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A suggestion of the need for caution and balance is afforded in theremarks of
Mr. Home and of the Davenports, which is detailedelsewhere.
Everitts wonderful
mediumship exercised, like that of D. Home, without charge, convinced many
influential people.
I am,however, satisfied of the reality of the phenomenon.
Home, seems to be impressed by the socialstatus of the various witnesses. They
could not have beenin my mind because I was not aware of them. Galla,
theAfrican traveller, who assured him that Mrs. Since that time I have seen it
in my housefrequently, various persons presenting themselves.
But when it is
necessaryto trust to my senses, I must entirely dissent from Mr. The battle in
the British Press raged furiously. Barrett, when hesays a trained physical
inquirer is no match for a professionalconjurer.
Hayden, to this country
nearlythirty years ago. I was first attracted to it by reading Mr.
Iwished to
know whether the threat would be carried out.
If there is any deception, they
are as muchdeceived as any of their dupes.
To them, therefore, this
Spiritualism is a portent and aproblem. It has grown so fast that its education
has been a littleneglected. Two other American mediums were in Englandduring
her visit-Mrs. It has upon it thestamp of all the conquering influences of the
age. Hayden, without doubt, fulfilled her ordainedtask.
Have they found it
correspond to the account given by anyreligion upon earth?
Since that time I
have seen it in my housefrequently, various persons presenting themselves.
The
followingdialogue took place between Mrs. Itwas painful to both of them,
therefore, when Dr.
Some furtherimportant evidence from the De Morgans is
relegated to the Appendix.
This led toWilliam Howitt and other stalwart
supporters ceasing their connexionwith the movement. Some very
remarkablemanifestations occurred on that occasion. The humble Spiritualistsees
this and adapts his worship to the facts.
Laughed at, it laughs back;
scorned,it gives back scorn for scorn.
This and the likewent on for nearly
three hours, during a great part of which Mrs. I am ready toconfess, for my own
part, that I am equally mystified. A great many otherpersons are as cognizant
of these phenomena in their own houses asmyself. Altogether, Spiritualism had
much publicity given to it.
Public lectures and trance addresses became a
feature.
Mediumship of a high order in the department of physical phenomena
wassupplied by Mrs.
I have never investigated except under theseconditions.
They could not have beenin my mind because I was not aware of them. Will what I
am threatened with take place?
Sheplaced before me a printed alphabet, a
pencil, and a piece of paper.
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