wr \ si'i;;iTn.iST. Dr. Talnmtre That He Ha* Nut i Hi> Fa i ill. The Modern Medium Compared tc the Witch of En-dor to Whom Saul Went. A Few Pointed Observations About 'fie Religion of U Splrltuliet. I; ok' ■ s", \pril I. I"-Witt Tannage, I'. Ihad in h:s unown manner expoundel th® Si ]-• lies, the multitude of people wh, 'hro the Taberna'l • aii i a., tie eu tr.m >■■>, pa king every available space of stan iing and sitting room, unit ••] in einging • - iV..- .11 -♦ »':• -■ !K» " J•■■ • ! . 1 ii . ; • '> ii! Hi- - • . do . iJi -pi' I i .at, . . . ' >r. i >!-_•. •• i ii a•. i pit o ot . ! rai men* ,ani h" -n!. ant n h. and cam t•» ' • w >•. an n .'it an . he MI i, I.; ne unto in-* :» th • familial bpiiit, and iirm.' mehiui up. whom I -li t name unto thee. ' —l. Miiu rini'-l, jcrviii, 7- s . 1 ollowing i-j the ser. inon in full I h.ive recently become a Spirituli-t \t lea-t so so i e of the ournals of that beliefdecl.ire. This, tog th *r with th > fact that "me Hums' are now being 11. • 1 in th i riinitial ourtsetting million-. oi people to make in juiry in regard to communication between this world an 1 the next 1 ad- me to preach this sermon. Trouble to th" rigiit of h:iu, trouble 'o the left of him, >aul knew not what to Jo. As a !a.-t resort he concluded Jo -eek out asp tibial medium. or a wit h, myth.nj that you p!e ise to call her at a v iab . a woman w.io ha 1 co nmuui «at on with the pits ot" the etern il W'l iI. It was a \ cry ilitlicult tiling to I•», for -aul hal either tlain all the w itches oi .impelled them to stop busi ,ie--. \ -i\ nit one day said to King w of a spliltual medium down at the village of I n dor. ' "l>o you ' : t e km,'. Night falls. -Saul, put ".'g " i; -i iugiv robes and putting ■ nt: v rcss oi a plain citizen, with tAO s ollt to ;iuut 1-r tsp nt ..11 i .• .1 . 1: wa- no ea*v t:..-i : , 4 ,r "a t» ii- • himself. t«>r the : , st IKM>p; e;. 'nt.' country on >v ca ell j . to bis o t-r. an 1 1 ti, nk tro n the >tr. iiifih i»i the man and the wav he bore him- !' i.en ust i ave been well ptopor ti.n«'l. it must have been a fr.ghtiul I.ill_r t i >'■• a uiau walk n_» along in the n'mht »1.-ht r ill ne f-'et huh. 1 supi>o,». ( as tin* people saw inm pa-®, thev s.n i "Who - that ' Ile is as tall as the Kitiu'" lia\iiix' no idea that in such plain drens ihete wa- really jtaps ng th- k:n,'. and hi" sei \ant« alter awhle teach th * Tillage, and they say: "1 won ler it t!. s is the hou-e . and they look .n .nt v Kee the haKirard, weird and >!. .■ .1, j u : > spiritual n.ediutn Hittinj; i y the I -l.t. and on the taele sculptured im san ! divining iods and {Mjisonous In r!i». an I butth's, ii nd vatj'H. i hey nav • .s this must t >e ttie place.' (ine lou i iap bii :i|4s t:ie woman to the door, an! as -tie >taieiM there, holding the i anile or la p a \ • her heal an i oit into the «!aiktiPS-\ she Pavs "\\ n , here 1 in? tall Kiiiij in mms bt t th t tie has come to have h,s lojinin* tol l. hen she Ikmis that, -h • : m. iVs an i alnust crop.- the ligtit, b - i-now» ther -i. bam e !♦ rat. • • a,t ; 1., - "piritu.il i. t d:utn in all th • ,u. ! i .• N aul having sworn that no har n -■ 1 oine to hr. s' e says : "Wt-li. u tio ,-n i 1 f 1 r up fr> ill the >b a I ' ".r; - , - I ritu' up ie>. 1 !iat wat i«* phet who had i.ed a litt.e w:. Ie . .re I see I> r w.r.; c a w c.: .. or. -t - t. • ut> >otne poisono .