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V O L. I I . S A N F E A N CISCO, S A T U E D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 29, 1868. NO . 8.

L I T E R A R Y .

For the Banner of Progress.

B e l i e f .Belief will not account us much

Unless we comprehend it ;Wo must the solid matter touch,Moreover, know it to be such,

Ere doubting will amend it.

Who never doubts has much to learn From Matter and from Spirit ;

Yet many with rare ardor burn—They can a Shadow just discern—

The Substance, they re not near it.

I sometimes fancy that mankind Love darkness more than light.

Some men are thankful they are blind.Because they more of pleasure find

In their continual night.

To have belief—why, one must keep His thoughts in working trim !

It is far easier to sleep 1But then, good friends, w ho w an ts to tveip

W h e n com e* the harvest h y m n ?

Who wants to live in slavish fear,Nor dare to use the voice ?

They bravely seek a heavenly sphere,Who build their tabernacles near

Where Spirit-founts rejoice I

Why feast in fear on ancient creeds— Salvation for the fuw ?

My Soul a sweeter gospel reads—That God, who knoweth all our needs,

To all is just and true.H. ABIHGIO DTBK.

S a n F rancisco, J a n ., 1868.

C O M M U N I C A T I O N S .

RATIONAL ASPECT OF SPIRITU A LISM , AN CIEN T AND MODERN.

NUMBER EIGHT.

However hard men may strive to turn aside the stream of evidence that flows through the centuries of the past, showing that the great orb of day was originally held to be the God of the Universe (and by many people so regarded still), strive in vain, for the reason, that no one fact in the history of the religious formulas of several nationalities in bygone ages is more clearly and fully manifested to the senses of every person who will take the necessary trouble to examine into the subject matter, as it stands truthfully recorded.

“ Zeus is the first, Zeus the thnnderer* is the last. Zeus is the head, Zeus is the middle, and by Zeus were a ll th in gs m ade. Zeus is m ale Im m o r ta l, Zeus is

fem a le . Zeus is the foundation of the earth, and of the starry heaven. Zeus is the Breath of all things. Zens is the rushing of indefatigable fire. Zeus is theroot of the sea. He is the sun and m oon___hiseyes the sun and the opposing moon, his unfalla- cions Mind the royal incorruptible HSther.” ( O rphic fragm en ts.')

“ The Cabbaliats spoke of Adam as hermaphro­dite. Phanes is male and female. Enos is two-fold in nature.”

“ But any one who cheerfully celebrates Zeus in songs of triumph shall completely attain to under­standing ; him that leads mortals the way to wisdom, th a t places knowledge u pon suffering , firmly to remain. ” (AEsehylus, A gam em n on , 175—178.)

“ But the God Zeus gives both good and evil, sometimes to one, and sometimes to another; for he can all things.” ( O dyssey, iv. 236.)

According to the philosophy of the ancient Chal­deans, Bel-Saturn is the Father who is and remains the primal Cause of all that exists, the One Principle never named, but passed over in silence by the Baby­lonians and other Orientals. “ And they constitute Two Principles, one Male, (the Spirit,) and the other Female, (Matter), corresponding to the Greek Ouranosand Ge, the Roman Coelum and Terra, Heav­en and Earth, the Sun and the Earth-goddess, Bel and Mulitta, Mars and Venus, Apason (the Supreme Light, Taaut, Thoth the Sun), the original male Po- tenzand Taauthe the feminine Matter, Baal and Beltis or Astarte, Osiris and Isis, Dyonysus and Demeter, Tezcatlipoca and Tonacacihua (in Mexico), Saturn and his wife Ops the Earth-goddess, Adam and Eve, Ormuzd (Adonis) and Tanais (Athena), Elion (Baal- Berith) and Berath his goddess, the Two first Prin­ciples of all things. The same Two Principles are found among the Mexicans.”

“Let those "who fall (in war) be kindly received by the San and the Earth, who are the Father and Mother of all— .O Lord most gracious to men, Lord of Battles, All-Ruler, whose name is Tezcatlipoca, God invisible and imperceptible! we entreat thee that those whom thou lettest fall in this war may be taken up into the abode of the Sun, that they may be gathered to the heroes fallen in previous wars; there they enjoy eternal pleasures, they celebrate in everlasting songs of praise, our ruler, the Sun.” “ The Indian chief, Tecumseh, declared the Sun to be his Father and the Earth his Mother.”

The archaeologist, Lepsius, informs us that sun-wor­ship was the primitive national religion of the Egyp­tians. “ Ra was the Sun. Not Ammon, but Ra, is the real king of the gods.” The celebrated Chris­tian historian, Mosheim, tells us that “ everything that goes to make up the Christian religion emana­ted from Egypt.”

The ancient religious sect of India, known as Brahmins or Brahmas of Hindostan, recognized the Sun aB God, or the Great God of the Universe ; hut they had also inferior gods, who, by a peculiar faith of the people, was metamorphosed into anything they wished to deify ; in some instances, these gods were regaled on good things, as clarified butter and the like ; the worshipers striking regular bargains with them for the fulfillment of their wishes, in con­

sideration of value received in the shape of a sacri­fice. This kind of traffic is on a par with that of Jacob and his God. “ And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father’s house in peace ; then shall the Lord be my God : and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give a tenth unto thee.” (Gen, xxviii. 20.)

There is a loftiness of tone running through nearly all the devotional exercises of the ancient worship­ers of the Sun, much of which contains sublimity of language, and elevation of thought, beautifully expressed, that even in our day is rarely met with; many of the recorded prayers of ancient date, are couched in a form highly pleasing to read, owing to their easy flow of harmonious construction.

Here are one or two examples :“ O Divine ZEther, and ye swift-winged breezes, and

ye fountains of rivers, and countless dimpling of the waves of the deep, and thou Earth, Mother of all, and to the all-seeing orb of the Sun, I appeal.” (AEschylus, P rom .)

“ To JEther.

“ O thou that hast the might on high always un­tired of Zeus, a portion of the Stars and Snn and Moon, all-subduer, fire-breathing, that kindles all that live ! HSther, that givest light on high, best rudi­ment of the world ! O shining growth, light-bring­ing, star-radiant! calling on, I beseech thee tempered to be serene.” ( Orphic H ym n , v.)

I t is not necessary to go to Moshiem, or to any other historian of the Jewish and Christian religions, for evidence of the origin of those forms, rites, and ceremonies, for the obvious reason that the Bible itself contains abundant testimony to prove, beyond peradventnre, that all the main features of the Bible ; that is to say, the principal ideas and doctrines, were drawn directly from Egyptian traditions and reli­gious literature. The difficulty in the way, and that which has kept back a knowledge of these facts, has been of a three-fold character. First, the bigotry and intolerance, prevailing through fourteen or fif­teen centuries of our era, prevented the publishing of any or all knowledge touching matters even sus­pected of the slightest conflict with Holy Mother Church. I was made witness to a specimen of this meddling, only a few days since. Happening in at the office of a friend in this city, he showed me a purchase he had made, of an ancient book, the date of which is 1629; the work is of a scientific character, relating to polarity and magnetism, with kindred subjects, printed in Latin. Now, before this work could be permitted to go to press, it became neces­sary, in accordance with the laws established by the Church, that it should undergo a rigid inspection by persons in the interest of the faith ; and the second or third page hears the certificates of no less than three censors, who had carefully examined the man­uscripts, which occupied from the 17th of Jan., 1629, to the 4th of August, of the same year. Second, the changing nature of all the ancient forms of lan­guage, together with the constant shifting and fusing the names of supposed attributes of Gods, and all other things connected with ancient Sun and Fire worship. And, third owing to much ignorance, mistranslations innumerable are known to have been made, all the way down from the earliest period of history to the present century; in addition to this, there has been more or less shameless dishon­esty practiced by men of learning, all for the glory of holy religion, and the welfare of the Church mili­tant. Forgeries have been proven in many instances, committed by some of the early Fathers of the Church; tampering with manuscripts has been a common practice in all Church history ; so that with fanaticism, changing of names and language, out­right dishonesty, all of which has occupied very many ages, it is at this day a somewhat difficult task to unravel and separate the false from the true. But thanks to the long prevailing bitterness and hatred fostered in the bosom of the Church itself, through a thousand years of unmitigated wrong and malevo­lence, torture and martyrdom, murder and rapine, we at this day are not" left without a witness of all the monstrous inhumanity inflicted by the ignorance and worst passions of man upon man.

J. D. PIEKSOW.

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* ‘«The voice of the Lord is upon the waters : the God of glory thundereth : the Lord is upon, many waters.” (Ps. xxix. 3.) ----------------------------------RELATION OF M IN D AND PH Y SIQ U E.

An examination of the nervous system, and the manner of conveying the mandates of the will from one part of the animal mechanism to another, may serve to give us a clue to the constituent substance of mind, and its connection w ith more palpable m atter.

A nerve-fiber consists of a delicate thread—the axis filament—enveloped in an oil-like substance, which, in its turn , is enclosed in a th in investing sheath, or membranous tube. Many such fibers, bound together, constitute a nerve. The function of such a nerve-fiber, says Professor Draper, is in­disputably of a physical kind, being the convey­ance of influences from part to part. The axis filament is the line along which the translation occurs, the investing m aterial being for the pur­pose of confining or insulating it, so as to prevent lateral escape. Such a construction is the exact counterpart of many electrical contrivances, in which a metallic wire is coated over w ith sealing

<wax, or wrapped around with silk, the current being thus compelled to move in the wire, without any lateral escape. .The ocean telegraphic cable affords another illustration on a more extended scale. Some of these nerve-fibers convey their in ­fluences to the interior, and are called centripetal others convey them to the exterior, and are called centrifugal ; but no difference in the structure of

, the two has been discovered. The influences ad­

vance along the line of the nerve-fiber w ith a velocity which is said to vary w ith the tem perature of the mind to which it belongs. In the cold­blooded, it is much slower than in the hot. The progress has been estimated a t eighty-five feet in a second in the frog, and two hundred in a man. These nerve-fibers are designated by physiologists as cerebro-spinal; there are sympathetic nerves, slightly differing from these.

The other portion of the nervous structure is vesicular; consisting of vesicles filled w ith a gray, granular material. Each vesicle has a thickened spot or nucleus upon it, and appears to be con­nected w ith one or more nerve-fibers ; if w ith one, it is called unipolar ; if w ith two, b ipolar; if with more, multipolar, or atellate. Combined together, they constitute ganglia or nerve-centers, where influences may be preserved for a considerable time.

These three parts—the centripetal fiber, the ves­icle, and the centrifugal fiber—constitute a simple nervous arc, which is found in the lowest form of animal life. As we ascend in the scale of life, this nervous system becomes more complicated, the arcs being, in anatomical language, commissured; nerve-fibers passing from each to its neighbors, bringing the whole into sympathy, The principle of dedication to special uses is carried out in the ganglia affected by light, sound, or odors. The centripetal nerve-fibers carry the impressions of these agencies to appropriate ganglion ; these are so coalesced as to form masses of considerable size, which are commissured with nary motion, is the cerebrum, the seat of ideas, thought, reason. This cannot produce motion of itself, hu t is obliged to use the telegraphic apparatus of the nerve-fibers to send its mandates to the muscles, causing them to contract and expand so as to produce locomo­tion. The intelligence of an animal is approxi­mately measured by the relative size of the cere­brum and tbe sensory ganglia.

Now it is plainly indicated th a t intelligence does not consist in the convolutions of the brain, but that this is an ingeniously contrived mechan­ism to bring the more refined spiritual organism, the real thought-power, into relationship w ith the more crude m atter of our physical systems. If this is not so, the argum ent of the M aterialist is unanswerable, th a t when the organism of the brain perishes, the mind m ust cease to exist.

Assuming, then, w hat astronomical science in­dicates, tha t when the earth had rolled on in its individualized existence for inconceivable ages, it gradually became so m atured as to require, in the economy of Nature, an overseer upon its surface, to assist in beautifying its fauna and flora, and subduing its various elements and forces to use— it is plain th a t a being would be required possess­ing the two essential elements of thought, spirit­ual perceptions, and affection, relating him to disembodied spirits ; and a physical body embrac­ing in its composition all the crude elements of the earth’s surface, to enable him to produce direct effects upon the theater of his action, and draw sustenance therefrom. W ere th is being merely spiritual and intellectual, no improvement could be made upon the earth’s surface ; were he a mere animal, destitute of the spiritual and intellectual, no plans, contrivances, or trium phs over N ature’s forces could he achieved. In man, we find these two principles so delicately, accurately, and perfectly blended, as to meet the requirements. In the above sketch of the nervous system, we see the mechanism of the connecting link between the refined m atter of the spirit and the crude m atter of the physique. In these facts we find a clue to a rational explanation of those psychological and spiritual phenomena which so puzzle the would-be scientific. They are posed because they ignore any spiritual existence acting through the physical. They deny the existence of anything which cannot he reached by the scalpel, the crucible, or the mi­croscope. They commit the unphilosophical blun­ders of considering only one-half of the facts in the case.

Before the advent of modern Spiritualism, the writer saw Leroy Sunderland psychologize a lady in the presence of an audience of several hundred, throwing her into entire unconsciousness ; while in this condition, a dentist was called upon the stand, and a large molar tooth was by him ex tracted—the lady not exhibiting a tw inge of a muscle, or any indication of pain. In tha t case, a spirit in a physical body threw his spiritual or magnetic forces upon the physical organism of ano ther; seizing, overbearing, and perhaps para­lyzing the nervous centers through which con­sciousness and memory are manifested, and then easily controlling the entire system. W hen what was here done by a spirit in the body, is done by a spirit out of the body, we have the phenomena of spirit control and mediumsliip. I propose in fu­ture article to consider more at length the relation of the spirit-world to the mundane world, as the real inspirer of scientific progress, mechanical in ­ventions, and moral feelings, which are destined eventually to raise the family of man above wars, pestilence, prostitution in and out of wedlock, poverty, and the antagonisms of professions, trade, and business of every kind, to which it is now a prey. JOHN ALLYN.

A TH EISM AND SPIRITU A LISM .“ Beat tbe Gods, and the pri«3ts will tremble.”—T a lm u d .

B r o . T odd :—I want to have a little quiet ta lk w ith you on the above subject; not a controversy* only a comparing of notes. In your lecture on Im­mortality, you introduce Jin Atheist—“ an im agin­ary character,” yon say ; " a m an of straw,” which can offer no resistance. Perhaps an im aginary Atheist served your purpose better than a real one would have done ; yet, at the same time, if a bona f id e Atheist can be of any service to you, it is very probable that one or two, or as many as the case should demand, m ight be found. I have heard a great deal said of there being no real A theists; and it seems very idle ta lk indeed. If no serious doubts have existed in the minds of men in regard to the existence of God, for'w hat end are the many learned works, such as Paley’s “ N atural Theol­ogy*” w ritten ? W hy so much labor to defeat the argum ents of people who are only m yths ? I have heard men say the same of the unbeliever in the plenary inspiration of the Bible—the Infidel. And, Bro. Todd, you know th a t there a re Infidels.

