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or three circuits around it, aud once actually stopping at our very door, as though about to enter.

I am fa.n to confess, for ray own part, my

the sound had been alm ost a t th e ir bedside. The m ysterious it was invisible.

A thorough search in the cellar w ith pick- axes and spades revealed no c lue ; and w hat-

S a r a h E. P a l m f r .

f COXCLl'DF.D IN OUU N E X T .]

vaunted courage was by th is tim e in a s ta te of L ?er raav have been the dread tragedy enacted distressed collapse, and I considered m yself a9 | there, the walls alone hold the secret, p re tty thoroughly converted to the ghost theory.But not a whisper passed between us, each sup­posing the o ther to be asleep, and the ghostly boots again descended in to the cellar, where the sound changed to a hurried , nervous tread across what seemed a hard-packed earthern floor, though in rea lity it was laid with good oak p la n k ; and com ing back, a heavy board would

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be throw n a t the foot of the stairw ay ; aud thi s) Thr fact th a t th e em bryo, w hen b ro u g h t sound was kep t up w ithout cessation until the into n u tr ie n t relations w ith the o rgans o f gen - gray of m orning, when it g radually died away, eral and special sense th a t m ake up the m ate r-

A t the breakfast table, we compared notes, nal organism , builds up, as its m edia of in te r- All had heard the sam e sounds, and in the sam e course w ith the o u te r world, co rrespond ing m an n er; but each had supposed h im self the organs of general and special sense, by absorb- only listener. H ow ever, we determ ined if I ing its tang ib le , rapid , odorous, lum inous, and another v isita tion should occur, to investiga te sonorous essences, which, when molded by the whole m atter. W e would walk boldly out, transm ission th rough th e m ate rn a l o rgans res­and dem and an explanation , and the cellar pectively, become tem porarily s ta tic ized as its should be thoroughly searched. W e w ondered spinal, a lim en tary , lym pha tic , b ronchio-san- w hy we had been so ch ild ish ly alarm ed, and we guiniferous, and cephalic system s o f c ircu la tion , verily believed if our ghostly v isitor should pu t is the au th o r's license for assum ing th a t our in a second appearance, he would be more cred- world, and our sphere an d every p reced in g pa- itably en terta ined . ren t sphere, have b u ilt up th e ir respective in -

A nd come again he did, w ith new and s ta r t- ter-o rgan ism s as m edia o f in tercourse w ith m ore ling variations of the sam e perform ance. B u t and m ore em bracing spheres, and m ore and his reception was more fa in t-hearted th an ever, more refined planes of sensible expression an d

W e sat up late th a t n igh t, s tre n g th e n in g sense perception. T hence for assu m in g th a t each o ther w ith heroic assertions, and finally ro- th e em pyreal fluids of th e sy m p a th e tic nerves tired , leaving the lam p burn ing . T he tim e was sub jacen t to the a lim en ta ry canal su sta in th e la st verg ing tow ard m idnigh t, the reg u la r or- sam e re la tion to the m yriad form s o f life w ith in thodox appoin tm ent for unhallow ed spooks, its “sails an d w aters" th a t th e negative or p lus B u t while we listened, inw ardly q u ak in g in condensed electric fluids below its surface do to view of th a t dreadful step upon the stairs, cam e the m yriad forms of life w ith in th e e a r th ’s sails instead a sudden crash from below, as though and w aters. A n d on th e sam e c o u n te r-p a ren t the oaken door had been b u rs t in by some over- principle, for assum ing th a t th e em pyreal fluids w helm ing force. Viola and I c lung to each of th e nerves th a t anastom ose w ith in th e sp inal other, sh ivering w ith affright, and again th a t canal su sta in th e sam e re la tion to th e germ s of incom prehensible, b lood-curdling ho rro r seem ed life w ith in it, th a t the positive or p lus e x p an d - to seize and hold every faculty in its icy grasp, led electric fluids sub jacen t th e re to or w ith in th e as we heard once m ore th a t heavy, solem n step cloud-region do to the germ s o f life w ith in th e traversing the p a n try and the room beyond. super-serial s tra tu m .

As to ris ing and confron ting th a t dread, in- A s th e ou tg row th of w a ter-b rea th e rs a n d ot visible presence, w ith our im puden t dem ands, a ir-b rea thers in em bryo, from the aqueous in to we would alm ost as soon have bearded the lion th e serial s tra tu m , is due to th e assim ila tion o f in his den, in its m ost lite ra l sense. All our counter-condensed essences, whose e lec tric flu- brave resolutions were w eak as w ater, and h is ids— prim arily th o se of the su n ’s d irec t and re -ghostship h ad m a tte rs all h is own way.

A ll a t once com m enced a ra ttlin g , scu rry ing sound, impossible to describe, accom panied by th e jin g le an d crash of earthen ware in th e p an ­try — kettle s , tin pans, silver spoons, and ch ina included. T h en a horrib le h issing sound, as of some heavy body dragged across th e floor, to the head of th e s ta irw a y ; then a short pause, d u r­ing which we heard th re e deep, awful groans, the last e n d in g in a so rt of g u rg lin g gasp, and th e body com m enced to descend, fa lling w ith a dull th u d from one step to ano ther, u n til it reached the bottom . A fte r th a t, the p la n k ­carry in g operation was resum ed and con tinued as before u n til daw n.

A g a in we com pared notes w ith th e sam e re­su lt. M r. and Mrs. S -------- testified th a t theyhad seen n o th in g in the ligh ted room, though

flex rays— are m olded i n t r a n s i t u th ro u g h th e aqueo ea rth y an d super-serial s t r a ta — re la tiv e ly m aternal and p a te rn a l, i t is assum ed th a t th e bronchio-sanguin iferous system , w ith its m y riad forms of life, is co n stitu ted of th e neu ra l germ s ascend ing and descend ing from the a lim e n ta ry and sp inal canals, w hich co n tac t an d com bine as inc ip ien t form s a t the in n u m erab le po in ts of anastom oses betw een th e ir c o u n te r-ten d in g n e rv es; all th e ir channels of c ircu la tio n and vascular em bodim ents bning like germ s in o v o ,

plus condensed as consecutively m ore s ta tic fulcra.

T h e repe titions of th is system arc o m n ip res­e n t w ith in m an’s organism . E very m uscle- fibre is m ade up of nerves, ly m p h a tics , and bronchio-sanguin iferous vesse ls; th e equal, b u t opposite m om entum of whose co u n te r-te n d in g

fluids is per se his m uscu lar power. All his vo lun tary , as well as in v o lu n ta ry movements, are bu t th e sum of the consensual movement* of the sensor-m otor en titie s , molded within the efferent an d afferen t nerves of general and spe­cial sense.

T h e ir reciprocal need of each o ther’s fruital germ s c o m p e l th e ir resp ira tions, which culmin­a te as th e rh y th m ic con trac tions and expan­sions of th e ir ch an n e ls of c ircu la tion , by which m eans th ey are propelled from points where th e y are unneeded , o r e x -n u trie n t, to point* w here th e y are needed as n u trim en t. But for the prov isional germ s m olded i n tr a n s itu thro’ th e a lim e n ta ry an d sp in a l cana ls , the existence o f th e b ronch io -sangu in iferous system , with it* pecu liar com pounds an d com plex forms, wen* as im possible as th e ex isten ce o f the aerial stra • turn of ou r w orld, w ith its p ecu lia r compound* and com plex form s, w ith o u t th e inb irth , combi­n a tio n , and g row th o f like provisional germ* fru ita l to th e c o u n te r-m a tu re elem ents within th e aq u eo -ea rth y an d super-seria l s tra ta . There co u n ter-sp ac ia lly co n d itio n ed or counter-sexual germ s p rim a rily com b ined a t th e lowest alti­tude o f o u r w orld’s serial s tra tu m in the loweft an d s im p le s t form s. T h e n c e by commensal ges­ta tio n , th e a ss im ila tio n o f each o ther’s elemen­ta l ova, th e s tra tia l successors of these simple form s becam e e sse n tia lly an d specifically more an d m ore com plex a t each h ig h e r altitude of thes tr a tu m ’s o u tg ro w th from th e focus of terrestrial g rav ity .

T h e o u tg ro w th of ou r s tra tu m by the inbirth of m ore a n d m ore su b tile counter-condensed germ s from its p ro x im ate m a te rn a l and paternal s tra ta , w as n ecessa rily com m ensu ra te with the o u tg ro w th o f o u r w orld , an d o u r sphere, and also of th e e n tire sp h ere o f n a tu re as the sum o f fo rm ation from th e focus o f in fin ite gravity; th e n u tr ie n t su b s ta n c e involved being primarily in fu sed from consecu tive ly h ig h e r altitudes of th e opposing h e m isp h e re s o f th e primordial at­m osphere

I t is read ily perceivab le th a t the counter-con­densed essences or S p ir it-g e rm s fruital to the e lem en ts of th e tw o sexes o f a species, are the sam e su b s ta n c e w hen o rg a n ic a lly conjoined aa th e soul of th e ir com m on offspring. I f identi­cal as essence o r sp ir it , th e n th e genetic process by w hich m a n ’s sou l-essences build up their v ascu la r system s, th e vessels w ith in which their v ito -se n tie n t e n tit ie s c irc u la te , is identical with th a t by w hich th e sou l-essences of infinite be­in g b u ilt up its v a sc u la r sy stem s, th e nuclei of its in te r sp h eres— m any of w hich are visible, an d th e ir inv isib le successive super-baaei, be­tw een w hich th e ir in te r-fo rm s and atmospheric e lem en ts c ircu la te , as do those of our world be­tw een th e e a r th and th e p e rip h e ra l encasement of its super-aerial s tra tu m . H ence ju s t as tho rec rea tive an d p ro c rea tiv e essences of our world arc th e sou l-essences o f its included element*, com pounds, an d com plex form s, so the iouI "I in fin ite be in g , th e essen tia l a rch e ty p e or reason of un iversal fo rm ation , is th e soul-essence of its inc luded e lem en ts a n d in te rfo rm s and of what th e y are becom ing .