- herbs m a «... . i «.V beat her mutt o er s • « nta ti n- or >'. air p n with ber !. . t n > in s out th • re.-.i of »ne . .-a I '-a:, uel. "a: iin . ... the ft ,\{(t hot r'T Ihe'ir of ; . ten. u> : ' o:> *ns, an i l «rra\ :.. - at up. HI; 'ne re hf.i'l, the e\ es. h- i j..-. th -i. t-r", he arms, the h. t the etit r.* holy o: dea l >atniiel, wrappei in sej. hr I ii>. t-, appe.a .n_* to tne ;»ton >h . •: op, who ark an i I:., i a:, i eateh the.r : re t i, an i "h.ver w t : ter ror. 1 lie dead prophet, white and awful iroin the tomb, to ni >. h - asj .>>) hp.", and he glare" unon K tij "aul. and cries out *W; at did you t»r n,- n> t - up ti.r ' by di i you break v]• nz slec. ' What do you mean. Kin_' v aul ' tr\;ng to I'otnpr*e p- \ contro ii - make- this olamn i rt r te I lit'era lice, a." he " s' • tlie dea . pro \ht t 'The I ord is _ v». ••• . P . j j have coine to you : >r n \\ n r. -■ L ; I tic> Ihe ilead p i • • sir t • : forth 1..- title t t • K ing a.l an i -a i "t le to uk now to e w .th me :t.* » the St juh her. 1 a i .ow. i ome come With :?.«• ' in ilo tle > r a_-a vjH'ns, an i the :e: of the >. .m p» ; disappear, a;, i the arm-, an . t e ers. and the forele a i li e ' r \oth uv le tin the i k • , k tin two servant*, and tn- dium art i the s u : " . • i lhe iii\ining ro >. an •«. . tile \ a-f. 1 t i.e p. - th .' w - att aw - a 1 learn i rst :ro n this subject that "piritualism a very old reliir:on. It is natural that people should want to know • e origin ami the history of a i* trine Hhi' i. is i-o w .d» spr- a . in a.i the villages, towns, an 1 cities of the civiii ed w rid, new co vert- every day —a :o-'- t:.:. "■ * h v. inch many of you are air- aiy ting b -p.rit alism in America wa- l»orn in 3" r.. lb .es\die. Waynecountv V.. .j; ot • i uht ti. r- wa- a «.ti i rap )j. .r i /a tne r >f v !;c.; ie. \\ i -k --n. n kt •• a"e on t. «v r t rd \ .• : .. t.ni.e-. w b •h ■ r wa"'p- t. th'*r«* u no' ,n_' fo .n 1 t r • «■.!. ' k aaViii.' nt . 1 • n by i v . .c ki. . . 1 a that aa -.c house ttiere a young W .i ' V . ' .aia j . . '■ • •'! - I lo • w i. - a u o•. it' .• t tle ti \ V . jh' ' •• A • t tie door an i>u l • :bt •! .» - : re \ O'l a -: • i t 1 wo : r :n: sn tne :: . vo. yred -pit Iwo ra .n- • : i the a i m i*; ve An 1- 'h- » 1 ' as th- v -a . that it wat:. » j . 'or spirit of .. > e liar who ha i b« en r r ier»* iin at 1.0 : - maiv. y i - for iiii- \\ n» the: ii. • l - ;. -* i.e.id p ii .r hil> > :i • txi r • t > h S i: ' Ca itlo" • y. Nt • . the re v, a i "i a' ' !r. e r. n i•■ a i r • . ■ i • man. :in I Vr • o . rind Vr - .a .ni rlui' .i ' •" th I'.tr. i . o ! .i o i..i do'us 11 ).t pti io . r; n : p'-onb l there, an ! then iii«•; t.ii r'oo N. l.i'. uaje, en ■ r o t ! * T nte l Stat' - at- i \a: •; « e ■ • \\ i-eon-in. hid i:s ), •i ! i tut tied w'l. >; .r.' u i tions. A an a- ' •w is n - on * tic i' al, -.1 1 .a ■ '.V i- . ■ ;• i! y a n i ( a. th • :•* " ('• * 1' ' '. . ' ! - ' i . ' .i ' I ; - ; are i !. - p.l--e i tilOl - air. i • i.l .. .e. : I " . • ■ t 1 • i S • l ' sto ■- ■ I'' ' : . ..It i • • • i •1 - ::n i t ie chair- ...nit- 1 I t .e ."j 1 '- » e! \'A i 10 ii . 1 _ fui'u.tin • liU"jness ! td!. • • • > ■ sai i e have got sotnetii i .. • n 11.ia o'.ll' r." t it is a new no, my men is. Thousand- o • . . . we tin i in our text a •• pirl .. ance. Nothing in the Spiri'uali-ti • i t our day has been more str.