But what is an Atheist ? Says W ebster : “ One who disbelieves or denies the existance of a God or supreme intelligent Being.” Now, the task of finding such an one is not difficult. D’Holbach expresses him self very clearly on that subject; for exam ple: “ Do not let us attribute her (Nature’s) work to an im aginary cause, which has no other existence than in our brain.” Read Mrs. Ernes tine L. Rose’s lecture in defense of Atheism, and doubt, if you can, her sincerity in her unbelief in the existence of God. She says : “ W hatgvergood you are w illing to do for the sake of your God, I am fully as w illing to do for the sake of man.” W hat have you to say to Frances W right, another free, noble woman ? Listen ! She says :

Imagine a Deity under any fashion of existence; how are our dreams concerning Him in an im ag­inary heaven to affect our happiness, or our conduct on a tangible earth ? Affect it indeed they may for evil, but how for good ? The idea of an unseen Being, ever a t work around and about us, m ay afflict the hum an intellect w ith idle terrers, but can never guide the hum an practice to w hat is rational and consistent w ith our nature {A. F ew F a y s in A th e n s .)

There are no lack of living, honest, avowed Atheists. George J . Holyoake, of England, is an example. He served six months in prison- for the privilege of being an Atheist. The number of Atheists, kn ow n a s such, would he greatly in creased, but for the disqualifications to which the acknowledgment subjects all who are hold anc. honest enough to make it. God is the key-wore into many of our secret societies; into remunerative political offices ; and into all our courts of j ustice All th is is very complimentary to the Atheist First, it is an acknowledgment of his existence secondly, it is a proof of a belief in his honorYet the Atheist, not w ishing to he a m artyr to the follies of men, has often to improvise a God, a proxy to pass him through the theological obstruc­tions which occur in the journey of life. This, at present, is very easy to do. The Atheist, being generally a person of intellect and principle, has therefore embodied many excellent ideas in the enunciation of his belief—excellent enough to captivate the Theist, who, in order to he able to receive them, has deified them. Thus, the aggre­gated forces and qualities of the universe—Nature —is the Atheist’s highest conception of power. But men in their blind idolatry to the w o rd “ God,” in order to accept the Atheist’s platform, called N a tu r e God—-binding a theology upon the Atheist whether he would or not. Another class deifies m an ; as if man could he more than man I

“ I dare do ail that may become a man :'Who dares do more is none.”

Everything in heaven anu on earth, real or imaginary, has, at one time or other, by some class, been nick-named G od. A word so easily transfer­red from object to object, from idea to idea, cannot be very definite; a word which can mean anything, means nothing.

Indians and other barbarous nations recede before the advance of civilization; so also does God before the advance of science. The tim e is coming, and now is, when men will as soon think of asking God to interfere w ith an eclipse, or the presence of a comet—as they formerly did—as to ask Him to regulate the weather in our behalf, or to cure the sick. The thunderbolt or the earth­quake w ill be no greater evidence of a special Providence than the rising of the sun, or any other astronomical phenomenon, is considered now to be.

But it was not my intention to make a plea for A theism ; I know too well the opprobrium at­tached to the name, to be w illing to have it applied to me. So, if you please, we will ta lk of another idea, attached to the word by you, namely, an unbelief in the im m ortality of the bouI, or a future existence. No such corollary can he deduced from Atheism. A future life no more proves the existence of God th an the present life. If, as Spiritualism affirms, we, by a natural process inherent in us, continue to live in another state after the dissolution of our' bodies, I cannot see tha t the act of God shows itself more plainly in such a change than it does in our advent to this

ife. To say th a t a belief in God is necessary to a belief in Spiritualism, is to say, tha t a future life depends on the w ill of God—or on a miracle. This is the ground occupied by the Christian. He denies our inherent immortality. He affirms that God alone ha th immortality. He maintains, that, by a miracle, Christ rose from the dead, “ the first- fruits of them tha t slept ”; th a t our immortality depends on the resurrection of our bodies, which is also to be accomplished by a miracle, by a physical impossibility—hut to God nothing is impossible! The Atheist has no conception of the accomplish­ment of an impossibility ; consequently, he can have no belief whatever in the Christian idea of immortality. But Spiritualism declares a future life to be as natural as the present one, and is therefore acceptable by the Atheist, w hen de­m o n stra ted .

The following excerp ta from Cicero’s N a tu r a F e o ru m are interesting, and illustrate, somewhat, Atheistic ideas :

“ If you should ask me what God is, or what His character and nature are, I should follow the example of Simonides; who, when Hiero the tyrant proposed the same question to him, desired a day to consider of it. When he required his answer the next day, Simonides begged two days m ore; and as he kept constantly desiring double the number which he had required before, instead of giving his answer, Hiero, with surprise, asked him his meaning in doing so. ‘ Because,’ says he, ‘the longer I meditate on it the more obscure it appears to me. ’ ’ ’

“ I t would be dangerous, I believe, to take the negative side before a public auditory ; but it is very sate in a discourse of this kind; and in this company.I, who am a priest, and who think that religions and ceremonies ought sacredly to be maintained, am certainly desirous to have the existence of the Gods, which is the principal point iu debate, not only fixed in opinion, but proved to a demonstration; for many notions flow into and disturb the mind, which sometimes seem to convine us that there are none.” ■—

“ I really believe there are many people so savage that they have no thoughts of a Deity. What think you of Diagoras, who was called the A theist; and of Theodorus after him ? Did not they plainly deny the very essence of a Deity ? Frotagoras, of Abdera, whom you just now mentioned, the greatest sophist of his age, was banished by order of the Athenians from their city and territories, and his books were publicly burned, because these wLrds were in the beginning of his treatise concerning the Gods:‘ I am unable to arrive at any knowledge whether there are, or are not, any Gods.’ This treatment of him, I imagine, restrained many from professing their disbelief of a Deity ; since the doubt of it only could not escape punishment.

“ Diagoras, who is called the Atheist, being at Samothrace, one of his friends showed him several pictures of people who had endured very dangerous storms; ‘See,’ says he, ‘ you whe deny a provi­dence, how many have been saved by their prayers to the Gods.’ ‘Aye,’ says Diagoras, ‘ I see those who were saved, but where are those painted who were shipwrecked ?’ ”

Bro. Todd, will you not now allow tha t there is such a being as an Atheist, and tha t he may be­lieve in Spiritualism? tha t a person may not believe in immortality, and yet he a Theist ? tha t there is no connection between the ideas of Atheism and Spiritualism, but that they stand each independent of, and deriving no support from, the other ?

You have also introduced the names of Volney, Rousseau, Voltaire, and Feuerbach, so as to leave the impression tha t they were reputed Atheists which they were not. Voltaire wrote- against Atheism. You should “ give the Devil his due,” you know. a sso p , j r .

W H E R E DOES T H E BLOW COME IN ?E d it o r s B a n n e r o p P r o g r e s s :—In conversa­

tion w ith an acquaintance recently, he informed me th a t an article would soon appear in the G em A d ­vertiser, which would be a hard blow against Spiritualism; and added, th a t perhaps I would like to reply to it. I accepted the challenge on the Bpot, and requested a copy as soon as issued* Perhaps it was presumption on m y part, to accept a challenge like this, it being entirely out of m y line of business to write upon any subject, politi­cal, moral, or religious ; hut a copy of the G em is before me, and in it the aforenamed article, which is to annihilate Spiritualism, and send her votaries back upon the dry, m usty mysteries of the past, to feast their hungry souls upon “ endless misery and deep damnation.” Therefore, I will hasten to reply to his remarks. He sa y s : “ Of all theidiocies and fallacies presented to the modern age, Spiritualism is to be classed among the fore- moBt.” I would ask the w riter how he knows th a t Spiritualism is a fallacy ; he does not prove it in his article, neither doe3 he say by w hat process of reasoning dr investigation he arrives a t th is con­clusion. His simple assertion, th a t it is a fallacy, is not w orth the snap of a finger—no more than my asserting th a t it is not a fallacy would be. I t is a jum ping at conclusions.

Again he says : “ Pretending to hold communi­cation w ith the spirits of the dead, they deny the power to any hu t a selected few.” I do not know who they are, tha t pretend to hold communication w ith the spirits of the dead ; perhaps the writer w ill te ll us in his next article. For myself, I wish him to distinctly understand, that I make no pre­tensions, but positively assert that I have, when­ever opportunity has been afforded, communed and conversed with those who were dear to me while in the flesh, and are still dear, since they passed through the change which men call death. If the writer has been imposed upon by a class of individuals pretending to hold communion w ith the dead—1has received no satisfaction—it proves the old adage true, th a t “ d e a d men tell no tales,’

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Again, he says : “ They deny the power to anybu t a selected few.” Let me say that that asser­tion savors too m uch of popular theology, to be accepted by any true disciple of Spiritualism. I have been an investigator of Spiritualism for ten years; and I have yet to hear such assertion made by a Spiritualist. On the contrary, we say that each and every child of earth can be the recipient of this divine blessing. I believe in so much of Scripture as this : “ Knock and it shall be openedunto you ; seek and ye shall find. And, thank God 1 there are millions in our country to-day, who can testify to the tru th of these promises.

Again, he says : “ They tell us th a t ourdeparted friends are cognizant of all our doings Said I to one of this peculiar faith, do you say that my father, who has been in his grave some years, and who, I believe, is in heaven, sees and knows my troubles, and can feel for me on eerth ? if this be true, then you tell me th a t my father is in h e ll!” One of this peculiar f a i t h ! There he is wrong again : there is no f a i t h about it. Faith, according to Paul, is “ the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” This does not apply to Spiritualism at all. I f Spiritualism rested upon no firmer foundation than that, it would soon be going the same road w ith old Theology—into oblivion. There is no faith in the m atter ; it is p o s itiv e know ledge of demonstrated facts. This is the foundation upon which Spiritualism is based. The w riter thinks that, if his father is cognizant of all liis doings, his troubles, he m ust be in hell. Well, we won’t quarrel w ith him about th a t ; not knowing how he conducts himself, we have nothing to sa y ; but I would like to ask one question: admitting, for the sake of argum ent, the theological theory of heaven and hell, I would ask if the exit of the spirit from the body into heaven destroys all paternal feeling of the father for the son—if all interest in his welfare ceases at the separation of the spirit from the body ? If the w riter believes this, will he inform me upon w hat foundation such a theory is based—by w hat m ighty process the pure, unselfish love of a father is changed to the coolest indifference? There is no law, human or divine, that will sanction any such theory. All the better feelings of one’s nature revolt at the idea. If the father loses love for his son, so will the mother for her babe, the sister for the brother, the wife for the husband ; all kindred ties w ill be severed, when the soul makes its exit from the glorious world into that gloomy seven-by-nine heaven. I pray that I may never get into i t ; rather let me be a dweller in the abode of dark­ness ; for there I will find earth’s noblest souls— souls that were bound to me by the mystic tie of love, that death could not sever. I th ink my friend must have been laboring under an overdose of Theology, administered by one of those who “ go about like a roaring lion, seeking whom they may devour,” while giving expression to such thoughts. How much more beautiful and Godlike to believe and'teach, th a t God is the F ather of all, and that, all mankind are brothers—each individ­ual so forming a link in the great chain, that one defect or discordant ja r in any individual is com­municated to the whole, and it is for the benefit of the whole tha t the defect should be repaired. Thus, not only does his father feel an interest in his welfare, but every other soul is bound to him by a divine cord of love, and cannot be in perfect happiness while he suffers.

The writer winds up his m ighty “ blow ” at Spiritualism by adm itting th a t some spirits do communicate ; but he thinks they are the spirits of those who are doomed to wander about unseen, to work evil on those who do evil. This is the old argument, in regard to a Devil and evil spirits ; it don’t need much comment, because it has been pretty well sifted already. I t was the argum ent used by a reverend gentleman of this city a short time ago, in a course of lectures against Spirit­ualism. He admitted that spirits could communi­cate, but denominate^ them evil. Now, as there are different degrees of development, spiritually as well as physically, I would like to know where the line of demarcation comes in. How bad must a spirit be, to enjoy the glorious privi­lege of communication with friends in the form ?I admit that my motives for asking are purely selfish, because I wish to enjoy this privilege my­self. But it is queer that these bad spirits teach us to love one another—to be honest and upright in all our dealings w ith our fellow-men—to walk humbly, deal justly, and love mercy—to love pur enemies, and pray for those who despitefully use u s ! I should th ink they would fear th a t such teachings would make men good, and thus these devils would be cheated of their p rey ! That great book, the Bible, says, “ A house divided against itself cannot stand, a corrupt tree cannot bring forth good fruit ; ye cannot gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ; if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end,” and many more passages of the same tenor.

But, to conclude this article, I would simply say, to those who make objections against Spiritualism like those of the G em , Investigate before you con­demn ; for surely the writer of that article knows no more of Spiritualism than a child—not even the proper definition of the word. g. c. i .

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Sabbatarianism .We refuse to acknowledge the right of any man or.

body of men to practice customs contrary to the morals of Christianity, even upon the plea of liberty of conscience. We allow no conscientious right of the Chinese to sell his daughters, as the religion of Confucius commands. We prohibit the Mohamme­dan from his conscientious duty of putting infidels to the sword. We will not legalize the Mormon’s polygamy nor the Spiritualist’s free love upon any plea of conscience. The Jew may not stone the false prophet or dreamer of dreams to death, accord­ing to the command of Moses. We refuse the infidel the right to establish his gambling hells, and we declare the sale of lottery tickets a crime punish­able by law. We do all this because the govern­ments of the United States of America are not Jewish governments, nor Mormon governments, nor Chinese governments, much less infidel govern­ments, but Christian governments. Christianity is the basis of the common law of the land. All our jurisprudence is founded on Christian morality, and has been so from the very foundation of our nation. The Sabbath law is a part of our national Christianity, and the attempt to repeal it is a part of a systematic attempt, on the part of infidels to deprive our nation of its Christian character, to introduce the Red Republic, to make America what France was in the days of Danton and Robe spierre, and the Reign of Terror. But the deci sions of our courts, with entire unanimity, oppose this infidel attempt. Judge Story, Judge Kent and indeed all who have had occasion to deliver judgment on the matter—in whatever State of those which enact the Sabbath law—have decided that the Sabbath law is a part of our national Christ ianity and of our common law.— California Christian Advocate.

8enator Sumner.—In a correspondence of the Weslliche FOst, of St. Louis, from Bloomington, III., the following anecdote is told of Senator Sumner: On the evening of October 21, he lectured in Bloom­ington, and the hall of Schroeder’s Opera House was filled to overflowing. On this occasion, Mr. Sumnergave his American friends the following account of

is change of views :“ J was educated as strict a Puritan as you were.