T h e soul of m an is the re fo re the souls of th»* essen tia] o ffspring o f th e e lem ents and inter*

I

JULY 15, VOICE OF ANGELS. 161

< im d e l ig h t th e e y e a n d c h a rm th e c a r m ay he to m id . T h e s e g a te w a y s a re re a re d o f so lid , a li i lm s te r - l ik e s to n e , in th e fo rm o f an a rc h .

K very where we observe the circle and arch, nowhere do we tind sharp corners, or the angular edge ; all is smooth, com­pleted, whole. The flower-beds are in rings, blooming with soft, exquisite tints, and rich with delicate odors.

The inhabitants of this city dwell in unity, co-operate together in associative bodies, each one working for the good of all. Their sphere represents brotherly love and honest fidelity ; their aura is clear, shining and transparent.

I understand that these beings rarely, if ever, return to earthly scenes. They have long since passed beyond the conditions of material things ; they are without passions, but delight to minister to suffering souls; they understand the art of preparing their beautiful garments from elements gathered from the gardens, and their food likewise grows spontaneously in the shape of rich, juicy and nutritious fruit, upon the trees.

The habits of life of these beings are extremely simple ; they have no artificial wants and desires ; their clothing is of the flowing, drapery style; their homes are simply furnished with furniture framed from tree and shrub, and adorned with vines and flowers.

But this is a studious people, one which is interested in all that affects humanity; and here are groves and temples dedicated to Truth, Wisdom and Knowledge. Tem­ples, again in the circular form, like large rotundas, where the sage and philosopher, the chemist and the scientist hold forth in words of wisdom.

This place I have seen but once, and then imperfectly. Thither I was guided by a venerable ministering being, whose delight it is to instruct the young and ig­norant. But one peculiarity 1 observed : that instead of the brilliant light of golden sunshine pouring down upon the scene, the whole city seemed partially veiled in a peculiar, rose-tinted haze, which threw a delicious sense of beauty over the white homesteads, the gleaming waters of the circular fountains, and the blooming gardens.

The inhabitants of this supernal city traverse space mostly by the intensity of will-force, but I am told they also possess conveyances for aerial travel, circular- shaped, silken-draped air-cars, which glide through the atmosphere like graceful birds of golden plumage. These I did not see, but I have seen similar aerial ears in other places.

Oh, were it possible to convoy to you an adequate comprehension of the wonders and beauties of another life than this, it would be a task over which an angel might smile with joy.

I n spir a t io n a l Gem s ,■ •

I For the Voice of Angela.)THE SABBATH DAY.

TQHOUGH MII8. SUSAN OOODHUK WAQNER.T his <lay so fair, this 8abhAth day,My thoughts doth seem so far a way;How fair It Is, the woods so green;How calm the day, and how serene;The Incense of the new blown rose—Oh, sacred day! oh, sweet repute 1Here love comes to roe thro' the boura;The wooded vales all sweet with flowers; And benedictions seem to rise To the green valee of paradbe;The tender music that Is heard—The fluttering leaf or eong of bird.Ah, Nature's harps doth ever play The harmonies of love alway,To picture all the arts divine That flow in rhythm or in rhyme;In ballads, that the soul doth sing,Of love's Immortal whispering.Oh, treasures they are unto me Of every beauteous thing 1 see—The pebbles on the stranded shore—Of things to worship and adore;And every sweet and tendor token Of memory's links that are unbroken.Then breathe, oh. harp, thy sweet refrain Of rapture that I would retain,The melody that once I heard,The rapture that my bosom stirred:Of temples reared not unto clay,But animate with life today.Thus from these wooded glades and glens, That brighten into diadems,May open into portals fair,And only love may trespass there—When earthly pleasures fade away Unto an endless Sabbath day.

[Tor the Voice of Angels.]A N G E L - V O I C E S .

BV CHARLES THOMPSON.W h ile toiling up life's rugged way,Whore thunder rolls and lightnings play,And troubles dire rise day by day,

Hope whispers, "All I* wolll"When clouds surround mo, dark And drear, Bright angels whisper In mr ear,"Dear heart, take couraget—help Is near,

The raging storm to quell."Tet still from gathering clouds I flee,Lest utterly o'erwhelmod shouldst be;But still the angels whisper, "Seo

The silver lining thorel"Behind the clouds are fields of light.And Spirits striving for the right—The glorious picture charms my sight—

And I have loved odos there!Oh, glory I will I shout for Joy,And hymns of praise my lips employ;The powers which threaten to destroy.

Push me towards the gAte,Which, by-and-bye, will open swing;E’en now I hear the angels sing;I soon will reach perpetual Spring,

For which I work and wait.Tho Golden City Is so noar,That I celestial voices hear,And risen kinsmen sond good cheer

From the supernal shore.When heaven sonds fbrth such glorious cheer, The doude and gloom All dlaappear,And happiness reigns, even here.

And doubt prevails no morel8t. A lbans, Vermont.

fPor the Voice of Angels.]O U R HOM E.

RT VIKNNAn L.In a eozy room, throogh windows four,An Autumn sun tints tho carpet floor, Whilst many vlewR adorn the walls,Borne work of 8plrlts disenthralled.And mineral Interest represented,Flowers various, fragrant scented;Soe—sheets of music loosely strewn O'er Instrumont of sweetest tone.Full library In a comer stands;Sofa and rockor at command;Industry claims some little show—By patient action, needles go.Two frosted boaquets on a shelf,With carious toys, shells, cups, and delf; And "Time" stands there, among the best, To give the hour for rl.e or rest.And on the centre>table stands A rich bouquet, and fruit at hand,80 tempting to the taste and eye,8ays, knife and plat«_tbelr virtues try.Near by In rocker there Is seen A gentleman of goodly mien,With whitened locks and hazel eye;He reads from "Harper" story bySome famous author, who has wrote More stirring tales than "Don Quizote." Re reads aloud—voiee strong and clear— For benefit of lady near.A short time since a blrdllng came To this same room—"Mlttee" its name; Its graceful fllttings, blrd-Hke song,Was sweet—Imperfect thoagh the tongae.For many days It hovered near,Flew out and In, without a fear;Too soon its farewell song was given;It left, and sought a 8outbem Eden.This cozy room the angels claim,And oft they come with words and name, And demonstrate to human ken That there's no death—all live again I

VERIFICATION OF SPIRIT-MESSAGE.New York City, June 23, 1880.

D. C. Densmork —Dear Friend,—I find in jour Voice of Angels, under date of the 15th ult., a personal communication through Dr. W. L. Jack, of Haverhill, Ma«s., from “Lizzie, to G. A. B., of Boston.” This is the affectionate name of one whose angelic form, more than a score of years ago, I laid away with all the ag­ony that crushed hopes and a bleeding heart gives to mortal existence. Since then, I have seldom spoken of her to any one, so sacred is her memory to me, and never spoken of her, either to parents or friends, except by her own proper name. Yet she addresses me through the Medium with the old-time affection. The sentiments she utters, and the promise given are here, in Spirit, I know.

Yours, very truly,G. A. Bacon.

Explanation.—A new lot of paper, which we ordered more than seven weeks ago, was be­hind in its delivery, (probably on account of low water,) which was the oause of the delay in the issue of our last number.

I f a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair.—Johnson,

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EXISTENCE BY DESIGNING, EVIL-MINDED>I'IKIT>?A f e w d a y s since we rece iv ed th e fo l­

low ing rem a rk ab le le t te r , w hich sp e a k s fo r i t s e l ! :

Waukesha, Wis., 6th, 13th, '80.D. 0 . D en sm o r e :—D ear S ir ,—I have

been impressed for a long time to write you in relation to the safety' of our heaven- born. God-given philosophy’ ; and will ask if you have no fears that, when the great conflict now raging between truth and er­ror is ended, Spiritualism will not get the worst of it, and become exterminated al­together? Do you not hear the bugle- notes of the enemy calling together his mighty hosts, preparatory to making an advance upon our illyr-protected works? If you don’t, I and others do; and I fear from those ominous sounds, coupled with his mysterious movements of late, that he will be upon us before we know* of his proximity, and that our old, staunch, weather-beaten ship (Spiritualism) and her gallant crew and precious freight will fall into his hands, through the culpable negligence and carelessness of its pretend­ed friends. And I feel sure that, if noth­ing is done to prevent it, he will make a movement in force upon our weak and flagging lines, and inflict a blow it will be hard to recover from.

Let us be up and doing, ready to frus­trate his calculations at a moment’s notice. Mould it not be well to sound the alarm in your paper, telling your patrons of the imminent danger our life-saving cause is in, and that, unless they come to the res­cue, it will suffer loss, and may be squelched out of existence? it seems to me great good might be done in that di­rection, and I hope you will at least make the effort.

I know there are some who are always backward in a good cause, as unmindful and unconcerned for its safety as though there was no danger; while there are some noble, fearless souls, who are gal­lantly fighting for it, who may be seen in the fore-front of* the hottest battle, ready and willing, if need be, to spill every drop of their precious blood in defence of

As the above letter was marked “I*ri vate,*’ we have no right, according to common usage, to print i t ; and we wouh not, only’ that its contents are of such remarkable character we thought best, as we could sign in blank, to review it some- what in detail; not, however, because he indulges in severe reflections upon our dereliction from duty’, but rather to show up the inconsistency of the remarkable language contained therein.

