

Rev. U riah C lark lec tu red m orn ing and evening, and in th e a fternoon th e re w as a Conference, com ­m encing a t th ree o'clock.

B y an acciden t ab o u t th e place of m eeting, and th e notices no t hav ing been d istribu ted , tiie a tte n d ­ance w as n o t as n um erous as we expected , b u t su f­ficiently large to w a rran t the propriet}- o f fu rth e r m eetings.

M easures have therefore been tak en to secure th e use o f tiie above Ilall, w here it m a y be expect-

call for the g reat and pow erful voice o f reason and | and com m unications, a re really such, and th a t the individuality to m ake thee m anful and strong. Lift ! ^p in ts those w ho dep art from th is sphere o f ex up th y h e a rt to th y F a th er w ith faith, as pure , and

[F ro m tho N . Y . Lender.]E ith e r h u n d red s o f m en and w om en w ho have

h ith e rto been looked up to, collectively, as persons fitted b y n a tu re and education to in s tru c t th e ir fel­low-citizens in n early every th in g useful— either these persons have becom e hopelessly insane, or,unaccountably , have becom e ap p aren tly unprofit- j th e Spiritua lis ts o f B rooklyn will m eet n e x t Sun

. _ H ow ever m uch 1 ab ly m endacious o r w icked— or phenom ena are wit- j ^ a3A M r C lark b e in g the speaker.w c,m!y"fiSaf" Su^ e?tL?>eij 1”0 Tr.1] *°. ' nessed from dav to day in th e “ circles” o f th is i T he C onference in th e a fternoon was addressedv ery few words. I t would be sufficient for a n y re a -1 c ,ty ’ of_ the m ost s ta rtlin g and confounding c lia ra c -! I ) r - G rton , o f B rooklyn, P . B. R andolph, sonable m ind, to say th a t we deem the sub ject to ! ter. A? e arc by no m eans convinced of th e Sp irit-j ° f N ew Y ork, Br. C lark, and Br. Toohcv. be one of the very h ighest im portance, w h e th er the | ual origin o f the “ m anifestations ;” n e ith e r a re wc, i T he C onference w as a h ap p y and harm onious

on tho o ther hand , so s tup id as to accuse all the , m eeting , as each sp eak er gave his w hole a tten tion “ m edium s” of wilful im posture . AA'e acknow ledge 110 the su b jec t o f Spiritualism , w ithou t m ak in g any the facts, b u t know no th ing of th e causes o f them . \ s ‘dc issues on th e p rejudices o r opin ions o f thoso

T he m ost in te res tin g circle we ever w itnessed j presen t, was held a t the residence o f Mrs. A nna L eah B row n I T he friends in B rooklyn hope th is is b u t the corn-

presence, we believe th e j m enccm ent o f a g rea t m ovem ent, w hich will b ring togeth e r m any friends th a t we now know no t of.

phenom ena be of Spiritual em anation or not.- There are, probably , millions o f rational m inds, a t th is m om ent, in the U nited S tates, w hich are sa tis­fied th a t w hat are called Spiritual m anifestations

istence, can and do approach th e ir friends in the tt.v i, \ : ' i, , , , , flesh, m ake their presence know n to them , and hold j a sS E ls">) ln w hose p res

undefiled as an infants, th a t he would send th e pure converse w ith them in various w ays. Now, if th is j ra PPlngs w ere first heard . Mrs. B row n is now a t light and loving counsel to w alk s tra ’gh t and righ t- be true , is th ere an y tru th m ore im portan t ?— ; No. 0 4 , E as t F ifteen th S treet, n ear L”nion Squar* ly. A nd take th y Spirit guides to task and bid j Should it not be know n th ro u g h o u t the world ?— i and h e r evening circles a re well a tten d ed . AYith them be to thee as friends and bro thers , bid them I ) °e® ]t no,t.’ ‘f [ru.c> th e question conclusively, i d e dc f(,rcnco }ler Spiritual "

w hether all th a t is life in m an I ves forever, o r . L 10 nerlend thee their hand; albeit they cannot always do so, be ready to stand alone ; bo ready, be able to re­ly upon thy Maker in every hour of trial and ad-

_ is life in m an lives forever, or w hether th is m undane dream is th e w hole o f His existence ? E v eiy one m u st answ er in th e affirma­tive. And is it not highly important that this ques-

guests, we cannot help thinking that the handsome and affable hos­tess herself forms no small part of the attraction of her circles. A. r . B.

I t is expected th a t m ost of tiie speakers o f last S un d ay will b e in a tten d an ce next, and it m ay be others. AYe hope th e friends will give all th e aid th ey can to B ro th e r C lark, in his effort to get the S p iritu a lis ts o f Brooklyn together.

The one great thing now needed is concentra-

tion and un ity of purpose, and we expect to see | serted we w ere filling the L unatic and Insane Asy- m uch of this accom plished before the w inter passes | lums, by our ■“ follies,” “ absurdities,” and “ fool- from am ong us. | cries.” W e hope the friends will favor us w ith such

dV e hope the friends will p u t them selves in w ork-j “ facts ” as th ey m ay know, giving nam e an d date, ing harness, during the long and p leasan t evenings | that there m ay be no m istake, and no possibility o f : the paper before us in quite a different m anner o f the Fall, th a t there m ay be a general concert o f : “ hoax .” 1 from th a t o f any o th er “ S p ir i te d ” organs w ith

new and handsom e w eekly p ap er la te ly s ta rted in N ew York. I t is published b y “ T he Society for the Diffusion of Spiritual K now ledge.” The “ Spirit­ua l” knowledge h ere referred to is th a t o f th e “ m a­nifestations,” b u t th e whole subject is trea ted by

action th roughout the d\ inter. j W e invite these facts, no t becouse we th in k of----------- - ------------, j w riting for the “ rew ard ,” b u t because we wish to do

Dr. J . It. Orton, and I’. B. R andolph, the o u r d u ty to Spiritualism by vindicating it from all well-known clairvoyant exam iner, will rem ove their j false issues, beside which, it is due the science of office from No. 100 Prince street, to No. 109 G rand

which we are acquainted. The “ Society for the Diffusion of Spiritual K now ledge” have adopted a “ C harte r,” the m ain provisions of w hich are the following :

“ 1 . The diffusion of the knowledge o f the phe-

street, on the second of (October.health, th a t the hygiene of Spiritualism should b e ! nom ena and principles o f Spiritualism .

■’ The defence and protection o f believers and

o t i m .

A m i Poesy, too, ahull lend H er aid,P ersuad ing as she rings,—

S cattering o 'er y o u r riiaded ea rth tiw eet incense from H er wings.

T i n - ; w o i t T i i o r A v o .n A > .

1ROH THK «EI’.MAN 01” 0 7 SCHILLER.

H onored Le w om an! she beam s on the fight, G raceful and fair, like a being of lig h t:S catters around her w herever she strays.Hoses of bliss on our thorn covered ways ;Hoses o f Paradise, sen t from above.T o be gathered ami tw ined In a garland o f lov*.

M an, on passion's s to rm y oc*an,Tosaed by surges m ountains high,

C ourts rlie hurricane’s com m otion,S purns a t reason’s feeble cry.

Loud the tem pest roars around him ,Louder still it roars w ithin,

P lash ing lights of hope confound him.S tuns w ith life’s incessant dim

W omnn invites him w ith bliss in hor sm ile,T o cease from his toil and be happy aw hile; W hispering w ooingly—com e to m y bow er—Go n o t in search oi the phantom of pow er—H onor and w ealth are illusory—com e !H appiness dwells in the tem ples of home.

Man, w ith fu ry stern and savage,P ersecutes his b ro ther m an,

H cckless if h i bless or ravage,Action, action—still his plan.

N ow creating, now destroying,Ceaseless wishes tear his b rea s t;

l iv e r seeking—ne’er en joy ing :S till to be, b u t never blest.

W om an ; con ten ted in silen t repute.E njoys in its beauty life’s Mower as it blows.A nd w aters and tends it w ith innocent heart.F a r richer than man w ith his treasures of a r t ;A nd w iser by far in her circles confined.T han he w ith his silence and lights o f the m ind.

Coldly to him self sufiielng,Man disdatns the gen tlar arts,

K now eth n o t tho bliss arising F rom the in terchange of hearts.

S low ly th rough his bosom stealing.Flows the genial cu rren t on,

T ill by age’s frost congealing.I t Is hardened inti» stone.

She, like the harp tha t instinctively rings.A s the n igh t-b reath ing zephyr soft sighs on the strings, H esponds to each im pulse w ith steady reply.W hether sorrow or pleasure her sym pathy try ,A nd tea r drops and sm iles on her countenance play. L ike sunshine and show ers of a m orning in May.

T hrough the range of m an’s dom inion,T e rro r is the ru ling word—

A nd the standard of opinion Is tho tem per of the sword.

S trife e m its , and pity blushing,F r o m the sc ene t i e p a r t i n g dies,

W here the battle m adly rushing,B rother ui*ou b ro ther dies.

W om an com m ands by a m ilder contro l—She rules by enchan tm en t the realm s of the s o u l;A s she glances around it in the light o f her smile.T h e w ar of the pas.-ions is hushed f.*r a while,A nd discord, content from hi.» fury to cca.se,Keposes entranced on the p illow s'of peace.

T i l l I ! M U ’ I D O T I A . \ I > H O W T O ( J A I M T .

MY CHAr.I.VU MAOKP.Y.

W e w ant no tla g \ no H aunting rags,F o r liberty to f ig h t;

W e w ant no Mazo of m urderous guns,T o struggle f*»r the right.

O ur spears and sw ords are p rin ted w ords,T he m ind ou r battle plain ;

W e’ve won surli v ictories before.A nd So wo shall again.

W e love no trium phs sprung of force—T h ey stain her holy cause ;

’T is not in blood th a t L iberty Inscribes her civil laws.

Bho w rites them on the people’s heart In language clear and plain ;

T rue thoughts have m oved the world before, A nd so they shall again.

W e yield to none in ea rnest lovo In F reedom ’s cause sublim e ;

W e jo in the cry “ F ra te rn ity !* ’W e keep the inarch of T im e.

A nd y e t we grasp not pike nor spear,( >ur v ictories to obtain ;

W e’ve won w ithou t the ir aid before.A nd so we shall again.

W e w ant n* aid of barricade T o show a fr**nt to w ru n g ;

W e have a citadel in tru th ;More durable aed strong.

Calm word.», great thoughts, unflinching faith. H ave never striven in vain ;

T h ey ’ve won our battles m any a tim e.A nd so th e y shall again.

Peace, progress, know ledge, bro therhood— T h e ignoran t may iuei-r.

T h e bad den y ; b u t we reply T o see th e ir trium phs near.

N o w idow ’s groan shall load ou r cauio,N o blood of brethren sla in ;

W e’ve won w ithou t such aid before,A nd so w e shall again.

known to .societ}*.W ithou t fu rth er preface we give the following,

| w hich will explain itself:! Spiritualism—$25 R eward.— The undersigned j will pay the sum of twenty-five dollars to the pe r­I son sending him a w ritten s ta tem en t o f the most im- [portant fa c t or fa c ts tending to show the effects of i the doctrines and practices o f m odern “ Spirital- ism ,” so-called, upon the health and happiness of the hum an familv.

The sta tem ents m ust give the nam es and resi­dence of the persons affected injuriously or o th er­wise, and the nam es and address o f one, two or more respectable persons in the neighborhood, as references, and they m ust mention,

1st, The effects produced on the health , m ental or physical, of the purs ns practicing or affected by the “ science or,

2d, The effects produced on their family rela­tions ; or,

fid, T he effects on society or neighborhood, in which they reside, or on all these points, if p rac ti­cable.

Lastly, T hey m ust be ju s t lengthy enough to give a clear understanding of the facts stated, w ith­out a particle of com m enting or theorizing, f t is understood tlia t the subscriber is to have and to publish all such sta tem ents sent him as he m ay th in k proper, and send copies to the com m unicants.

The above sum will be aw arded by a com m ittee of distinguished persons, whose nam es will be giv- j cn a t the time.

N ew spapers favorable to th e enterprise a re re ­quested to give this an insertion, and will be enti­tled to copies.

Cleveland, Sept. 1-1. J . F. K eeler.W e give place to the following, believing there is

“ som e philosophy” in it, w hich we th in k should be tested. From observation, we know there is more in m ental im pressions than is dream ed of, in

inquirers in the freedom of though t and inquiry against all opposition and oppression.

3 . The relief of the suffering, th e distressed, and the erring, so far as to enable them to lead uprigh t and pu re lives.”

Published a t 5 5 3 B roadw ay, N. Y., a t $ 2 0 0 a year. W e shall be h ap p y to place the Spiritualist on our exchange l is t— Genesee Whig.

T h e Christian Spiritualist.— W e have receiv­ed several num bers o f this paper published in the city o f New York. I t is an able advocate of the science of Spiritual rapping, and in fact deals m ore candidly w ith th e subject o f w hich it p u rp o rts to be the organ than any publication we have ever read. W e m u st confess we have no confidence in the reality o f th is thing— we look upon Spiritual rapp ing as it is represen ted b y its advocates, as a g reat h u m b u g ; yet we m ust adm it th a t there are a num ber o f em inent m en who advocate its reality , and m any incidents are produced th a t arc unaccountable. W e, how ­ever, read the productions o f the friends o f th is science w ith every degree of in te rest and ju d g e ac­cordingly.

The C hristian Spiritualist is published w eekly a t $2 00 p e r year, and we w ould advise those who m ay be desirous of inform ation upon th e sub ject to a t once subscribe for th is paper.— A la . Sentinel.

T h e Christian* Spiritualist.— I f an y one wishes to know w hat able w riters can say on the subject o f Spiritual com m unications, we com m end them to this handsom e and ab ly conducted weekly. I t is published in New York, a t $ 2 00 pe r year, and we know of no paper, advocating th a t idea, w hich is its equal in point o f talent.— Jamcsvillc Free Press.

T h e Christian Spiritualist, has been beheaded ; or a t least has had its original head replaced by one m uch m ore tas ty and appropriate . I t is now w ith­out doubt, one of the m ost beautiful sheets in the w o r ld ; and how ever erroneous in its tenets, pos­sesses a degree of candor and m oderation which

the popular theories of disease and cure. I f it is a j will inevitably win for it a welcome hom e in the fafact th a t seven-tenths o f our population are suffer­ing more or less from consum ption, surely any su

inily circle.— Tunairamla Erie Co., X .Christian Spiritualist,” is the name of a new

gestion th a t will help to relieve the sufferer will paper lately sta rted in New^Tork, and is intendedbe m ost acceptable.