Twenty-six years ago I visited Germany, and spent my first Sunday at Aix-la-Chapelle. Ignorant of German, I hardly knew how. to spend the day, when a crowd, moviDg in a certain direction, attracted my attention. I followed the multitude and found my­self iu an open space. On a little hill some happy old men were playing on some musical instruments, and on the grass children were merrily playing. Everybody was happy. I was completely charmed, and asked myself the question, * Why cannot Amer­icans enjoy the Sabbath in a similar way ? ’ From that hour my Puritanical coat was too small for me: it split, and since that day I have had higher and broader views of thingB.”

The effort to enact and continue in force certain laws compelling’ a re lig io u s observance of Sunday or any other day, cannot succeed upon the plea of morality. All the above special pleading may satisfy the bigot and religious fanatic, bu t it is far from being satisfactory to the close and carefu reasoner, and the lover of individual liberty. The religionists have failed to establish their righ t to enforce the religious observance of Sunday by an appeal to the authority of the Bible, because Saturday is the day set apart as the Sabbath in tha t book. They have not succeeded any better in appealing to the example of the founder of Christianity, for he was a Sabbath-breaker, anc not A Sabbath-maker. They cannot rely upon the Constitution of the country, for that document makes no mention of the Sabbath, and only refers to Sunday incidentally as a day on which public business cannot be transacted. They can only rely upon influencing State and local legislation, to secure the passage of laws and ordinances m aking acts performed on Sunday criminal, which, if done on any other day, are not only harmless, but beneficial and righ t. This consideration brings us at once to their plea of m orality, as an argum ent for the enforcement of Sunday laws. I t is true tha t our laws prohibit gam bling, whether practiced by Christian or Infidel, Jew or Pagan ; but it is made an offense if committed on any day of the week. No exception is made, and no greater penelty imposed, for gam bling on Sunday And so of every other immorality, including free lov-e and polygamy, whether practiced by Christ­ian or Spiritualist, Mormon or Gentile. By our Constitutions and the common law, whatever is an offense upon one day is criminal when committed on any and all days. I t is only when religious zealots undertake to make an exception in favor of one day above another, upon which acts perfectly innocent in themselves shall not be performed, if they can prevent by Sunday laws, th a t the tyranny over men’s consciences begins. On the score of morality, they fail to make headway against natural rights, and are equally weak in a reliance upon their own pretended revelation of the will of God. They are left, therefore, solely to their wits, in contriving such special legislation as will effect their purpose of driving the people into their religious organizations from sheer want of something to do tha t w ill not be a violation of the Sunday law.

The discussion of morals by religious organs is always onesided; they claim all the morality for their sect, and denounce all other classes as im moral and irreligious. Yet we apprehend, if a sifting of the churches and of the community at large could be made, th a t the mass of the non- church-going people would be found, on the whole, as upright and honest in their daily lives as the most self-righteous Pharisee tha t ever made a prayer or listened to a sermon. I t is not-the Infidel, peculiarly, who establishes gam bling h e lls ; but they were Christians who established Mormonism and polygamy. They are not Spirit­ualists, exclusively, who indulge in the vagary of free love ; but it is the Trinity Church corporation of New York th a t owns and receives a princely rental from houses of ill-fame in tha t city, as well as from gam bling hells. And we are confident a similar state of things exists in other cities— perhaps even in San Francisco. I t is pretty certain tha t large numbers of the clergy of all denominations can be pointed out, th a t are not exemplars of morality. But enough for the present.

T h e Sunday L aw .—T he vote on the repeal of the Sunday Law, in the Assembly, was as follows :

A ges—Broderaon, Buckbee, Caldwell, Canavan, Comte, Connelly, Davies, Farish, Giltner, Lupton, Mahon, Mentzell,-Newsom, O’Malley, Ord, Payne, Scudder, Tully, Wand, Wolleb—20.

Noes—Abies, Angney, Ayer, Batchelder, Battelle, Denver, Biggs, Bird, Brown of Contra Costa, Brown of Tulare, Church, Cochran, Coggins, Crigler, Cureton, Days, Dornin, Downer, Dryer, Dwindle, Ellis, Gillea, Gregory, Green, Hays, James, Jones, Kelley, Martin, Mattingly, Meagher, Middleton, Moore, Newell, Oliver, Papy, Pardee, Rector, Rol­lins, Smith, Spencer, Spillman, Waldron, White, WilletB—15.

Verily, there be yet many vacant minds in the world.—D ra m a tic Chronicle.

The C h ron ic le is one of the best examples of th a t fact tha t could be offered.

Swedenborgianism.Under this head, the N orth w estern C h r is tia n

A d vo ca te , has been giving the adherents of E manuel Swedenborg a cold bath. It seems that the sectarians of the “ New Church,” or disciples of Swedenborg, have for some time coquetted w ith the “ Evangelical ” churches for a recogni­tion from them of their righ t to be called Christ­ians, and for fellowship w ith “ Evangelical ” denominations. The Methodist organ answers their overtures without sympathy and without remorse. I t shows up some of the doctrines of Swedenborg in a most thoroughly critical manner, and exhibits their inconsistency w ith the plain meaning of the New Testament Scriptures. In fact, it completely renders ridiculous many of the assumptions of Swedenborg to interpret an “ in­ternal sense ” for passages of Scripture, whose plain “ external ” sense is manifest enough. In our opinion, Swedenborg went beyond the limits of sound reason, when he attempted to foist upon the world a system of religion, of which he, like Mahomet, wished to be considered the divinely appointed prophet. So long as he remained w ith­in the domain of science and confined his investi­gations aud enunciations to newly discovered facts, he was invincible to criticism. But he entered the boundless area of speculation, and undertook to proclaim as realities what were only the conclu­sions of an excited and religiously crazed imagi­nation ; he assumed to have visited a local hell and heaven, and to describe fully their inhabitants and the occupations in which they were engaged, and he claimed divine authority for proclaiming these things to the world. If he had confined himself to the determination of the facts tha t came under his observation through the operations of natural law—if he had exercised his wonderful gifts of clairvoyance and prescience in regard to the visits and communion of spirits from the other life—and had not attempted to invent a “ science of corre­spondences ” and a new dogmatic religion, he would have secured more respectful attention from the scientific, and would not have incurred the jealousy and enmity of the sectaries of the various denominational churches. His disciples, profess­ing a belief in spirit communion, are everywhere as skeptical and bitter in regard to spirit mani­festations as the most bigoted Calvinistic sect. Nevertheless, we do not perceive tha t other sects have any peculiar advantage, in m atters of doc­trine, over the “ New Church.” The “ internal sense” of Swedenborg is ju st as sensible a dogma as the “ internal evidence ” of orthodoxy. And his located heaven and hell is as orthodox as anything in the creed of any sect. The tru th is, the effort to establish a fixed standard of religious belief is and always has been a failure, and it will ever he so. Only the science of facts can have permanence in the mind of man, and the “ internal evidence” therein contained is patent to the view of the commonest intellect, , needing no interpreters privileged and educated to explain it.

“ L is l e L e s t e r ,” in a correspondence to th e B a n n e r o f L ig h t, th u s speaks of he r and our friends in th is city :

“ Mr. and Mrs. Foye have been traveling in Ne­vada with eminent good fortune. Mrs. Ada Foye has done very much toward the advancement of the cause, not merely by her public seances, but by pri­vate laudable efforts, which have proved of value to the friends of progress. When money was needed to keep up the expense of a course of lectures in this city, she came to the rescue with the proceeds of a public stance, thus enabling the accumulated debt to be paid off and the lectures to continue. To such liberal, earnest souls, we can at least return the boon of gratitude, which, alas! is a rare treasure some­times, even among those most benefited by the kindness. Mrs. Foye is a general favorite with the people, and is especially esteemed for her candor and sincerity.”

Her reference to the two periodicals, on each side of the continent, upholding Spiritualism, is very appropriate :

“ The D anner o f L ight is read with interest here, and our Banner of Progress is also growing into importance. A very pretty idea is suggested in the names and location of these two papers : each a Dan- flier of the Spiritual faith—one leading its army along the shores of the Atlantic, through the Eastern America, the other waving over the Pacific wing, and' leading it gradually to the uew America that sits so stately beside the sunset sea.”

She m ight have mentioned the B elig io -P h ilo - sop liica l J o u rn a l, a t Chicago, as leading the “ cent, ir ” of the Army of Progress, and her figure would have been complete.

A Woman’s Opinion of the Elective Fran­chise.—Last Wednesday evening, according to an­nouncement, Mrs. Laura De Force Gordon delivered a lecture at Platt’s Hail, the subject being the “Elec­tive Franchise.” The gist of her theory, as devel­oped at considerable length, is, that the elective franchise should be regulated by an educational standard. She believed that an educational standard ought to be, and eventually must be, established, and the sooner the people recognized such a neces­sity, and acted upon it, the sooner would the great danger which now threatened the nation be removed. The Times Bay's the lecturer was listened to with much interest, and occasionally received tokens of the approbation of her audience.— Oakland News.

Such a proposition connot safely be subm itted to the people for adoption, for the reason tha t the ig ­norant and illiterate already have the ballot, and would not vote to disfranchise themselves. The only remedy now is like that adopted to subdue a prairie fire, namely, fighting it w ith fire ; tha t is, putting ignorance against ignorance, and throw ing in the votes of the more enlightened classes as a make-weight in the scale.

H erm a n Snow , of 410 Kearny street, has for sale:

“ Da w n ” : a Novel, by an anonymous author. The book is interesting, and w ill repay perusal. It is one of those which belong to the new Spirit­ualistic literature of the present, and is full of inspi­ration.

“L ucy Ar ly n ” : a Romance, by J.T. Trowbridge. This is a work of similar characteristics w ith the above, but is very highly wrought, and carries the reader captive to the end by the varied scenes of the plot, which are often amusing as well as instructive.

Me e t in g of Spir it u a l ist s for Organization . A m eeting of all Spiritualists, favorable to the formation of an effective working organization in this city, will he held a t the office of Dr. J. M. Grant, No. 11 Geary street, near Kearny, on W ed­nesday evening next, at 8 o’clock. W e hope the friends will come together resolved that a Society shall be formed that will have w ithin itself the elements of power and success.

D efeat o f th e B ill to R epeal th e S unday L aw .The Sunday Law repeal defeat in the Assembly oh

yesterday, by a vote of 45 to 20, was a surprise to all parties concerned. During the debate the clergy of the city were largely represented on the floor of the House; Revs. Mr. Dwinelle, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Hill, Father Cotter, Father Scanlan, and Father Clark, being present during nearly the entire dis­cussion. Mr. Oliver, of San Joaquin, made the long­est and most effective speech of the day. Mr. Wolleb, of Sacramento, made a brief, dispassionate, but forci­ble statement of the repeal side of the argument. Mr. Farish, in his speech, outlined a bill, such as will be introduced and^passed by the Assembly, it is claimed, before the close of the session. The Ger­mans express great surprise and indignation concern­ing the vote of Messrs. Middleton and Papy, who were, they claim, pledged in writing to vote for the repeal.—D a ily Times.

If the presence of the clergy in such numbers on the floor of the House, influencing and interfering in legislation, does not open the eyes of the peo­ple to the objects of that privileged class, we are wrongly impressed. W e hope Mr. Farish, or some other representative of the people, will pre­pare a bill th a t shall secularize the day called Sunday, so tha t we-may live and breathe on that day as freely as on other days.

Departures.—Rev. S. D. Simonds, one of the oldest and most laborious of Methodist preachers in California, and now on the superannuated list, will sail for the Atlantic States on Saturday next. His family have been some months visiting in the East. — California Christian Advocate.

S u p er a n n u a ted sounds rather strange to those who know that Mr. Simonds is still in the prime of life. This dodge of placing ministers on the “ superannuated ” list, to prevent their preaching when they have become so far indoctrinated w ith the philosophy of Spiritualism th a t they cannot help teaching it to others, is too transparent to de. ceive the well informed. I t is not much more than a year since Mr. Simonds was s ta rv e d back into the Methodist Church by the California Con­ference, under the threat of expulsion for heresy ! The vision of poverty of wife and children was too much for Bro. Simonds, an§T he succumbed. Poor su p era n n u a ted preacher!

The following point is, as the lawyers say, “ well taken ” :

“ One medium is in Tim buctoo,A nd one in:— say— Cape H orn w ill do ;Both at same instant ‘ rap ’ for you,

B y the same spirit ; and affright you.That sp irit is, i f ‘ raps ’ are true,

Ubiquitous as the A lm ighty. ”— V r a m a tic Chronicle.

How can any one know th a t the same spirit “ raps ” in two places at the same time, unless the questioner—“ you ” for instance—can also be in the two places at once ? The th ing is absurd, and refutes itself. No such manifestation is possible, and the “ point ” is n o t “ well taken,” as the law. yers say. Only a dunce would m ake such a point.

Rev. William Taylor, widely known In San Francisco in early days as a Methodist preacher, announces in London a new edition of “ California Illustrated,” and “ Christian Adventures in South Africa,” from his pen.—Exchange.

There are many people already too familiar w ith his Christian adventures in California, to have any desire to read of them in print. His “ California Illustrated,” if tru thfully portrayed, would shed no luster on himself. I t is singular th a t he could find no publisher of his “ Illustrations,” nearer to the scene of his adventures than London ; for, tru ly , he is “ widely ” known in San Francisco. That is probably the reason th a t the place of pub­lication and the locality of his “ Illustrations ” are so wide apart.

Digging for Treasure.—A grandson of General Pntnam, of Revolutionary fame, has a large gang of men at work near Scitico, Connecticut, digging for the snug little sum of $5,000,000, which the spirit of Benjamau Franklin tells him was buried there, in the shape of gold bars and precious stones, a num­ber of years ago, by Spanish pirates.—New York H erald .

All we have to say in relation to the above is, that the “ grandson of General Putnam ” is an egregious fool, to whom some mischievous w ag in the spirit world is endeavoring to teach common sense through the hard lesson of b itter disappoint­ment. I t is the only way in which some people can be taught.

Starving the Workwomen.—In New York, one day, recently, a starving girl caused the arrest of her employer for refusing to pay her for makiDg,woolen pantaloons at sixteen cents per pair, while he, being a “ middle man,” received 6ixty cents for the work; and his wife kicked her out of doors because she de­manded what was her just due.—Exchange.

The “ W orkwomen’s Home,” recently established in th a t city, will be apt to stop all that. Move­ments are on foot in this city for a similar institu­tion, and we shall soon see the “ W omen’s Co-ope­rative Sewing Circle” in successful operation here. W e shall publish all the details of the project as soon as we obtain them .