To begin with, our friend designates Modern Spiritualism, “our heaven-bom, God-given philosophy” ; which, if true, all the powers of inharmony from the lower spheres of thought, combined, could not prevail against it, or in the least re­tard its beneficent work. Yet in the same paragraph containing the above, strange as it may seem, he denies all this point- blank, byr asking, “Have you no fears that, when the great battle now raging between truth and error is ended, that Modern spiritualism will get the worst of it, and finally become exterminated altogether?” Now this shows as plain as words can, the utter fallacy of his pretensions that Spir­itualism is a “heaven-bom, God-given philosophy,” because if he really believed

he would entertain no fears as to the result of its mission.

We do not wish to be unduly captious, or too inquisitive; but it would be ex­tremely interesting to know how he rec­onciles these two diametrically opposite statements as being in harmony with the very’ commonest common sense. We have often heard it said that when people were undecided what to do in certain emergen­cies, they were on the fence, ready to jump either way when trouble came. But our friend, although he professes to believe that Spiritualism is all-potent and power­ful for good, and that nothing can stand in its way, yet from his doleful lamenta­tions and crying for help to save it from falling into the enemy’s hands, shows that he has no real confidence in its ability to prevent being taken captive by its ene-

and error; as, for in-mics, ig n o ran c eOstance, when he asks, “Do you not already hear the bugle-notes of the enemy, calling together his mighty hosts, preparatory to making an onslaught upon our works?” adding, “I fear from those ominous sounds, coupled with his quiet, mysterious move­ments of late, that he will be upon us be­fore we can make arrangements to frus-

tniih and right; and I wish I could reckon trate his advance, and that our old, staunch,you in that number.

Hoping you will rouse up from your sleepy stupor, and go to the front and help those already there, I remain,

Respectfully, ---- -------- •

weather-beaten ship (Spiritualism) with all on board will fall into his hands.”

If such language does not show which*v C

of the contending powers he thinks is the

strongest, w’e know of no words that can. The bare possibility of that old craft com­ing to such a tragic end, is enough in it­self alone to curdle the blood in one’s veins ; but to be told that such an event is not only possible, but probable—as our friend say’s it is—intensifies those feelings a thousand fold. Why, only think for a moment what must be the feelings of those who are in close rapport and sympathy with its officers and crew, to witness that grand old craft, commanded by Deity himself from all eternity, manned by an­gels and archangels, deeply laden with the most precious and valuable freight—the bread of life—falling into the hands of its victorious and jubilant enemies, supersti­tion and ignorance ! and to see the black flag and cross-bones of the piratical craft lying at her masthead, instead of the red, white and blue banner of harmony, on whose spacious folds are inscribed in let­ters of gold, “Love to God and good-will i:o man,” would be a scene no language could fully express! And with her Di­vine Captain and angel crew confined un­der bolts and keys in some strong fortress, prisoners of war, the ship and cargo con­fiscated to the benefit of its victorious captors: and following up the advantage already gained, (as usual in war times,) their next grand movement would natu­rally be, with colors gaily flying at the lead of their invincible columns, to scale the battlements of the Celestial City, plant their colors on its ramparts, drive out its inhabitants, and occupy it themselves— thus making the investment of the Eternal City complete !

Now, as unreasonable and ridiculously absurd as the above may appear at first sight, it is not only possible but probable, if our friend’s doleful fears as to its safety lave any foundation in fact. That is to say, if the darkened minds from the lower spheres of thought—whether inhabiting luman bodies or not—have the power, as fie says they have, to trample Modem Spiritualism under foot with impunity,and win regular piched battles in the tented field over their less powerful opponent, Spiritualism.

In answer to the question, “Have you no fears for the safety of our glorious cause?” we will merely say that, notwith­standing our friend’s doleful cry for help, we have not; simply because wc don’t be­lieve anything and everything, in heaven or earth, or under the earth, all combined, f a n even hurt it a little, or retard for one moment its progress, much less enpturo it: becuuso we really believe, as our friend professes to at times, that the managers of

JULY 15, 1880 VO ICE OF ANGELS 159f'trrns of infinite being that have become ab­stracted aB essential nutriment and re-created by transformation and conformation as his es­sential or spiritual qualities; the sum of their] ova-einbodiinents being his body.

That all the mechanism through which man’s \ do-sentient powers become expressed is bnilt up of essential snbstance essentially organized on the ovum or nuclear plane, is analogically illustrated in the transformation of a chick in ovo. Although a portion of the outermost sub­stance of the “yellow yolk,” its maternal aqueo-| earthy stratum ; and a portion of the outer­most substance of the “white,” its paternal super-serial stratum, are “pinched off” as the prime contents of its nascent alimentary and spinal canals, yet these contents are as distinct from the embryo’s sensitive organism as the el- 1

ements external to the shell, until essentially abstracted and essentially organized as such. The fact that these contents become minutely subdivided, those within the alimentary canal being microscopically visible as an infinitude of insulated ova, in like manner as the “germ- yolk” interior to the yellow-yolk priorly became ns minutely subdivided, is accepted by the au­thor as positive evidence that the ova of each more complex species are combinations of the mechanism in ovo, through which the vito-sen- tient powers of every preceding structure or form of force seriatim became expressed. Hence the fertilization of the ovum of the mother- 1

fowl is assumed to be the deposition therein of I a fertilized ovum of a female spermatozoan de­veloped within the father-fowl.

'Selected.]WHO DOES HIS BEST DOES W ELL.

Y kb, life I* a burden of lonow and care,And none, do tlielr heat, can escape from tbelr Cate;

Then, since we are doomed oar great harden to hear,Let os steadily study to lighten Its weight.

And first. In good humor set out on the way,With a song or a cheer, a kind word or a U agh ;

For we find, as ’ long the world’s highway we stray,The mass of mankind are too serious by half.

Why should Virtue forever wear cypres* and yew,While Sin flaun'a In garlands of myrtle and rose?

The heart that Is cbeerfa! can still he as true Aa the heart that Is ever bemoaning Its woes.

Leave preaching for practice, leave promise for deeds,The poorest can spare a kind word or a smile;

One act of true brotherhood shames all the creeds Ever woven by councils the world to beguile.

Do the best that you can, with a hearty good will;Help the weak and the weary yon find on the way;

Thas humanity’s measure of duty fulfill—You'll find every act with the deed brings the pay.

When you lie down to rest with yonr hand on your heart, And can nay,“ In good sooth, I hare tried to do right,

To bear In the duties of life a man’s part,"The fullness of peaee will come Id with f he night.

fFor the Voice of Angela.]

HOW OLD ARE Y O U ?T he physician tells us that there is a com­

plete change and renovation of every part of the human body every seven years, so that really we never do grow old ; for although continually dying, we are as constantly being born again, being made of the “dust of the ground,” are we not all of the same age, as old as the everlasting bills themselves ?

Again, it is the “mind that makes the m an; and every emotion, every new idea, is a new birth and a new developement of the man. Now, if by the acquisition of knowledge we be­come possessed of other men’s ideas, we are one with them in S p irit; and thus indeed by faith we live in the ancestry of the past.

When God breathed into Adaiu the breath of life, we tco received our inspiration. In this sense, again, all living creatures are of the same age—having their beginning with God, and coming up together to this, the omnipresent Now.

Thus it was that Christ said, and so may we, ' Before Abraham was I am.”

W. d eG.

J oy is a prize unbouglit, and is freest, purest in its flow, when it comes unsought. No getting into heaven ns a place will compass it You must carry it with you as the music of a well- ordered soul, the fire of a holy purpose, the welling up, out of the central depths, of eternal springs that hide their waters there.

A PU ZZLE FOR M ETAPHYSICIANS.Ix the month of November, 1845, the ship

Sophia Walker sailed from Boston, hound for Palermo. The owners, Messrs. Theophilus anc Nathaniel Walker, had invited their brother-in law, the Rev. Charles Walker, to go out to Pal ermo, as passenger, for the benefit of his health

Among the crew was a young man named Frederick Stetson. He was the eldest son o the Rev. Caleb Stetson, at the time pastor o the Unitarian church in Medford, Massachusetts

Frederick had been in a store in Boston, but not being well, returned home to be under the care of a physician. His health did not im prove ; and Dr. Bemis, of Medford, advised sea-voyage as most likely to restore his vigor Frederick was delighted with this prospect, anc his parents reluctantly consented.

I t was thought best for his health that he should go on board as a sailor; but a contract was made with Captain John Codman, that in case Frederick should become weary of his duties, he should be admitted to the cabin in the capacity of captain’s clerk.

From the fact that the Rev. Mr. Stetson was a neighbor and friend, I became acquainted with these circumstances at the time the young man left home and embarked on hoard the Sophia Walker. The father also requested my hus­band to speak to Captain Codman, his former pupil, in regard to the youth.

In common with other friends I sympathized deeply with Mr and Mrs. Stetson in parting from their son under these painful circum­stances ; hut domestic cares and other scenes gradually effaced these impressions, until I for­got the length of time he expected to be absent, and indeed lost all recollection of his voyage.

I relate these circumstances in detail that the reader may understand more fully the remark­able facts which followed.

During the latter part of February, 1S46, the death of my mother, Mrs. Leonard Woods, of Andover, was succeeded by my own dangerous illness. In March I was seized with hemor­rhage of the lungs, and lay for days hovering between life and death.

One night, when the crisis seemed to hav.- passed, a member of my husband’s church, Mrs Sarah Butters, who had beeD watching with me, retired soon after midnight to give place t< my husband, who was to watch with me till morning. I hail taken the medicine prescribed by my physician, and was endeavoring to com­pose myself to sleep, when all at once, with the vividness of a flash of lightning, the following scene was before m e: A tremendous ocean storm ; a frail ressel pitching headlong into the trough of the sea; a billow mountain-high ready to in­gulf her; a slender youth clinging to the mast­head ; a more furious blast, a higher wave, and the youth, whom notwithstanding the darkness I instantly recognized as Frederick Stetson, fell into the foaming, seething deep.