-n e, m r o and wonderful than th. * have b en seen in the past i :. ihe worl 1. In till the ages been necromancers, those win c. with tb •sprits of 'he 1 put.- . .n --t-rs thos • who put their :l »c* i i t: c-til r.c state : sorcerers, tho- y takin pois uious crngs .-e-' «\• i an i ii- ;• « \ rythin.' and tell eve y ng, die - who in th ir si cj. is can - e the utnre world an .. ■ . . »>n sti I:a*ion with Bp l ts ; asti" . , \ .> loull r'.l a n w d'"pen= i:i ine St: l V e\p tt-J ill P«i 111-try. V. iio .4 t 11 I y tiie hues in t t palm of y. u- iian i vo ir origin an t y nr histo. . cave on Mou .t I arn issus. \. • . r ;.-i there was an exhalat on th t in' '•• I the sheep ..n i the ii" ts t . i c wh n;-ar it, and a shep te. . •. . > ; - ing t w i" thrown by that ex ,a i n. ■ i i*o an e\ i:e... :.t in w bii h h • >ul future ev nts an I hold co:i .t 1* :w ;i the «p rit u• i worl 1. Yea. be... • j.et o: * i-t tir* nrahtnins went ■ . . \ -ill the t ible- : oving ail the flll*. 1:t . ment, which the sprits haw in oar day; precis-ly the s ::i i. . : » over an 1 over attain, tinder th • teanlpu latio is of the lhahmins. 'ou . , you say that Spitituali" i is ili.h-te it t'r-cn these? 1 answer, all thesn • ! .- "n> 1 hav • mentioned belong to t s. tamily. They are exbu natio:. - r m tb" uns en w ii. wn a l oes '• o i... •. ot :1 '• th s,- delusions? He tlnuks so se- V'" \ oi tii" i. that he nevei -p dc >: tt »-!n nt with livid thunders o. in i_'n i t ion. lie" ys "I will be a-w ,;t w ' in s a_' ..u"t the sor \*rc '. ' He Siv " 1"? o i -tut not sti 'er a wit •' *o And.'est you might make some riant di-tn • l>-atween p •it wi c: ra «io I ".av, in ">m , " Tne. -hah n>t e a \•. . a t.i su tot o ! ,ttnidar spll.■ i.r . 1 r . i>r n .ro nancer . for they t it « o ti,. -e tilings are an aboniinatioa i.nt > 'ho 1 And he siys agai i "ib - ul ot t! Os,. w p » seek after s • fam ar sp nts. and who i:o;n_ .v.: a - ? r them I will st my- i! a. an i :,e - .all b M cut ofi fro .; p p 'P." Tt.e la rd Almigh'v a o ] i- - g- s, whici; I have nt to no e. utters his in iijt at J ' - _"e.ti lainilv of deiu i n r that. t>e a spiritua ist if yo ; u.. Still furthar. we learn fro : t-hi-' tc t ho i it s that p ople come :• , ti . , v p ;r t lahsiu. sail ii -j ! tno trouble to iv . • n en. He d d not , to go lor rriiet. Alter a whit. t * e . o l'o a;id see the iv lie '-yp- ted that som.iio.v - e wouii adori him relief It was nis trouble that drove h.ui there. And l liave to ted you tiow thfct spirituai.sm finds its >.ctin s .n tt.e trouiiled, tue bankrupt, the the bereft You lose your w.it an 1 you go to the fort tine teller to !:ud wtire it :s. iou !o-*e atren i. vou want tne sa.nt ia world open u. -o t a: you m .»ve cotnmunicat: .n with him. 1" a : '.vrou.dit, nervo s an i d;s eas- I-state of min I you go and put vour s«." in that com i uni cation. That ia *hy I hate Spir tualisro. It takes al - of one in a .on• n* ■ i weak . * w , \ d\- r> • e u* * ']» t . i ,tk a "; ' 0 u ' i tr.enu. c t;-..d H : r '• n-- • , • a-den •*" . i • • • . 1 w i .i, a * i • ■ r • lii.: - r.thisni says ' Ac* w.a open the futs; • ■ 1 : vo :r lov» one cm con e Mi . you. Th ugh we ina\ - hi- \o. •*. may -arthe rap • h »m h "or lear the t «ble. si; down. . your bar. - on : ie ta >le. lit* very ...i :-t Five -.unit-* .-..a... Ten ruin :t - No motion o: *h •t . . \ respo e :r>•:: the futur« worl. 1 vtnty Hi- s iiiinlit s. ■>ervou.~ e v ( a . ?'i , !