Do we desire to enter heaven as a Baptist, a Methodist, a Presbyterian, or a Christian ?—Pacific Gospel H erald.

As neither ; but as man, the child of God. If we cannot enter our Father’s house without a password, like either of the above names, or any others, we w ill stay outside, and make a heaven of our own, where no such foolish distinctions shall be made, and where the H e ra ld man shall be as welcome as though he were a Christian.

Democrat, n .—-One who adheres to a government by the people, or favors the extension of the right of suffrage to all classes of men.— Webster's D ic ­tionary.

A “ government by the peop le ,” of course, in­cludes w om en; and therefore, in o u r copy of W ebster, we have denned “ Dem ocrat” to mean one who favors the extension of the rig h t of suf. frage to “ all mankind.”

The Banner of Progress complains that Fitz Smythe of the A lta is particularly bitter on Spirit­ualists. That is just like Fitz Smythe. He is an awful fellow.— O akland News.

Since he was placed on the Governor’s staff, we suppose, he has become one of the “ elect,” like un­to the Governor himself. But Fitz Smythe Evans should remember tha t political preferment is verye v a n e sc e n t.

O b i t u a r y .

Passed through “ the portals of pearl,” on the morning of Feb. 7th, from San Juan, the spirit of Mrs. L. M. Bickford. "We received a telegraphic dispatch that afternoon at Grass Valley, requesting ns to come the next morning, and assist in the cere­monies of returning to mother Earth the form that she had kindly furnished our departed sister during her earth-life. The Methodists generously gave us the use of their church for the occasion.

Mrs. Bickford was a true Spiritualist. What the world calls death had no terrors for h e r; nor did she feel that there was any dark, shadowy valley for her to pass through. Who, that has any knowl­edge of the facts and philosophy of our beautiful faith, would not feel thankful for Spiritualism, since it robs death of all its terrors ? And what a happy thought it is, that the eastern horizon of Eternity bends down to the western horizon of Time, and, when the light of earth grows dim in our physical vision, an angel hand draws aside the veil, and we pass through, born to the glorious light of immortal­ity ! There our loved and gone-before stand waiting to welcome ns to their homes of love and fadeless beauty. The earth-form of those loved ones, when we last gazed upon them, were shrunken, old, and scarred with disease and the conflicts of time. The glazed eye and pallid cheek told all too plainly of the departure of the spirit. But O, the scene is changed! Those pale and emaciated forms, that were laid down with so much loving care, have been exchanged for others, divinely fair, and radiant with immortal life. The sparkling eye, the clear white forehead, the clustering curls, and the roseate hues that come and go in the well rounded cheek with every pulsation of the heart, tell ns that they have found the well-springs of immortal life. ~ T.

----------- -♦-♦-♦■-----------Magnetism vs. Spiritism.—The Stockton H erald

says that W. J. Collier, Esq., is delivering interesting' lectures in that city on the subject of psychology. In these lectures Collier explains the phenomena of spiritism on scientific principles, and shows that disembodied spirits have nothing to do with said phenomena. We have alwajrs insisted that so soon as the investigation of this subject was taken up by competent persons and prosecuted on scientific principles, the “ phenomena ” would take their place among those of magnetism, psychology, and biology, and would be classed with the phenomena -of som­nambulism, second sight and prophetic dreams. The professed spiritists not being competent to conduct any strictly scientific investigation of anything, be­ing made up_of charlatans, smatterers, enthusiasts, knaves, dupes, lunatics, and superstitious persons, have turned the whole thing into a foolish system of thaumaturgy. Undoubtedly there “ is something in spiritism,” but there is nothing “ spiritual” in it, and disembodied spirits have nothing whatever to do with the phenomena.—D ram atic Chronicle.

“ Competent persons,” and “ scientific principles,” indeed! W e know th is W . J. Collier very well. He is the most consummate charlatan th a t ever breathed. He is a j ourneyman printer, well known to the “ craft ” in this city. He knows as much of “ scientific principles” as a he-goat, and w ill butt his head against them and against Spiritualism w ith equal effect. Among Spiritualists, he pro­fesses a belief in Spiritualism ; hut among the lu­natics of Stockton and the D ra m a tic C hronicle office, he endeavors to account for spirit manifest­ations upon the hypotheses of psychology, mesmer­ism, mind-reading, etc.; about which subjects he is as muchiin the dark as he is upon the philosophy of Spiritualism. His psychological exhibitions in different parts of the State, a few years ago, were m atters of derision and contempt to all who wit­nessed them.

G h a s t l y H u m o r o f t h e N e w Y o r k H e r a l d .— Captain William Dooly, of North Adams, was seri­ously if not fatally injured by having a log roll npon him last Saturday. This is not the first bill that has been killed by log-rolling. .

Fitz Smythe of the A l ta m ust look to his laurels. The New York H e ra ld itemizer is a t present ahead in cold-blooded witticism upon death. Fitz w ill be try ing fils hand shortly.

A Good J oke.—One evening during the revival at Taylorville, the officiating clergyman requested allpenitent sinners to walk np to the cap------mourners’bench. Quite a number went forward, among whom one chap who had been imbibing the corn-jnice rather too freely. After they were all seated, the clergyman took a memorandum-book, and com-: menced taking down the names of the mourners, at the same time remarking, “ When you catch fish, it is the best plan to string them immediately.” He proceeded in his work, and, when he came to the tipsy chap, passed him. His attention was called to the fact, when he replied, “ I am afraid he’s a craw­fish, and I guess I won’t string him . ”— Quincy Union.

To what a ridiculous pass has the C h ris tia n (?) Church arrived, when such scenes occur in its public meetings, under the direction of its or­dained ministers ! E lder Knapp him self is outdone in the revival at Taylorville. Verily, the acts of the clergy, as well as their dogmas, are resolved into absurdities.

Bro . T odd’s Lecture on “ The N atural Evi­dences of Immortality ” w ill be continued in our next number.

B rie f an d P o in ted P a rag rap h s .Indiana church sociables have masquerades.An editor in Arkansas named Balaam has Hannas

for a partner.There is many a slip between the cup and the lip,

but more slips after the cup is drained by the lips.A London critic says Miss Kellogg walks like an

antelope—which we s.uppose is a round-about way of calling her a dear.

Of the one hundred and fifty thousand school teachers in the United States, over one hundred thousand are females.

Sincerity is—speaking as we think ; believing as we pretend ; acting as we profess; performing as we promise; and really being as we pretend to be.

One of the “ Black Crook” girls sang in a New York Church the other Sunday, and Presbyterianism was duly shocked when it was found out.

A divine preached on Sunday morning from the tex t: “ Ye are the children of the devil” ; on theafternoon of the same day, by a funny coincidence, from the text: “ Children, obey your parents.”

“ Woman is a delusion, madam !” exclaimed a crusty old bachelor to a witty young lady. “ And men are always hugging some delusion or other,” was the quick retort.

“ I resort to wine to stimulate my wits,” said a young spendthrift 'to an old one. “ Ah,” replied the veteran, “ that is the way I began, but now I have to resort to my wits to get my wine.”

No H arsh W ords.—A couple celebrated their silver wedding in Philadelphia a few days ago, of whom it is said they never exchanged a harsh word during their wedded life of twenty-five years. We would state, for the benefit of those to whom it may seem incredible, that they are d ea f mutes.

A farmer wrote as follows to a distinguished sci­entific agriculturist, to whom he felt under obliga­tions for introducing a variety of swine : “ Respect­ed Sir—I went yesterday to the cattle show. I found several pigs of your species. There was a great variety of hogs, and I was astonished at not seeing you there. ”

Out in Minnesota they have learned the value of suffrage. At a recent election concerning the loca­tion of a county seat, the 2,000 registered voters deposited 8,294 votes. They voted early and voted often, and whilst the one side cast on an average three votes apiece, the other cast thirteen votes apiece, and carried the day by a triumphant ma­jority.

An e x a m i n a t i o n into the charges of outrageous cruelty and corruption against the management of the Illinois State Lunatic Asylum, has resulted in producing overwhelming proof of brutality to m- mates. I t lias been established that patients nave been knocked down, and beaten, chokod, kicked, d raped about by the heels, handcuffed, and otber-

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T he ‘‘ R in g 1” M anifesta tion in Baltim ore.The following extended account of this most

wonderful physical manifestation of spirit power is copied from the B a n n e r o f Light-.

In a recent num ber of the B a n n e r o f L ig h t, I perceive th a t one of the visitors to your “ spirit circle ” asked whether the ring manifestation, said to be given in the presence of Mr. Danskin anc others, is genuine or not ? As the controlling in fluence seemed not prepared to answer the ques­tion definitely, I will assume the responsibility and assure our inquiring friend tha t the “ ring manifestation ” is not only true and genuine in its character, but is so perfectly simple and free from all possibility of trickery or legerdemain, tha t it never fails to convince the candid investigator of the presence of an invisible, intelligent power.

In order that your readers may understand the rise and progress of this new fact in physics, which has puzzled the most advanced of the scientists among us, I will, briefly as the subject w ill admit, narrate the facts as they have come under my notice. . _

On the 20th of January, 1867, a youth, appar­ently about nineteen or twenty years of age, intro- duced himself to me, and stated that he, like the Davenports, could free himself, no m atter how se­curely he m ight be tied. After conversing with him sufficiently to convince myself of the probabil­ity both of his honesty and his mediumsliip, I pro posed to investigate liis claims that evening, pro­vided he would submit to a n y te s t I m ight deem proper to apply. He readily assented, and pre­sented him self at my dwelling at the appointed hour. Meanwhile I had procured a pair of hand­cuffs, ninety-six feet of small rope, and a board about the liiglit and width of his body, with twenty- five holes in it, each large enough to pass the rope through. v

He was first handcuffed, then placed w ith his back against the board, and the ropes, securely fastened about his body, were then passed through the holes and tied on the outside. Mr. I. H. Weaver, a large and powerful man, was present, and aided me in ty ing the youth. W e both worked dili­gently for twenty-five minutes, and were confident tha t no unaided m ortal could free himself from such bondage.

He was then carried into an adjoining room, left there in the dark, and in four and a half minutes he walked in amongst ms, w ith the board under his arm and the handcuffs dangling from his fingers.

At this time the First Spiritual Congregation of Baltimore were holding weekly social meetings at Saratoga Hall, which, after some further experi­ments at my dwelling, I induced the medium to attend. The exhibitions there were perfectly suc­cessful. On one occasion an experienced sea-cap­tain was one of the committee on tying, and being skillful in handling the ropes, he did the work more perfectly and artistically, perhaps, than usual. Besides some ten o ra dozen knots, which were tied behind the board, there were two loops around the neck, drawn nearly as close as could be borne, w ithout strangulation, and tied with all the skill of this skeptical mariner. But the medium came from under the cover, after a few minutes, entirely free, and without any of the knots being untied. The greatest sensation, however, wasjcreated by the fact that the loops, which had been around the neck, W ere not at all enlarged, but still remained some six or seven inches smaller than his head.

This singular occurrence made so strong an im­pression upon a gentleman present, tha t on the next day he went to a coachsmith’s shop, and had an iro n r in g made, some seven inches smaller in circumference than the medium’s head, and bring in g it to me, asked me if I would place it, when next sitting with the medium, in connection with the ropes and handcuffs, and see what result would follow. I did so on three or four occasions without effect ; but on Sunday night, some ten days after the ring was first placed in my possession, the me­dium was sitting in my dressing-room, a number of friends were in the adjoining chamber, and after some forty minutes passed in the dark he called me to come to him, his voice indicating fear or mental excitement. Upon entering the room, we found him tied to a chair, the iron ring around his neck, and a portion of the rope wrapped around the ring. After carefully examining the ring, we ex­tinguished the light, left him again alone in the room, and the same power that had produced this wonderful phenomenon released him from his fetters.

After this manifestation had occurred some five or six times in connection with the ropes and hand­cuffs, I tried the experiment with the r in g alone, and sometimes he would remain in the room only two or three minutes before the ring would be around his neck. At other sittings fifteen or twenty minutes would pass before it was accom­plished. and occasionally would be unsuccessful, no manifestation occurring.

Mr. Forbes, for many years a minister of the Episcopal Church, was the gentleman who sug­gested the ring, and he, w ith the smith who made it, entered into a conspiracy to test the m atter most effectually.

A n o th er r in g p rec ise ly s im ila r in appearance was made, marked by four indentions when the metal was soft, and brought to the hall at one of our public exhibitions, without the knowledge of myself or the medium. W atching their opportun­ity, they substituted the marked ring for the one originally used, and placed it under cover w ith the medium.

The manifestation was successfully given* but the time was somewhat extended, and t he medium was very much exhausted. The first ring had been thoroughly [ magnetized by our invisible friends, and the other had not. Had I known the purpose of the parties I would not have permitted it, for, although the intention was probably not unkind, it might have caused much annoyance and injury to the medium.

I embody in this article the certificate of that gentleman, and append that of some thirty others who have witnessed the manifestation ; not because I deem it necessary to offer any corroboration of my own statement, for it is entirely immaterial to myself, personally, who accepts or who rejects the facts here narrated, but-because, in presenting an account of this remarkable phenomenon, 1 desire to have the evidence perfect and complete.

By special invitation a party of eighteen or tw enty gentlemen were assembled in my parlors one evening for the purpose of investigating this wonder tha t was now exciting the public mind, and among them was one of the most learned and eminent of our public men—a man who stands foremost among the scientific celebrities of our city. He, with two others, forming the committee, carefully examined and marked the ring previous to the manifestation. The medium retired to the adjoining room, and in a few minutes returned with the ring^around his neck, and remained in the par­lor among my guests some fifteen or twenty min­utes, giving ample, opportunity for the most care­ful scrutiny.

The distinguished gentleman to whom I have before alluded, after subm itting the ring to the closest examination, after passing-the edge of his penknife around the entire circumference of the ring, while it was upon the medium’s neck, said to me :

“ Mr. Danskin, I will not attemptf to say by what power this effect is produced, for it is beyond the known laws of nature ; but I do say, sir, that the fact to which you invited our attention has been unquestionably established.”

Once, when only three persons were present— the medium, a friend, and myself—we sat together in a dark room; I held the left hand of the medium, my friend held the right hand—our other hands being joined—and while thus sitting, the ring, which I had thrown some distance from us on the

floor, suddenly came around m y arm, thus demon­strating the power of our unseen friends to separate and reunite, as well as to expand, the particles of which the ring was composed.

In the earlier manifestations of this remarkable [ phenomenon, when a portion of the rope was wrapped around the ring, some cavilers, more cap­tious than wise, suggested that a joint in the ring m ight be concealed by the rope ; but when the rope was dispensed w ith and the naked ring was used alone, then all intelligent scepticism was silenced.