As he struck the water I shrieked in agony ; and my husband sprang to my side, expecting to see the crimson drops again oozing from mylips My countenance, full of horror, terrified him.

“What is it ?” he asked.I motioned him to silence, unable to withdraw

my thoughts from the scene. I still heard the roaring of the angry billows, the shouts of the captain and crew.

“Man overboard !” “Throw a rope!” “Let down the life-boat!” “I t’s bo use; the ship has pitched beyond his reach !”

Fresh groans from my lips brought new anx iety to my faithful watcher. He seized my trembling hand, placed his fingers on my pulse, and started back with dismay when he felt their feverish hound.

“What is it ? Are you in more pain ? Shall I go for the doctor ?”

“Oh, it’s dreadful!” I gasped. “I can’t tell.” “I t’s awful.”

Then I passed into a still more remarkable state. Heretofore I had seen what was going on at the moment; now my mind went forward, and saw events that occurred two, three days, two weeks, later.

The storm had abated. The vessel, though injured, was able to proceed on her way. It was the Sabbath; the crew were sitting in silent reverence, while the clergyman, Rev. Mr. Walker, rend, prayed, and preached a funeral sermon, caused by the late sad event. Erery eve was moistened, every breath hushed, as the speaker recounted the circumstances connected with Frederick's voyage, and endeavored to im­press upon the minds of his hearers the solemn truth of the uncertainty of life.

Another scene. Our own chamber : a mes­senger coming in haste with a letter from Cap­tain Codman announcing Frederick’s death. The words of the letter I could read.

One more scene. I seemed to he again on hoard the Sophia Walker. Mr. Stetson was there, standing by Frederick's open chest, into which the captain had thoughtfully placed every article belonging to his late clerk. The father’s tears fell copiously while Captain Codman di­lated on Frederick’s exemplary conduct during the entire voyage When they reached Pal­ermo, he had expressed his wish to enter upon the duties of a clerk, according to their con­tract, if tired of a sailor's life, and since that

VOICE OF ANGELS. J U L Y 15, 1880i<;o

uRev. .lfr. Baker :“ M y D ear S ir —I rau9t beg you to perform

a painful duty. Poor Ffederick was lost over­board in a gale on the 1 0 th You must tell his father. I cannot.

“ I never had anything occur that has given me so much pain. He was everything that I could desire; and I can truly say that I never

the present century, who, speaking of visions aud dreams, remarks: “ It is in vain to attempt an explanation of them. They scarcely appear referable to any principle with which we are at present acquainted.”

Priestl}’, another metaphysician, adds: “If the nerves and brain be vibrating substance, all sensations and ideas are vibrations in that substance; and all that is properly unknown in the business is the power of the mind to per* ceive or be affected by these vibrations.”

The following case, somewhat analogous to

hour had taken his place with the officers in the “Yes,” he answered, “and in almost the words cabin. you repeated tom e.”

All this passed before my mind with the rap- I held out mv hand for the sheet, and my idity ot‘ lightning. I lay trembling with agita* tears fell fast as I read the following lines, evi- rion. until startled to present realities by my dently written in great haste : husband’s voice, while he had a spoon to my lips.

The first question I asked was. “What day,.f the month is it ?”

The 10th of March.’’•What time did you come into the room?”

“It was past twelve when I gave you your medicine. Soon after, you seemed greatly dis­tressed. Can you tell me now what it was?”

“It is dreadful,” I whispered, gasping be­tween every word. “Frederick Stetson is drowned. I saw him fall into the sea.”

“Oh, no !” was the cheerful reply. “You had been thinking of him. and dreamed it.”

••No; I was wide-awake. I saw him fall. I have not once thought of him for weeks. Oh, what will his parents say?”

Soon after this, exhausted by ray terrible ex­citement, I fell into a troubled sleep. When I .sympathy, awoke, it was dawn, and I immediately com­menced narrating to my husband the scenes 11 <^[arch 24th 1S46 ” ” particu]ar value was attached, on accounthad witnessed, he making a note of them, and | of 90me family associations, and anxiety wastheir precise date. I my eyes glanced over the lines, famil- eXpre89ed that it might not meet with any in*

Perceiving that this conversation greatly agi- jar A3 Penne( by myself, Mr. Baker wa9 mak- j ury The 8iaters were sleeping together in a tated me, he left the chamber to inquire wheth the Sophia Walker had come into port, ai mpromised to direct our son, a school-mate of Ed-1 ^ aPtA*n hodman wished me to have the letter agitation, and having roused the other, told her ward Stetson, to ask whether Frederick had re- At Parent9 should hear the sorrow- t^ at g|,e ^ a(j a frightful dream,turned from his voyage. ful tidings in an abrupt manner. “ ‘I dreamed/ she sa id ,'th a t Mary’s watch

This he did, thinking to allay my nervous sa<* 9cene9 which followed are too sacred L apped , and that when I told you of the cir-excitement, which he fully believed to be the t0 even touched uP°n here. Mr. Baker did cum8tance, you replied, ‘Much worse than thatresult of a fevered dream. retlirn home for hours, having offered to g o K ag happened, for brothers breath ha3 stopped

At an early hour Dr. Daniel Swan, one of to Cambridge, and convey the sad intelligence K ,,,my physicians, came to my bedside. He ex- r ° ^ arT am Stetson, the second son, who was a “To quiet her agitation, the younger sisterpressed his disappointment at finding my pulse member of Harvard College. immediately got up, and found the brothergreatly accelerated, and asked the cause. I am to go into Boston to 9ee Captain Cod- 8| eepjng quietly, and the watch, which had been

I then, though not without great exhaustion, raAn *n morning, he said. “Mr. Stetson is pUt jn a drawer, going correctly.—

had occasion to reprove him, and that his uni- the one narrated above, i9 from Abercrombie on form good conduct won the esteem and love of t]l€ Intellectual Powers, which says, “I relate us all- There was this satisfaction-that no thig without attem pt at explanation, and

“I will detail the circumstaoces at more without any other comment than that ita ac- leisure; but enough to sa j now, he was lost curacy may be relied on in all its particulars, from the foretopsail yard in a gale of wind, and “Two ladie9, sisters, had been for several dayshuman exertion could not save him. You can jn attendance upon their brother, who was ill of best administer consolation to hie distressed jparents. Show them the sermon preached on 'the Sabbath following his death, which accom- but not considered as attended with danger.panies this, and assure them of my heart-felt | At the same time one of them had borrowed a

watch from a friend in consequence of her own_ . being under repairs. This watch was one toJ. Codmax. 1 r

“Yours truly,

anxious to see him, and I shall ask him to re turn with me.”

I recalled the last scene on board the Sophia Walker, and said : “ I thought he himself went in. I t is the first thing not exactly in accord-

made acquainted with these facts, though, from | ance w'tb my vision.the fear lest they should reach the ear* of the 1 called !t " sion> for 1 WRS not asleeP> andparent., they were told under an injunction 0f | the* ,ore !t “ uld not b® a d” am secrecy

repeated to him what I had 9een, my husband being present, Mrs. Butters (the lady already referred to,) and a woman who had lived in my family for yeare.

In the course of a week several persons were

Harpers’ Monthly.(CONCLUDED IN OUR NEXT.]

[For the Voloe of Angela.]

PLACES I HAVE SEEK.Number Eleven.

BY SPIRIT VIOLET.The next morning, when Mr. Baker called at I There is a beautiful little city in the

In the mean time I listened eagerly to my | ^ r- Stetson’s house to take any additional mes- Summer-land, which, situated between ris- son’s daily bulletins from his schoolmate. I sage, he learned that, impatient and restless, ing hills of ever-glowing verdure, pre-

coming soon.” “Mother has his | the sorrowing father had found it impos.ible t o genta an appearance 0f re9tful tranquillity say. he may be wait, and had taken the earlie.t; conveyance I , harmonioug peace. Its name signifies ophia Walker is into Boston, where a scene occurred like what I - T „

“Fred is coming soon.' clothes all ready.” “Fatherhere any day now.” ‘The Sophia, trainer is i*,,w ..«v >• * 1 „p ji /• t_„ idue this week.” had witnessed. ? J '

It was two weeks before the ship arrived in There was no longer need of secrecy in re- # e ft 1 tions o 18 p ace are a o port ; but I was so far convalescent that I was gafd to my prescience or foresight, if so it may a Circular shape , pav ilio n -lik e in appear- perraitted to sit up, wrapped in blankets, for an 1 he called, and it speedily came to the parent’s ance, typ ica l o f th e ro u n d ed ou t complete- hour or two each day. ears. Persons of intelligence of both sexes ne99 o f hum an life. T hese building9 are

On one of these occasions, while Mr. Baker speculated and puizled over these remarkable open a t the sides, th e roofs o f shining and the family were at dinner, the bell ra n g , mental phenomena, unlike most recorded by b rig h tn ess, su p p o rted b y colum ns of white and presently I heard my husband, in answ er I philosophers in the fact, already stated, of the to the summons of the servant, hurry to the!mind not only recognizing what was passing at door. I the moment at a distance of hundreds of miles,

It was scarcely a minute before he entered but going forward in advance of events, and my chamber, pale, and evidently trying to con- foretelling them with minute accuracy, ceal his emotion. He had an open letter in his I make no effort to explain my mental state, hand, upon which his eyes were fastened. |which I am entirely unable to do; but I may

ivory, exquisitely carved, and entwined with clustering plants and flowering vines. They also are ranged in circles or spheres, eight of these homesteads, with their con­necting flower-gardens, comprising a circle. Here and there are gateways, lending to

“You have Captain Codman’s letter,” I said, ibe pardoned for quoting from a philosopher of 1 vast and beautiful grounds, where ull that

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Warner, I>v name. I have friemKj "whom 1 would like to reach hy way of this of- tuc; I think they will soo my letter. I do not expect to convince them of the truth of tliis thing all at once, but only toawaken thought and to arouse an interest in their minds.