-;c'w w> ri _, -TO! .• 1 1 ill" t.l ti .-h . \ *?l S. tuiy raps ro th ■ t ire wor I. Th- letter.* oi t . i-. ♦*• -re caii. over. 1 lit* .e --psrted i - name is John. At the pronu!u .a* on of the letter " two rat»*. At t.." ; :: . ;i* ;ori >f the : "!t r"i • r.ij a " t e prouum iation of t lett-r "is' tw . raps. At th" proau-'-ja t ■" " • -It r -ri." two r .p ; here V" i b.iV' t e v.!. .1 • u \::.a s;» 1,, ;t . •' o.i n, an. Now, th • -:>ir.* • etrg I e;.t, \ - hn ;-r Tw i r.-p- _r ; e a i a! ! r r . ! retty on • ban iof t . A -- g:i*S t > tA 1 i~!i ;i ij to-- it . a to ; • ' pp I an ! :i ; . sr t. i. a •- : 'r m ' ■ ' i 1 u J. W ' - •■ ■ **. the .i, h .: .i - : »ee»i ;{i.. * , t - I■ f '!, ra!in.,t -p i- .. . it •i- ii '. '; •-1' -; a.. ■ i ;ie ur.. v. an t a»t •- -■ j ; > w J r •• ;• ' r thro;:- ... J s !!• t e i >ani •• u- . - to te ■ •ts tn y lit i • t . s •n . g- t .ini'i" •■ i in th -ir or v .-1 tha '. • « p t t > «-I . . tiie ea -.•*.' ■ 11 * i u a . ' 1- •t i - i •, • , i „• f. v> ' a ih • :i.;lit • ' i ■ ' . ni-Ml L-'ot • .i. i- !i_'. ;ir • '.i -he •' >; .. a. n. ..n i : i twe • ' !in-re, n»t:n a -i ••! and .a!.-:;ttci iwim- -naKes > a;, .-tan i in t*n : an i the col 1 cnills '- r ' '• ' 'll t it? i) ', but in ;;ll Ull bi'. .••! • i an 1 illimitable • elijlit, ' 1 ' ' i ir. :•;.!»«i* «»r mi- Imilit. ■'- ■ ' • - - «• .1 • .1:: ,-c lin 1- lis out v i es, m.* fr,en Is, Spii itualisai eo'ne; to tboi • wl.o are in \r>► j I>'.e an ! swe *| s ' - '• ;- >:iu . in the : sa-t' r. wnt to t ie Witch i i • va.-t n;a -»iity of those j to .-|j,rit iti nje.liu 8 i s nt th re tLronrb the.r mis t' it i;. tartber I *rotn ?b : s sub'ect, ; 1 s . an 1 necr» nanev are i ' !. i .ne- W.iv ii 1 not ■ • e-1 iv .' lie was :i>!iaueii to b.«; li ' knew that this • i in iik • ail lie;* snect'ssors, ii r . ii s i:i the .t. t'ts. t; M» . |.•;■. tii ' I OXeS, i i me'limn 3 o; all iai\e t • n; , t or aon . '.ne>l room. :Maj'»r:ty of tii.'ir wo.alers 1 > 'in 1! s an 1 deteptioM pros p■ - *. • ::i tiie niuht. ■ • .e pei .or.nan.• of Spirittial 1 e : *: :ns : r ■ not to be a>er.be.l to franl, but J • > ie o -eult law t.iat after a wb.le may • • lieiaon-trated. I>iit I be] eve I at n \v u iii* hundred rn 1 ninety-nine out oi • ry tho isand aehi-'vements on the part o. -piritnal ineuium- are atr '.nt an ! un ous re i ! -iters that use 1 to oo n • on tiie m- iin . s ;.r n were foan . to have b.-en rna-li- »v an iron p"n il th. t w .t heavily ov'-r tin- no. tearing it, out so dis turbaig th - Mo » 1 that it ea • up-in i ! tt . - ih- win .--e> of t!a-- a : i - L vi 10.-!:od th n do-»r put the kt-y ai ' i i p u'ket, arrest i ilu opera to .an ».u s out, by searching the room, tii.it i i. n iev r- move 1 the t:t» es. T e s.-a I|iettt-rs ihat were mysteriously r--.i j» ,z have lie n.nt at th - m . .. .i tn -n atterwar .s .-iy.y pat to_r"th " wit'i gum nrabic : :n i the nir>- U.in. v ho. with a h«*avv l«ian .>-f over his lie i i, i ou.d read a book, has ot-en found to Irtv • ha i a bott.e of phosphoric oil, by t i it- light o; v. liii h any no »y can r a I a bo k ; nn 1 ventrile uism, and le-.-er le i.i i \ an i sleight of hand, an'l oj»t .■ I «'e. ts : :i account for neariy ev rything. !' -• . t.oa being t ,e main .-tanle oi f>iri - ■ no wonder it chooses the «laric- IK - -a nav • ii'.l seen strange and utiac countab e t tings in the nigiit. Almost every r :"i h is at tim • had a touch c>i h.iiiu ination. >o ne tune ago alter I liii e o. r ten.i' - it) rat -on tti ng i . x. • efore r tiiin.'at n.glit, alter r * • iio or ie.it o' o e o' the > -g .