W e design to call a ttention to th is sub ject before long, as we have some facts, we th ink , w orth knowing. All facts relating to Spiritual and m ental influences on health will he m ost acceptable a t this office.

[F rom the Cedar V alley T im es.]D isease cured iiv Mental I mpression.— I have

ju s t received the enclosed from a friend residing east, and in w hom I have the fullest confidence, as a person of unbounded veracity and not likely to be deceived in such m atters. The person to whom I allude w as acquain ted w ith the individual alluded to before.

I t seems to m e quite rational tliat consum ption will y e t be m ade to yield to some power enshrined on earth , b lit behind w hat th rone it now hides it­se lf is w hat m any poor sufferers w ould rejoice to know. The philosophy set forth in this article may have soundness in it, and it will do no harm , a t least, for consum ptives Ito test its m erits. The fol­lowing are the c ircum stances o f a case :

“ You speak of coughing considerably. L et me suggest to you the query w hether this is no t u n ­necessary and injurious. I have long been sa tis­fied from experience and observation, th a t m uch of the coughing w hich precedes and a ttends consum p­tion is voluntary. Several y ears ago I boarded with a m an who was in the incipient stages of con­sum ption. I slept in a cham ber over his bedroom , and was obliged to h ear him cough continually and distressingly. I endured the annoyance n igh t after night, till I was led to reflect w hether som ething could no t be done to stop it. 1 w atched the sound w hich the m an m ade, and observed tlia t he evi­dently m ade a voluntary effort to cough. A fter th is 1 m ade experim ents upon myself, from cough­ing, sneezing, gaping, Ac., in case of th e strongest propensity to these acts by a strenuous effort of the will. T hen I reflected th a t coughing m ust be injurious and irrita ting to the delicate organs th a t are concerned in it, especially when th ey are in a diseased state. W h at can be worse for ulcerated bronchia or lung, than the violent re tch ings o f a cough ? A sore on any p a r t of the body, if it is continually kep t open b y violent usage, or made

i raw again by contusion ju s t when it is healing.

X u i : i . o m ; a < ;o .

HY UENJAUIN V. TAYLuX.

Oh l w onderful stream is tho riv e r T im e,A s it runs th rough tho realm s of tears,

W ith » faultless rhy thm ami a m usical rhyuio,A nd a broader sweep, and a surge sublim *,

A nd blends w ith the ocean of years.

H ow the w inters a r j drifting like flakes of snow , A nd th© sum m ers like buds betw een,

A nd the year in the sheaf—so they como and go,On th e riv e r’s breast, w ith its ebb and flow,

A s it glides in the shadow am! sheen.

T h e re is a magical Isle up the riv e r Tim o,W here the softest of airs are p lay ing ;

T h e re ’s a cloudie»s sky and a tropical clime,A nd a song as tw ee t as tlm vesper chime,

A nd the Ju n es w ith the ro^es are staying.

A nd the nam e of this Isle Is tho Long Ago,A nd wo bury our treasure the re :

T h e re are brow s of beau ty and bosoms of sn o w ; T he re are heaps of dust, b u t we loved them s o !

T h e re are trinket.'» ami tresses of hair.

T h e re are fragm ents of song th a t nobody sings,A nd a p a r t o f an infant's p rayer;

T h e re ’« a lu te unsw ept, and a harp w ithou t strings. T h e re a re broken vow s ami pieces of rings.

A nd the garm ents th a t she used to wear.

T h e re are hands th a t w ave w hen tho fairy shore B y the m irage is lifted in a ir ;

A nd w e som etim es hear, th rough th e tu rb u le n t roar, S w eet voices we beard in th e days gone before,

W hen th© w ind dow n the riv e r is fair.

O h ! rem em bered for ayo be tho blessed Isle,A ll the day o f life un til n ig h t—

W hen the even ing com es w ith its beautiful smile. A nd ou r eyes are closing to .'»lumber a w hile.

M ay th a t “ greenw ood •’ of souls be in sight.

to advocate the cause of Spiritualism , and is an ex­cellent publication of its character. All believeis in “ Spiritual R appings, T ippings,” and “ W riting ,” should subscribe for th is paper. W e have no doubt, if tiie publisher had an agen t here, th a t he would get m any subscribers, as Spiritualism is still

j on the rise in th is place.— The Sarana Commercial.j Spiritualism , w hich w as know n b u t recen tly as ; a species of blind credulity in m ysterious rappings, table tipping, Ac., has m ore lately assum ed greater im portance and counts its converts and advocates bv thousands. Several jo u rn a ls published a t the N orth and W est are the organs of the new faith, only one of which, the “ Christian Si'ikitualist,” we have had an opportun ity to exam ine, and we m ust candidly acknowledge, w ithout hazarding ail opinion as to the tru th o f the m ysteries it proclaim s, th a t it is adm irab ly conducted, and contains some of the best m etaphysical and logical articles we ever read .— XurfoU: b a i ty Xeirs.

T he Christian Srikitualist, is tiie tittle o f a new w eekly paper published in New Y ork b y the Society for the Diffusion of Spiritual Knowledge, 5 5 3 B roadw ay. It is conducted w ith ability, fair-' rc ss and evident sincerity .— 1 ~atcs County W hig.

Si 'irituai. P aper.— W e have received the first num ber of the “ Christian Spiritualist," a new jo u rn a l published in New York, and devoted to the investigation of tiie astonishing phenom ena, th a t have lately a ttrac ted so m uch attention . I t is well edited and contains a varie ty o f in te resting and novel inform ation. W o place it on our exchange list w ith m uch pleasure .— D aily Xeirs, X.ufoU ', U<(.

T h e Christian Spiritualist is the tittle o f a n e w paper ju s t com m enced in N ew Y ork by the “ So­ciety for the Diffusion of Spiritual K now ledge.”— The nu m b er before us is handsom ely p rin ted and filled w ith original m atter. W e com ply with the pub lisher’s request and place it on o u r exchange list. T erm s of the p ap er $ 2 pe r annum .— Ex.

T he Christian Spiritualist.— Yol. 1 , No. 1 , of a beautiful sheet w ith the above title has reached us. A s the reader will infer, it is devoted to the m uch agitated subject o f Spiritual M anifestations. I t is published by a Society in New Y'ork, e stab ­lished for the advancem ent and cultivation of Spi­

! (and of course begins to itch,) will grow worse and ' ritual science, and is ab ly conducted, and beauti- worse, and end in death. Certainly, then, a sore fully printed. It differs in m any im portan t p a rtic ­on the lungs m ay be expected to term inate fatal!}*, i u lars from the Telegraph, and we should judge,_ is if it is constant!}* irrita ted , and never suffered to j destined to fill a m ore im portan t place in the allec- h ca l; and this, it seem s to me, is ju s t w hat cough- tions o f the people. M e shall sec. __ing docs for it. On the s treng th of such co nsidcra-; ^Tekms : l'wo dolllars per annum . Jsvvjarations as these, I m ade bold to ask the m an if hey Hirer Pilot.could not stop coughing. l ie answ ered no. I told ; rj*nE C hristian Spiritualist is the tittle o f a new him w hat I th ough t abou t it as above. He agreed j paper w hich we have received from New York. I t to m ake a t r ia l ; and on doing so, he found to his j appears to be published by “ The Society for the surprise, th a t he could su p press h is cough alm ost lyitfusion of Spiritual K now ledge,” whose office is entirely. The pow er o f his will over it increased j a t 533 B roadw ay, New York. I ts Spiritualism is as he exercised it, and in a few days he was m ostly i 0 f Bie m odern and progressive school, w hich be- rid o f the disposition to cough. H is health , a t the ■ ¡¡eT0S ¡n the possibilit}* of Spiritual In tercourse and sam e time, evidently im proved ; and when we last | inspiration as m uch in th e p resen t as in an y past

j saw him , he was in strong hopes of getting out o f j agC_ One feature o f the paper we like. In stead of j death s hands. _ j attem pting to teach dogmatical!}-, un d er the autho-i T his occurred eighteen y ears ago, and the m an ; r j{y 0f g rea t nam es, e ither in th is world or the oth- ! comes round now, an active business man, averring I er> ¡[s conductor leave the read er to ju d g e for him - i th a t he has no t had a sick da}* since.” j se]f 0 f the goodness and value of all ideas w hich: I f th is be a faithful report, it ought to be know n, j a r c p u t forth. The p ap er is large an d beautifu llv; and I therefore enclose it to you for publication. printed, and is to be furnished a t $2 a y ear.— Ex.1 The public pa}-b}* far too little a tten tion *~ *' * "

and add im pressiveness to a relation of fact b y the term “ it’s noth ing sh orte r.” I f I ask Jo n es w h e th ­er Sm ith left for N ew Y ork, h e replies, “ well he did,” and i f I escape to affix “ hoss,” I esteem m y ­se lf fo rtunate. A person is no t said to be rich — “ he has a pocket full o f r o c k s i f som ething be too dear for purchase , “ it sizes h is pile,” and an in ­v itation to dance is prefixed “ go it lem o n s!” YYe m ight ex tend the list to alm ost a n y leng th , b u t it w ould be to perpetuate th e evil, and we forbear.— I f m en and w om en only com prehend the in jury the}- are doing them selves, and m ore especially th e ir children b y th is tam pering w ith th e vernacu­lar, and neglect o f its capabilities, th ey w ould se t a guard upon th e ir tongues, and cease to speak the language of vulgarians. L e t any person take the trouble to notice, in the course o f a day ’s business how m any conversations he has w ith his ord inary acquaintances, th a t are no t in te rlarded w ith these odious phrases, and we ven tu re to say th a t he will be surprised . T here is no use d eny ing it— our people a re becom ing dreadfu lly slangy, and there is real danger o f th e ir forgetting their m other ton­gue, and finding in an o th er generation or two, such a hopeless com pound of jargon in th e voice of it as would drive Johnson and Sheridan crazy. L et the new spapers take the m atte r up b y setting the ex ­am ple o f leaving out such exquisite dim inutives as “ gents” and “ pan ts” and such term s o f praise as “ he is one o f ’em ,” or C a p t R obstay is a “ tru m p ,” a “ regu lar b rick and no m istake,” and we shall have som e hope of a reform ation. W ith o u r con­sen t no such barbarian ism shall ap p ear in ou r co­lum ns, and we call upon o ur cotem poraries who hold the fa thers o f our language in reverence to aid us in rebuk ing th is insu lt to th e ir m em ory.

F a ir in Aid of Spiritualism postponed from October 2d to October 30th.

A Fair to aid in the opening o f Room s in the C ity o f Boston, w here th e public m ay a t all tim es w itness the phenom ena of Spiritual M anifestations un d er the m ost favorable conditions, will be held in C hapm an Hall, C hapm an Place, en trance on School-street, com m encing on Monda}- evening, Oc­tober 3 0 , and continue th rough the succeeding day and evening, and onw ard as shall be deem ed advis­able. All persons, every w here, a re invited to co­operate in the a tta inm en t o f th is o b jec t ITill not some person in every place, m ake it th e ir business to call th e friends together, im m ediately, and there- b v ascertain , how m uch, and in w h a t w ay they will aid ? D onations in m oney or articles, either useful o r ornam ental, a re solicited, w hich m ay be forw arded to th e care o f Mrs. L u th er P arks, No. 6 C hestnut-street, Boston.

R efreshm ents, such as b read , pics, cakes, m eats, fruits, b u tte r, m ilk, etc., a re also desired. Rooms adjoining, will be opened during the Fair, w here m anifestations m ay be w itnessed.

Eliza J . K enny, President.S. B. B utler, Secretary.

Boston, Sept. 14-, 1 S5 4 .

(Lomspnkitrf.

_ to thelaws of health , tru s tin g to luck for health , and to

j physicians to cure. This is all wrong. E very per- 1 son ought to m ake him self acquain ted w ith the ' ; laws th a t govern the hum an system as well as the ; general stru c tu re o f th a t system . I f such was the j case, m uch expense occasioned by sickness would j be obviated. A neatly dressed, cheerful person is ; not as likely to be the subject o f disease as one who pays no a ttention to cleanliness, and allows him self to look upon the d a rk side of every th ing th a t m eets him in life. T hen le t me say to all w ishing health , learn the stru c tu re o f the “ H ouse you live in ,” and obey th e law s th a t govern It ; w ash— be clean— cheerful and well. K. II.

THE CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALIST.I t m ay be gratify ing to m any of ou r friends and

S p i r i t u a l i s m a n d H ealth.— W c arc m uch otili- ¡ readers to know how our efforts are received and ged to o u r k ind friend of Lorain County, Ohio, for j estim ated by o u r b ro th ers o f the press, sending us th e M orning Leader, as we w ish no t j IVe h a re generally found th e editorial bro ther- only to call a tten tio n to the “ re w a rd ” offered— j hood liberal and to lerant, and no t unfrequently b u t to stim ulate inquiry in the sam e departm en t of; courteous and respectful, w hich reflects m uch to j scene purlieus of low night cellars, and form the investigation. T he influence of religion on the m ind, j th e ir honor and m agnanim ity, w hen we keep in j s tan d ard vocabulary o f such as frequent there .—can no t be o th er th an goal w hen fa i th is in harm o- m ind, th a t few o f the fra te rn ity arc as y e t converts j M ith men, however, the practice o f reso rting to

[F ro m th e Buffalo D e m o c ra t]

SLANG-IVe confess to an in tense h o rro r o f slang and

can t phrases. T he use o f th is species o f language appears to us, in som e sort, a sinning against light. W ith th e p u re well o f E nglish undefiled a t hand, and no w ater ra te to pay , it is a m ystery to us w hy educated people will insist upon puddling in the m uddy pools of a p e rv erted vocabulary. Tim e was w hen this vile su bstitu te for a language, copious, expressive and fluent, was the especial p ro perty of the vu lgar and u n in stru cted — those who either knew no b e tte r, o r did no t care to— b u t th a t day lias p a s se d ; we now h e a r ph rases th a t w ere n u r­tu red in th e slum s and stables, quite dom iciliated in the parlor. E ven our ladies receive and en ter­tain the filthy strangers, and wc h e a r expressions fall from th e ir delicate lips, th a t w ere born in ob-

ny w ith reason, and m irth and social in tercourse to Spiritualism .clears the Spirit o f all m isgiving as to the p roprie ty | W e m ake a few selections from am ong the clip- o f living a cheerful and h ap p y life. Still we have j pings o f the past th ree m onths, th a t those whoam ong us w hat passes with m any for Religion, the influence of w hich cannot be in the n a tu re o f things e ither good or healthy. I f anyone doubts th is ,w e w ould suggest th e p ropriety to such an one, of reading Dr. B righam ’s book, “ The Influence of Religion on the H ealth ,” as an introduction to some general observations, m ade in person, in the C hurch­es of our City, or an y city or tow n in the U nited States.