There is a Medium in Philadelphia, by the name of Powell, I would like my friends to visit, so that I can communicate. There is a piece of information I know they arc anxious to receive, that they hardly know where to look for, which I can give them in private. There are many things I wish to talk about, concerning myself and my friends. I am pleased with the Spirit- world, glad I found it when I did, and can now say, what I could not here, I wouldnot live longer in the body for anything earth can offer.

MADISON’ UURD.

Excuse me, 9ir, for coming again. I wh9 here once before. [We are glad to have you come.] Thank you, sir. I de­sire to say lor myself and sisters, we send our love; we are happy, we all return to onr mother to influence her with the im- pro99ions she receives, and to bring her spirit peace. We perceive a change com­ing, one that will be of considerable im­portance, one that we are interested in and shall guide.

After this, we expect to be able to come better, to bring a stronger influence for srood. There are those in the form who will receive the light of truth and become developed as Mediums. For this we have been working a long time ; now we can see enough to make us hope.

My name i9 Madison Hurd, son of Lu- seba Hurd, of Willoughby, Ohio. I have been in Spirit-life many long years. I have seen changes on earth to those near to me, but have always been pleased to see a silver lining to them all. I have sought to grow in knowledge, that I might be of 9ome use in life. I have a class to teach in the other world, and I am happy and satisfied with my work.

My sisters are beautiful Spirits. They, to}, are busy and active, working for the good of others. They are developing their powers. Mary is quite a poet; she will yet give forth something to the world.

SCREAMING KAOLK.

Screaming Eagle, Indian Chief, come to the strangers’ Council, to send talk to brave Henry, who rends the talking sheet. Screaming Eagle come to scream loud and sharp ; hojsny to brave, Re very careful; take no sudden step, no rash move ; wait long, wait wise, reserve the forces for the work; take good care of self. Spirits

look for a now case, a difficult one for brave, Spirits say. Take it, work over i t ; it bring power, bring strength, make name big. We bring power ; brave nse it.

The little pappooses now grown up in hunting-grounds send love. Medicine man send greeting ; he been to wigwam, made brave shake hard, made him think of what he say. Medicine man say he bring all the good power ho can. So Screaming Eagle say. So other Indian Chief say. All good.

JAM ES FURBISH.

How do you do, friends? Personally I am a stranger to you all, but not a stranger to our glorious cause. It was a pearl of great price to me, and I treasure it stijl. I lived many long yours on earth, and passed through varied experiences, but the most blessed of them all was that which brought me consolation and peace through Spiritualism.

It is not such a grent while since I posset from the body, but I am as contented with my Spirit-home as though I was an ok resident. I am united to my dear com­panion, and together we work, striving to assist and enlighten others.

My name is James Furbish. I am wel known in Portland, Maine, and indeed in other places. Friends of mine will reac my words, and feel glad that I have re­turned. To all I send affectionate greet­ing. I often return to them, to influence them with my presence as best I can.

To one and all this is my message. Go on in life, ever seeking for some higher truth, some purer experience. Strive to attain the gifts of the Spirit—purity, love and peace. Dispense your blessings to those around you. Live for the sake of truth and to bless your fellow-man.

I For the Voioo of Angels. |

TH E M EDIUM JO H N LYON.D ear D ensmore :—We have rather a

remarkable Medium in the person of John Lyon, in this city. In an humble though respectable mnnner, he lives with his mother and brother, at No. 186 Richmond street, and is doing a great deal of good scatter­ing seeds of Spiritualism. Ho is a man of above thirty years of age—short and stout in person, and affable in manner, and gives much satisfaction to almost all who visit him, to learn of his mediumship.

Every Sunday afternoon he has been in the habit of holding Circle Seances at his home, and some twenty or twenty-five persons, strangers and others, usually at­tend ; when after a while he becomes en­tranced, and then his Spirit-guide begins to work through him, and tells different

ones of the Circle the presence and names of Spirits present with them and what good words they have to say for their mortal friends ; and that the Spirits may be known and recognized thoroughly, many and various tests are presented, besides names and descriptions of the porsonelle of the Spirits. Sometimes a Spirit will undertake to deliver a lecture about mat­ters and things, and often an Indian Spirit will come, and go through with his curi­ous talk and gyrations.

Mrs. Carter has been present at one or two of these seances, and 90 pleased was she, that she arranged a private seance with the Medium; and she was greatly satisfied with the remarkable results of that. Then she arranged another private seance with the Medium, for herself and myself, one evening, and we both went, and had one of the most satisfactory and gratifying Spiritual times, that we ever experienced.

We retired to a back-room with the Medium, and were seated together. Soon the Medium showed evidences of entrance- ment, and then the Spirit-guide presented to me, by veritable name, and description of power, from time to time, no less than fifteen Spirit-friends and relatives, all of whom had something of interest to say to me, and to my wife ; and some of them said some most extraordinary things to me, of extraordinary test character, and pro­ducing in our minds conviction beyond all peradventure of the presence of those whom they purported to be.

It is not worth while to recount the par­ticulars of this remarkable seance, and I do not wish to do so, for they were mostly of a private and personal nature. But this I will say, that from what I got that night from some of ray Spirit-friends, through the mediumship of John Lyon.I proceeded to effect in action, afterwards, and so far all has resulted well, and I think I can see that the finale will be 90 too.

Mrs. C. and myself were more than pleased with our Spiritual interview, and we advise Spiritualist strangers who come :o our city, to call upon Mr. Lyon, if they wish to have a good Spiritual time.

Mr. Lyon has been exercising his Me­dium powers for years, and it is very cu­rious that I had never met him before.Ie was born and reared in this city, and lis father I remember os a manufacturer.Te seems to be a very good man, and is, I enow, an excellent Medium, and well de­serves this public notice, in the columns of the Voice of Angels.

Yours, truly,A. G. W. Carter.

C i n c i n n a t i , Jane, 1860.

VOICE OF ANGELS. JULY 15, 1880

B R I E F ITEM S.

T iik Grim.I I’uluii S|»liitunllst Pic-olc, under the direction of Di \ II Kicliunlson and a com m ittee o f oil leers from Lyceum No. l , o f Boston, was held »l Shun *!. : l.'ivei Grove, on Thursday, Juno 24 ih.and was a decided success— a large number o f per­sons In i hi; present from Boston, Lowell, Laxvreucc, Haverhill and vicinity, ns well as the towns ad- Joiulng the Grove. The exercises were opened by Dr. A. 11. Hlchurdsou. who, lu a few well-chosen remarks, >tuied tlie objects o f the meeting, which were to give campers an opportunity to select lo ­cations for their habitation during the coming camp-meeting at this place, and to advance the In­terests of the Lyceum cause. Dr. Rlchordson then inlroluced Dr. John H. Currier o f Boston, as chairman, who presided In his usual genial manner, nnd introduced various speakers, whose remarks were generally Interesting and were well received ; after which, recitations were given lu a spirited style by four or flve young mlsse».

The Spiritualists Pic-nlc Association o f W estern Connecticut and the Conucctleut Association o f Spiritualists held a jo int plc-nic at Lake Com pounce,Jane IGth, wheu addresses were made and officers f *r the ensuing year elected lu the forenoon. After dinner, the assembly was addressed by Henry K id­dle. o f New York City, and Capt. 11. II. Brow n, at conrddcrablc length. The gathering was large and the meeting u success.

The services on Sunday, July 4th, at Amory Hall, Boston, were the last for the Summer o f the C hil­drens* Lyceum . The hall was opened for the first time last October, and for a time the attendance

small; but has now grow n so large that the hall Is hardly large enough to contdln the thron g who desire to take part.

The Boston Transcript for June 21st, cootained an interesting communication from Epes Sargent, lu regard to the astonishing manifestations by slate-writing aud otherwise, by C. E. Watkins, Slade, and others, referring particularly to the re­markable seance held In Mr. Sargent’s library, In the presence of Joseph Cook and others, and speak­ing very huedsomely of Mr. Cook’s honest avowal that the phenomena presented were Incapable of explanation on auy but supernatural grounds.

The D u n n er also contains an interesting account of the reading and answering by Mr. Watkins, of a question written on a small slip of paper, and rolled up tightly and mixed with other slips—the contents being also unknown to the gentleman pre­senting It—which sets aside the question of mind- reading as the basis of Mr. Watkins’ power In this instance. It is one of the most satisfactory tests ue have ever known.

Capt. H. H. Brown spoke at Cummlngtou, Mass., July 4th, and delivered the oration there on the 5th.He will speak In Vermont and New Hampshire during the remainder of the month.

M . W. J . Colville closed his ministrations at Berkeley Hall, Boston, aud Kennedy Hall, at the Highlands, on Sunday, July lith . He will speak durlug July and August at Neshamluy Fulls, Onset Bay, Brooklyn, N. Y., Cassad&ga Lake, and other places. He will not go to England at present, as haa been stated.

Mr. Tbos. R. Hazard has a long communication lu the D anner, glvlug an account of wonderful materializations aud manifestations given him at a seance by Mrs. A. V. Ross, Providence, R. I

N. B. Starr, the well-known Spirit-artist, of Port Huron, Mich., passed to Spirit-life on the morning of June 18th, at the age of seventy-six year leaving a wife, with whom he had dwelt more than fifty years, and one son.