- astn 1 • tlu loot of . . e '. -oi nti'-d ot me a »:i . «• n'.s When 1 awikened i . ...> a.t was anything supernatu r. . An i 1 have to advisj yo I. if you in. ,r a Strang • things ar nigh?, to !- o:> in : hot mince pie and ta * a d -»• >: t medi ino. It is an out* ; • ... n s i, enough to de c ~ y eie ..if-r sundown, an i ' • - a r !i its v. rk i:i t. • n.gnt. w ;x.ior iie,l ht*r fean*«*S at > .... the Wui a.s. .V 1 a ay ... li.> !' in Oi KpoOiiS. ! 1 ,-n f? ' i r.i_v text tiiat j, r.t :. -■ - i>>o:.i .n i- 'atii to .ts «lis . . . t t t at be wo lid get t. • the "in• . .at ", hut the i.r-" t u ' '. .»• Si e- i.. t.; sh: n swoon aw av. ~n . n • sooner b • i t-s '.scit.-ited th ■ ■ " i be r •. >j'.r. lal isni - oii an.l death i > evervout? tiiat \»• .- i ■ it r1 i - ■ v. i ook n upon •...; en e •>. -j> r.tu-.. ada \er u« W ■ ■... • •• :s \ nu-ted. llan is ■■a i. »Tv at.-: oid fitmii>; pr r >#- pers out tvUg na i suit inari«;:e> Yielding long j. r..- . .r.: ...1 9:: i destroys the Dhy-n-a. hfaitn. its disc.pies are ever hearing ~tart..n_' n-'vs iro ii t.ie other wor. 1. v t ga oe;a_s rc»s tne rj» in wh;te. i.. . igety. want.ng to get it# - if to dance oiie.-> 5ep u....r... .i . i no i-. i'.ev... -•! ••'. **itii raws. I uev ! Kiie« a c n r .'.tu ai.st wo !.a i i he-it y nervous -y tern It i- t : • n-v r.nd caiAjep-y. n r. ;-*-y>t'a.a an 1 uu i Jit as well be d ai. * I have noticed t.v.t I "opie v. no are hearing raps from th fit • worl 1 hive but little strength fit to Dear the hard rap- of thia world. Ir - a a w a th.ng to trirle with ones , ■ ■ - g« .lit.* • S i*r«? > - -• ' x a* ♦*. an 1 -o far as yo .r ch>jv an»i > >ui are coa* • era i, the u hoi • universe i- a angle, lictt-r in our ignorance experiuient w.th a cheitiist « retort th.at may smite us dea i. or with an engineer's steam t>o !er that may o.ow us atoms, tiian experi ment w;t.. the nervo:i» syste n. A man can .ive v, tn >niy uiie lung or w.th no eyes, a a! b • happy, as m n have beeu un ii r -acii a. . .. ui-; but be to the man nn -■ nerves are shattered, spirit ual.- ii - it ; r-t »: aii, and mightily, agtai is* th n : . JU- syst -m, and s > lite i:. sai i. i :u • t p.;i: la .s n f also because it is a s • ..ii an s m .i.tal The v »r-t de«- - o! i « . • i-ne-s and the w> st or_' e- of o»• n.tv hive oee t til - t 1 un r it- pt r m ig»*. The storv |. to » vi.e ior in u u .1. Iw d not [•o.ia.e v tOiiJ * nor \ itir t :ir>> w to toe tci i'. n So • •- th ci\ 1 iaw h i !• n • l to :>t p lit o t ige. i'.iiit les ,:n ia •- ral/i - a ni r . -n up ■> ;t. 11 ,ts pu-h > . I.', i tea- o, voiiri « km i hj. t» •» bf • o pr > i_. y. It t ~r.s .. .it '' > •» ' a n;t. -.- and n' . i.- - t- the \\ hoie u» abulary of ir e 10 a I:i .• >: i"- p t:» i- ■ • iu; n - * • ■ ■ t' '■ - ■r.ag • i tie iu »u-t t-i > i - • 'f l .. i .t; i "it is a f»o .rc* oi >i ■■ ban .ie: 1 aitciu .-ra ic*." 1: {>: : n.. .- t ! ' iv»- :- ;u 1 s'.vm it v.•> , j tin a■ ii v..) iut'» a pan leiu Ui i. o; I' - in tnie. an, a. : ' r : • ■ r .: ei an 1 t e - ei r : ' • ic . ro a u h : t i •, r •• h I- r • 1 t'i .in : h •• - ■ - i -ho io; an iw o i , p •> . or vt r ! w ~ e'- a '*' « «• i ' r 11 • . , » . > '» ■ ' ■ • '1 1. an . g .ta ; • , : i • '-1 • UJ til .n . i'-.ag rap oi .inn..... a .ii > 1 r : i .ic: pii:•; ii -m .» ti • fact t.i ' t I- t lie C.lll-e o i"; U ' 111"''* I 11 -t OI - i I'll OI A e i . 