AVe have not the room now, to say w hat we have in m ind upon the subject, and m ention it only to in troduce the following as it is v e ry significant.— W e are m uch obliged to J . F. K eeler for calling at-

still find it necessary to m ake contem ptuous allu­sion to the “ R ap p ers ,” m ay un d erstan d ou r posi­tion and the character of the agen ts we use in th e sp read of the cause, unbelievers being the au th o ­rity . O f course we do no t expect all parties to ac­cep t e ither ou r facts o r philosophy a t p resen t, be ­cause th ere are m an y in terested reasons why th ey should not ; to say no th ing abou t honest conviction or an absu rd ph ilo so p h y : bu t we do th ink it is high tim e a useless opposition gave w ay to a candid in ­vestigation th a t the f a c t s m ay be know n for tlie tr true w orth.

Investigation has done th is for the C hristian Spitention to the sub ject in th y way, and hope it m ay j ritualist, and we w ish th e faith and philosophy tohave the desired effect in aw akening observation and investigation, so th a t we m ay know w hat Spi­ritualism is doing for th e body 's health, as well as the Sp irit’s consolation.

W e owe th is to ourselves as a family, considering the n u m b er o f tim es i t has been in tim ated and as-

be m ore general, as we know th e Spirits o f m en w ould be happier, their lives b e tte r, an d their hopes o f im m ortality o f a m ore cheerful and blissful k ind . The following will explain them selves w ith ­ou t com m ent.

C h r i s t i a n S p i r i t u a l i s t .— T his is th e title o f a

lang has grow n into so g rea t a n evil, as to leave doubt w h e th er the m other tongue is not in danger o f actually becom ing obsolete, forgotten, and those who fondly cling to it in conversation and composi­tion, o f being beh ind the age, and forced to call in an in te rp re te r to aid them in their in tercourse w ith others. Pierce Egan’s “ D ictionary of Flash T erm s” a recondite w ork, heretofore ra re ly seen, except in the hands of prize-fighters and w atch-stuffers, will soon replace AYalker and Johnson , and be a p a r t of a necessary library . AYebstcr, e ither from an in ­na te taste for the idiom, o r forsceing a speedy change in th a t direction, has provided us w ith a considerable nu m b er o f slang and can t words, in his q u arto contribution to th e in ju ry of o u r lan­guage. Few persons who consent to use th is lan­guage arc aw are how the h ab it grow s upon them , and m any a one w ho w ould revolt a t the idea of consorting w ith blackguards, does no t hesitate a t using th e ir conversational ja rg o n . No one n o w a ­days u n d erstan d s a su b jec t; he is “ posted u p ;” if a sto ry is u n tru e ; it is “ over th e left.” W e ac­quiesce in a proposition by rem ark ing , “ th a t’s so,”

T o t h e E d i t o r : W ill you please to give place to th e follow- iug correspondence, th a t o thers, s itu a ted as ou r friends in G eor­g ia w ere, m ay re c e ire benefit from it. I t g rew o u t o f som e of som e o f th e v e ry first acts o f tho “ Socie ty for th e D iffusion of S p iritual K now ledge,” as S ecre tary o f w hich i t w as th a t th e be­neficent advice was g iven . L e t th a t Society, therefore, have the cred it o f g iving it. P lease also publish the enclosed reply .

Sep t. 20. 1$54. J . S iio e b k id g e ’W il lia m s .

- . L e x i n g t o n , Ga., A ug. 1 5 ,1S54,J . S i i o e u e i d g e W i l l i a m s , E s q .,

D ea r S ir a n d B r o t h e r : W e have delayed for som etim e com rnunicsting w ith you, (as w c shou ld have done from the kifidness and courtesy you ex tended to us,) and w e now desire to m ake am ends for past neglect.

A fter rece iv ing y o u r last com m unication , w e form ed a circle, and sa t a t irregu la r in tervals u p to th e 15th d ay o f J u n e last, w hen the circle de term ined to s it regu larly tw ic e a w eek, for th e sj'ace of th ree m onths o r longer, and con tinued to do so un til th e 25th day of J u ly , w hen the first m anifestations of S p iritua l com m unication w as had. S ince w h ich tim e the circle has m et regu larly from tw ice to th ree tim es a w eek, and have not failed to have v ery gratify ing and satisfactory com m unications from the S p irits of ou r deceased f r ie n d s . M ental questions have been asked and answ erad p ro m p tly ; fi/w-shas been correc tly k e p t to the m usic on a violin , (scientific music,^ a n d a t the re­quest o f a m e d iu m the tab le w a ltze d as in tellig ib ly as if en ­dow ed w ith life—and a portion of the tim e not a h a n d touched i t :

T h e in teres t and ex c item en t in th is com m un ity is considera­ble, and w e are looked upon by m an y as having c ith e r adopted th is as a m ode for hum bugg ing th em —w ere ourselves dem ented o r w ere in close com m union w ith S atan ! A ll of w hich w e a l- low to pass by as the idle w ind. We k n o w w hat w e know , and testify to w hat we have said. ¥ e a re conscientiously engaged in endeavoring to Investigate the sub jec t, w hich the m ost do u b t­ing Thom as w ill adm it, i f tr u e , is o f the first m agnitude in im ­portance to the w ell-being of m ortal m e ; and if n o t tru e , should ce rtain ly be know n to the w orld. As regards the w ord “ i f ” in connection w ith th e w ord “ tru e ,” w e discard i t ourselves, from the strong evidences we have already received th ro u g h the senses of sig h t, h e a r in g , and fe e lin g . T hose w ho have n o t seen- h e a r d the com m unications m ade in tellig ib le through th e raps of a table, b y m eans o f an alphabet, (ou r m ode,) are som ew hat excusab le for inc redu lity , w hen th e y have a rgum en t to offer. T hese are fe w , for the m any deride th e sub jec t w ith n e ith e r ju d g m en t n o r reason.

On one occasion, M r. T o u n g w as influenced to w rite , and w ro te the nam e o f a person, and also the sentence

“ Love all m en !” ‘S ince w hich tim e no o ther com m unication has been m ade by th a t m eans, b u t m essages have been delivered a t nearly every m eeting , w hich have borne the evidence in them selves of in d i­v iduality , as p la in ly as i t could have been done b y personal presence.

T hus far w e are gratified a t the success w e have had, and will con tinue to go on to the end, be th a t w ha t i t m ay. TVe arc de­sirous o f p rocu ring the pub lications and periodicals upon the sub jec t o f S piritualism . V e have several books now , b u t de­sign subscrib ing to several new spapers.

O ur regu la r n ights of m eeting are every S unday , "Wednesday, and F rid ay .

W c should be pleased to bear from y ou a t any and all tim es.Y ours, dec., F . J . E o b i n s o n ,

S ecre tary of L ex ing ton S p iritua l Circle.

* [ r e p l y .]B a r n e s v i l l e , B elm on t Co., Ohio, Sept. 5, 15W.

J . F . H o u in s o n , Esq., Secretary , Ac.,D e a r B r o t h e r s : I t w as w ith m u ch g ratifica tion th a t I re ­

ceived y o u r v e ry excellen t le tte r of 15th u Il , fo rw arded from X ew Y ork . I am tru ly gratified w ith tbo rew ard o f y o u r fa ith ­ful perseverance, i. e. success to y o u r en tire satisfaction. E v e ry one w ho is looking forw ard to a prize, m u s t exercise the m eans of obta in ing it in p a tien t perseverance, to be able in the best m anner to appreciate i t w hen obtained. "When an y good falls upon a thoughtless recip ien t, he is n e ith e r in the best possible position to be benefitted b y it h im se lf n o r to benefit o thers b y the use o f i t T h is is a ru le o f unchangeable order.

Y o u r circle can now appreciate the new sphere o f though t and action in to w hich it has been in troduced, and w ill n o t be likely to le t i t die upon its hands, b u t push on in th e line o f p ro ­gress, in w hich alone any th in g can be tru ly enjoyed. Y on w ere p a tien t in obta in ing the blessing, and are now b e tte r p repared for p a tien t perseverance in progressing w ith i t to the advance­m en t of yourselves and o thers.

T h e m inds o f m en are so constitu ted th a t th e y cannot be h ip ­py, m uch less in felic ity , excep t in a sta te o f progress. M onoto­n y is always seen to clog the m inds of m en, and sa tie ty absorbs all relish. T he rational m in d of m an is open upw ards, to read infinity , w ith o u t be ing able to assum e o r grasp th e infinite to all e tern ity , because th e re iS no p roportion o r ratio betw een the finite and infinite . M an m ay soar and soar forever, w ith o u t reaching the gaol o fY is u pw ard flight, and be e ternally happy and felicitous in th e en joym en t of the new ness and freshness of his acquirem ents. W hen we consider how m an y leaves o f a forest a trave le r m ny pass in one day 's jo u rney , and how sm all a p roportion those leaves bea r to a ll leaves, and how sm all the proportion all leaves bea r to ev e ry k ind of thm g in creation , and th a t in a lifetim e a m an canno t count, m uch less scan, all th e parts of one leaf, and th a t no tw o leaves are alike, b u t each and all d ifferent from all th e re s t, i t m ay then be reasonably con­cluded tha t m an m ay progress fo rever w ith o u t reach ing th e end of progress by becom ing infinite.

"When i t is considered, too, th a t th e m om en t ra tio n a lity is ac­quired, th a t m in d is open to all know ledge, bo th m ateria l and Spiritual, hum an and d iv ine ; (H om ans i, 20,) it m ay b e easily seen th a t eternal progress is before it, if it chooses to accept i t ; and th a t in eternal progression he w ill forever be in new ness and freshness o f felicity and adoration to th e A u th o r of all bless­ings. I t m vy from hence be seen th a t as 6oon as progression ceases, m ono tony sickens the soul, as w aters becom e p u tr id and m alarious in stag n an t pools.

Y ou can now perceive th e reason w h y so m any Spiritualists lag in th e ir In te rest a fter a Jew yea rs experience, and cease to be w arm upon th e rep e titio n o f the sam e and oft-repeated ques­tions and sim ila rity o f answ ers. S p irits, too, be ing like m en,

; cease to be pleased w ithout progress, and either abate the inter

est o f th e ir m anifestations, o r w ithd raw th e m altogether. I spen t ab o n t six m onths in N ew E ngland , and know i t to be tru e w h a t M iss E . E . G ibson says in th e C hristian S p iritua list of S ep tem ber 2. I believe th e sam e is tru e all tho coun try over. N e ith e r S pirits n o r m en can keep up the In te rest o f any th ing nnless in progression. T hose w ho do n o t th u s lag and die out, show th a t th e dispensation o f new and h igher lig h t has fallen on th em too sharply , and before th e y w ere ready to clim b on, and on, and on, an d up , and up , and up , tow ard , and in to superio r r e ­gions of ligh t and love.*

I hope and tru s t th is w ill n o t be the experience o f y o u r circle. T hose blessed and h igh priv ileges bestow ed upon y o u r p atien t industry , the only p roper door to delightful progress, aro y o u r happiness n o w ; b u t you m u st w ith renew ed and increased dili­gen t perseverance, aim a t h ighe r and h igher things, for you can n o t be long felicitated b y w h a t happlfies y o n now . B u t the sam e p rincip les w hich have led to y o u r p resen t en joym ents, w ill lead y ou on to m ore and m ore, and h igher and higher privileges, u n til p a tien t perseverence and its consequences, w ill m ake tho delight o f yo u r lives. M y p ray er is th a t this m ay be y o u r blessed experience.

L e t M r. Y oung, for instance, w a it in p a tien t perseverance, and his S p irit friend w ill use h im m ore and m ore, and over and over, to y o u r g rea t edification. L e t o thers do th e sam e, and speaking from S p irit pow er w ill be am ong yon, w ith perhaps th e m usic of th e spheres, Ac. K eep on, keep on, and som e o f yon w ill b e ­com e m edium s o f d irec t S p irit im pression, so as to speak or w rite for S p irits b y im pression, u sing th e ir ow n m echanical and lingual pow ers. T h e good S p irits like best, for i t is m uch easier and m ore p rofitab le w hen th e y learn how , (as novia te Spirits m u s t learn,) to im press o r contro l the brain only, than to m ove the heavy hand o r tongue, p rovided the m edium s h a re in s tru c t­ed hands and tongnes, th a t th e y (the m ed ium s) can us© w ith o u t th e ir m on ito r S pirits hav ing to th in k abou t the w ritin g or speak­ing of w ords, o r th e ir o rder in 6entences.t

I have had som e im pressions th a t I m ay ere long v is it m y native S tate, (N o rth Carolina.) la id dow n, and the re is a p o s s i­b i l i ty th a t I m a y even see y ou personally in Georgia, w hich is one of the five S tates o f the U n io n I have n ev e r been in.

Y ou see m y p resen t address, and th a t m u s t answ er un til I g ive y on another,£ for I hope to hea r o f y o u r progress frequen t­ly. I am here w ith a m uch afflicted and w ell-beloved b ro ther- in-law , for the present. U nless y o u object, and th a t v e ry soon, you will, I expect, see y o u r le tte r en tire in the C hristian Sx»irit- ualist, w ith som e rem arks of m ine on P erseverance, Ac,

Y o u r b ro ther tru ly ,J. S i i o e b e i d g b "Wi l l i a m s .