And now, Messrs. Editors, in conclusion, permit me to say that this simple fact, occurring as it does outside and independent of all the known laws of nature, is not only potent in its defiance of those m aligners of physical mediums, who call them ­selves Spiritualists, but appeals with d irec t and irresis tib le power to every phase of skepticism but two, the one being based on hopeless imbecility and the other the result of invincible hostility, and with neither condition do I desire to interfere ; my personal efforts for the propagation of our Divine Philosophy being directed only to those who have sufficient intelligence to appreciate its value, or sufficient candor to avow their convictions.

Yours, respectfully,WASH. A. DANSKIN.

,fA R ealiz ing Sense.”The above quaint expression is not new to those

who are accustomed to “ Evangelical” modes of talking and w riting; though calculated utterly to puzzle one not instructed in their peculiar phrase­ology. Its meaning is generally understood to be as follows:

The blessings of salvation can only be obtained by faith in the atonement purchased by the blood of Christ; and this atonement is extended only to those who accept it exactly on the terms offered. These involve a total renunciation of all virtue or merit of one’s own, a confession of absolute unworthiness, and entire inability to please God ; an acknowledg­ment of His unspeakable mercy in pardoning' sin through the mediation and satisfaction of Christ, and of the perfect justice that there would be, had He condemned us, as He does condemn so many, to eternal ruin. These renunciations, confessions, and acknowledgments, to be of any value, must proceed from the heart; and these feelings, these emotions, without which virtue is mere “ filthy rags,” and a correct theology a cold dogmatism, are called, taken together, a realizing sense of the matters before re­capitulated.

Intelligent Americans are generally aware that our English brethren satirize us, not without reason, for a very undefined and unauthorized use of this word realize. In England its use is almost wholly confined to mercantile circles, where it means, as Here, con­verting certificates of property into actual property which may be otherwise invested. A man may hold stocks to the ainouut of hundreds of thousands, but if the credit of the respective companies is low, he will find it impossible to realize; impossible to make others recognize his supposed wealth. I t is to make real what was merely ideal or representative.

We have in this country extended the meaning of the word a little, and use it for that mental process whereby some event or some truth is not merely put- down in our list of facts, but incorporated into our very life. A friend dies; we have lived with him for years; he has become a part of our existence; we cannot “ realize” his loss. A boy grows up and he is still surrounded by school friends ; he still finds pleasure in boys’ games, bis heart and his limbs are still light, he cannot “ realize ” that he is no l o D g a boy, and must begin to engage in man’s work. I t seems to us a legitimate extension of the meaning.It is turning a conviction of the knowledge into an emotion of the heart; one is a mere certificate of property, the other is the property itself.

* * * * * * * *In the first sense, facility in realizing property

depends on the credit that is given to it by the moneyed world. But who would cash certificates of srock for a railroad without any grade above 1 in 250 to the top of the Himalayas ? No matter what names are on the direction, no matter how, much money has been subscribed to the undertaking, no amount of argument or demonstration could create credit in such a concern. Perhaps the most striking case of the kind was the recent Confederate cotton loan. There was no argument wanting there. Nearly the whole English nation saw and believed it proved, in their daily and monthly press, that the South was succeeding, must succeed, had succeeded ; and yet the Confederate loan all the time went lower and lower. As a matter of logic and talking, Eng­lishmen believed in the failure of the Union cause ; but they could not or would not “ realize ” on their belief.

Now, we maintain that the case of religion is very nearly analogous. The “ Evangelical” demands a “ realizing sense ” of certain dogmatical proposi­tions, such as the Trinity; the vicarious atonement; the total depravity of man. He maintains that unless these propositions are “ realized,” are turned into the current coin .of life, they are useless. And so far we are with them, that any theology is useless that cannot be turned into the current coin of life. But we go further, and assert that these propositions never can receive that credit which can make them be “ realized,” which can subject them to the opera­tion of “ a realizing sense.” I t is vaunted that they are “ m3Tsteries ”; we find that m ystery means con­tradiction . I t is impossible to reconcile the Trinity with the attributes of the God of nature ; impos­sible to reconcile the vicarious atonement with the definitions either of justice or mercy; impossible to reconcile total depravity with natural affection ; im­possible to reconcile eternal damnation with infinite goodness. Above all, there is an inherent selfishness in the whole sj’stem, a feverish anxietj^ for one’s own personal escape, which not all the Hopkiusian- ism in the world can reconcile with the irrepressible emotion and belief that we are all children of one heavenly Father.

* * -x- -x- * * * * *But we are told that we ought so to recognize

Him; that these terrible mysteries are part of His revelation ; and that this very violence, which must be done to our reason and our senses, is part of the plan of salvation, which is to subdue the natural man. So we understand the doctrine; but how is it possible to obtain a realizing sense, by any meaning of the words, of such a system ? I t is just because my mind revolts at the practical consequences of these doctrines, it is just because I never can get a realizing sense of them, that I refuse to accept them. The mere reasoning is nothing.

We are drifting into the second meaning of the word realize, and legitimately so. The chief doc­trines o f ' the Roman, Anglican, and Genevese churches, however we may take them as the dictates of authority, or the result of exegesis, can never be “ realized ” to the mind. Take, for instance, the doctrine of eternal condemnation; and is it supposed that any Orthodox man realizes that his Unitarian neighbor, whom he has found honest in trade, valiant in fight, patriotic in counsel,^who sits with him at the Bible Society, the Home for Aged Men, and the New England Freedman’s Commission, is to suffer in flames forever, because he rejects the doctrine of the Trinity? fioes he live with that man, day after day, as if he realized it? Is there a man in New England who, i f he could write Dante’s poem, could believe it as Dante did ? And if not, why cling to a faith that must inevitably fail in one of its own essential requisites?—Christian Reyister,( U nitarian .)

A w o m a n who does not wish to be a mother can have little that is womanly about her; little affec­tion, little devotion to her husband, little of that sympathy and tenderness which makes man in spite of her weakness long to hold her to his breast, and work for and protect her. A woman who does not love the clasp of tinj7 arms, the kiss of baby lips, the patter of little feet, the training of little minds up to her own, be she ever so learned, must have some­thing omitted from her nature, and that omission makes her undesirable for any man’s wife. To be a wife and a mother does not take one’s every moment or prevent one from entering any other honorable sphere, any more than to be a husband and father prevents him from bearing a part in the duties of city, or State, or counti-y. — Cleveland Leader.

I n the last agony, man, instead of becoming un­conscious, has, on the contrary, a double consciousness, perceiving things terrestial and things invisible.

Death Is the entering into another and better life ; the celestial aurora from which frequently illumines the face of the dying.

With spirits who inhabit a world which is not a place, but a state or condition, there is identity of thought and being ; time and space are absorbed in an infinite eternity, to the soul which is separated from matter.—B aron de Ouldenstubbe.

A c t i n g n r t o T h e i r P r i n c i p l e s .—Intelligent Roman Catholics generally claim that Sunday is"not the Sabbath, in any proper sense of that term, but only a festival of the Church, the manner of observ­ing which she is at liberty to modify and regulate to suit her convenience and pleasure. Hence we find, that in those countries where the Catholic Church has sway, Sunday is nothing else than a holiday, on which the people consider themselves perfectly at liberty to seek their pleasure after attending mass. Even in this country, it seems, the Catholics are be­ginning to carry out their principles in regard to the Sunday. The following paragraph from the Dresby- terian Banner, published at Pittsburg, Pa., shows how ;

“ The reception of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Pittsburg, last Sabbath week, continues to be the subject of indignant remark among all classes of our citizens. The whole affair was a deliberate insult to the laws of the land, and to the general sentiment of the people. The arrival of the Bishop on the Sab­bath day—a day on which even the railroad company presumes to run only a single train—the long concourse of carriages, the prancing of horses, the braying of brass instruments, and the surging of the vast crowd, created a scene of confusion and uproar such as was disreputable to an American city on the Lord’s day. I t was a gross violation of law, for which no palliation can be offered. And it was an offense in the eyes of by far the greater part of the community, that will not soon be forgotten. We know of at least one Protestant church where it was necessary to suspend the _ services while the long, noisy procession was_ passing. Had any Protestant denomination or society done the same thing, we would have spoken in language equally strong.”— Sabbath Recorder.

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W o m a n ’s R i g h t s .—We have been silent for some time upon this subject; but, in the future, we shall make amends for past negligence. We have repeat­edly stated that, in our judgment, there was no more important question now occupying a large share of the public attention than this one;"and we have not abated one jo t or tittle in that belief. Because it has been baffled in Kansas or elsewhere, by the ma­chinations of prejudice and political corruption, is no reason why its friends should despair. I t is no evidence to our mind of any intrinsic defect in the Reform ; but rather is it an infallible testimony of its great merit and usefulness. Again, and again, have the best interests of humanity been defeated when urged forward by the leading spirits of the age ; for every age has its superior minds—every age has its Reforms, and every age has its prejudices to over­come. The men who laugh and jeer at the projects of the philanthropist to-day, often find that thej’, themselves, are the laughing-stocks of to-morrow for their inertness, and old fogy notions. The hu­man mind is progressive ; and you can no more stop the wheel of its advance, by the scowls, reproaches, and stumbling-blocks of this gAeration, than the dungeon, the rack, the gibbet, and the fire stopped them in generations pa3t. Let no man or woman cease their efforts in a good work because of opposi­tion. Opposition is the fire that purifies—the spur that stimulates to redoubled activity; it should be courted rather than avoided. I t is the only emblem of virtue in the object sought to be obtained. When opposition ceases, there is no more need for the Reformer.—Texas Vindicator.

A C l e r g y m a n r u n s a w a y w i t h t h e W i f e o f a P a r i s h i o n e r .—Rev. Jason W. Kellogg, formerly pastor of the Seventh Street Methodist Church in this city, and more recently of Dearborn, eloped on Thursday night last with the wife of Wm. Moore- house, a wealthy farmer, living about three miles from Dearborn. The reverend eloper and his victim first went to Ypsilanti, when the former first dis­posed of his horse and carriage, and wrote a letter to the present incumbent of the Methodist church at Dearborn, in which he stated that he should con­tinue to preach, hypocritically adding that he should strive to be a Christian, and expressed the pious hope that both would meet in heaven. Kellogg left a wife and two children, “ for reasons best known to himself,” as the letter also informed them. Whither the infatuated couple have gone is at present unknown, but Ladd, the father of Mrs. Moorehouse, is on the track, determined not to abandon the pursuit until they shall be found. The character of Mrs. Moorehouse has hitherto been above reproach.—D etroit Free Dress, Jan. 20.

You ATT, the famous veterinary surgeon, who has been bitten eight or ten times by rabid animals, says that crystals of nitrate of silver rubbed into the wound will positively prevent hydrophobia in the bitten person or animal. People would do well to cut out and preserve this receipt.

“W on’t you shorten your life a m inute or two?” has been substituted for the usual interrogatory when one friend asks another to imbibe.

T he English language receives some quee r addi­tions iu the Sandwich Islands. The ELonolnlxi Gazette rejoices that a kerosene lamp has been placed on the maulca side of a church, and now prays for one on the m akai Bide.

T he compositors of Prussia are devoting them­selves to the study of short-hand writing, that they may compose at once from the stenographer’s notes, and thus save the cost of transcribing.

From the L iberal C hristian .We clip th e following from th e ed itorial colum ns of th e Ro­

chester D em ocrat, w ith reg ard to Dr. J .P . B ry an t, whose ad ­v ertisem en t appears iu an o th er colum n of th is p ap e r. We a re personally acquain ted w ith th e Doctor, and know him to be incapable or deceit o r im position. The cu res w hich h e is daily effecting here and elsew here a re n o t im ag in ary , b u t s tan d fo rth as so m any f a c t s w hich we cannot deny. H is mode of tre a tm e n t c e rta in ly can in ju re no one, and if we w ere fo rtu n a te enough to “ fall in to the hnnds of the doc­to rs ,” we should ce rta in ly give him a call :

Rktcrx of Dr . B ryamt —Most of our read ers will rem em ber Dr. J . P . B ryan t, wLo was located here tw o or th ree years ago, and who perform ed m any w onderful cu res upon our c iti­zens. Soon a fte r th a t tim e , he w en t to C alifornia, w here the sam e m arvelous success a ttended him . Cases of chronic d is­ease, w hich bad been pronounced incurab le by o th e r p h y si­cians, and w hich h ad been, long considered b y those suffering from them as far beyond th e reach of all hum an aid, w ere abso lu tely cured b y Dr. B ry an t. All these th ings w ere done, as m any can te s tify , w ithou t the use o f m edicines and w ith ­o u t a su rg ical operation in any case . The m eans em ployed w ere sim ply , if we rem em ber righ tly , a laying on of hands by th e physician , and au infusion of h is own v ita lity into the diseased and abnorm al system of the pa tien t. H is charges w ere alw ays v e ry m oderate, and no one w ho was relieved by him from th e pangs of sickness and pain fe lt th a t w hat he asked was m ore th an he deserved .

Dr. B ry an t is now located in New Y ork C ity, a t No 308 W est 34th s tre e t, a place convenient o f access from all the principal ra ilroad depots.

for a

DELEGATE STATE CONVENTIONO F S P I R I T U A L I S T S .

OF SPIRIT- Hall,

T H E ’SECOND ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION ualists of th e S ta te of California will convene a t ■ in th e C ity o f San F rancisco , a t I I o’clock, a . m . , on FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY, I86S, and continue in session th re e days, o r m ore, a t th e d iscretion of the Convention.

S p iritua lis ts resid ing in th e various p a r ts of the S tate shall be en titled to rep resen ta tio n in the Convention in th e propor­tion of tw o Delegates for each S enator and M ember of Assem­b ly the C ounty or D istric t m ay be en titled to in th e S tate Legislature, such Delegates to be chosen in the m anner deemed m ost advisable b y th e organized Societies and indi­v idual frienda of S piritualism , in. th e Counties o r D istric ts to be represen ted .

The specific objects of said Convention shall b e :F ir s t—A b e tte r acquaintance w ith each o ther, and a friend ly

and social in terchange of thought and opinions.Second—To ex h ib it our princip les, and our num erica l

s tren g th and ab ility to m ain ta in them , in a m anner to 'c o m ­m end recognition and respect.

T h ird—To secure concert of action am ong all S p iritu a lis ts and friends of progress on th is coast.

F ou rth —To consider th e b e s t m eans of providing th e ris in g generation w ith a h ea lth y and n a tu ra l education, and of sup ­plying th e dem ands of inquirers a f te r t ru th w ith th e p u re s t tru e s t,.a n d b es t of all th a t can be ob ta ined b y m eans of S p ir­itu a l l i te ra tu re , lec tu res, and o th e r modes of im parting a knowledge of our sublim e fa ith .

F if.Ji^-To consider, an d , if tho u g h t b e s t, to adop t, som e' plan of organization, b y m eans of w hich we m ay be enabled more effectually to c a rry out th e objects h e re se t fo r th .