1 c .sn i : I r . -> \\ hi, I, ~ 1 0 i [ . tO: 11 .11 . e •. !i *\i( i 1 11{ i , i ,i, ''O nl' > • tiy - I 111. I e.u. n•'• i. • it 'is ai 1 n p: -luin ■ d>» t« » . i \, j h.iv • • i 11 j 111, •* , l , ,| a f ;> t:, , ; t r with th til will s iv, ";i■ai ( > it iem ... . ii. ,i or, "it.,uia I ut 1., i.t r vv.th tin' 'AO un'." he will say. " p rit -11 1 «* 1 'n r It i. . n.K -n '-eh? .-.jt i •. (t •■ - ~ •*' l ■ •.'*,ittver io , i i - 1.1 - i. :1 ' ' 1 • ! •ni on • tin t.i. ,e i i M r I • |' • n : • -jl t.i •. I': ;i oi h • nte I t t s At i 111-' i g •. i- t - city, a .: i i". m . al>so . i wt i t forsook h. tto iv. too ; hi- ouiv - i > sur.en leri -i t e ■■ to a -p ; ri' i n ii iai m ew o: .. attempted th e* tint .> p it an en ! to ins own life, an i then r.jis incarcerated in the "tate i iriatie \.-vi u;u, w tero i. i- to- lay a raving maniac Put yo ;• i:a • ! ia the hand oi this \\;t h ot do .MI ! -he will lead yo i to bot tom -s- per t ion, where she holds h*r ever;, s'lug scan e. Many years a_o the steamer t- in i - ft arte • f o i i uto a • forth* iiit-d ate-. 'letting in niid oceau the mat hiii"iy broke an 1 she floundered around a iv afte • d iv, and week af er wee n an I for a wli i • 'month after >he \\ «• s due peop!.' won U»re 1, and finally j.m V hei iij). 1 here w its angui.-h ai the it, s, for there weiemanv , who !ii ! fri-n !s a card that ves-el. .-one of the women, in their distress, went to toe sp :it 'al mediums and in •juiin'd as to tii- tate of tiiat \**?sel. The me 'iums caii I up the spirit-, and the rapping* on th** ta .le imlieated tiie -t» a - .:> o ' \ iiail an !»'>ai i. Women went i i .ng mil an 1 were earrie 1 to the hai.it.* asyium. After aw hie once , day a gun was ii ard o.'l pi r inline | The flag- went upon the shipping, and the be'ls of th • ehurches were rung. The boys r.m through the streeis crying "Kxtra! The Vtlautie is safe i" '1 here : was the e.nl racing ?.s froai the lead, I when frien 1> came again to friends: but some tji tiio.-e p.is-tngers went up to find their wiv s in th» lunatic asylum, , where this cheat of infernal Spiritualism hail put them. ' A man in l»ellevue Hos ! f tit al. dying fr»m wounds made by hi* own band, wis asked why he tried to ! commit sutei ia, and he said: "The spirits tol 1 m to." Parents have stran gle.l their children, and when asked why they did .t. r. jibed : ".-piritualis n j (k'man led it." It is the patro ii/.fr an 1 former for the madhouse. .In Ige hd m-oiids, in P-roadway Tabernai ie. \«w N ."' rk, delivering a lecture in behalf of . v p ritualism, admitted, in so many w or is: "There is a i?s mat.on about r.u-i,iia tion with the the dead h.is a tendency to lead people o ' t : on their judgment, aud to instil into th-m .i fan.i icis.u that revolting to the natural mind.' It not only rains its disciples, but it ruins the me bums a.so ouiy give it time. The ;a lar.K an swme, on ti.e bank* of tb»* L.o\'- >• I ' a..i e, no RoC»ner be ame S[».r : • e "i l us tha i down they w»-rit, ,:i a l .iv.i ni a«' of JK iv, t" the onstt-r --I.l'.l'jn ..... t.o i.ti .