• T h is is w h a t m igh t bo called heaven ly progress, to d istin ­guish i t from o th e r degrees of it , all o f w hich, an d n o th ing short of it, b rings satisfactions, happinesses and felicities to the hum an m ind. T h e gold hun te r, for instance, m a y for a tim e, have g reat satisfaction in contem plating the grow th o f his pile, and the in ­crease of h is w ealth . W ith o u t th is change or progress, ho soon sickens w ith th e m onotony of a changeless value. W hen change, increase, o r progress ceases, hope o f i t m u s t supp ly its place, as food for the rational m ind . W h e th e r th a t hope be o f the satis­faction th a t increase o f gold w ill soon be an a rd en tly w ished for event, or w hether it be the hope, of deferred happiness in some fu tu re states of bliss. H ope is a change of condition for the b e t­ter, or progress p ic tu red in th e m ind.

t A ny one w ho believes in tho tru th of B ible history, m u s t of course believe, th a t S p irits can d is tu rb w ater, (Jo h n v, 4,) abate the force of fire, (D an. iii, 25,) stop th e m ouths o f lions, (D an . vi, 22,) lead m en and w om en in haste , (G en. x i r , 15,) ro ll great stones, (M att, xxv iii, 2.) take chains o f p risoners hands, (A cts xii, 7 ; xvi, 26,) open gates, (A cts v, 1 9 ; xii, Io,) and ca rry a m an aw av, (A cts viii, 40,) and canno t w ith any degree of sense or consistency d eny th e ir pow er to tip tables, m ove th em to the tim e of m usic, and contro l th e hands, tongues, o r brains of m e­dium s, in ou r d a y ; for he w ho believes in the im m orta lity of the hum an soul, cannot d eny o r consisten tly d isbelieve th a t the sam e S p irit m essengers (angels) w ho d id those m arvellous w orks in th e B ible tim es, are still alive, and can do sim ilar or even “ greater things*’ (M ark vxi, 17, J o h n x iv, 12,) in ou r time*.

i F ro m O ctober 2uth for a tim e, m y address w ill l e “ to the care o f B . F . S tone A Co.,” C incinnati Ohio. *

W i .n t if .l d , A thens Co. Ohio, Sept. 15th, 1554.B r o t h e r a n d m u c h e s t e e m e d E d i t o r ,—I t is jierceived th a t

you m istook m y m ean ing in the artic le headed “ Crim e and its m otives.” T h e ground th a t I assum e is th is : th a t m o n e y is p roper and conven ien t in its ¡»lace, ju s t as m uch bo as any o ther rep resen tative. B u t the sam e abuse th a t i t suffers from E ulers and M onopolists of Men and M inds Is im ita ted b y th e ir m onopo­lised subjects, and th a t correction should consequently begin at th e head o f tiie fam ily. A nd th a t in m y view , i t is m orally u n ­ju s t for the heads o f families, o r p a rty organizations, to punish th e ir subjec ts for an ac t w hich they them selves have invented , and perp e tra te in the face and eyes of th e ir sub jec t a t large. Ami I have m erely m ade reference to m oney and its so-called evil tendencies, in illustra tion of the rem ain ing crim es, on the po in t o f the sto ry w hich is y*-t to be to ld . N ow , in o rder to convey m y view s and ideas m ore clearly , le t us instance som e o f the p revailing custom s of th is class of com m un ity upon w hom I in ­cline to th row the g rea tes t responsib ility o f the so-term ed daily vices. W ith in th e tim e of m y ow n recollection, it was custom ­ary for P ries ts and E u le rs to indulge largely in th e us® of arden t spirits, and i t w as th o u g h t b y som e, th a t a M in iste r of the G os­pel could n o t ac t fu lly In the d ischarge of his duties, excep t his coun tenance flashed w ith the fu m es of w ine. N ow , we neud not ask w hat the tendency o f such a custom was, fur its effects were appreciated by the Inebriates th a t filled th e ir churches under the exam ple of th e ir honored pastors. T h is custom was also to ler­ated, p robably in part, b y the exam ples o f these self s d n e t i fe d d iv in e s , by the heads of state g o v e rn m en t; and w hat was the re ­su lt in th is departm en t ? D id it not resu lt in strife aDd dueling? A s I said in m y form er article, le t us trace back th rough the line o f P riests and E u lers of past ages, and see from w h a t q u a r­te r the blood first s tream ed. N ow , le t us inqu ire w hat office m o n e y filled du rin g th e contests betw een Lords, P ries ts , and Sovereigns. I t was an in ducem en t used by those aspiring leaders to d raw th e ir sub jec t in to the con test for the purpose of having them fight th e ir battles, and those w ho w ould n o t y ie ld to th e ir m oney fascinations w ere pressed in to the serv ice o f th e ir Lords and E u le rs by force of arm s, by those sub jec ts w ho suffered them selves to be bribed w ith m oney, in expectation of receiving som e crow ning rew ard o f m oney and honors o f m en. T h is of course, w as inflicting an abus© upon th e h ighest use o f m oney, and had n o t those lenders m onopolised the pow er of m anufac­tu r in g m o n e y as w ell as fixing its corresponding value, so tha t each finder of gold and silve r w ould have been allow ed the use and disposition of h is treasure , the re w ould n o t have been such a dependen t connection established betw een these leaders and th e ir subjects, w hich w ould have reduced them to such a slate of physical bondage. B u t as you in tim ate , m oney is n o t the root o f th is evil. B y no m eans, for i t is m ere ly a rep resen ta tive m ade precious in the eyes o f subjects, b y the a rb itra ry value th a t was se t upon i t b y those leading M onopolists, w ho hav ing th e pow er, possessed them selves of its au th o rity for the enjoy­m e n t o f all th e carnal pleasures th e ir an im al passions could de­sire a t the expense o f th e ir cap tivated subjec ts. I w ill here ask, to w ha t o th e r purpose than th a t of m oney h a re the creeds and form al cerem onies o f m en been devo ted o therw ise than a m eans of a tta in ing the sam e purpose and ends ? S o l say again, le t cor­rection begin a t the head o f th e fam ily. A nd le t them 9et the first m oral exam ple before th e ir pa tro n s in devoting every m eans o f social in terchange to a b enevo len t and a m ore ju d ic ious p u r ­pose. A nd I w ill v en tu re the assum ption, th a t the re w ill be less crim e, as i t is tru ly the law o f h u m an na tu re for subjects to re ­verence and patron ise th e exam ple o f th e ir superiors, 60 long as th e y do n o t exercise th e ir pow er and corrup tions in too glaring and in to lerab le a m anner. H ence, y ou Bee th a t y o u and I do n o t differ v e ry m a teria lly in o u r view s. O nly, th a t I trace the so-called evils o f m an to th e ro o t o f th e ir cause, and w hen even I discover tho ground w ork o f any unharm onious o rder o f things, i t is then m y policy to spend m y labor and substance In the up ­roo ting and correc ting its foundation, instead of p ru n in g off the ex trem ities o f its various branches, as has been the case of the popu la r church and legislative crim ina l enactm ents, u n d er dele­gated and assum ed p rerogatives o f those w ho ca rry the greatest portion of poison u n d e r th e ir ow n tongues. N ow , le t it be u n ­derstood, tha t I do n o t repud ia te no r condem n any social rep re ­sen ta tive o r convenience th a t is in s titu ted for the w elfare o f m an, and th a t i t is th e roo t of the designs th a t reduce them to an im ­p ro p er use, to the annoyance and abuso of the pub lic and general w elfare o f m ank ind , a t w hich I level m y blows, and I do consi­der it un ju st, for a se t o f m en to im pose Law s and C ustom s up* on th e ir subjects th a t are only calculated to elevate a email po r­tion of m a nk ind a t the expense of th e defenceless. A nd w hen we d ivest ourselves o f all sectarian and ¡»arty prejudice, we can­not fail to sec th a t this alw ays has been and continues to be tbe o rder of the p rinc ipal leaders o f m an. A nd how arc we to r e ­m ed y th is o rder of th in g s? "Why, ju s t as y ou sta ted , bro ther, “ T h a t a p e r fe c t c u r e w i l l com e o n ly w ith a n a d v a n c e d c iv i ­liza t io n ." A nd i t is to be hoped, th a t the day is nigh a t hand, w hen w e shall see b e tte r exam ples a t th e head o f government* w ho w ill look m ore s tr ic tly in to the w an ts and the conditions of the poo r and defenceless class o f com m unity ,—w ho w ill labor to elevate and refine the m orals o f m an instead o f p lung ing them still d eeper in to vice, ignorance, and m ental slavery. A nd it is to b e hoped, th a t the objects o f th© “ Socie ty for tbe D iflusion of S p iritual K now ledge” w ill becom e the s ta r o f o u r coun try to ligh t m en in to a m ore righ teous and holy o rder o f society, so th a t tho grind ing dow n of th e poor and desponding m inds w ith th e ir personal lib e rty , w ill be heard no m ore in o u r land.

Y o u rs for a social in terchange o f sen tim en ts in love and good w ib» J on a th a n ICoons.

D r. ^ISA AC H A E E IN G T O N has opened an In f irm a ry in 17 th -e t, n ea r 8d-avM B rooklyn, and is p repared to rece iv e p a ­tien ts an d tre a t th e ir various disease© in th e m ost efficacious m anner.

A long and successful course o f practice , and an «xperlenaa w hich has ex tended to tb e tre a tm e n t o f alm ost all form s o f d is­ease, enables D r. H arrin g to n to so licit th e con tinuance of form er patronage, and confidently to offer his service« to th e afflicted e ith e r in th is v ic in ity o r a t a distance.

U n d er th e p resen t arrangem ents, pa tien ts w ho en te r th e In firm ary w ill receive the closest an d k indest a tten tio n , enjoying as nearly as possible all th e com forts of a hom e.

N . B .—L ette rs in tended for D r. H arrin g to n m a y be addressed to th is office. f

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PSYCHOMETERICAL DELINEATIONS OF CHA- BACTEE.

T o read th e character o f persons b y hold ing th e handw riting to th e forehead, is a g ift w hich m ay be em ployed in num erous instances for the prom otion o f good, and to p re v e n t fraud and im position upon th e unw ary .

Cases a re o f constant occurrence, In th e business o f life, w hera a prev ious know ledge of characte r w ould n o t onlv save m uch trouble, vexation and pecun iary loss, b u t w ould often p re v e n t the m ost ru inous consequences.

In o rder to ob ta in a delineation’ of characte r of an y one, n o th ­ing m ore is requ ired than to possess a specim en of th e ir h and ­w riting , (it m ay be a le tte r, no te o r an y o th e r docum ent.) Tbia m u s t be enclosed in a b lank envelop, ta k in g care th a t th e re be no o th e r w riting , e ither upon the envelop or the enclose, le t It be carefully sealed up , p u t in to an o u te r envelop, and d irected to D r. C H A S E , N o. 1U7 S p ring G arden, above N in th -s tree t., P h ilad e lp h ia ; w hich m ^y be delivered personally , o r sen t thro* Blood’s D e sp a tch ; in tb e la tte r case, a fe« o f $2 is expected to be enclosed. P ersons resid ing in lhe coun try , a t any diatanoa, 6honld w rite by m ail, post-paid, conform ing to the direction« aa above given.

E xam ina tions for D iseaso w ill also b e m ade, w ith diagnosU and prescrip tion . A lock of h a ir o r handw riting should be en* closed in an envelop w hen the p a tien t canno t a tten d persoo-afly- ______ 11—tf

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F o r ?1 5o each o f these w orks w ill be sen t to y o u r order, post free. A ddress Editor Christian Spiritualist, N o. 550 B roud- wuy, N ew -Y ork .

DBS. HATCH AHDIHABBINGTOH,H ave associated them selves toge ther in th e ir professional busi­

ness, fo r the purpose of concen trating th e ir pow ers in diagnos­tica ting and trea ting disease in all its various stages and forms.

D *. H A T C H has been a Professor o f M idw ifery and diseases of W om en and Children, in a M edical School in Boston, and m ade m uch im provem en t in th e tre a tm en t of fem ale Diseases.

D r. H A K B IN G T O N has long been in a r e r n a rk a b ly su c­ce ss fu l p r a c tic e , and is u n q u e s tio n a b ly , the m ost a c c u ra te c l a i r v o y a n t in discovering tiie real cause, locality and natu re o f disease, and its p roper rem edy , o f an y one in A m erica. H e possesses a “ c& tzr-seeeing,” o r in tu itiv e pow er heretofore tin­equalled ; and com bined as i t is w ith a v e r y ex tensive m edical experience, bo th in h im self and his associate, th e y have no hesi­tancy in g u a r a n te e in g & co rrec t description o f all diseases, and a r a d ic a l c u re in all cases w here i t is in ih c p o w e r o f h u m a n a g en c y .__P a tien ts w ho cannot v is it tho c ity m ay be assured tha t, b yw riting , th e y can have the real cause and na tu re o f th e ir disease fu lly described, and th© m ost effectual m ethod of tre a tm en t po in ted ou t, and w ith as m uch accuracy as th ough th e y w ere p resen t in person. T hose w ho writ© w ill be requ ired to enclose $10. Office, N o. 712 B roadw ay, N . Y .- Office hours from 10 to 12 A . hL, and 2 to 4 P . M.

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W. T. PETERSCTTFK H E A L I N G M E D I U M .

L e tte rs addressed to N o. S12 G ran d -s t, N . T ., w ill m e e t w ith p ro m p t a tten tion . g

WO.\DEKHX DISCOVERY.T E E X E I-IV E -S O O T E IX G V I T A L F L U ID S

PREPA R ED EK TIRELT BY SPIRIT-D IR EC TIO N , TIIU O U G * *MBS. E- J. FBESTCH, MEDIUM, PITTSBURGH, PA,

. M edicines are p u re ly V egetable, contain ing no th ing In­ju r io u s to the system , and a r e a ce rta in cu re for all ‘S erro u * Diseases, v iz , S l Vitus* D ance, T ic D oloreux, N eura lg ia lih eu - m atism in all its varied form s, L ocked J a w , E p ilep sy o r Falling Sickness, P ajsy , N ervous and S ick H eadache, D yspepsia, Diaea«- es of th e K idneys and L iver, D iarrhcea, Irregu la ritie s o f th* F em ale S ystem , T e tte r, and all - C utaneous Diseases, Chills and F ever, C ram p, Cholic, Cholera M orbus, Cholera, Q uinsy C roup Influenza, B ronchitis, and all A cu te P a in s and N ervous D ise*£ es w ith w hich th e hum an fam ily are afflicted, and w hich for ages have baffled th e sk ill of the learned. T hese F lu id s hav* n o t failed to g ive relief in any o f th e above cases w here th e y have been fa irly tested , and we have now a n u m b e r o f liv ing w itnesses to w hom w e can refer. *

F eeling i t m y du ty to m ake know n to th e afflicted these in ­valuable rem edies, n o t only in obedience to th e positive com ­m ands o f m y Spirit-guides, b u t from a thorough conviction th a t th e y are all th a t is claim ed for them , and from a desire t© re lieve the sufferings o f afflicted hum an ity , I propose to plae* th em in th e hands o f all a t th e m ost reasonable rates, and shall, as far as I have th e ab ility to do, cheerfully supp ly i t w ith o u t charge, to all w ho m ay n o t have the m eans to pay for it. F o r fu rth e r particu lars, address T . C u l b e r t s o n , A gent, P ittsb u rg h . P a .

Sold by B . W ood, N o. 321 B roadw ay, N ew -Y ork ; H . G G ard­ner, M. D ., N o. C54 W ashington-st., B o s to n ; W . M. L an ing 27« B altim ore-su . B a ltim ore; H en ry Stagg, 48 M ain -s t, St. Loui«

M rs. F R E N C H w ill continue to m ake C la irvoyan t E x a m in a­tions. E xam ina tion and prescrip tion , w hen tbe parties are p res­ent, $ 5 ; if absent, $10. N o charge w hen parties have n o t th* m eans to pay. j __jT I IE G B E A T P IA N O ¿c M U S IC E S T A B L IS H M E N T r>v

i x O R a c i : w A r i ; r s .N o. 333 B B O A D W A Y , N E W -Y O B K .