A. C. STOV8, J H. JOSSELYN.W. N. SLOCUM, JOHX ALLVW,J. J. OWEN, R. H. ALLEN,THOMAS LOYD, J. De PIKE SON,JOHN STIRLINO,

M embers o f S late Central Committee.

THEY ARE COMING-1I NVOICES ju s t received of a IVE W A N D G E W E JK .A l»

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LY C EU M DEPARTM ENT.“ Angels w here’e r we go a tten d

Our s tep s , w h a te’er betide,W ith w atchful care th e ir charge defend,

And ev il tu rn a3ide.”---CHARLES WESLEY".

NO T i C E .

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From th e B anner of L ight.The Baby on the Other Side.

BY JULIA A. FIELD.

How sw eet, dear m other, b ab y lies,B rest in b is robe of w hite 1

W ith tin y rose-buds round his bead And in h is lingers s lig h t 1

H e looks as when upon your b re a s t In b eau ty be has slept,

W hile Maud and I across the floor On tiptoe softly crep t.

And will he never ope again His earnest, wondering eyes,

And, sm iling, g rasp the c rad le’s side In vain a ttem p ts to rise?

W ill n ev er m ore h is laugbsom e crow Our tender fa th e r g ree t ?

A t re s t m u st lie his dim pled h ands ?A t re s t his dancing feet ?

E ach evening when from school I came, Soon as he saw m y face,

H e th rew his little arm s aloft To sp rin g to m y em brace ;

And pressed h is dewy lips to m ine,And cooed, th e darling dove,

As if he tried in baby-tongue To tell me of h is love.

I love him , m o ther, ju s t the sam e As w hen ho was alive ;

And O, to keep m y sobbiog back How h a rd , how h ard I s triv e I

You. d earest m other, took all care Of baby when ho aied ;

B ut now who clasps him in th e ir a rm s . Upon the o ther s id e?”

W hat o ther side, m y d au g h te r? Speak I M ethinks you wildly ta lk .”

“ The o th er side of dea th , m am m a ;You know he could not w a lk .”

*• Ab, yes, I understand you now—Upon an angel’s b re a s t,

To blossom ’n ea th the sun of love,Our bab e is fondly p rest.

*‘As children lay in Jesu s’ arm s,W ith light, unstudied grace,

W hile blessings, like sw eet odors, fell Upon each u p tu rned face,

So sp irits in tn e land of souls Receive th em In th e ir arm s,

And w ith a brooding tenderness Unfold th e ir budding ch a rm s .”

sil- old

W liat

riages begged the people inside to stop and hear tjieinusic. Still the money increased. Gold, ver, and copper were thrown into the hat by and young. The old dog began to growl in the world could be the m atter ? One gentle­man, as he dropped a large piece of money into the hat, had struck him on the nose, and he came very near letting the hat and money fall. But it soon became so heavy he could not hold it any longer.

“ Empty your hat, old man,” said the people, “ and we will fill it again for you.”

He pulled out an old handkerchief and wrapped the money in it, and put it in his old violin-bag.

The stranger kept on playing, and the people cried out, “ Bravo ! bravo !” in great joy. Even children seemed carried away with rapture. At last he played that splendid song, “ God bless the Emperor F rancis!” All hats and caps flew off their heads, for the people loved their Emperor. .The song finally came to an end. The hour was ended, and the stranger handed back the violin to the old musician.

“ Thank you,” said he. “ May God bless you !” and the stranger disappeared in the crowd.

“ W ho is he ? W ho is h e ? ” said the people. “ W here does he come from ?”

A person sitting in one of the carriages, said : “ I know him. I t is Alexander Boucher, the dis­tinguished violinist. I t is ju st like him. He saw tha t the old man needed help, and he determined to help him in the best way he could.”

The people then gave three cheers for Boucher, and put more money in the old m an’s hat. W hen he went home th a t evening he was richer than he had ever been before. Before he went to his bed, he folded his hands and prayed tha t God m ight bless good Bducher, so tha t when he should get to be an old man ner^giglit have good friends.

BANNER

The Mosquito.

The P oor M usician an d H is |M ate.One beautiful summer day there was a great

festival in the large park at Vienna. This park is called by the people the “ P rater.” I t is full of lovely trees, splendid walks, and little rustic pleas­ure houses. At the time of which I am speaking, there were a good many people there, some young and some old, and many strangers, too. And all who were there enjoyed such a scene as they had probably never beheld before. Be th a t as it may, the Prater was almost covered w ith the crowds of people. Among the number were organ-grinders, beggars, and girls who played on harps. There stood an old musician. He had once been a soldier, hu t his pension was not enough to live on. Still he didn’t like to beg ; therefore, on this particular fes­tival day, he took his violin and played under an old tree in the park. He had a good, faithful old dog along w ith him, which lay at his feet and held an old hat in his mouth, tha t passers-by m ight cast coins in it for the poor man.

On the day of the festival which I have men­tioned, the dog sat before him w ith the old hat. Many people went by and heard the old musician playing, but they didn’t throw much in. I won­der the people did not give him more, for he was tru ly a pitiable object. His face was covered with Bears received in his country’s battles, and he wore a long gray coat, which he had kept ever since he h.ad been in the army. He even had his old sword by his side, and would not consent to walk in the streets without carrying his trusty friend with Mm. He had only three fingers on his righ t hand, so he had to hold the bow w ith these. A bullet had taken off the other two, and almost at the same time a cannon-ball had taken off his left leg. The last money he had had been spent in baying new strings for his violin, and he was now playing with all his strength the old marches he had learned when a boy, from his father. He looked sad enough when he saw the m ultitudes pass by in their strength, their youth, and their beauty ; but whenever they laughed it was like a dagger to his soul, for he knew on that very even­ing he would have to go to bed supperless, hungry as he was, and lie on a straw couch in a little gar­re t room. His old dog was better off, for he often found a bone here and there to satisfy the crav­ings of hunger. I t was late in the afternoon ; his hopes were almost like the sun—they were both going down together. He laid his old violin down by his side and leaned against the tree. The tears streamed down his scarred cheeks. He thought none of that giddy throng saw him, but he was mistaken. Hot far off stood a gentleman in fine clothes, who had a kind heart. He had listened to the old musician, and when he saw that no one gave him anything his heart was touched with pity. He finally went to the dog, and looking into the hat, saw only two little copper coins in it. He then said to the old musician :

“ My good friend, why don’t you play longer ?”“ O, m y dear sir!” replied the old man, “ I can­

not ; my poor old arm is so tired that I cannot hold the bow ; besides, I have had no dinner, and have little prospect of supper.”

The old man wiped the tears away with his fee­ble old hands. The kind gentleman resolved to aid him as best he could. l ie gave him a piece of gold and said :

“ I will pay you if you will loan me your violin for one hour.”

“ O,” said the musician, “ this piece of money la w orth more than half a dozen fiddles like m ine !”

“ Never mind,” said the gentlem an; “ I only w ant to hire it one hour.”

“ Very w e ll; you can do what th e old man.

“ Now, my mate, you take the money and I will play. I am quite sure people will give us some­th ing .”

Now, was not that a singular musical associa­tion? They had but just become acquainted, and immediately entered into an arrangement to work together for the public.

The strange gentleman began to play. His mate looked at him with great wonder ; lie could hardly believe it was his old violin that made such beau­tiful music. Every note was like a pearl.

The first piece was not finished before the peo­ple, observing the strange sight, and hearing such wonderful music, stopped a moment in curiosity. Every one saw that the fine looking gentleman was playing for the poor man, but none knew who he was. By and-by the people began to drop money into the hat, and the old dog seemed de­lighted to-Areceive so many pieces of gold for his master. The circle, of hearers became larger and larger. Even the coachmen of the splendid car-

A writer thus tells how the mosquito looks, w hat he does for a living, and how he is pro­duced :

It is unscientific to say that mosquitoes bite, for they have no teeth ; and they have no need of teeth to seize upon and prepare their food, for they are dainty, and take food only in the liquid form—spoon victuals. They are a chivalric race, and attack their enemies w ith a sort of sword or lance ; no doubt they consider biting and gouging quite vulgar. The lance of the mosquito is a very beautiful and perfect piece of work ; it is smoother than burnished steel, and its point is so fine and perfect, tha t the most powerful microscope does not discover a flaw in it. As the most delicate cambric needle is to the crowbar, so is the mosqui­to’s lance to the best Damascus blade. The lance is worn in a scabbard or sheath. The scabbard is a suction pipe through which the mosquito drinks his food. The mosquito is the most musical of all animals. There is no bird which sings so much. He never tires of his simple song. How happy “must he be, cheerily singing far into the n ig h t! W hat a volume of music from so slight a crea­ture ! If a man had a voice so loud proportionate to his weight, he m ight hold a conversation across the Atlantic, and there would be no need of the telegraph. Let us inquire about the beginning of the mosquito ; let us take him in the egg. The mother mosquito has a notion of naval architecture, and out of the eggs she lays she constructs a well modeled boat, w ith elevated bow and stern, and well proportioned midships. For the boat she em­ploys 250 to 350 eggs, building it up piecemeal, somewhat after the manner of men, binding to­gether the individual eggs by means of a powerful water-proof cement, into a substantial and com­plete structure. Unfortunately, we are unable to give a recipe for the water-proof cem ent; there are many who would like to haVe it. The boat is built on the water, and when completed she confi­dently abandons it to the mercy of the wind and the wave. Thanks to the water-proof cement, she can neither be broken, wetted, nor sunk ; she is safer than if she were copper-bottomed. The little craft, i t m ust he remembered, is freighted w ith life—each of its 250 or 350 little state-rooms has its tenant. After a few days’ cruising the occu­pants of the shells come forth, and the ship is des­troyed. But these little creatures are surely not mosquitoes ; they appear more like fish or serpents, or little dragons. On closer examination they Drove to be what every one knows under the name of “ wigglers ” ; they are the larvae of the mosqui­to. They wriggle about in the well-known way for a week or two, and after changing their skins two or three times, they assume quite a new form and movement. They are now w hat the hoys call “ tumblers,” and axe the pupae of the mosquito. In about a week, if the weather, etc., he favorable, something of the form of the mosquito may be seen through the transparent skin of the tumbler. Shortly the prisoner escapes from his confinement as a full fledged and bold mosquito, and soars away in search of food and pleasure .— Scientific A m e r ic a n .

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_ in Santa Clara County, have organized in th a t place aFREE CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION, hav ing for its object in tellectual cultivation . All i t in e ra n t o r trav e lin g L ec tu rers are h ereby cordially inv ited , w hile trav e lin g th rough th is section of coun try , to call upon and assis t us in our p u rsu it of tru th and know ledge. Our little town is s ituated ten miles South-w est from San Jo fe , and upon th e d ire c t road to the famous Soda or M ineral Springs, N a tu re ’s ceaseless fountain of health , d is tan t only 1)4 m iles. Our reg u la r m eetings are- held on S atu rday evenings or each w eek. The trave ling-pub lie a re also invited to a tten d and assis t in our deliberations. Public L ecturers, who w ill accept our hosp itab le fare, and assist us as occasion m ay g ive them an o p p o rtu n ity , w ill he warm ly welcomed.

Inquire to r J . i”. FORD, P resid en t of th e A ssociation, or TRAVERSE INGRAM, S ecretary .

By or de r of the Associ at i on,Jan u a ry lO tn, 1808. J . P. FORD, President.

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The following persons a re au thorized to ac t as A gents for the B anker of P rogress, to receive subscrip tions and m oney for th e sam e, and fo rw ard th em to th is office. No su b scrip ­tion w ill be acknow ledged w hen unaccom panied w ith th e m oney.A.- C. STOWE, San Jose.LJ ARMSTRONG, S acram ento . E. B. HEN DEE. Oroville.J . R . BUCKBEE, Q uincy.A. F. BLOOD, T aylorville.E. D. BOWMAN, Susanville . C .'P . HATCH, P eta lum a.IRA ALLEN, W atsonville. THOS. BURDICK,Los Angeles. J . H . HTCKOX, D ow nieville. THOS. LOYD, G rass V alley

D r. C. H . VAN GUELDERN, Sonoma.

ROBERT WEST, N apa City. Mrs. L. HUTCHISON,

O w ensville . JOHN L. MOORE, V irginia. J . W . PETERS, P o rtlan d , Or. J . E. CLARK, Salem, Or. Mrs. S. M. WALES, Dayton,

N e v .J . N. GALE, O lym pia, W. T.

GEO. D. FISKF, Woodland, Yolo Co. CLARK EGGLESTON, Carson C ity, Nev.

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E D I T E D B Y N I R S . H . F . M . B R O W N .

Progressive Lyceum Register.B oston , H ass .—Sunday a t 10 a . m ., a t 644 W ashington s tre e t.

C. H . R ines, Conductor.B rook lyn , IV. Y .—A t 3 p . m ., in th e C um berland S tre e t

L ecture Room , betw een L afayette and DeKalb avenues. John A. B a r tle tt , Conductor ; Mrs. F ann ie Cohill, G uardian.

B u ffa lo , N . Y .—In Music H all Sunday afternoon. M rs. S.H W ertraan , Conductor ; Miss S arah Br<.oks, G uardian.

Charlestown, M ass.—At City H all, a t 10)4 a . m . D r. C. C-" Y ork, Conductor ; M rs. L. A. Y ork, G uardian.

A t W ashington Hall, Sunday forenoon. A . H . R ichardson , C onductor; M rs. M . J . M ayo, G uard ian .

Chelsea, M ass. —At L ib ra ry H all e v e ry Sunday a t 10 a . m . Jam es S. Dodge, Conductor ; Mrs. E. S. Dodge, G uardian.

Chicago, III.—Sunday, a t C rosby’s Music Hall, a t 12)4 p. m . Dr. S. J A very , Conductor ; Mrs. C. A. Dye, G uardian ; J . R. Sleeper, P res id en t L ite ra ry Circle.

C in c in n a ti —Greenwood H all, corner of Sixth and Vine sts, a t 9 a. m. A. W. Pugh, Conductor ; Mrs. Lydia Beck, Guar­dian.

C leveland , O hio .—At T em perance H all, 184 Superior s tre e t.J . A. J e w e tt, Conductor ; Mrs. D. A Eddy. G uardian.

D etroit, M ich .—Conductor, M. J. Matthews ; Guardian, Mrs. Rachel Doty.

D over a n d Fxccroft, Me.—Sunday afte rnoon , in th e U niver- sa lis t ch u rch .

Foxboro’, M ass .—In the Town Hall every Sunday at 11 a. m. H a m b u rg , Cbn».—John Sterling, Conductor ; Mrs. S. B. An­

derson, Guardian.H am m on ton , N . J .—Sunday at 1 p. m. J. O. Ransom, Con­

ductor ; Mrs. Julia E. Holt, Guardian.H a v a n a , III —Sunday a t 3 p. m ., in A ndrus’ H all. J . F.