The Camp.meeting at Neshamlny Falls Grove will commence July 18th and continue until August 16th. Complete arrangements have been made for

the accommodation o f all who may attend. In a comfortable manner and at reasonable p rices. All the prominent Spiritualists and Mediums o f the country are expected to be present during the meeting, and oddre^-es will be g iven e ve ry day.Yocul and Instrumental music will add to the a t­tractions, by >o.ue of the b . s t talent thut can be obtained.

A Nf.w York corresp indent w rites under date o f June 24th : " T h e lectures o f Mrs. Nellie J. T . B r ig ­ham closed on June 27th, for vacation. T h e n Mrs. Emma Hardlnge Britten will occup y the rostrum in Republican Hall. The Second S o ciety o f S p ir­itualists, Mrs. Nettle Pease F o x , sp eaker, now o c ­cupies M asonic Hall — m eetings for addresses be in g held Sunday mornings aud even in g s, and c o n fe r ­ences on Sabbath afternoons.*’—D anner.

Cleveland, Ohio, has two divisions, viz., the East and West Sides, and through the month of June there bus been speaking In two halls each Sunday.Mrs. Emma Britten on the East Side has been speaking In her Inimitable way, and Miss F. Annie Hinman. from Connecticut, on the West Side, has more than met the expectation of the people be­fore she came. The Lyceum held a pic-nlc June 10Lh at Rocky River, on the shore of Lake Erie. There was speaking by both Mrs. Britten and Miss Hinman.

Mrs. Stone has given 8100,000 to Wellesley Col­lege for a new Dormitory, which Is now complete.At last women are thinking of devoting some of their spare capital to the education of their daugh­ters, as well as their sons.—R . P . Jo u rn a l.

Mr. T. R. Redman states In the London S p ir itu a l­ist that a few years since, when giving instruction In Mesmerism, he made one of his sensitives rigid, and placed him on the backs of two chairs, so that his body formed a table from which he delivered his lecture. The sensitive was kept In that state and position fifteen minutes, and upon being re­stored to his normal condition experienced no 111 effects.—B anner.

The closing exercises of the Lyceum at Paine Hall were of unusual Interest—the children espec­ially entering Into them with a zest that was truly refreshing. There was no dwindling down or dying out of Interest manifest: on the contrary all were full of life and vigor

Alice Bonnet, M. D., has been elected by the trustees as physician to the Woman's Department of the Insane Asylum In Norristown, Penn.

The new church building, which has been erected by the Spiritualists of Alliance, Ohio, at an expense of several thousand dollars, was dedicated Sunday, Juue27ih, when addresses were made by Dr. Pee­bles, Hon. Mr. Bradford, Rev. J . H. Harter, Mrs Morse, and others. The Society have au elegant building, and arc nearly oat of debt.

George H. Geer, of Michigan, will speak, from July 0th to July 16th, at the Mediums' Camp-Meet-, log at Creedmoor Park. Mrs. Nettie Pease Fox, from July IGth to July 22d. Mrs. Juliette H. Sev­erance, from July 22d to August 1st.

We are pleased to note the fact, that Dr. Henry Slade has reached Chicago, on bis way homeward from hla Journey around the world ; aud that he has given a sitting to our contemporary, Col. Bundy and his wife.— M ind am i Matter.

The June number of Woman’* W ords has an ex­cellent likeness of Mrs. Emma Tuttle, of Berlin Heights, Ohio. A brief biographical sketch of her life Is also given.

At the eleventh annual commencement of the Woman’s Medical College of the New York In flrmary, nine students were graduated.

The Brooklyn, N. Y., Fraternity meetings have been adjourned until September.

Gen. Garfield Is declared to be a friend of Woman Suffrage.

T h e llurm o ula l S o c ie ty o f N ew Y ork City held It* lust se rv ice for the S u m m er June 27th. Tlie m eetin gs w ill he resum ed the second Sunday of S ep tem b er next T h e sam e olficeis have been re­elected, and Mr A. J. D a vis will continue to deliver d isco urses e v e r y Sunday m orning.

Mrs R, Shepard sp en t the month* o f April aud May In Ohio. She Is nmv sp eak in g lu Michigan and In July she g o e s to P hiladelphia to attend thi N esham lny C a m p -m e e tin g .

T h e S econd Annual M eetin g o f the Michigan State M edium s' M edical A s s o c ia tio n will he held lu Mend's Hull, L an sin g , M ich ., com m encing July 3(nh, and c lo s in g A u g. 1st.

W c learn from The Cape. T im es, published at C a p e to w n , A frica , th a t the M edium and lecturer, T h o m a s W a lk er, Is d r a w in g c ro w d e d houses.

The Brooklyn Spiritual Cqnfercnce has adjouraed until Sept. 1st.

[From the flellglo-Philosophical Journal.]

SELF-RELIA N CE.DY MH8. EMMA. It. TCJTTLE.

B l o w b a ck the veil from m y face, o b , winds o f the turbu­lent present!

I wish It aside, although soft and protecting Its tissues;’TIs best to see clear, If the weather he stormy or pleasant,

Wide-eyed to fhco Life as she faces the soul with her Isiuet.

Ah, 1 have passed on from the days when in weakm « 1 trembled,

And drow close my veil, when I know that grim Danger was coming.

Till through It mad fires only roae-colored blossoms rosem- bled,

And lulled, I walked onward, my gladaome melodies hum­ming.

He only le brave, who Is bravo with an eye on his peril;And Ignorance knows not tho meaning of victor or coward;

She plays with red popples, and circles her forehead so ster­ile;

Albeit her coach with tho poisonous night-shades Is hov­ered.

The years have gone by when the sweetness of woaknets was sounded,

When Innocent Ignorance played with her sleepy white fingers,

While Wisdom, star-crowned, lay neglected, unbonored and wounded,

And Bigotry plaited the thorns for the world's knowledge brlngere.

We senee the ealvatlon, at length, which le gained by compli­ance

With Reason and Truth—never once by their dire cruclfli- ion;

They sanctify souls by a wise and devout self-reliance, Which springs up from growth and Is fed by the dew* ol

affliction.

Today le not good for long droama among myrtles and roses! Mad vipers slip 'round where the fair blossoms smile In thf

grasses ISome time will come safety and days of dellcloas reposes.

When up all the futuro roll blisses In opulent masses.

[For tho Voloe of Angola.)

A REM ARKABLE SEANCE W ITH MRS J . R. PIC K ER IN G .S o m e r v il l e , Mass, Juue 8ih, 1880.

1 w a s one of a party of five, who at­tended a seance with Mrs. J. R. Pickering, at 796 Tromont street, Boston, last even­ing, and the manifestations were of a uiott marked and striking character. Seveuteen full formed Spirits, (which does not in­clude our baby grand-child,) walked out of the cabinet, most of them stoppingclofe up to their friends, sometimes touching their hands or heads, and sometimes kiss­ing them. All came out some feet, cx-

| cept our little year-old grand-child. He

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the great movement of this century are amply ulilc to take good enre of them­selves and their heavenly work. If they have not this power—that is, if they have not enough foresight and calculation to prevent being taken in and done for by those wallowing in the mazes of darkness, and the very ones too they came to serve —it is the greatest humbug and wickedest fraud that ever disgracod the pages of his­tory, and the sooner it is wiped out of ex­istence the better it would be for the over-credulous part of humanity. Not only that, but if these poor darkened minds can over-ride and squelch Modern Spiritualism altogether, as our friend says they can—thus proving its fraudulency— they (the dark Spirits) ought* to receive the sincere plaudits and profoundest grat­itude of every man, woman und child in Christendom, for bringing to light and showing up the greutest fraud and hum- bus: the world ever knew.O t

When a person is all the while express­ing fears that whatever he may be engaged in will culminate in failure, it is pretty wood evidence he has over-estimated itsovalue. Such doubts, however, would nat­urally occur in ordinary cases, until suc­cess removed them. But when our friend cnlled upon us so lustily to “rouse up from our sleepy stupor and come to the aid of Spiritualism,” he proves beyond a perad- veuture that at the time he made the call he had not a particle of faith in its ability to withstand the vigorous onslaught of its enemies; but on the contrary, he has all confidence in the power of the latter to subdue and conquer the former; thus ngnin proving that ignorance and error are in his estimation superior to knowledge and truth, and that the former is all-po­tent, and can stand on its own merits, while the latter cannot sustain itself a sin­gle moment without the aid of outside help.

[n conclusion, we will merely add, when our friend declares that, unless its friends come to the rescue, Spiritualism will go pell-mell to destruction on the sunken rocks and quicksands of ignorance and er­ror, he very forcibly reminds us of the religious crusades of the Middle Aires, when great armies were collected together under the command of cHicicnt generals, who had recruiting sergeants in every city and town of Western Europe, to drum up recruits to swell “the mighty armies of the Lord,” telling their fanatical dupes that, unless they came to the rescue at once— just as our anxious friend tells us—the good causo they were engaged in would suffer irreparable loss, and finally be swept

out of sight. Thus by pandering to the THE 8CHOOL-ROOM.religious instincts and fanatical sentim ents t u n ie .of the people—ju a ta s our friend is try ing to get a spark o f enthusiasm into our s tu ­pid num bskull in favor of the old ship ot Zion, (M odem S p iritu a lism ,)—these ar­mies assumed prodigious proportions, and they sw ept over the land like the besom of destruction , maiming and killing in cold blood all who refused to subscribe to the ir articles o f faith.