T h e best and m ost im proved P ianos and M elodeons la th* w orld. T . G ilbert & Go.*s W orld ’s F a ir P rem iu m P ianos w ith o r w ith o u t the Aeolian, and w ith iron fram es and c ircu lar scale*. T h e m erits of these in strum en ts are too w ell know n to need fu r­th e r recom m endation . G ilbert's B oudo ir P ianos, an elegant in ­s tru m e n t for room s. H alle t A Cumston*« P ianos, o f the oid established firm o f H alle t A Co. M r. W . being sole agent for all th e above P ianos, he can offer them low er than any o ther house in the U nited S tates. H o r a c e W a t e r s ’ Pianos, m anu­factured expressly for him , hav ing g rea t pow er o f tone and e lastic ity oi touch. P ianos o f o th e r m ake. In a word, 33S B roadw ay is one of the largest depots in the w orld, affording an o ppo rtun ity for selections n o t to be bad an y w here else on th© A m erican con tinen t. Second-hand P ian o s a t g rea t bargain s P n c e from $60 to $175.

M e l o d e o n s .—-G oodm an A B aldw in’s P a te n t Organ M elode­ons, w ith tw o banks o f keys—a sw e«t and pow erful in s trum en t. P rice from $75 to $200.

S. D. A H . W . S m ith ’s w ell know n and jn s tly celebrated M *- lodeons. P rice s from $G0 to $150. T he above m akes are the on ly ones tun ed in the equal tem peram ent. M elodeons o f o th e r m akes, of all s ty les nnd prices.

M artin ’s unriva led G uitars, from $25 to $60. F lu tenas , from $5 to $25. F lu te s, from $5 to $40. B rass in s tru m en ts , and o thers, o f all k inds.

D ealers supp lied w ith the above T ianos and M elodeons atffce- to ry prices.

M usic .—T his lis t com prises the products o f th e g rea t m asters o f both the A m erican anti E uropean continents, and is rece iv ing constan t additions by an extensive publication o f th e choice and popular pieces of the day. D ealers in M usic, T eachers o f S em ­inaries and A cadem ies w ish ing to purchase any m usic p ub ­lished in tbe U nited Suites, or m ake arrangem ents for constan t supplies o f M r . W A T E B S ’ new issues, w ill find i t g rea tly t© th e ir in teres t to call or forw ard th e ir orders. M usic sen t to a n r p a r t of the U nited S lates, postage free. J

a y d a p p o s i t e s p i r i t u a l s o j v g s .•A>gei. T I u b p e i s . — O n e o f t h o m o s t b e a u t i f u l and ex­pressive soncs in p rin t. S ung b y M rs. G illingham B ostw lck w i t h great effect. P rice 2 5 c t s .

AI1E H-A.PPY N o w , D e a r M o t h e r . ” — A lovely rep re ­senta tion o f th e conuition o f “ L oved Ones in H eaven.” P rice 25 cts.

/ * T 0 ^ ITTLE E v a i n H e a v e n .” — T he ou tpouring!o f I am c r s h ea rt u n d er bereavem ent. P rice 25 cts.

“ D o G o o d .” —Sing th is gone, ev e rybody ; prac tice lta p re ­cepts, and th is w orld o f ours w ould fce on* o f th© haDDier spheres. P r ice 25 cts.

“ G u a r d i a n S p i r i t s .” —H appy ho w ho en joy i th e ir a tte n ­dance as rep resen ted in th is beautiful song. P rice 25 cts,

“ T h e P r o d i g a l S o n . ”—W ith sp lend id L ithog raph rep re ­sen tin g th e P rod igal’s re tu rn . P rice 50 cts. r

T h e above pieces are all by tho m ost popu la r Com posers, and are selling rapidly. ' ^

H O B A C E W A T E B S , P ub lisher, N o. 833 B roadw ay IT Y o rk A g en t for T . G ilbert A Co.’s P ianos, H alle tA C um ston’a Piano*! G ilbe rt’» B oudoir P ianos, and m anufactu re r of H oraco W a ta ra ’ P ianos. N . B . M usic s e n t b v m i l l postage free.

f í ff £ t r ü•J'Hii; LOUD’S PUAVL1L

Tho following j"»em i* ludI to have been w ritten b y Kin;Ja m e s L , though by som e it Is aacribud to Dishop A ndrew s,

I f any be distressed, and fain w ould gather Som e com fort, le t him ha^te unto

O ur F athe r,F o r we of hope and help are quite bereaven E x cep t T hou succor us

"Who a r t in heaven.T hou show est m ercy : therefore lb r th e sam e "We praise Thee, singintr,

H allow ed bo T h y nam e.O f all ou r m iseries cast up the su m ;Show us T h y joys, and le t

T h y k ingdom com e.W e m ortal ara, and alter from our b ir th ;T h o u constan t art.

T h y will be done on earth.T h o u m ad 's t the earth, as well as planets seven,T h y nam e LobleSM ilJiere

As 'tis in heaven.N o th in g we havu to use, or debts to pay,E x cep t T hou give it us.

G ive us this day.W herew ith to clothe u.-, w herew ith to be fed,F o r W ithout Thee we w ant

O ur daily bread.W e w ant, b u t w ant no faults, fur no day passes B u t we do sin—

Forgive us ou r trespasses.N o m an from sinning ever free did live,F o rg ive us, L ord , our sins

A s we forgive.I f we rep en t out faults, T hou nc*cr disdain’s t u s ;W e p a rd o n them

T h a t tresspass against u s ;. F org ive us th a t is past, a "new path tread u s ;

D irec t us always in thy faith,A nil lead us— ^

W e, th ine own people and thy chu-en nation,In to all tru th , but

N o t into tem ptation.Thou th a t of all good graces a r t the giver,Suffer us not to wander,

B u t deliverUs from the tierce assaults of world and devil,A nd llesh, so shah thou free us

F rom all evil.T o these petitions Jet both church and laym en.W ith one consent of h ea rt and voice, say

A m en.

j by A bbo t M—— , w ho knew v ery in tim ate ly th is. ^ | au thor, and often b eard him confess th is failure of. ■ °n ! _ . .

H i s t o r i c a l a u t l l ’r a c i i c a l ’.T re a t is e o i l F a s - ; ^ 's experim ent.dilutions? Cabalistic Vlrrrors. >usi>eii- sions? Compacts? Xulisnians, Convul­sions? Possessions? Sorcery? Witchcraft? Incantations? Sympathetic Correspou- dcnccs, Xccromancj? etc.? etc.

Translated from the French of L. A. Cahagnet,A u tho r of the “ Celestial T elegraph .”

F I F T H D I A L O G U E .

C0 M P A C 1 S.

Jour;.— A re these all th e desired conditions V A lbert.— Yes, as far as th e circles a re concern-

lars, m edals, rings, blessed w aters, &c., Ac., Ac.— All these th ings a re supposed to be endow ed w ith the p roperties o f real talism ans, and to p ro tect the

j person w ho w ears them . W e see th e Catholics ; use in their exorcism s m an y so rt o f talism ans, as

m u rd ero u s fire o f th e F re n c h ; colum n a fte r colum n b y its influence, m u st tran sm it to the child so u n ­fell, w hile no t a gun w as discharged on th e ir p a r t, fo rtunate as to be b o rn un to him , th e elem ents o f a One sullen w ord o f com m and ran along the line as distem pered body and an erra tic m ind ; a deranged thousands fell— “ File u p ! tile u p !” “ N ot ye t— condition of organic atom s, which invariably ele-no t y e t !’’ w as the Iron D uke 's rep ly to earnest re- , ra te s anim alism of th e fu tu re being, a t the expense quests m ade to charge arid fight the foe. A t length of the m oral and intellectual na ture . A gainst th is

ie d ; b u t there are o th er p reparations w o rth y of the j the wafer, the chalice-cover, the stole, the b le s s e d th e time of action came. T he charge was given tru th le t it not he urged th a t tobacco-users have 1 ' water, to conjure and exorcise th e evil Spirits. W e ! a " d T.!ct,0''-V perched on the standard of E ngland.— : som etim es com paratively b rig h t and healthy chil-

, • , ., ,, JJnni x j! ir rh a i,t JdiKjazuic. dren. So do d runkards. B u t a re th ey w hat th eyhave now to exam ine w h e th er these p ractices a r e : . ___ i , , . , . . . -. , , i , , . , , . ------------ . would have been, had the pa ren t been exem pt fromits o f light, bu t ra th e r for those ot darkness, the pure hum bugs, o r contain m ore or less real v i r tu e . ; From Mooma liurni New Yorker. all contam inatin '1- vices v I f there is in act of cri

subject.1s t A s the adep ts do no t generally call for Spir-

m om ent o f th e ir m eeting m ust be carefully ! scrupulously selected, and this is m id n ig h t

F ro m M uore’s liu ru l N ew Y orker.

and j My opinion is th a t th ere are b o th hum bug and real OLYMPIAS, THE MOTHEB, OE ALEX AN - ! talism aps. To believe, the eye m u st see ; th e per- DEE THE GEEAT.

TR ADITION , CO M T lL E b FROM T A I .M i' l l .

X1IEHE1S M> IJEAItTII OT KIS'DXESS.

’ i;v i.iiAiiLK-s iiAssvr.

T here’* no dearth o f kindness In tbid world of oura;

. Only in our blindnessW c gather thorns for flow ers;

Onward, we are «¡»urnirig—T ram pling one ano ther;

W hilu we are Inly yenrninjr A t the nam e of “ B ro th e r!”

T h e re ’s no dearth of kindness Or love am ong m ankind,

B u t in dark ling lonenrss .Hooded hearts grow blind !

Full of kindness tingling,Soul i.-j sh u t from soul,

W hen they m ight be m ingling In one k indred whole !

T h e re ’s no dearth of kindness Tho* it be unspoken,

F ro m the heart It buildeth Jiainbuw-sinilea in token—

T h a t there be none so lowly,B u t have some angel-touch ;

Y e t nursing loves unholy,W e live fo r self too m uch !

As tho w ild rose blow etb,A s runs the happy river,

K indness freely lluweth In the heart forever.

B u t men will hanker E ver fo r golden dust.

K ingliest hearts will canker,B righ test Spirits r u s t

T he re’s no dearth of kindness In this world of oura ;

Only in our blindness “We gather tlm m s h»r flowers!

O cherish God's best giving,Falling from ab o v e!

Life were not w orth living,W ere it not for Love.

T I I I .NT IN ' B O D , A . \ D P L I L S B V B I U :B rother, is life’s m orning clouded,

H as the sun ligh t eeoaed to sh ine !Is the earth in darkness shrouded,

W ould’s t thou at thy lot rep ine?C heer up, bro ther, le t thy vision

Look above ; see. light is near,Soon will eotne the next transition.

‘•T ru s t in God, and persevere." ’

B rother, has life's hope receded,H ast thou sought it> joys in vain ?

F rien d s ¡.roved false when m ostly needed.Foes rejoieing at thy pain y

Cheer up, brother, there 's a blessing W aiting for thee—never iVnr ;

Foe* forgiving, sins confessing, v “ T ru s t in Go-1, and persevere."

B rother, all thing's round are calling W ith united voice, “ be strong !"

... Though the wrongs of earth be galling.T hey m ust loo-e tIn. ir streng th ere long.

Y es, my brother, though life's troubles D rive thee near to dark despair,

• Soon 'tw ill vanish lik.- a bubble,“ T ru s t In God, und persevere."

. . l ie . from I lls high throne in heaven.W atches every step you take,

H e will see each fetter riven,^ W hich your foe* in anger m ak e ;

Cheer up, bro ther, he has pow er T o d ry up the h itte r tear.

A nd though darkest tem pests lower,“ T rust in God. :md persevere.”

I had an o th er tim e, th e occasion to speak on this subject w ith an honorable m erchan t o f X iort. Di­rected in a sim ilar way by a lucid, to seek a treas­ure un d er the guidance of a Spirit evoked b y the clairvoyant, lie was not m ore fortunate in Ills re- j suits. A t the given m om ent and appointed place, | the lucid, m agnetizer and spectators, were hoaxed ! b y the m ost frightful hallucinations. The lucid, herself, was for several hours in a sta te v ery m uch like death. One day as I was giving a session to this gentlem en, Adeie exclaim ed, “ Behold ! there is a p riest b y y o u r side ';’’ “ W ho is he 'r” askedMr. U-------. Adeie gave a description of him fullo f details, and ye t Mr. B------ was, a t first, unableto recollect who it was. The priest then told him th a t he had d irected the researches and diggings in which he had been so sham efully m ystified. Mr.B-------was deeply affected b y th is revelation, andso g reat was the displeasure he had previously e x ­perienced, th a t he ju m p ed back so as to avoid the contact o f so unpleasant a com panion. The priest re su m ed : “ You know m y nam e very well. I m es­m erised y o u r clairvoyant before you knew her y o u rse lf; when she was a m ere child.”

This phrase was repeated by Adeie in the Gas­con accent in which it had been pronounced. Thatwas enough, and Mr. B -------a t once recogniz.ed thecurate o f A m illy— the sam e w ho M. R icard speaks o f in his “ L etters o f a M agnetizer.” The fact is, th a t it was really th is clergym an who had trained Mr. l l .’s clairvoyant. l ie was known as an excel­lent physiogist and m erry fellow in th is world, and in the Spiritual one lie iiad preserved the same tastes, am ong w hich was th a t o f m ystification.—Mr. B-------entered, through the m edium Adeie, incom m unication with th is m an, and received from him m any wise advices for the future.

A nother person of the sam e city, sent me a sort o f m edal pentacle, on which very curious cabalisticsigns were engraved. Mr. G-------, in his letter,prayed me to consult Adeie abou t their m eaning, and I did so a t the first opportunity . Adeie an ­sw ered th a t she did not understand an y th ing about m y q u estions; th a t I should explain m yself o ther­wise. I thought it would be b e tte r to tell he r to call for the apparition of the person to w hom tiiat m edal had belonged. The clairvoyant said she saw an old m an, w ith w hite and curled hair, dressed in an ancient fashion, and m ost venerable looking. I p rayed Adeie to give me a description of him with full particulars, w hich 1 sent to Mr. G------ . I ac ­companied this description with all the data I was able to obtain. The correspondence you sec here, was the resu lt of this despatch. Mr. G------ asked

h o .vi i:.

i.Y MONTH''MEUT.