Coppel, Conductor ; M rs. E. Shaw , G uardian.H a v erh ill , M ass.—Sunday a t 10 a. ro., in Music H all. John

R eiter, Conductor ; M rs. E. L. C u rrie r, G uardian.Jefferson C ity , JV. J .—Sunday afte rnoon in th e C hurch of

th e Holy S p ir it. 244 Y ork s tre e t Joseph Dixon, Conductor.Jersey C ity , JV. J .—A t th e C burch of the Holy S p irit, 244

York s tre e t, Sunday afternoon.Johnson's Creole, JV. Y .—At 12 m . ev e ry Sunday. Miss Em m a

Joyce, Conductor ; M rs. H. O. Loper, G uardian.L otu s, I n d .—F. A. Coleman, Conductor ; Eliza M. H uddle

s to n , G uardian.L ow ell, M ass.—S unday In th e forenoon, in th e Lee s tre e t

C hurch.M ilwauleee —Meets in Bowm an H all, e v e ry Sunday a t 2 p.

m . G. A .L ib b ey , Conductor ; M rs. M ary Wood, G uardian.MoTcena, III.—Sunday a t 1 o’clock, in th e v illage school-

house. W. D ucker, Conductor ; M rs. Jam es D ncker, G u ar­dian.

N e w a rk , JV. J —Music H all, No. 4 B ank s tre e t, Sunday a f­ternoon a t 2 o ’clock. Mr. G. T. L each , Conductor ; Mrs. H a rrie t P arso n s, G uardian.

N e w Y o rk C ity .—S unday a t 2)4 p. m ., a t E b b itt H all, No. 66 W est 23d s t r e e t , n ea r B roadw ay. D. B. M arks, Conduc­to r ; M rs. H. W. F a rn sw o rth , G uardian ; E. O. Townsend, M anager of D ram atic W ing.

Osborn’s P r a ir i e , I n d .—Sunday m o rn ing a t P ro g ressiv e F rien d s’ m eeting-house. R ev . Simon B row n, Conductor ; S.A. Crane, G uardian.

Oswego, N . Y .—In L yceum H all, Sunday a t 12)4 p. m . J .L. Pool, Conductor ; M rs. D oolittle, G uardian.

P h ila d e lp h ia , P e n n .—Sunday m orn ing a t 10 o’clock, a tThompson S tre e t C hurch, below F ro n t s tre e t. Isaac R ehn, Conductor . M rs. S tre tc h , G uardian.

P h ila d e lp h ia , P e n n .—Sunday, a t W ashington Hal), sou th w est co rner of E igh th and Spring G arden s tre e ts , a t 10 a. m ., except Ju ly and A u g u s t,in w hich th e sum m er recess occursM. B. D yott, Conductor ; A rabella B allenger, G uard ian .

A t new Hall in Phoenix s tre e t , Sunday a t 10 o ’clock. Prof.l. R ehn, Conductor.

P ly m o u th , M ass.—Sunday forenoon a t 11 o ’clock. I. C arver. C onductor ; Mrs. R. W. B a r tle tt , G uardian.

P o rtla n d , Oregon .—M eets a t Oro Fino Hall e v e ry Sunday. P ro vid en ce , B . I .—Sunday, a t 10)4 a - in P r a t t ’s H all,

W eybosset Btreet. C onductor, L. K . Joslin ; G uardian, M rs A b b ieH . P o tte r .

P u tn a m , Conn.—Sunday at 10)4 a. m ., in Central Hall Q u in cy, M ass.—Sunday at 1)4 p. m.R ic h la n d Center, W is.—Sunday a t 1 p . m . M r. H. A. East-

land , Conductor ; M rs. F idelia O. Pease, G uardian.R ich m on d , I n d .—In H enry H all, a t 2 p . m . E li Brown, Con­

ducto r ; M rs. Emily A ddlem an, G uard ian .Rochester, N . Y .—In B lack’s M usical In s titu te , (P a lm er’s

H a ll,) Sunday afte rnoon a t 2)4 p . m . M rs. Jo n a th an W at­son, Conductor ; M rs. Amy P ost, G uard ian .

R ockford , III.— Sunday, a t 10)4 a . m ., in W ood’s H all. E. C. Dunn, Conductor ; M rs. Rockwood, G uardian.

R ock I s la n d , III.—At 10 o’clock, in N orris H all, Illinois s tre e t . W. T. R iggs, C onductor ; M rs. W. T. R iggs, G uar d ian . v

S acram ento , C a l.—At Turn-V erein H all, Sunday a t 2 p. mJ . H. Lew is, Conductor ; Miss G. A. B rew ste r, G uard ian .

S a n F rancisco, C al.—A t D ashaw ay H all, P ost s tre e t , onSunday a t 2 o’clock p. m . Conductor, W. H. Manning G uardian of Groups, M rs. E. P . Thorndike.

S prin gfie ld , M ass.—Sunday at 10)4 a. m., at Fallon’s Hall.B. S. W illiam s, Conductor ; Mrs. M . A. W ym an, G uard ian .

S prin g fie ld , III.—Sunday forenoon a t 10 o’clock. Wm. H.P lanck . Conductor ; Mrs. E. G. P lanck , G uardian.

S t. Johns, M ich .—Clinton H all, ev ery Sunday a t IX a. m . E.K . Bailey, Conductor ; M rs. A. E. N. R ich, G uardian.

S t. L o u is , M o.—S unday , a t 2)4 p. m ., a t M ercan tile H allCol. Wm. E. M oberly, Conductor ;M rs . M ary Blood, G uardian

A t Poly technic In s titu te , co rner of Seventh and C hestnu t s tre e ts , a t 3 p. m . M yron Coloney, Conductor ; H enry StaggCor. Sec. „ _

S tu rg is , M ic h .—Sunday a t 12)4 p . m ., in th e F ree C hurch Jo h n B. Jacobs. Conductor ; M rs. Nellie S m ith , G uard ian .

T roy, JV. Y .—In H arm ony H ail e v e ry Sunday a t 2)4 P- no Monroe I. K eith , Conductor ; M rs. Louise K e ith , G uardian.

V in e la n d , JV. J —Sunday a t 1 o’clock p. m . H osea Allen Conductor ; M rs. D eborah B u tle r, G uardian.

W illim a n tic , Conn.—R em us R obinson, Conductor ; M rs. S M. P urin ton , G uardian.

W orcester. M ass.—In H o rticu ltu ra l H a ll, S u n d ay , a t 1134 am . Mr. E. B. F uller, C onductor ; Mrs. M. A. S te a rn s , G uardian

the Town Hall, Sunday a t 2 and

I t is an octavo, p rin ted on good paper, and em bellished w ith fine e lec tro type illu stra tio n s.

Some of our b e s t w rite rs a re engaged as reg u la r co n tr ib ­u tors.

We teach no hum an creeds ; N a tu re is our law g iv e r—to deal ju s tly , o u r religion.

The children w an t A m usem ent, H is to ry , Romance, M usic— they w ant Mora), M ental, and Physical C ulture. Wo hope to aid them in th e ir search for these trea su res .

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BOUQUET NO. X.A CHOICE COLLECTION OF

F L O W E B S ,CULLED FROM THE

G A R D E N O F H U M A N I T Y .A COMPILATION OF

ORIGINAL AND SELECTED POEMS.BY BENJAMIN TODD.

P r ic e 25 c e n t s .We w ill send th e above'; postage f re e , on rece ip t of th e

price in cu rren cy or postage s tam p s ; o r copies m ay h e had on personal application a t th is office.

S P I R I T U A L I S M D E F E N D E DAGAINST THE CHARGE OF

I M M OR A L I T Y .

South D an vers, M ass.—In p . m .

S p rin g fie ld , 111.—E v ery Sunday in the hall.S p rin g fie ld , M ass.—The F ra te rn a l Society of S p ir itu a lis ts

e v e ry Sunday a t F allon’s Hall.St. L o u ts .—A t Poly t( chime In s titu te , corner of S eventh and

C hestnu t s tre e ts , a t 10)4 a m and 734 p. m.T aun ton , 3 fass.—Sunday, in Concert Hail.Toledo, O .—Sunday a t 10)4 a m. and 734 p. m.Troy. JV. Y .—Sunday a t 10)4 a. m . and 7)4 p. m ., in H a r­

mony H all, co rner of T h ird and R iv er s tree ts .V in elan d , N . J .—Friends of P rog ress, Sunday a t IO34 a. m .W ash in g ton , D . C.—In Union League H all, every Sunday,

a t 11 a . m . and 7)4 P. m -W o b u m Centre, M ass .—Bible S p iritu a lis ts , C entral House

H all.W orcester, M ass.—In H o rticu ltu ra l H all e v e ry Sunday a fte r­

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Lecturers’ Appointments and AddressesPACIFIC STATES AND TERRITORIES.

John A llyn, Oakland, California.Mrs. Ada H oyt Foye, rap p in g and w ritin g te s t m edium , 42

G eary s tree t, sa n F ranc isco , Cal.Mrs. L aura Cuppy, S acram ento .Mrs. L aura Deforce Gordon, 131 M ontgom ery s tre e t, San

F rancisc -.Mrs. C. M. Stow e, lec tu re r and c la irv o y an t physic ian , San

Jo se , Cal.Mrs. Anna B arker, San Francisco Benjamin Todd, San F rancisco , Cal.M rs. L. H utchison will receive calls to lec tu re and teach

th e H arm onial i-'hilosophy, illu stra ted by ch a rts and d iag ram s which g reatly ass is t in com prehending the s tru c tu re of th e un iverse and the sp iritu a l sp h eres, as also the physical and m ental developm ent of m a tte r and m ind. A ddress, Owens­ville, Mono Co.. C-i).

Mr. & M rs. Wm. J . Y oung, Boise C ity, Idaho T errito ry .

A T L A N T IC S T A T E S .

Spiritualist Societies and Meetings.P A C I F I C S T A T E S .

S a n F rancisco , C a l —F riends o f P ro g ress . P res id en t, D r. H . J . P ayne ; S ecretary , D r. John Allyn.

S acram en to , C a l.—C hildren’s P rog ressive Lyceum , ev e ry Sunday afternoon, a t T urn V erein H all, K s t r e e t . Conductor, J . H. Lewis ; G uard ian , M iss B rew ster.

P o r tla n d , O regon .—F irs t Society of P rog ressive S p iritu a l­is ts , ev e ry Sunday.

S a lem , Oregon .—F riends of P ro g re ss .

A T L A N T IC S T A T E S .

B a 'tim o re , M d .—The F ir s t S p iritu a lis t C ongregation of Bal_ tim ore on Sundays, a t S ara toga H all, so u th east co rner of

..................... .................... M rs. F . O.

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R E H a i O W S ___R . 2 S V S V . A X S .

BY BENJAMIN TODD.

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Price 25 cen ts . For sa le a t th is office. A libera l d iscount to book agents. I t is a pam phlet of 24 p ag es, 12mo. There are tw o in sp ira tional poems by Lizzie Doten, w hich a re w o rth m ore th a n th e price asked.

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13 REMOVED TO No. 63.2 CLAY ST.N orth side, four doors above M ontgom ery,

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H aving superio r accom m odations, and ev e ry facility for all b ra n d ie s of th e Art, a t g rea tly reduced re n t, I am enabled to produce th e v e ry b e s t q u a lity of w ork, of a ll k inds, a t p rices abou tTwenty-five per cent, below tfie Montgom­

e r y Street Galleries,and equally as low as th e m ost in ferio r ga lle ries in o th er p a r ts of the c ity , a t the sam e tim o tak in g th e g re a te s t pains to g ive en tire sa tisfac tio n .

J A C O B S H E W ,Pioneer P hotographer,

8 612 Clay s tre e t, above M ontgom ery.

C alvert and Saratoga s tre e ts , a t th e u sua l hours H y zer w ill speak till fu r th e r no tice.

B a n g e r , M e.—In P ioneer Chapel, ev e ry Sunday.B oston, M ass.—M iss Lizzie Doten w ill lec tu re each Sunday

afternoon in M ercan tile H all, 16 Sum m er s tre e t, commencing a t 234 o’clock. A dm ittance 15 c e n ts .

The P ro g ressiv e Bible Society, ev ery Sunday , in No. 3 Tre- m ont Row. H all'58. F ree discussion on th e C h ris tian A tone­m ent a t 1034 a. m . L ec tu re followed b y conference a t 3 and 7 p .m . M iss Phelps, re g u la r le c tu re r .

S p iritua l m eetings every Sunday a t 544 W ashington s tree t. Conference a t 2)4 p. m. Circle a t 7>4 p . m .

B rook lyn . N . Y .—In th e C um berland s tre e t L ec tu re R oom , Sunday a t 3 and 7)4 p. m . . . .

Charlestown M ass.—F irs t S p iritua l Society, a t W ashington H all, ev e ry Sunday. .. , ,

The Independen t Society of S p iritua lis ts , C harlestow n, e v e ry Sunday afte rnoon and even ing , a t M echanics’ Hall, co rner of Chelsea s t re e t and City square . Seats free .

C ity H all, m eetings ev e ry Sunday afternoon and evening.Chelsea.—The Associated S p iritu a lis ts of Chelsea, a t L ib ra ­

ry Hall ev e ry Sunday afternoon and evening, 3 and 7)4 p. m .The Bible C hristian S p iritu a lis ts , ev ery Sunday in Winm-

sim m ot Division H all, Chelsea, a t 3 and 7 p._m. M rs. M . A. R icker, reg u la r sp eak e r. D. J . R icker, S uperin tenden t.

C hicago, III.—F irs t Society of S p iritu a lis ts in Chicago, ev ery Sunday , a t C rosby’s Opera House Hall, S ta te s tre e t. H oursof m eeting 10)4 a. m . and 7>4 P - ,

S piritual m eetings, for in tellectual, scientific and sp iritu a l im provem ent, ev e ry Sunday a t 1034 a - m ., and Tuesday a t 734 p. m ., a t th e h a ll or the M echanics’ In s ti tu te , 155 South C lark s tre e t, room 9, th ird floor, till fu r th e r notice. Seats f 1* 6 0

C in c in n a ti, Ohio.—Religious society of P rog ressive S p iritu ­a lis ts , Greenwood H all, co rn er of S ixth and Vine s tre e ts , on Sunday m ornings and evenings, a t 10)4 and lV i o ’clock.

Cleveland. O .—Sunday a t 10)4 a. m . and 7)4 p . m ., in Tem ­perance H ail. , . .

D over a n d Foxcroft, Me.—Sunday forenoon a n d evening, in the U n iv ersa lis t church .