Now this state of things in th a t dark age was not so much to be wondered a t : bu t to hear the same fears expressed, and alm ost in the very same w ords, in the last days o f the nineteenth cen tu ry , for the safety o f Spiritualism , th a t Avere used to support the popular religion of th a t dark age, and considering the g rea t lapse of tim e betw een the two events, m akes it a thousand tim es m ore w onderful. Y et so it i s ; bu t it only p roves, after all, tha t how ever much some people may blow and b luster about the g rea t w ork Spiritualism has done, and is still to do— by the ir fears for its safety they have not a particle of confidence in its ability to take care of it­self, w ithout the aid of “a few fearless, noble souls who are alw ays to be seen in the fore-front o f the ho ttest battle ,” ready and w illing, if need be, to spill every drop of the ir precious blood to sustain a cause which, by th e ir own rendering of its w eak­ness, is not Avorthy o f a passing thought, much less fighting to the death to sus­tain it.

NotAvithstanding there has been so much said, pro and con, by its friends about this and th a t act h u rtin g and keeping back Spiritualism , bu t for which they say it would have been much further advanced, and also the m ost determ ined and reckless opposition o f sectarian and scientific big­ots for over th ir ty years , it has gained more adherents in th is com paratively short tim e than all o th er beliefs put to g e th e r ; its mission is a divine one, and it came into the w orld for the especial benefit of those very bad people— but for whom it would not have come at all— and while our friend is so fearful they will capsize the only feasible plan o f salvation through which they could be redeem ed from ignor­ance and e rro r, we can lay back, ( if not sup ine ly ,) feeling perfectly easy as to final results ; and if Ave fail in playing Avell our part in the g reat dram a of passing events, Ave alone arc responsible ; and Ave assure our friend tha t, so far as Ave comprehend that du tv , he avi 11 have no occasion to “rouse us from our sleepy stupor” to per­form it well.

W We would direct attention to the adver­tisement of Dr. W. L. J ack , on the lost page.

[W hile waiting for oar Circle to commence operations, Tunie, with her radiant, smiling face, entered the Circle Room of the V oice oe A s- oels, followed by the band of yonng ladies of which she is a member, and after a few momenta of pleasant chat with them, upon the object for which the Circle waa formed in the first place, said :] We have been listening unobserved to a very interesting debate between two gentle­men on onr side of life, the snbject being, whether progression was eternal or not—both being highiy cultured and intelligent in the ways of mundane life, but somewhat ignorant in Spirit-lore. But after discussing the subject pro and con for an hour or more, and finding they were getting farther and farther apart, they finally agreed to leave it to some one who was better posted in such matters. By mutual consent, through the advice of our old friend, Abijah Raymond, to whom they were under many obligations for services rendered, they agreed to leave it to you. At this, Mr. Ray­mond asked roe to apprise you of their decision, and ascertain whether or not it would be con­venient to see them this evening. Knowing that you had engagements up to 10 P. M., I took the liberty of telling them of that fact; and as yon were quite unwell, I thought it best to postpone the interview until tomorrow even­ing, when you would be better prepared to listen to what they had to say, to which both cordially assented, and left.

[The next evening, at the usual time, Mr. Raymond came in, followed by the two gentle­men referred to by Tute, the evening before. Both were large, well-proportioned men. some­where near fifty years old, hailing from S t John, N. B. After the ceremony of introduc­tion was over, one of the gentlemen entered immediately upon the subject that called them here, and spoke as follows:] I suppose you are aware, sir, of the cause of our visit, through the courtesy of Mr. Raymond, to whom, by the way, ray friend and self are under lasting ob­ligations for benefits received, in teaching us the first letter, and to take the first steps that will lead eventually, I trust, to a comprehensive un­derstanding of the laws of life.

Before I proceed further, it is proper to state that my friend and self became acquainted through the kind offices of Mr. Raymond, some six months ago, since which time we have been close friends, although differing in our religious ideas as widely as the poles, as you will see fur­ther on ; yet we have never felt anything but the kindest feelings towards each other, when discussing the subject, as each knows the other is thoroughly honest. While I was brought up under the droppings of the Sanctuary—my farther being a clergyman of some repute—ray friend here was brought up to believe in noth­ing unless it corresponded to his best judgment and reason, his parents being what are called infidels. Hence you see how far apart we roust be in relation to metaphysical matters. While my friend believes, and supports it, too, with sound logical arguments, that the characteria-

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tio l>v which a person is known through his earthly career were formeil before he saw tho light of day. 1 believe no such tiling, llo also believes in the evolution, or Darwinian theory; that is, that the human body came from the monad, that the first living insect was the be­ginning of the human body ; ami contends that, hut for insect life, the physical body would have Ven impossible. Now, notwithstanding all of his arguments in support of his theory, l believe in the accepted theory by the whole Christian world, (and the Bible sustains it,) that the first man, and everything else animated with life, throughout universal nature, were made full- sized and self-producing, in the first place. Now, do you wonder we fail to agree?

There is one thing, however, in which we are in accord, and that is. that the soul or life- principle came from what he calls a First Great Cause, and which I call God.

So you will see that the main difference ex­isting between us is, that while he reasons everything out, and believes nothing that does not conform thereto, I believe in nothing but what the Bible tells mo iB true.

When speaking of the creation of the world and all things thereon, the other day, he asked, “Do you believe the world was made in six days, :is we measure time?’’ I assured him I did; when he began to say something about nature being more prolific in those days than now, I checked him, and Baid, “God could have spoken it into existence in a moment of time, if he had so pleased; else he is not almighty in power and wisdom.”

In response to the above he said, “I think you will find that you are mistaken, some time sooner or later; as I think you will see clearly that man and everything else came into being through organic laws, and that God could no more speak a world into existence—or any thing else, as to that—outside of those laws, than you could. When this to me truth flashes across your mind, you will see and feel, too, that although the Bible was no doubt Buited to

thought had the best of the argument—for which I felt honored—yot no one could answer for another, as each must be well persuaded in his own mind, and act accordingly. But if I was going to say anything about tho merits of the case, it would be that, as both are sincere nnd candid, and work from their best light, they are both right; because neither can think or do differently until it is revealed to them ; and my advice is, if it is good for anything, to keep on discussing the matter in the same fra­ternal spirit they have heretofore, and before three months there would be no question be­tween them. Upon this they both thanked me most cordially, and with an invitation to call upon ine at any time when convenient, they bade roe adieu, and passed out of sight.

This listening to two Spirits discussing meta­physical matters, especially in such a fraternal and friendly spirit, and withal so natural and new to me, it was with difficulty, at times, that I could realize but what 1 was listening to men in the body.

So ends one of the quietest, and withal most interesting seances we ever had at our Circle.

[For the Voice of AngelaJ

SYMPATHY.BV VIENXAH L.

Oil, the «eary, Mil-hearted of life there are many;Their btirdene are grlevoua—no pleasure, all care;

Obscured oft the sunlight of health, wealth, or any Kim! ftlend to protect them, or sorrow to share. ’

Theso are facts the world o'er, that no one can deny;The picture Is truthful, Imprinted to view;

A picture thought-saddened, when brought to the eye, For our close Inspection, or problem—work through.

%What coarse could be taken to remedy Ills

Confined to life's physical, even—Whilst moral and physical forces are chilled.

And the masses seek naught but earth-heaven?

Let the school-house be bullded o'er all the broad land, And inducements be held out aright

To lessen the Ignorance of earth-minds, and band All as brothers, life** errors to right.

to its (rod. over onward and upward towards t lie Land of Peace.

AYc thank Thee for the strength thine angels impart to mortals ; we Ideas Thee for the joys of Spirit-communion, for the tidings of good dicer from loved once gone before. Oh, may these blessings he mul­tiplied, may the loving Spirits receive power to comfort every sorrowing heart. To this end, \vc ask thy aid ; let the light be spread abroad; let thy groat truths be wafted to the homes where sorrow and -iaduess are known ; and may all rejoice in Thee as a God of the living nnd not of the dead. Amen.

HDD IK JO H N SO N .

I w a n t to come. [Come right along.]I want to send my love to mamma. I be n little boy ;. I’m mamma's little boy. She cries for me ; I don’t want her to, ’cause it makes me want to cry to. AYill you tell mamma not to cry ? [Yes, what is her name ?] Mary ; my name’s Eddie John­son. Mamma lives in Hudson, New York. Mamma don’t know I can come real close to her. Tell her I can, and 1 brings mv love to her, and I kiss her too.

Grandma takes care of m e; she sends her love too. I isn’t sick any more now; I is well and I has got a little kittie, like 1 had here, another little “Spottie.”

Tell mamma to give my little hammer and blocks to Georgie. I want him to have ’em, and his mamma will let him keep ’em in the [shed.

That’s all, 1 guess. I’m tired now. I send my love, and I want mamma to go somewhere where I can come and talk to her and jrive her a real jrood hug.

H A N N A H 8 U L L I VAN.

On, I’m tired. I ’ve not been dead long: 1 don’t know what brings me here, onlvi

S P IR IT MESSAGES,IVES AT THE “ V0!CE OF AXGELs” ClRCI.E,

J u n k 20t h , 1880,trough thf organism of M T shex.- d like to have the folks know I can come,

HAMER.INVOCATION, UY ItOUP.KT ANDERSON, CHAIRMAN.

Unto Thee, oh, Infinite Spirit, Author I it's just as well they should know I can f all we behold, Author of all we can Lome round and see what’s what, omprehend, we, a company of thy chil- I send my love to my friends. Tell ren gathered here tonight, desire to lift them this new world is not so much differ- ip our songs of thanksgiving and praise ent from the old, after a ll; we’ve all g or the wonderful gift of life, made beau- to pray ourselves into happiness, by our iful, more beautiful every day by the rev]good deeds. I’ll come back again, if 1 realments of thy love.