T here isa.«jM»tof ninth piij.romely blest,A d ea re r , s w e e te r spo t th an nil t h e r o t ;W h o r e mat t , c r e a t io n ? t y ra n t , cants a.-idc H i* sw o r d a n d s cep t re , p a g e a n t r y a n d ¡ .r ide,W h i l e in hN so fte ne d look, b e n ig n ly b lend T h e s ire t h e son, tho h u s b a n d , fathe r, f r iend .I l e r * w o m a n reiirns : t h e m o th e r , d a u g h te r , wife, S t r e w s w i th fresh i lowt r.i t h e n a r r o w w a y o f life, i n t h e c lear h e a v e n of h e r de li g h t fu l eye,A n anirel m ia rd o f loves a n d trracc-s lie ;A r o u n d h e r k n e e s d o m es t ic d u t ie s nicer.A n d fir eside p leasu res irambol a t h e r feet .W h e r e shall t h a t land, t ha t spo t o f e a r th b e fo u n d 1 A r t t h o u a m a n Y a pa tr io t ? l ook a r o u n d ;O h ! t h o u sh a lt i ind. h o w e 'e r t h y l 'oot.-teps roam . T h a t l and t h y c o u n t r y , a n d t h a t spo t t h y H o m e .

nunalty w hich na ture slum ps w ith especial ab h o r­rence, and punishes with m ore terrib le severity th an all o thers, it is th a t of the paren t, who, b y m arry ing his own organization and vitiating his

___ own functions, bequeaths irrem ediable physical de ­A lter th e death of A lexander the G reat, in Bab- , crepitude and m oral degradation, for the inherit-

to , r l . , , , . , , ance of ins children.. | ylcn, one of his general.? b rough t a le tter to O ly rii-; ^ _____one " 111-lt unce pi:l?! t he contents o f which were as follows : Okiciin o r Xmvsr.u>;;;:s.— D T srm ii In the first

I u v . . , ' . ....... ...... ----------- ---------- -------- ............ - - - ; “ A lexander sendeth h is m o ther a final g re e tin g ’: ; volum e of his “ Curiosities oT L ite ra tu re” rives anbe a delusion, for I know not o f an y pow er equal ‘ In this w riting thou wilt receive the new s of m y 1 in teresting account o f the origin of new spapers

d. A s they never g ran t their assistance b u t for i to th a t w hich fears nothing. Now let us suppose ; death. I w ish and hope th a t thou w ilt not, as is w ith historical facts concerning their in troductionthe custom of m others, b reak forth in loud and b it- into various European nations. l ie suites th a t we te r lam ents. W eep not! M ourn n o t! I was, in- are indebted to the Ita lians for the idea of new spa- deed, a g rea t prince ; b u t thou know est th a t even-- p c rs . The first paper was a Venetian one, and on- th ing passeth a w av. The g reatest em piie crum - 1 y m onthly ; b u t it was m erely the new spaper o f b leth un to dust— the m ightiest m onarch dleth, and ' the governm ent. The title of the G azettas w as his dom inion is ended. The tree th a t to-day sp re a d -! p e rh ap s derived from gazerra, a magpie, or ch atter- e th Ills strong arm s far and wide, m ay be uproo ted , er, o r m ore probably from a fa rth in (r coin, pecu liar by the sto rm to-m orrow . I h e flame th a t blazetli j to the c ity o f \ enlce, called gazetta w hich w as th e w ith g reatest splendor, is soon extinguished. IIhe : comm on price o f the new spapers. T hese early bloom ing flower o f the m orning is w ithered In th e ! new spapers w ere no t allowed by a jea lous govern- evening, and ev ery th ing van isbeth like a shadow j m ent to be circulated in p rin ted form, b u t th e Ye-and a d ream ! j netian gazette continued long afte r the invention of

I f thou w ouldst tru ly honor the nam e of th y > p rin ting to be d istribu ted in m anuscrip t. In a li- son, then erec t a gorgeous palace, adorn it w ith ; b ra ry a t Florence are th ir ty volum es of V enetian every th ing th a t is precious, and give a ban q u et to ; guzettas, all in m anuscrip t.m y m em ory. _ In v ite kings, princes, generals, and j Mr. George Chalm ers sta tes th a t m ankind are in- every distinguished m an ; bu t let it be proclaim ed deb ted to the wisdom of Queen E lizabeth, and the th a t no one ap p ear a t the banquet, who had sutler- 1 p rudence of B urleigh, for the first genuine new spa­ed an y w ro n g ; b u t let every one come with jo y and \ per. In the British M useum are several new spapers =aY.VtY, for it m u st be a day of_great cheer.” _ ; w hich were p rin ted while the Spanish fleet were in

2 d. W e m ust rem em ber th a t these Spirits have i son who th row s a charm or a spell, seem s alw ays ; A rabbinical no guilt palaces, b u t th a t their abodes are covered •: m ore powerful th an his victim. L et ano ther m an , w ith the b lackest clouds ; and that, instead o f bril- j come and pre tend he possesses a pow er superio r to ; liant angels, th ey are a tten d ed b y hideous bats.— ' th a t o f th e so rce re r; let him offer his protectio:W e m ust, therefore, see.-c for them in th e m idst of; the person who is possessed; thi storms,- in the deep caves, the ru ins, and in the j accept it, and believe he is s a v e d ; and it will not forest.

3 d.leading us tow ard some precipice, w s m ust alw ays th a t th is p ro tection gives to his favorite an object, be on our gu ard w ith them . j w hatever it m ay be, and adds the following w o rd s :

A s the m ost d reary forest is the place of th e ir I “ K eep th is object upon you , and should any one predilection, the m ost solitary co rner m u st be se- m enace you, i t will be enough to have recourse tole c te d ; if any crim e has been com m itted there , th a t spot is to be preferred— such rem em brance em inently favorable to the em otion w hich is so ne­cessary in these experim ents. This place once

th is talism an ; i t will a t once paralyze y o u r ene­m y’s action ; for it contains the whole of m y pow ­er and knowledge, and these a re g rea te r th an those of a n y o th er living m an. T hey will, therefore, al-

found out, th e circle I spoke of is draw n, a fte r j w ays annihilate th e ir m achinations.” having previously b rough t thè following indispen- j The th o u g h t an d pow er of th is m an will th en in­sable objects ; 1 , m atches ; 2 , charcoal ; 3 , som e j crease in d irect ra tio w ith his faith in the said talis- su lp h u r;— some perfum eries, as hem p, flowers, ; nian ; from th is sen tim ent he will derive a calm- resin, Sec. B u t when good Spirits a re evoked, th en ! n ess and a m oral pow er w hich he did no t previous- incense, m y rrh , and benzoin, m ust bo m ade use o f ; , possess. Hence the action of th is talism an, con- a piece of virgin parch m en t is also necessary if a j sidered sim ply a t th is poin t o f view ; b u t in a Spi- eonipact is desired. A s for the dress, i t generally ! ritua l aspect, it doubles its pow er by th a t w hich is consists of a long and am ple gown of b lack stufi’, ; a ttr ib u te d to its source.a knotted wliite o r red cord, a po in ted b a t on w hich j M agnetism h as no talism ans p ro p erly speaking ; shall be painted a d ea th ’s head and cross bones. | b u t it m akes use o f rings and o th er m agnetized ob-

Thc circle being draw n, some ligh t wood is k in -1 jee ts, to w hich wc ascribe a g rea t power. I t is died in th e middle o f it, and in this fire is throw n i th u s th a t we excite and produce in o u r clairvoyant a sm all quan tity of su lphur. In the m eanw hile j w hatever k ind of th o ugh t we please ; from the re ­tile Spirit is evoked ; b u t it is very,- seldom th a t lie I su its vve obtain, we m ust logically conclude th a t the appears a t the first call, and the evocation is m ade old faith in talism ans w as not so void of t ru th asonce m ore; the fire is stirred and some perfum es throw n upon it, tlic Sp irit’s nam e being a t the same tim e pronounced. Should he not appear up­on this second appeal, a th ird should be m ade w ith sum m ons, and m ore perfum es should be th row n sorcers’ circle, o r m agi's talism an ?

some w ould m ake us believe. H ow m any m esm er- izers su rro u n d th e ir lucids w ith a so rt o f fluid a t­m osphere to p ro tec t them against any foreign in-

The mothc-r o f A lexander shed no t a tear. In j the English Channel, during the venr loSS. I ’opu- com pliance w ith he r son’s last request, she o rdered j la r zeaf against the Spanish A rm ada was inflam ed a palace o f g reat dim ensions to be e rec ted ; she in these early new spapers. B urleigh in o rder toadorned it w ith gold, variegated p ictu re and statues, so th a t it was the m ost m agnificent m ansion on earth . "When all the p repara tions had been corn-

rouse th e national feeling, publishes an ex trac t o f a le tter from M adrid, w hich speaks pu tting the Eng-

_ . lish (¿ueen to death, and the in strum en ts o f to rtu repleted, she invited the kings, p rinces and the o th er 0n board the Spanish fleet!g reat m en of hei em pire. I h c dav of the festival These earlv copies o f new spapers are in Homan was draw ing nigh. The halls w ere frag ran t w ith ; not in black letter. T h ey are entitled “ The En°-- the odor o f m yrtles and pom egranates, w axen can- j ¡;sh M ercuric.” Periodical papers w ere first gene­ules burned, and the Queen traversed the room s of j rally used in E ngland du ring the civil w ars a t th e the palace, feeling an inw ard satisfaction in fullfiling ; period of th e Com monwealth. ’the la»t will o f h e r son. j q>L. Saint Foix, in his curious historical essays,

n v t . - .. r , • l io u r a fte r h o u r passed aw ay, and the sun was ' gives the orkrin of new spapers in F rance. H enau-fluence. Is no t th is tin s p ractice a form oi the ; a lready low ering on th e horizon, b u t no guest ap- j dot, a physician of Paris, to am use bis patien ts.

B u t those w ho j on" ? f generals and said :into the fire. I f no Spirit should answ er even this call, there is nothing to hope for th a t night, and the best th ing to do is to go gen tly to bed.

If, on the con trary , th e Sp irit appears with hos-1 and Spiritual m anifestations, will sufficiently u n d e r - ! peared Vstand o u r idea.

IIow m any \ peared, and the Q ueen w alked in solitude th rough I was a g reat collector o f new s ; and he found byobservations could we m ake on th is subject, if wc i tde m agnificent apartm en ts. A t length she called j these m eans th a t he was m ore sough t a fte r than

! his m ore learned b re th ren . B u t as lie had m uch

tile dem onstrations, he m ust be o rdered to be more calm ; then the object o f th e conjuration is to be i discussed. B u t it is p ru d en t never to go out of! tlie circle, nor let him come into it. "Whenever a ; con tract is to be w ritten, it is p resen ted on a parch- i

were to s tu d y it in all its aspects ? L^.?t „ . , „ , , , ------------------------------------- -------- — ----------------- - ­know the nriem -tie n ew er i ( ' n n n in it • n W - m l , ■ Is lt th u s th a t the friends of A lexaxdei: honor | leisure an d w as quite fond of collecting news, he know tuc m agnetic pow u oi m an m i t i phy sical | in i Inem orv a n q Iny com m and i- H as no t one ap- j obtained a privilege from the G overnm ent, in 1 0 3 2 ,

. . . . -to publish each week a sum m ary of the new s ofprincess, replied the general, “ dost j various countries, to d is tribu te am ong his patients,

thou fo iget the contents o f th y proclam ation.'' j I t is alm ost needless to add th a t h is pa trons w ere‘ Noble

£To be coniinuoti.]

BUSINESS ENDUEANCE.. . . _ , Men of genius w ithout endurance cannot sue

m ent w hich m u st be th row n ou t o f th e circle, in j ceed. Men who s ta r t in one k ind o f business mav order to have it signed b y th e Spirit. TT- ’ ---------' ’’ “ ’ —

•' Thou M idst th a t be only should come, who never g00n found in all ranks, and his p rin ted sh ee ts w e’ j suflered or was aggrieved. No one has come, and | i„ g rea te r dem and th an his w ritten prescrip tions.• no one will come ; for then- is none on th is earth i "" _______ ^ _______

CONTINENTAL MONEY.No par redem ption of the continental m oney was

m ade by Congress. The frequent and large em is­sions of it soon reduced it in value, and, eventually, destroyed all confidence in it. The first issue took place in 1 7 7 5 , and by the end of 1 7 7 G the country- had been flooded w ith $ 1 8 , <h i i m h h i of it. The whole am ount issued during the w ar was not less than $100,000,001.1, hu t the collections m ade by the continental governm ent in various ways cancelled from time to time about one-half of it, so th a t the m axim um did not at any period exceed $ 200.01 m,- 0 0 0 , nor did it reach that sum until its depreciation had compelled Congress to take it in anil re-issue it a t forty dollars for one in specie. D uring the first y ear of its emission it k ep t nearly a t par, but g rad ­ually decreased in value until finally $ l,o n o of it was o lfera l for one dollar in specie, when it ceased to lie looked upon as of any value at all. I t was custom ary a t that day to trea t it w ith the utm ost contem pt and levity, and w orkm en would show their disregard for the loss occasioned by its depre­ciation by pasting it up in their shops, form ing head caps of it, tic.

The Continental Congress, a t one time, offered to exchange forty dollars of this currency for one, by­giving the holders what was called a loan certiiicate a t p a r ; bu t as these had, gone down to eight dol­lars for one, few were found to avail them selves of th e slim inducem ents which this m ethod presented. W hen, however, the present constitution was form­ed, in 1 7 6 !', all tiio.-o loan certificates and various o th er evidences of d eb t which had been issued to pay the expenses of the war, were funded and im ­m ediately rose te pa r— m aking fortunes for many. This constitu ted the public debt, and am ounted to $IU,0 W,UUU. T he sta tem ents we have given m ay seeni to show a w ant of proper regard for its obli­gations on the pa rt of C ongress; bu t m ost a ssu r­edly the statesm en of the revolution were disposed to pay as far as th ey could.

W e m ust recollect th a t b y the term s of tho arti­cle of confederation, Congress bad no power to im ­pose taxes w ithout the consent o f the S ta te s ; that the governm ent had no income from tariff duties, and w ith an arm y of th irty o r forty thousand men, desperate exertions were necessary to keep the wheels in motion. Soldiers, how ever m uch we may- praise their patriotism , looked carefully to their pa_v, and "Washington, in his letters to Congress, m ore th an once plainly intimated th a t appeals to love of country’ did little good unless th ey were for­tified w ith metallic argum ents. It has been esti­m ated th a t the loss occasioned by the depreciation of the continental currency only am ounted to a tax of one dollar pe r head upon each inhabitant, annu­ally for six years. I f it bad been thus equally dis­tribu ted , it would probably have been no more than they’ should have paid tow ards the expenses of the w ar ; b u t th a t some should have been involved in financial ru in from its effects, while o thers were com paratively free, m ade it unequal and oppressive in its operation.— AT I . Sunday Tunes. |

me to address a g reat qu an tity o f questions to this Spirit, whom Adeie said to be in the o ther world for m any years. The answ ers we obtained pre­sented tlie m ost astonishing revelations ; bu t I am, unfortunately not perm itted to publish them here.After a great m any researches about tlie personthis Spirit m ight have been, Mr. G------ a t last metwith an old priest, who said lie recognized perfect­ly well the person to w hom applied the description given b y Adeie ; it was a landholder in a neighbor­ing village, and Mr. G-------rem em bered lie Ladbeen his tenant some tw enty y ears before. The deceased having been questioned about the reasons which bad induced him to lose this medal, the Spirit answ ered, “ T h at lie did not think there was any danger of losing it in the house where Mr.G-------had found i t ; th a t th is gentlem an ought tohave given it back. But yet, tiia t since he had it now, he m ight keep it and take care of it, for if he should lose it once m ore, he would never find it again, as he had once done.” To this w arning Mr.G-------answ ered, th a t it was tru e lie had abandon­ed some years before to a num isrnatologist, and that he did not know b y w hat chance it came back into his hands.