-.noil. 1 ii'* o .ce c a :•! • uai is hi f r a man, ba-1 for a voai.ai. laid :or a beast. i :v. g again-.' tins delusion a more : . mi. t nen' it ru.n- the *oul i.. i.o. :.J. I ir-' t makes a man aquar- ot ,ia inhlt l hen it makes him hall a a iti' it . the:-, .t maK---. fi m who> in fj ie:. i h«* who ««vß ? em, a* I ioru*eive it. foun ie I o.i ti.e .II*JU .ciency of tfj wor 1 or • o 1 as a revelation ooi sav*-. tha : Die is enough for you to know about the future wor.d. You say it is not eno :gh. an 1 there ;s where you and the ior : dirter. N . o i clear the table, you «ho>e f.-iae :i.e lhble, you {ml your hand or. the ta tie, a* d say "Now let tsp.r.tsol tne future world tomj an i te'! me something the Ihble has not told me.' An i. although the >cnptur*»s say: "A :•! Thou not unto his wor K .♦••t ie , • rr*pro'.e thee, an i thou oe loan 1 a ..'ar vou r sk it. and ' orn»- hack sp-r t of inv tie pa rvd :ather coaje i.t k, fc p»r:t of mv ti«a>ar;'*-i mother, of my o ..pan icn« o: m T nttle chit I an l r »*tl tue some things i don t know auj :t }o i and about the un*een world. If i tr. r sltpp* 1 s ,'iire in the face it is • hen n spiritual medium puts do AD her ; an i «>n tue ttb.e invoking ap.r.'® de parted to make a revels'on. 'tz-.i ha» to.d you all >o I >uj{t»t to KD ;W, ani bo-.T dar* yo i be pr- r.g into that th ■ h :? ngne of your bu?in»»« ' You «-annot Ke»-p '.te* h. .e in >ne iiand ?n i "i ir •- uaiis.n .a lae otner. »>ue or me other will -hp out of your grasp, dem-n upon it. "j :r.'ua'isra is adverse to the Hi' 1* in the lu : that it has in these last days ca •• . iron the future world C r.stian in t • testify against hr>t aiftty. lt« met.uns call t>a- k l.oren*.o kow, the ceiebtato 1 evangelist, an : I oren o I v.v testings that hristiar.s .ire i»»l.it«»r. ~-;..r.: ..i s n rails back i» J I*.. n■. an $ h.* t st. .■ s t.iat he is >topp n; it) t .e same h • - •in Heaven wh utin l'.nnyan ih v c... ! »ac n .'ohn N «•-iey, an 1 tit s .; i the ( hr-tian rei.g on \vi..i :i ;i* .i i ins die »riou .y pre.u he i A . r w i k-ou Ha\iv t.u st o ,i i ».!. • r tuah-ts, cms to the lront .ui i •!«* . i - :ii «t the v w Testament i,> • ■ • • -is -*. • ch«» o. .; ag ' an i "ii \ one oh pen and j r - ■ > r.-tia.. v. 1 • v attempt tu j» . - i> • t ui.: ,*-«»t "mw ten berg, an. i. r v .I.t ... . and «.»!ti»*r reii.ro i- • ler ia~h :n t.i. P.ac *of this « I nave in t: y no s • a book r. I Itl t \ : y City ill the t• . - .V > p il .-IS. ,1 JS \V t' i 4 ::iv. .. i n h • lop nt hat ... .a; . * - • - "•»t. A s our >aptis.n \ , t :i I . mis •: w .ill*i. \ - -1..r at o i 1'! nty oi fiesh - .i .it W :..tt i- o.ir p a;. er ' . . v.-;il c.t . - • h.it is 0 . -t \ le.t. > ienee and v.- i A ill 1 tin . oi. t e s;l lie 1 'i ■I . . . tlit .; pit .i nast . \ll i ■. an.l that w v \..... t-» tup t eir > . - .i . !. h ;i . . of devotion ; ■ !.' has i >»- i > . : i . • : . . \ ui u' vp i . y.> ;h i. s ait >l. *' i ">U! Slv ■S ' n' one. .'. ».. iri't It I" uf a i - ai.. :i ar • a ! lu"ir. w>>: ' . . y.» . tii i. v it \\->u!d i-: _ h n ■ ..i.-tMii- ' 1 here ars.' a .. u•.• M«! i.al.sts who d>> not be liev ■ I i i c .«re soulh , but 1! spirits from Ui • . . \\ ;i 1 i sii'»:il i kno a i i talk -\v i l > us, tin*v woul I be :■ i i i 11) tli it 1 answer, in tue rui . ■; is of th • > ' nid 'I: t ie\ ■- e not oses and the prophets, n u» i \Nill they in* persuaded throughone ri»s>o from the iie.id. \c»w 1 believe, under ««od, that th. km .■ >n will save many from disease in >:n' v, an i petdition. I believe the-» are tile days »: whieh the ;tpostle sjxjke \\ .eii he said "In the latter time* -i,me shall depart Horn the fn.th, «»ivini '.e.