E a st Boston. M ass.—In Tem perance H all, 18 M averick s tre e t.Foxboro’, M ass.—In the Town Hall.Lowell —Lee s tre e t C hurch, afternoon and evening.L yn n , M ass.—Sunday, afternoon and evening, a t Essex H all.H am m onton . N . J .—Sunday a t 10)4 a. na. and 7 p. in ., a t

Ellis Hall, Belleview A venue. .H a v e rh ill , M ass.—S p iritu a lis ts hold m eetings a t M usic H all

every Sunday, a t 2)4 and 7 p .,m .Jersey C ity , N . J .—Sunday a t 10)4 a. m . and 7)4 p. m ., a t

the C hurch 'of th e Holy Spirit, 244 Y ork s tre e t.L o u isv ille , IC y.—Sundays, a t 11 a . m . and 7)4 p . m , in

Tem perance H all, M ark e t s tre e t , betw een 4 th and 5 th .M o rrisa n ia , N . Y —F irs t Society of P rog ressive S p ir itu a l­

is ts, in the Assem bly Rooms, co rn er o f W ashington avenue and F ifth s tre e t, S u n d ay 'a t 3)4 p. m .

N ew ton Corner, M ass —S piritua lis ts and F rien d s o f P rogress, in M iddlesex Hall, Sundays, a t 2)4 and 7 p. m .

N e w Y ork C ity .—The F ir s t Society of S p iritu a lis ts ev e ry Sunday, in D odw orth’s H all, 806 B roadw ay. S eats free .

At E b b itt H ail, 23d s tre e t, n ea r B roadw ay, on Sundays, a t 10 )4 a . m and 7)4 P. m . H . B. S to re r. S ec re ta ry .

Oswego, N . Y .—Sunday a t 2)4 and 7)4 p. m ., in Lyceum Hall. W est Second, n ea r Bridge s tre e t.

P h ila d e lp h ia , P a .—In th e new hall in Phoenix s tre e t, e v e ry Sunday afternoon, a t 3 o’clock.

P ly m o u th , M ass.—Tho P lym outh S p iritu a lis ts ’ F ra te rn ity , in Leyden H all, th ree -fo u rth s th e tim e .

P o r tla n d , Oregon .—-First S p iritua l Society m eet a t Oro Fino H all ev e ry Sunday, m orning and evening.

A t W ashington H all, co rn er o f 8th and Spring G arden s ts ., every Sunday.

S p iritu a lis ts in the sou th ern p a r t of P h iladelph ia , a t No. 337 South Second s t r e e t , a t 10)4 a . m . and 7)4 p. m ., and on W ednesday evening a t 8 o ’clock.

P ro vid en ce , R . I .—In P r a t t ’s Hall, W eybosset s t r e e t , Sun day afternoons, a t 3 , and evenings, a t 734 o’clock.

P u tn a m , Conn.—At Central H all, Sunday a t 1)4 p. m.Q u in cy, Mass.—Sunday a t 2)4 and 7 p . m .R ich m o n d , I n d .—The F riends of P ro g re ss , ev e ry Sunday

m orn ing , in H enry H all, a t 10)4 a - m .Rochester, JV". Y .—Society of P rogressive S p ir itu a lis ts , a t

B lack’s Musical In s titu te (P a lm er’s H all), Main s tre e t, Sun­day evening. Public circle on T hursday evening.

S alem , M ass.—Sunday, ternoon and evenin g, in Lyceum H all.

J . Madison A llyn, tran ce and in sp ira tional speaker, B oston.C. F ann ie Allyn, Londonderry, V t., during Ju ly .M rs. S arah A. Byrnes, Lowell, du ring June^- A ddress, 87

Spring s tre e t , E ast C am bridge, Mass.Mrs. A. P . B row n, S t. Jo tin sb u ry C entre, V t.M rs. H. F. M. Brow a, P . O. d raw er 6325, Chicago, HI.M rs. Em m a F. J a y B ullene, 151 W est 12th s t . , New Y ork.M rs. A bby N. B urnham insp ira tional speaker, A uburndale,

Mass,W arren C hase, 544 B roadw ay, New Y ork,Dean C lark , insp ira tional sp eak er,B ran d o n , V t.Dr- L. K . Coonley, V ineland, N . J .M rs . M arie tta F. Cross, tran ce sp eak er. A ddress, H am p ­

s tead , N. H -, ca re of N. P . Cross.Mrs. H e ttie CJark, tra n c e speaker, E ast H arw ich , Mass.Mrs. Sophia L. Chappell, 11 South s t . , Boston.Mrs. A ugusta A. C urrier, Box 815, Lowell, Mass.D r. J . H . C urrier, 199 Cam bridge s tre e t, Boston, Mass.A lb ert E. C arp en te r, P u tn am , Conn.M rs. Je n n e tt J Clark, tra n c e speaker, F a ir H aven, Conn.Miss Lizzie Doten, Pavilion, 57 T rem ont s tre e t, Boston. George D u tton , M. D,, Boom 25, Postoffico bu ild ing , N ew ­

b u rg h , N . Y.A ndrew Jackson D avis, Orange, N. J .A. T. F oss, M anchester, N. H. ,M rs. M ary L. F rench , in sp ira tio n a l and tran c e m edium ,

E lle ry s tre e t , W ashington Village, South Boston.Dr. H. P. Fairfield, Greenwich Village, M ass.S. J . F inney , Ann Arbor, Mich.J . G. F ish , Red Bank, M onmouth Co., N . J .M rs. I"annie B. F elton , South M alden, M ass.C. A ugusta F itc h , tran c e speaker, box 1835, Chicago, 111. Isaac P. G reenleaf, K enduskeag, Me.Mrs. L aura Do Force Gordon, D enver C ity, Col. Ter.Mrs. C. L. Gade .(form erly Mrs. M orris,) tran ce speaker, 7T

Cedar s tre e t , Room 8, New Y ork .N. S. Greenleaf,^Lov/ell, M ass.Dr. Ji. P. Griggs, E vansville, Wis.D r. M. H en ry H oughton, W est P a r is , Me., u n til fu r th e r

notice.W. A D. H um e, Lowell, M ass.L ym an C. Howe, insp ira tional sp eak er, New A lbion, New

Y ork.Mrs. Susie A. H utchinson, Som ers, Conn., during A ugust ;

C leveland, Ohio, during Septem ber, O ctober, and N ovem ber.S C. H ayford , Coopersville, New Y ork .C harles A. H ayden , 82 Mouroe s tre e t , Chicago, 111.Mies Nellie H ayden, No. 20 W ilmot s tre e t, W orcester, M ass. M rs. S. A. H orton, B randon, V t.Miss Ju lia J . H u b b ard , h o x 2 , Greenwood, M ass.Mrs. F. O. H yzer. 60 South Green s tre e t, B altim ore, Md- Dr. E. B. Holden, C 'arenden, Vt.Moses Hull, M ilwaukee, Wis.Miss Su3ie M. Johnson, Milford, Mass.Dr. P . T. Johnson , le c tu re r, Y psilan ti, Mich.W. F. Jam ieson, insp ira tional speaker, Postoffice d raw er

6325, Chicago, 111.S. S. Jones, Esq., 12 M ethod ist Church Block, South C lark

S treet, Chicago, III.H arvey A. Jones, Eeq., Sycam ore, 111.W m. H. JohnBton, C orry , P a .O. P. Kellogg, le c tu re r , E ast T rum bull, A sh tabu la C o .,0 . George F . K lttrid g e , Buffalo, New Y ork.Cephas B. Lynn, insp ira tional and sem i-conscious tra n c e

speaker, 567 Main s tre e t , C harlestow n, Mass.J . S. Loveland, S tu rg is, Mich.M rs. E K . Ladd, tran ce le c tu re r, 179 Court s t r e e t , Boston. Mrs. F. A . Logan, Saiina, Onondaga Co., New Y ork.B. M. L aw rence, M. D., 54 Hudson s tre e t , Boston, M ass. M ary E. Longdon, in sp ira tio n a l speaker, 60 M ontgom ery

s tree t, Je rsey CUy, N. J .Mr. H. T. Leonard, tran ce speaker, New Ipsw ich . N. H .Miss M ary M. Lyons, in sp ira tio n a l sp eak er, 98 E as t Jeffer­

son s tre e t, Syracuse, New Y ork .John A. Lowe, Box 17, Sutton , Mass.Dr. G. W. M orrill, J r . , tran ce and in sp ira tio n a l sp eak e r,

Boston, Mass.Loring Moody, Malden, M ass.B. T. M unn. Sxaneateles, New Y ork.Dr. Leo Miller. Postoffice box 2326. Chicago, 111.M rs. A nna M. MiddH-brook, Box 778, B ridgeport, Conn.Mrs. Sarah Helen M athew s, E ast W estm oreland, N. H .Dr. John M ayhew s, 50 Montgomery,, s t r e e t , Je rse y C ity ,

New Je rsey .Dr. Jam es M orrison, lec tu re r, M cH enry . 111.Mr. & Mrs. H M. M iller, E lm ira, ca re W. B. H atch , N . Y. Prof. R. M M’Cord, C entralia, 111.Em m a M. M artin, insp irational speaker, B irm ingham . M id i. Charles S. M arsh, sem i-trance sp eak er, W onewoc, Ju n eau

County, Wis.M rs. M ary A. M itchell, in sp ira tional sp eak er, c a re of b ox

221. Chicago, III.M iss Sarah A. N u tt, L aw rence, K ansas.C. Norwood, O ttaw a, 11)., im prcssional and in sp ira tio n a l

speaker.A. I-. E. N ash, lec tu re r, R ochester, N. Y.J . Wm. Van Nam ee, Monroe, M ich.A. A. Pond, insp ira tional speaker, N o r th w e s t , Ohio.J . L. P o tte r, tra n c e speaker, Cedar Falls, Iowa, box 170.D r. D. A. Peaze, J r . , D e tro it, Mich.M rs. Anna M N P o tts , M. D ., le c tu re r, A d rian , M ick. George A. P ierce, A uburn , Me.Mrs. J . Puffer, trance speaker, South H anover, Massi.L . Ju d d Pardee, Philadelphia, Pa.L ydia Ann Pearsall, in sp ira tio n a l, speaker. Disco, M icb . M rs. N e ttie M. P ease , tran ce speaker and te s t m edium , .De­

tro i t , Mich.A. C. Robinson, 15 H aw thorne s tre e t, Salem , M ass.Dr. W. R ipley, Box 95, F oxboro’, Mass.I)r. P . B. Randolph, lec tu re r, ca re box 3352, Boston, M ass.G. W. Rice, tran c e speaking m edium , B rodhead , Wis..J . H . R andall, insp irational sp eak er, U pper L isle, N ew

Y ork .M rs . F ran k R eid, in sp ira tio n a l sp eak er, K alam azoo, M ich. A usten E. S im m ons, W oodstock, V t.M rs. Fannie D avis S m ith . Milford. M a ss .A bram S m ith . Esq., in sp ira tio n a l sp eak er and m usical m e ­

dium , S tu rg is , M ich.M rs. Nellie S m ith , im pressional sp eak e r, S tu rg is , M ich .Dr. W m . H . S a lisb u ry , Box 1313, P ortsm outh , N. H ..E. Sprague, M . D., in sp ira tio n a l sp eak er, S chenectady ,

New Y ork .Selah. Ven Sickle, G reenbush, M ich.Prof. S. M. S trick , in sp ira tio n a l speaker, P eoria , HI.J . W. S cav er, insp irational speaker, B yron, N. Y.Miss L o ttie Small, tran ce sp eak e r, M echanic F a lls , M e.Mrs. M. E. B. S aw yer, B aldw insville, Mass.Miss M arthaS . S tu r te v a n t, tran ce sp eak e r, Boston, M ass. Mre. M ary Louisa S m ith , tran ce speaker, Toledo, Ohio.H . B. S to re r, in sp ira tio n a l le c tu re r, 75 F u lton s t r e e t , New

York,M rs. H . T. S tearns, D etroit, M ich., ca re of H. N . F . L ew is. Mrs. M. S. Townsend, B ridgew ater, V t.

. M rs. C harlo tte F. T ab e r, tran c e sp ea k e r, New Bedford, M ass., Postofflce box 394.

J H. W . Toohey, 42 Cam bridge s tre e t , Boston.M rs. S arah M. Thom pson, in sp ira tio n a l sp eak e r, 36 B ank

s tre e t , C leveland, Ohio.H udson T u ttle . Borlin H eights, Ohio.Jam es T rask . K enduskeag, Me.F ran c is P, Thom as, M. D., lec tu re r. H arm onia , K ansas.N. F ran k W hite, Oiwego, N. Y ., d u rin g Ju n e during J n ly ,

Seym our, Conn.Mrs. M. M acom ber Wood, 11 D ewey s tre e t, W orcester,

Mass.F. L. H . W illis, M. D., Postoffice bo x 39, S tation D , New

Y o rk .A. B. W hiting , Albion, M ich .M rs. S. E. W arn er, Box 14, B erlin , W is..E. V. Wilson, Rock Island during Ju n e ; Galesburg during

Ju ly A ddress, B abcock’s Grove, Du Pago Co., 111.Alcinda W ilhelm, M . D., in sp ira tio n a l speaker, care ox H .

N. F .L ew is, D e tro it, M ich. .P ro f. E . W hipple, le c tu re r upon Geology and th e S p iritua l

Philosophy, S tu rg is, M ich.Elijah W oodw orth, insp ira tional speaker, Leslie, M ica .M rs E. M . W olcott, D anby. V t.S. H. W ortm an, Buffalo, N. Y B o x 1454.E . S. W heeler, insp ira tional speaker, 5 Columbia s tre e t ,

B°MrsVs. A. W illis, Law rence, MAss^ Postofflce box 473.Lois IV aisbroker, M ankato, Bluo E arth Co., M in n ., car® o f

th o Clifton House. .__M rs. N. J . W illis, t rance speaker, Boston, M ass.F L Wadswoi tli, Postofflce d raw er 83-5, Chicago, 111.A . A. Wheelook, tran ce and insp irational speaker, S t.

J °MMss 'E lv ira Wheelock, norm al sp eak er, Jan esv ille , W-is. W arren Woolson, trance speaker, H astings, N. Y j H enrv C iVriglit, care of Bela M arsh . Boston.M rs. M ary -T. Wilcox, care of Dr. L a rk in , 244 F u lton s tre e t ,

B rooklyn. N. Y, _ ,M rs. M iry E. W lthee, tran ce sp e a k e r , 71-W illiam s s tre e t ,

N ew ark, N. J .A C Woodruff, Buffalo, N . Y .M iss H. M aria W orthing, tran ce speaker, Oswego, III. Jo n ath an W hipple, J r . , in sp ira tio n a l an d tra n c e speaker,

M vstic. Conn.M rs. Ju lie tte Y eaw , N orthboro , M ass.