Tlie m edal was m ade up of the alloy of several metals, and bore signs which bad been suggested

I to the society o f which tlie deceased was a meni- I her. T his sam e society had been frequented, too,| by Spirits desirous to s.tudy herm etics and magic.

A cabalistic circle had been formed, and a Spirit of light had appeared to all its m em bers, Arc., Arc. The

j group to w hich the deceased belonged, was cn ly a branch of a num erous association, the centre of

j which was in Paris ; there were engraved these | pentacles w hich w ere given to the m em bers as a j sort of talism an. In the num erous revelations they [ received, we could never obtain tlie nam e of anv ! of these m em bers ; we only knew th a t o f the de- | ceased, th rough tlie priest wiio had been acquaint- | ed with him, tiia t was all. I relate th is sto ry to j show tiia t in every age men have been in terested I in the question w ith w hich we are now occupied;1 and tiiat, if there w ere circles in terested to enter into com m unication with evii Spirits— there were

; others, too, whose object was ju s t the reverse.; I m ight m ultiply indefinitely these quotations,- and thus prove to you the possibility- of these com ­: pacts ; b u t I prefer to close th is chap ter by the de- | scription of a cabalistic circle, as it is given in the | “ T reatises."j 'I lie cabalistic circle m ay be draw n in any a p a r t­; m ent, e ither with chalk or charcoal ; when th is is ' done outside, a stick or a knife m ay be used. The circle m ust be wide enough to enclose ail tlie p e r­sons who desire to m ake the experim ent, b u t one

1 m ust act for tlie whole com pany ; this person then says the following simple w o rd s: “ In tlie name of God, the sole creator of the eartii and heavens, we enclose ourselves in th is circle u n d e r I l is divine protection, and th a t of the Spirits in whom we have faith ." (Those Spirits m ust then be named.)“ IVe en tru s t to them o ur guard, tiiat no ill m av be done to tlie Spirits w ith whom we wish to be in com m unication." Un ththe circle arc then w ritten tlie nam es of these Spir­its. Finally, every m em ber takes ids place in the figure. An absolute silence m ust be observed 1 - ear;” the president of the circle, and the lucid if there be 1 any, have the direction of the ccrcm o m \ Calm- ! ness is a guarantee o f courage, and prepares tlie i A lbekt.-

l i e does tliesam e thing w ith y o u ; he throw s his deeds into your circle to receive you signature. The whole thing is done w ith the m ost polite form s of the diabolical world. No one keeps liis w ord b e tte r than tiie d e v il; but, of course, he requ ires recipro­cation.

J o n s .— These details are sm elling o f hellish re ­gions ! Do you believe in the possibility- o f such things t

A i.beht.—This circle is p rescribed in all the treatises on m ag ic ; and I believe w ith all those who do not consider a S p iritual m anifestation as impossible. Vou recollect w liat A ndrew Jack so n Davis w rote on th is subject, and th e ab strac t I published in m y “ Spiritualist and M agnetic Ency-

w ereor was aggrieved. Ao one lias come, and j ¡n g rea te r dem and th an !

no one will come ; for there is none on th is earth !| free from pain and sorrow. ’ ; Dour. B i c i i a k d .— I f you wouid know the valuei " 0 A le x an d e r! A leqander 1 m y son! cried j of m oney, go and try to borrow some ; for he th a t

find it impossible to continue th ere in all their days. • O j 1:q<ias. t in v i.-doiu v. as as great a s thy valor ; | goes a borrow ing goes a sorrow ing, as p o o r R ichard 111 health m ay dem and a change. N ew and w ider | - consolation lias m itigated m y g ' ie! ; and she ; ¡¿ays ; anti indeed, so docs he th a t lends to suchfields o f en terprise and success m ay be opened to ! liJPe:il e^ Lhe w oui> of her son : ih e tree tiiat to- ; people, w hen lie goes to get it again. Poor P ic kthem ; new elem ents o f ch aracte r m av be develop- ! sp iead e th hi.- .-tiong arm s far and wide, is u p - : fa rth e r advises and says : ed. i ic n m ay have a positive d istate for some p u r - ! ™ot-eu k y th e flo rin to-morrow ; the flame th a t •;

Is, and success m ay dem and a change. None of I hlazeth v. ith g reatest spk-naor, is soon cxim gui; jse cases fall w ith in a general rule. Men m av i e( ’’ 1 JC fcuI! 1;’ ’’V tuc clouds, and the 1

clopedia,"Jo u x .— All our peasants have great faith in these j he did no t excel in .early life.

th' durkci

m oon soon loosethnd princes vi

d re a m /’

*• Forni priflc of dre-í.- ? .• a vor y cur* o ;

e U i i lg e n r e ; risii like a

i l l - : F re fancy you consult, con*uk y o u r pur.-a*."the full j A nd again, “ P ride is as loud a beggar as W ant,

the sta rs disap- j and a g reat deal m ore s a u c y /’ "When you have shadow and a : b o u g h t one line thing, you m ust b u y ten more,

! th a t 3Tour appearance m ay be all of a p iece ; b u t

. . l>ossuits, and success m ay dem and a change. X these cases fall w ith in a general rule. Men m ay have ra re talents, b u t if the}* are “ every th ing by tu rn s, and nothing long;” they m u st not expect to ! Pcariprosper. No form of business is free from vexa-i c r £t1.1 . , . ----- j -------¡. v ---------- — j —tio n s ; each m an knows the spot on w hich his own 5 The blOiSOiiis o. toe in} i ties and pom egranates , Poor P ic k says : “ I t is easier to su p press the firstharness chafes; b u t he cannot know how m uch 1 h iea th ed fragiance, unu the candles b u rn ed splen- ; desire, th an to satisfy all th a t follow it.” A nd it ish is own neighbor sutlers. I t is said th a t a Y ankee j J ^ucl O l\m jiia^, w ithout a tear, left the b a n - ; as tru ly folly for th e poor to ape the rich, as for can splice a rope in m any different w a y s; an Eng- j flueting-hall. _ ^ i the frog to swell in o rder to equal the ox.lish sailor know s h u t one m ethod, b u t in th a t me- ! •*273=» TIG • . j ,,.n * 1 1 * r ! ‘'Vessels larjre may venture more,thod he does his w ork well. Life is no t long i VV, ! ^ ?hou,d u , ,P eb,.n,"enough to be really inastc-r of b u t one pursu it. | * \Y,> l ™ . 1,».^./.,,,'. , ; u . .i, <> . . r i . how ever, a folly soon p u n ish ed ; for, as Poor

The h isto ry of em inent m en in all professions and ■ nri #u ri r . * . J u e u a ru s a } ., 1 riue u i.it tunes oil \ aint} , supscallings prove« thi« The - re a t statesm an D anieL p- ' ° ? 7i° n 1 IJtu0Ui= : on c o n te m p t: P rid e breakfasted w ith P len ty , dinedu u m ? p r u u . m u . xue „ rea l aiaic-m ^ii, jo- iuci , a t those whose heritage is toil. T hey sn eer with Povr-rtv and sunned with Inf.m .v ”W ebster, w as a g reat law yer IDs boyhood w as i a t thc Lard and sv, artUy ]ian J o f laLor A thev ’ P! f “ And af'“ a,n!id .0? y. .A T j COm,m ° v , ; _aj ! forget th a t of all th a t is useful, lu x u rio u s or beautiffil"With erreat d e iib c -:; on tins earth , toil bus been th e c rea to r ; th a t from

con,pacts; h u t 1 th o u g h t it w as m e r e credulity o n j r a t i o n lie selected the law as h is profiission, no r j t h e n i a r W e p a ] a c c t0 l ] l e « w!|ke k id s ”' o f the tai- t l i e i r p a r t . I hc be <I(-‘terred from his chosen p u r s u i t — ! l o r - s m o s t exquisite w a l k i i mb u t to a d m i t t h a t t h e s e f a c t s ! IV "}? t L ° ? r ^ n t>. n o t t h c . P n z C o f ! w rough t out b y h u m a n l i a n d s

w ith P o v erty , and supped w ith Infamy te r all, o f w h a t use is th is p ride of appearance, for w hich so m uch is risked, so m uch is suffered ? I t cannot prom ote health , nor case pain ; it m akes no increase o f m erit in the person, it creates envy, it

A i.iiekt.— So do I ;sign, all lias been ; hastens m isfortune.

“ ; fifteen hundred dollars a v ear as clerk o f the courts, : I’ V ^ n V o f Vi'm,1-.'™ A Ucb f° ? \ j w hat m adness it m u st be to ru n in d eb t forare possible, is to adm it tiiat th ey are re a l; and ; th en a large sum .sained w ith g reat difficulty for him j , / A ,\°IU sc'r‘slt.Ive these superfluities ! AVe are offered by th e term stheir reality leads us beyond an y lim it B u t these , by the zeal and influence of lus father, could urn • dizzened and perfum ed of those scorners o f la b o rfacts cannot be w ithout the assistance of th e follow- j him from the m ark lie bad se t before him ; and Ins ; j t ;s th e toiI o f thoHe hands, thou pitiful idler anding preparations. 1 st. The hab its of the body are A f / 1 ?u °o I* ’ 1 le J tto rney G eneral o f . lassachu- sneerer, th a t lias reared em pires in the old, and

^ setts, is an o th e r m arked illustration of resolute en- • p]antud rc p u b ncs in lb e A d e r n e s s o f th e newiile-loiig Cen- world ; th a t has hew n th e rock in the q uarry , and

a bu ilt the tem ples and m onum ents o f nations*; tiiat lias achieved w hatever fume belongs to genius, w ith

; scu lp tor's chisel, th e painter'. ’ ’ '

. , , > UilULliUi im iA U U IllUSUdLlUJentirely changed. 2 d. i n e soul is, on the contra- : durance and indom itable industry-ry, p repared to en te r into com m unication w ith the world of dream s, w hich is the tru e w orld o f Spir­its. 3 d. Tlie solitude of the place. Tth. A total absence of vital electricity in the a tm osphere a t tiia t time. otli. The darkness o f the n ight togeth­er with the m otion of trees, which determ ines th a t of the senses. A n efficacious accessory m ight, perhaps, be found in the cries o f the owl— whose cry is em inently eiectro-Spiritual, and the foreboding of the evoked Spirits’ arrival.

"Whoever has studied the u iliercn t sta tes under-

tering him in one profession, and m aking him one of tlie chief ornam ents of th a t profession, if not it head, in th e U nited States.

Our o f St. is poured tions ’ _ had h is prohis splendid fortune to earn. He chose deliberate ly a calling; hc p u rsued tiia t occupation w ith iute

of this sale, six m onths c red it; and that, perhaps, iias induced som e of u s to a ttend it, because we cannot spare the ready m oney, and hope to be tine w ithou t it. B ut, ail ! th in k w h a t y o u do w hen you run in d e b t ; you give to an o th er pow er over y o u r liberty . I f you cannot pay a t the tim e, you will be asham ed to see y o u r cred ito r ; you will be in fear w hen you speak to him ; you will m ake poor,

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k ti r late d istinguished em bassador af the C ourt ! "C.?i ^ th i f l A ivi’/o r l A * / / / / ’/ ’ 1 i sneaking excuses, and', by degrees, come tot. Jam es, Hon. A bbott Law rence, whose w ealth : f.'lr.i’1_nn. , j ip ‘ ? r L A ' " V " 11 c sal i q 11 ¡lose y o u r veracity and sink into base, dow nrigh tu red ou t for all benevolent purposes in d o n a - : A j d T ^ i f»r “ T he second vice is iving the first islarge as the sea, can recall the"‘tim e when he ! A A / ' . / a 1 “ A m ® ru n .!linS hl d ^b t’” a * P o o r R ichard ’ says ; and,

his profession to select, and the first dollar o f , t.° rv Qf'rije world * a J 1U Ile" * er" again, to the sam e purpose, “ L ying rides uponsc d e lib e ra te -: Labor, w hy, m an of idleness, labor gave vou be

/ A ' in?> r ° ckad y o u r cradle, and gave you pam perin , y j ; hfe. "U itiiou t it, the woven silk and wool on you

tu e voiicl. ; back, w ould be in th e silk-w orm 's opst s J l ;•g n ty and endurance, th ro u sh dark a a u mm m - i.-r„ :? .____ „ j i .- - i r , , - me. \v itiiou t it, tne n o v tn suk anu wool on vourm g seasons, and tlie re su lt is before tu e world.— Y,„,.i. in i J ?_ . , -, .,rP- - , . . , back w ould be m tn e silk-w orm s nest, and mIh is case aflords an ap t illustration of the proverb , . „ r ,i,„ , i . r . . n , ’

n . i , : o f the wise m an th a t a m an “ diligent in his busi- X t t ^or the m eanestgone b y the hum an m in i a t tlie different hours of! ness shall stand before kings, and not before m ean ° o / . ?‘T ? D " A ’ A ’2- tLe a i r ,oftlie day, cannot doubt the tru th of m y a sse rtio n .! m en.” ^ 1 ..,a n c V d } ° . i ? d‘, 1-’> _on T lbcA restless emotion tak es hold of the m ost coura-

eous, and this emotion is com m unicated from one h J lV m V . e a rth — if th ey w ould b u twho can build up or cast dow n atto anotiicr, so as to form a sym pathetic panic.—

_ _ purpose, “ L ying rides upond e b ts b a c k ; ’ w iiereas a freeborn E nglishm an ough t not to be asham ed nor afraid to see o r speak to an y m an living. B u t poverty often deprives a m an of all sp irit and virtue. “ I t is iiard for an em pty bag to stand u p rig h t.— D r. FranlUn.