We bless Thee ; we thank Thee for the] I'm very much obliged to everybody sweets of earth, for the unfoldmcnt of the who was ever kind to me. If wo realizet flowers, gleaming ho wondrously bright in life ag it looks to the Spirit, we would all fragrance und beauty, and singing to Thee, 0f U8 ulW!lyS be as kind as we know ko« through budding rose and wayside gem L everybody around an anthem of love and peace.

w ii an c m i * rWe bless Thee for the unfoldment of the Spirit, that hko tho blossoming flower expands out in fragrance and light; that

they agreed to leave it to me to say which 11 the aspiration of each soul is over nearer

us.My nnine is Hannah Sullivan. 1 am

much obliged to you. [You are very welcome.]

WILLIAM WAKNKrJI am from Philadelphia, sir—William

JOLY l.r>, 1880 VOICE OF ANGELS. 1 167was nimble to quite stand alone, when he passed on, and was thus represented to us last night. He 6tood inside the cnbinet, reached out a little hand, and patted us, mid answered questions by nodding his head.

There was but one form that was not recognized, and she could not speak. Most could talk in whispers, and one spoke au­dibly in German to her son, and sometimes employed most expressive gestures. One tfitter recognized three grown-up children ; they coming close up to her; spoke and touched her.

A lady came to my husband and myself, whom, at first, we did not know. She said, she knew us a great way off, pointing toward the West. I asked if it was in Sterling, Illinois, and she said yes, which led to a recognition, and she conversed freely with us for some time, and came out and touched us.

Mrs. Pickering has a little niece with her, about six years old, whose mother passed on about five months ago. That mother came, and as soon as the child saw her, she sprang to the cabinet, where she was kissed and otherwise caressed by that Angel-mother, and the little thing came back to her seat, with her eyes full of tears, and her heart too full to speak for some time. Truly a most beautiful and touch­ing sight.

Then came a young girl, who was strongly mediumistic here, who passed away from Somerville about six months ago. She has materialized, here and elsewhere, several times, and always with great power. She was robed in white, of fine and beautiful texture, with a profusion of delicate lace, a crimson scarf thrown gracefully over her shoulders—all profusely decorated with a white substance, resembling highly pol­ished pearl. She wore a coronet, of the same beautiful, pure material; She indi­cated she desired us to move back and give her more room, which we did, and taking my husband by the hand, she walked out fifteen feet from the cabinet, turned, ad­dressed and touched her parents, returned to the cabiuet for strength, soon coming out, she took his hand again, walking up close to them, kneeled before them, and as they bent forward, she kissed each, pat­ting their faces and heads, speaking words of comfort and affection ; when she arose, took my husband's hand, and entering the cabinet, raised the curtain, so that all saw the Medium, and herself at the same time; which was done several times, during tho seance. She soon re-appeared, with lace in her hands, which she placed in consider­able quantities, on my husband's head;

drawing it out and increasing it as she de­sired. It was adorned the same as all she bad about her, and when I touched it, I could distinguish no difference in it to soft, fine lace.

Another Spirit performed the same kind act to him, but the fabric was quite unlike, being of a coarser quality and less soft.

The light throughout would have been considered very good, by persons accus­tomed to sitting for materializations. The night was wet and rainy, and of course the atmosphere was bad.

I have only given some of the moat in­teresting features of this remarkable se­ance, having the consciousness of very faintly and imperfectly describing i t ; and so I rest upon the conviction that nothing short of actual sight is sufficient to do justice to these heavenly visitations.

Mrs. J . C. Hunt.

PEARLS FROM SPIRIT LIFE. THROUGH DR. W. L. JACK, HAVERHILL, MS.

know that I am watching over him, and am doing all I possibly can for his further and better prosperity. I would have him know that we still love him, and do visit him, attended by other bright and angelic visitants. I am so glad he is the possessor of these glorious facts, for it makes him possessor of vast mines and inexhaustible stores of infinite peace and rest in the coming days. And then, dear mother, it brings us nearer, you know, to you, tha*i ever before, from the fact that it enables us to do so.

Oh, we have such a beautiful home fur you all, when you come this way, where you will be free from all cares, sorrows and troubles, and be forever with those you love. Sister Tenie, too, will gree t you, and you will then realize that all is peace and truth.

You see, my mother lives in Bradford, Mass. I passed away when I was quite young, and my name is Helen.

MARY EMMA WILLIXGS.INVOCATION. Good

It is life. Wereevening.[To the amanuensis.]

Oh , living Flame of Fire ! whose divine I why> there is no death.light sheds forth its rays through all the L not so> then al, would ^ darkness, wouhl universe, and to whom we all bow in ado- uq sjr ? Blit yol| see there is so mnch ration of that Supreme Principle by which light in the future that the present becomes all souls must be illuminated, so that they L„ ever.ljving presence with the future, may become fit subjects to worship in thy I .ynd this light before us, why should temple,! Oh, Pyramid of Immense Splen- it be dark in th(T present.J a a. V 1 a 4 4 L A £1 a « m M I 4 L a • m a 4 A M a* A I _ _ _ .dor ! let the finite worship the infinite, and let the adorer worship the most adorable of thy vital sparks. Oh, shed the shafts of thy holy light from thy grand columns of illuminated truths into the chambers of every finite soul, and kindle a flame of holy love in every darkened chamber ot the soul.

We invoke thee for the sake of that grand Pyramid of Fire of Love which il­lumines the path of the future, of those sparks that fly upward to the living Flame of Fire, which is the Sun of All Lisrht. Oh, blessed holy Fire ! Oh, blessed holy Fire !

HELEN.

I w is h this to reach ray dear mother, and uot her alone, but my sisters aud brothers. You see, they accept of this philosophy, and in accepting it they receive not only comfort, but strength ; and this is an extra inducement held out to us by them, to come and reach them. I prom­ised mother, long ago, in a previous com­munication, that I would come again. My experience in Spiritual life has taught me much of this life in its Spiritual aspect. But what I wish td say is this, dear mother and all at home, that I am interested in

Albert, I would have you know that the light you saw at home was not imagina­tion. It was I, your own wife, Lottie, who was endeavoring to comply with the request you made a short time since, that I should manifest to you. But our little Mamie became frightened, so I withdrew. But I shall come asrain, when she becomes stronger. Continue your Circles: you will be blessed and benefitted.

To my husband, Albert, and my child, Mamie.

M a r y E mma W il l in g s .

o k o r g e Wa s h in g t o n K e n n e d y .

W e l l , just put down a few words, and to the purpose. I fell from the building to the pavement below ; but I arose to the height of my ambition in earth-life—wak­ened up to my senses after a while, and found that I had lost my body to find my Spirit. And I freely give my testimony to the world, and hope they’ll accept it as a light from a good Spirit, with best wishes for all.

G e o r g e W a s h in g t o n K e n n e d y .

GUS. NOYES.

J u s t put a word or two down for mo. You see, I've got relativos and friends that

y o u r earthly welfare, and in all your doings. I would like to reach, and let them know I wish my brother out in the West to11 ain around, and not dead. I manifested

in* VOICE OK ANGELS. JULY 15, lfcSO

to n friend, not long ago, according to promise, and I should like to do the same to my (oiks; but ns they do not come around. I thought I would just stop in and sav what I had to say, and then stop out. 1 am happv— no two ways about t h a t ! It was only mv hodv that sullered. I amv * •drumming up the folks, and I like the sound of a drum as well as 1 do that of a good bugle. I send my lovo to all at home,and all my friends. 1 am satisfied.

Gus. Noyes.TH OU GH TS.

Tiif. present thoughts, like frngrnnce sweet,Are flowers fair, from sunnier clinics,

Wl-ore angels trend the golden street,Where holiest music ever chimes.

Oh, sacred thoughts, like diamonds rare,Whose brightness blinds the mortnl ere!

Like angels’ lore, with tenderest care,They shine as stors in yonder sky.

Oh. sacred flame of bring tire,That dwells ’mid yonder holy throngs 1

Oh, touch the chorxls of each soul lyre,And teach them now the nngels’ songs:

The song the angels sing on high—Refrnins so grand, so sweet, sublime;

They bring the future more than nigh,And mortals chant the heavenly chimes.

Oh, sweet perfume, from altar bright,Oh, waft thy breezes o’er each soul,

And lead them all In paths aright.Upheld by lore's dlrine control.

Oh, guard with tender, loving care,And guide each mortal here below;

Sire each and all from sinful snnre,And erery harmful, threatening woe.

Anonymous.

MCINTYRE.

Just give me a chance, now. Lord, it’s fun to see what a crowd of Spirits there are here 1 A fellow has to push in edge­wise. I have got my shoe-strings all tied up, now, tell Friend, and don’t step on them, and break them as I used to. My cup is full of happiness, and when you corae this way, just ask for me, and I know the angels will show you where I live.

To F. H. Gregory. That’s all; noth­ing more. Good night.

M cI n t y r e .

I THROUGH A. A. TANNER. UNION, UTAH.VIRGINIA MORRALL.

Mother ; I am not dead. I know you think I am ; but I don’t want you to think so. 1 ani happy here in Spirit-life. I am with you some of the time, and I know what you think. I want to send my love to Mary and Eliza Jane. They think I am dead, too, but 1 am not. I am not here alone; Van is with me, and Charley Davis and Dooda, besides many others I won’ mention.

I have tried several times to send a mes­sage to you before, but couldn’t. If I could only convince you of the truth of Spirit-communications, I would be happy. For we are so anxious to send messages to our friends, we want them to know that we come back to them, and do all that is in our power to do them good. And if it was in our power, we would communicate to every soul on earth, to warn them against danger. We want all to know that we areO

wilh them, and do I hem good whenever it is in our power. Wo believe that Spir it­ualism will ho tho greatest power in all the land, and we are happy to ho engaged in so groat a cause. Wo know it is useless for mortals to irv to hinder its growth. 1 have no more to say this time, my dear friends.

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