-.l to sprits' I tiiink my :m Ii r. •(*. a> uel! as other au li n'*es in tn.s d iv, need t> iiave reiterated in their he.t! ui.' thi* p.is -ages 1 quoted souk* m:;i ites ;;gu "I bete sii i!! not be anions y mi ii .ousuiter »: tanuliar spirits, or u .u i, or nei roiuaneer; i>r they that .o th-.-e things are an abomination unto th • I »r*i iiti I '1 he ~0111 that turnetu ait r >u li as have familiar sp.iits ! will sit mvs -It a.'iinst them, and they hliali be .t » iii mi th(?ir people. ' ' •> 1 nv.te you i.ii- morni- ■* to a s '.n ii imjou lay -• nre. I hi-. l " ll : I>i i - oily one gr at f..:n i\. 1 ' : -'• * 1 uirrh table, i'orue aroun i tu* tb ii b ;.i e. take your seat*- i• t 1* ! on t ;e t:i il.-. put your hands on thi top >: 'he 11, bio, and then iisten an-. !.'• ir i tlieiv are any voices coining iron, the - t rnal world." 1 think there are.' List :i '•.-■ r t things belong unt'i the 1 ' >r i our ' 01, but things that are r•- veaie I b.-long unto us and to our chil dren." Mirely that is a from th* sprit world l'ut before you riso from tliis ( hristian st;ance, I want you ttv promise me von will be satisfied with tto- J>ivin- revelation until the light of the eteinal throne breaks upon your vision, ho not go after the witch of I n dor. 1 c not sit down at ta..le rappings "it her in sport or in dead Have your table so well made an i then legs so even that they wdl not tip an . rattle. If the table must move, let it b i'ii ler 11 i© offices of industrious house witery. Teach your children there art no ghosts to be seen or heard in thi world save those which walk on two fert or four human or bestial, i.ememher tliat Spiritualism at the best is a thing; for if it telli what the lliole reveals it is a suj»er.luity, and it it tens what the liible does not reveal, it is a lie. Inst al of going out K get other peopl-s to tell four fortuu--. t" . your own fortune by putting voui tru' in ' -o 1 an ! do ng the l.»est vou can 1 ui 1 tell your fort irie: ''.\U \\ (>r r. in.', th- r f- »r goo 1 t . them who 1( >v t «»01. ' Insult not your oep irtel Uiends v a--, co down an 1 -cran b!- mi i» an e»tension table. Heme n- I.»*r t '.at th»-re is only one spirit w hos* dietat o-i you have a right to invoke, ~n i tiixt . tue holv, blessed, and ommpotent spir.t of '.oh Hark lie is rappiu_' • 1 •«". ' : ''t on a t-i b- or the tlM,r. but r.,p on the dor o. your he.»ru and e\ery a[ , j n v j ta , on to I hr.St and a warning of ju lament to o ;.e «». gr.e.e h.in not away. ( K n nch him not He has been all around vou thi> He was all aroun I v»u -asi : i_'b* lie has been aroun t you ail voui v—. I lark there comes a*o» •* iir.,p pn- thrf,u?h Th roof, breaking thro i_- t : u ow, Ji 1!i• i_r all th .■» hou e v> tb '.e ler an i o\ *tma-ten .g lit n s.-y n_'. My sp r.t shall not «:wa\> it rive. ' X1.1.1H Ol lln .NATION. nineUhHfil t»> Henator Vrniff. • ! t ■ ir. S . r. Vr. * i VI * d ' i " • a * 11 i.i-T; - i f pfOitU tie.-. j u .\ uiileh the stud* d t i;# - ce 1 t\i!i-he I w ;i- that the iLkin -■ ci ff •• rii if i i( - t tioiitt ia cofumerce \vith forfci f *ii J 1 .-■ s It i-5 t i t ! ji • . repeut tl.f . ! ;? ■ !;.♦-» *- Adam Scuitl, J In Stu «i t Mill ; ati.» I IST • r . ' f , • -clf l; c e i - i•' ■ > i ■ , -i. i ' • j th:-. tUt l. i'. by ;

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