another, and m ade th ree resolu tions w hich hc in-The stupefying odor o f the charcoal, the in to x ica -! tended should guide him th rough life ; ^ l ie would , «their will, and w ho can re to rt th e sneer o f the

soft-handed,” by po inting to their trophies w her-ting one of th c hem p, the appeal repeated by the ; be honest. 2 d. He w ould be industrious 3 u. l ie ; cvcr art> sc5cnce; c;viiizaI ;on an d }lumanUv- arehundred echoes of the desert, soon p roduce the i " ould ne%t-r ° at? bIe- Uo w as on fo o t , Ins w calth known. "Work on .' m an of toil th y ro v a ltv 'is vet i • . , t , was m a sm all bundle th a t sw ung from a small t \ • * A J % V , ,

desired effect, and the eye is nlum m ed by the | stick lai(i on h is shouW er. Tilc world wxas before f ’ A 1 le h !Sh -Seer's light. I t is th en th a t th e scene becom es se- i him. He was able to carry them out. I lis sue- o f / t,-u °p o e t b e— k ° U ' ln d 1,1 tlC &D*rious and increases th e danger. To resist such a i cess is th e best com m ent on bis endurance. c. , ! c* x r-• i *. c < t • • clorious man. ami tin* renown shall be*trial, a m an m u st not be a w eak-nerved one. Mv ! ^ tcp lien Lnrard, a t the age (»1 t '.’ }*ears, was m • Borne by tlie w-ind.s and^water through all time

• +t r r .x i A I quite m oderate circum stances, being the captain of! While there» a keel to crave it on the sea,opinion is. therelorc, th a t thc assertion of the books 1 ^ „ T1 , .i ’ ty i 1 From dim« to dimo-1 . ’ . ’ , ^ ■ a sm all coastimr vessel on the Delaw are, and ¡»art: Mr r :♦» h m ' ...............on m agic are not impossible, and I would advise no : ow ner of th e sam e. No trait in Ids character was 1 A “ 'iCT‘mc‘one to control them . Jlo re or less cerem ony, more ‘ m ore m arked th an his endurance, and th is e le m en t: Gl'i .louv at D iscouxt.__T he '-colorist if lie beor less terrible a nam e given to the Spirits, do not save him a fortune. All m en who have succeeded , faily in earnest, is far too tired a fte r his da'v’s w orkchange the n a tu re o f this a rt, which m av be sim- j ' ' cb b c t" JR?,1}. ot *bPb rua°fr'e p“ - i to trouble him self ab o u t th e a ristocratic a ir o f hisplffied ad ¡nfih'm I m ade you -cau a in tcd w ith ' r Ur?nC?" T b e lanied M illiam P itt w as m early life quarters, and besides generally m anages to p u t his f JC A " . t 3 . -cquam ted_ w ith . fond o f gam ing, the passion increased w ith his ; o u ter m an into so uncleanly a condition th a t athe lanur.? of the g reatest m agi th a t ever existed ; ; y e a rs ; he knew th a t he m ust a t once m aster the ' g rand hotel w ould have scrup les in ta k in - him in you m ay select am ong them the four Spirits you 1 passion, o r the passion m u st m aste r him. l ie ; P rofessor Sedgw ick afte r a h a rd m orn ing’s work* w ant for the experim ent. ! mat^e a ti"111 resolve th a t he never would again p lay betook him self to a village inn for a lunch^of b read

The reality ‘of these com pacts is now-a-davs ! ^ / f / ' I la n ia^ ^ ch a reso- ; and ehcese. AVhen he asked w hat lie had to paV,. 7 - i iu tio n , ho could keep it. H is subsequent e m i- . he w as told fo u rp en c e !” l ie could not avoid re-

pro%ed out o f a doubt, by thc revelations of m es-i nenee w as the fru it o f th a t power. "William W il- ! m ark ing on the sm allness o f th e charge “ Ahm erism . All the form alities I spoke of are no t ne- j berforce, in bis earlier days, like m ost young m en I Sir,” said tlie landlady, “ I should ask eiglitpence cessary to be a ttacked b y a show er of stones ; by ! b ’s ran 'i; a£ e. loved the excitem ent of places J to any one else, b u t I only ask fourpence from vou m eans of a direct evoking, o r o f a clairvoyant, we ! lazard. H e was one night persuaded to _ keep , for I .see you have seen b e tte r d ays.” A t ano ther

. . , . . . . . ’ ! the faro-bank. H e saw th e rum of the vice o f a lady stopped by the roadside w here lie waa u-n.-l-can now en ter into com m unication w ith whom so -1 gam ing as lie never saw it before ; he was appalled ! ing, tnade some inquiries, and ^ v e him a ever Spirit we m ay choose, and get from him all | w ith w ha t he beheld. S itting am id gam ing ru in ; because his answ ers w ere so in te llfren t for ‘his sta-

AYhat m ore could aa< ^ espair, lie took th e resolution ’’ ’ ’ ' ’ 1 ' n ‘the inform ation we m ay wish, we w ant ? I f good Spirits cannot satisfy our de­sires, bad ones will still be less able to do m ore.__B etter to rem ain in tlie rig h t path.

. baJ be " ould tion. l ie m et tlie sam e ladv a t d inner nex t d ay tonever again en te r a gam ing-house, H e changed ! h e r g reat astonishm ent. A* well know n geolorist his com pany w ith the change of his conduct, and ; long Secretary to thc Geological Society was once subsequently becam e one of the m ost d istinguished i taken up while a t h is vacation and d r A e d ' t o tlie

„ n / T C A . . . | Englishm en o f his age. j B ristol A sy lum for an escaped lunatic. On ano th erbhould an y one still doub t the possibility o f ! Dr. bam uel Joh n so n was once requested to d rin k ! occasion, tired , and w ith his pockets full o f the

com m unicating w ith disem bodied Spirits it would ! a S^ass irine with a friend ; the D octor proposed ; d ay ’s treasures, he m ounted a stage-coach and fellbecome necessary to reject all the m anifestations i !A n n f ” U*' - A V a ?. Sa*<d I j fast asleep’ M ak in g a t h is jo u rn ey 's end, lie was

. . . . . r , t? i i cunnot, was the rep ly . I know abstinence- I i horrified to find his Dockets as em pty as w hen he........whlch take Placc ln erJ Pa rt of the 'vor‘<i b u t | know excess ; b u t I know no m edium — long since i se t out. A n old w om an w ho sa t beside Itirn fee’

four in terior corners o f I m ore e?PccialI-v In A m erica and G erm an y ; it would 11 resolved, as I could no t d rink a little wine, I i ing th e pocket full o f stones, took him for a ’m ad- | likewise be necessary to deny all the conununica- j drink none a t all.” A m an w ho could th u s : m an, w ho had loaded h im self m ore effectually toj tions I have m yself obtained during the last ten

B ut let us now exam ine an o th er question.

1 A L I S H A S $.-T alism ans have p layed an im portant

m ind to the desired vision. These particu lars will, i part in an tiqu ity , as containing a magical power. I hope, supply all fu rth er researches you m ig h t; Should wc look for their origin, we w ould go back m ake in the libraries, for th ey are tiie ab strac t of ¡beyond the age of M oses; b u t we shall confine every th ing tiia t has been w ritten on tlie subject. ; ourselves to this m agician Legislator, w ith liis rod

J o h n .— I have lieaid o f a little book of JI. L c - , in his liands— true talism an w ith w hich lie strikes nain, which is said to be necessary in these o p e ra - ; the rocks to cause them to yield w ater— we shall tions, tlie know the nam e of thc genii th a t preside see him opening tiie seas, and creating a passage over the hours and the days. 1 for his a r m y ; we shall see him vicing w ith A aron

A l b e r t .— These genii nu m b er 7 2 , according to for tiie superio rity o f his m agical power, ¿ c ., Yc. the au th o r you spoke o f; and of these 72 genii, ; A m ix tu re of Ilerm etism , Paganism and Magism M. I.enain could not sec one du ring a fortnight he Catholicity has preserved the use o f talism ans, as spent in a g a rre t fe r th a t o b je c t; be saw only the : we m ay see, in its am ulets m ade up o f the bones sta rs when visible. This fact w as asserted to me | of som e saint, o r th e tru e cross-wood, in its scapu-

Corcy, w ho o n g n a ted th e plan o f tran s la tin g the. .. . . . --------------------- — -.......... w .u c u u iu i , LU Bible in to th c language of the m illions o f l l i - 'd o s -

su p p o it his resolution b y action was a m an o f en-j secure drow ning, so sly ly picked out the fossils 1“ , a shoem aker in N ortham pton . D r Mor- durance, and th a t elem ent is as well displayed in ■ one by one, from the drow sy philosopher, am i rison w ho transla ted the Bible into the Chinese this^incideni, as m th e com pilation of his g reat ’ tossed them on the roadside .— Beloit Journal. language, was a last-m aker, in Newcastle. 'D r .

! W h en R ichard B rinsley S h triJe n m ade his first ! T obacco ox P ostliutv— T he following from thc ! C larke was the child o f *Wsh c o tte ra /" J o h n 'F o s te r i speech m 1 a rh am en t, it w as regarded on all han d s ; M a te r Cure Jo u rn a l, published by F owler A- | " ’as a w eaver ; A ndrew F u ller was a far

T un H a l i . i c i n a t i o n s o f t h e G r e a t .— Male- ^ ranclie declared th a t he d istinctly beard the voice of God w ithin him. D escartes, a fte r a long seclu­sion, was followed by an invisible person, whour<*ed him to pu rsu e liis researches a fte r tru th . B vron som etim es im agined him sel to be v isited b y a spec­tre ; b u t he said it was owing to the over-excitabil­ity o f the brain. The celebrated D r. Joh n so n clear­ly b ea rd liis m o ther call Sam uel; she was th en liv­ing in a tow n a t a great distance. Pope, w ho suf­fered m uch in his intestines, one d ay enqu ired of his physician w h a t arm tiia t w as th a t app eared to

j come ou t from thc^ wall. Goethe a sse rts th a t he one day saw th e co u n terpart o f h im self com ing to­w ard him . The G erm an psycologists gave° tiie nam e o f Beaten¿ceync to th is k ind of illusion. Oli­ver C rom u ell w as stre tch ed fatigucil and sleepless on his bed— suddenly the cu rta ins opened and a wom an of gigantic size appeared , and told h im th a t he w ould be the g rea tes t m an in England. Tlie P u ritan faith and th e am bition of Crom w ell m iriit have suggested, du ring those troublous tim es of the kingdom , som e still s tro n g er id ea ; and w ho can say w h e th er liad tiie phantom m u rm u red these w ords in liis ear :— “ T hou w ilt one dav be k in " ! ’’

the I ro tec to r v ould have refused tlie crown as did Caisar a t the L upercalian feasts.— La Bd.smont Hallucination.',.

T h e Pool: o r t h i s M o u l d .— Clod's w avs arc not as the w ays o f m en. T h ey often seem inexplicable to the hum an m ind. None are m ore so th an those w hich concern choice as to thc objects o f bis favor. He selects, as a general th ing , no t the rich o f th is world, b u t tlie poor, not th c noble and th e m iriitv b u t tlie hu m b le and the weak. ° * ’

Moses y as the son o f a p o o rL ev ite — Gideon was a th ra sh e r— D avid w as a S h epherd boy— Am os w as a h e rdsm an— tlie apostles w ere “ ignoran t and un learned .” The reform er, Zwingle, em erged from a sh ep h e rd ’s b u t am ong th e Alps. M elancthon, the g reat theologian of th e R eform ation w as a w o rk ­m an in an arm o re r 's shop. M artin L u th e r w as th e child o f a poor m iner.

as a m ost m ortifying failure. H « /»• t -j v i" _ — -- - . ' * .* " j * lx. i _ t ~ j 14t Is «i iui rn-se rv ant.friend» urged ■ >v i.i.Lb, o f >>cy.- \ ork, vre w ould com m end to the I ^ I KIU1 Hath, w as a herdsm an • and the

n.m to a o a ru o n a parliam entary career, and e n te r ; special a tten tion of all slaves to th a t filthy p r o p e l : - P ^ n t A rchbishop of Y ork is tlie son of a d ra p erupon some field b e tte r su ited to la s ability. “J o , ; sity and practice o f using the nasty ,'d irty * stink iii" ' —______ _________ 1said Shcriden— “ no, it is in m e and it shall come i poisonous weed in any’ sh a p e : ‘ . . . . .o u t!” _ A nd it did, and lie becam e one of tiie m o s t! “ Tlie law of organic transla tion is now very "e- j so / ' iu. / / II'U!j 'CTI:l:- 1 ’l01"0 1S no th ing w hich addsp lenaid debaters in England. j ncrally understood. T h at the n lT™ ?». .„„TV i ",___ , i 1 ,lc bcau ty .an il pow er ol a m an as a

M oral C haracter.— T here is notliiiT h at tl ff- ' * 7 ^ Inucb ri’c b _ ___

Loyola, thc founder of th e o rder o f Je su its , the j cessarily p artake, to a g rea te r o r l e s ^ / c t e n / o f the I character. I t dignifies him in every station,courtier, th e m an o f ga llan try and dissipation, ob- i infirm ities, m al-form ations and functional ’im n e r .! in -tS llim 'i1 c. yc1J PCIj 0d o f life. S uch a charac- tained such m astery over him self b y labor and en - 1 fections o f the paren t, is a proposition w hich all lm ” ! v « *S m ° re to be desired th an an y th in g else on earth , durance, that, to illustrate the fact, he stood several m an experience affirm s and to w hich all in ti i lr i 1 ‘V° sel'vlle fooI> 110 c rouching sycophant, no treach - hours, apparen tly unm oved, in a pond of ice and I m inds will assent. The habitual tobacco user fA 1 1 e r0 Usi.;bonor-seckcr, ever bore such a c h a ra c te r; the m uddy w ater, up to his chin. j p ropagate his k ind , will inevitably curse his off ' “ " T ? cvcr ,SPrinS in, such a

P erh ap s no other_nation, a t th a t t im e ^ o u ld have ! spring w ith an organization m ore or less disordered ch aracte r m e-n b u t knew ll0 'v n iucIla Roodwon the battle o f "Waterloo excep t thc B ritish, be- j and a"class o f vital functions m ore "o r cnai? cter y’ouici dignif}- and exalt them , how g!ori-

...................... ’ ‘ ’ - T h at p a ren t w hose blood and secretions j j iS evon *n th is l if e ;cause no o ther could have b ro u g h t to th a t conflict th a t am ount o f endurance needed to w in. F o r m any h o u rs th a t a rm y stood manfully’ before the

are sa tu ra ted w ith tobacco, and w hose b ra in and nervous system a re constan tly sem inarcotized

never should we find th en ry ie ld in g to th e grovel­ling an d base-born purposes o f h u m an n a tu re ,__Democratic Deflector.