Light V1 May 1881 - Iapsop.com

Xa1 a, 1881.J LIGHT. iii
WHO ARE THESE SPIRITUALISTS ?
The following is a list of eminent persons, who, after careful
inveatigation, have fully satisfied themselves of the reality of
eome of the phenomena of modern Spiritualism :-
Archbishop Whately ; the late Lord Brougham ; the Earl of
Dunraven; the late Lord Lytton; the late Mr. Serjeant Cox, President
of the Psychological Society of Great Britain ; the late William
Howitt ; the late George Thompson ; the late Harriett Martineau ;
Gerald M&Mey; T. Adolphus Trollope ; S. C. Hall, F.S.A.
The late Abraham Lincoln, President U.S.A. ; the late W. Lloyd
Garrison; the late Hon. R. Dale Owen, sometime Minister of U.S.A.
at the Court of Naplea; the late Hon. J . W. Edmunds, sometime
Chief Justice of the s4:;::., Court of New York; the late Professor
Jlapee, the eminent · U.S.A.; the late Dr. Robert Hare,
Profeesor of Chemistry at Harvard Univemty, U.S.A.; Bishop
Clarke, of Shooe Island, U.S.A.; Dariue Lyman, of Washington.
William Crookes, editor of the Quartt1rly Jou1'1t4l of &i.tl'llCtl,
Fellow, Gold Medallist, and Member of the Council of the Royal
Society; Cromwell Varley, F.R.9., C.E.; A. R. Wallace, F.R.G.S., the
eminent naturalist, sometime President of the Biological Section of
the British .A.eeooiation for the Advancement of Science; W. F .
Barrett, Professor of Physics in the Royal College of Science, Dublin ;
l'Ard Rayleigh, F.R.S., Professor of Physios in the Univendty of
G.mbridge ; the Earl of Crawford and Baloarres, F.R.S., President of
the Royal.Astronomical Society; Dr.Lockhart Robertson, F.R.S., long
Cllle of the editors of the Journal of Science ; the late Dr. J. Ellioteon,
F.R.S., sometime President of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical
Society of London ; the late Professor de Morgan, President of the
Mathematical Society of London; the late Dr. Wm. Gregory, F.R.S.E.,
Profeesor of Chemistry in the Univemt7 of Edinburgh ; the -late
Dr. Aahbumer ; the late Dr. Robert Chambers, F.R.S.E. ; Professor,
Ch. Cueal, LL.D.; Captain R. F. Burton, the celebrated traveller.
The lat.e Emperor of Rueeia; the late Emperor Napoleon; President
ThierB; the Hon. Alexandre A.ksakof, Ruseian Imperial Councillor ;
the late Prince Emile de Bayn Wittgenstein ; His Imperial
Highneee Nicholas, Duke of Leucht.enberg ; the late Baron L. de
Guldel18tlibbe ; Count A. de Gaeparin; the Baron and Baroness von
Va7; the Baron du Potet ; Mone. Leon Favre, Consul-General of
France.; Victor Hugo.
Profeeaor Friedrich ZOllner, of Leipzig, the eminent physicist,
author of "Scientific Treatieee," -"Transcendental Physics," &c.,
whoee reoent reeearohes in this subject have attained a world-wide
fame ; G118t&ve T. Fechner, Professor of Physics in the University
of Leipzig, also the author of many volumes bearing on the general
su.bject of Psychology ; Professor Scheibner, the renowned teacher of
mathematics in the Univendty of Leipzig; W. E. Weber, Professor
of Phyeice in the Univendty of GOttingen, and known as one of the
main work:ars in connection with the doctrine of the Conservation
of Energy; Immanuel H . Fichte, Professor of Philosophy at Leipzig ;
Professors Wagner and Butleroff, of the University of St. Petersburg;
Dr. Maximilian Perty, Professor of Natural Science in the
University of Berne ; Dr. Franz Hoffman, Professor of Philosophy,
WllJ'Zburg ; Dr. Robert Friese, of Breslau ; Mone. Camille Flammarion,
the well-known astronomer ; autl marty other ~er1 of
leat'lleG •ocietiu irt thil atul other 1.'0U1ltriu, and a f:att n¥mber of
ptr111u eminent in literature, 1cu11.ee, a1ul art, a11d in tlkl ranu •!I
lllrilal lif~, ff!ltme 11anw 117e art1 nnt at liberty to mentio1'.
Ill it COajurlDg ?
It is eometimea confidently alleged that mediums are only
clever conjurers, who easily deceive the simple-minded and
anwary. But how, then, about the conjurers theD18elvea, 11ome
of the moet accomplished of whom have declared that the
"manifestations" are utterly beyond the resources of their art 1-
RoBEBT BOUDIN, the great French conjurer, investigated the
111bject of clairvoyance with the sensitive, Alexis Didier. In the
reeult he unreeervedl7 admitted that what he had observed was
wholl7 beyond the resources of his art to explain. See "Psyohische
Studien" for January, 1878, p. 43.
l'BoPESSOB JACOBS.-LWht, mehr Licht, in its number of May
16th, 1880, gave a letter from the well-known professional conjurer,
Jacobs, to the Psychological Society in Paris, avowiug himself a
Spiritualist, and offering suggestions for the discrimination of
1tuiJU1 from epurioue manifestations.
8AJIUEL BELLACRINI, COURT CoNJUBEB 11..T BEBLIN.-I hereby
declare it to be a rash action to give decisive judgment upon the
objective medial performance of the American medium, Mr.
Henry Slade, after only one sitting and the obeervatione so made.
After I had, at the wish of several highly esteemed gentlemen of
iank and position, and also for my own interest, tested the physical
mediumehip of Mr. Slade, in a series of sittings by full daylight,
as well as in the evening in hie bed-room, I muet, for the sake of
truth, hereby certify that the phenomenal occurrences with Mr.
Slade have been thoroughly examined by me with the minutest
obeervation and investigation of hie surroundings, including the
table, and that I have not i11. tlkl 1mall&t degru found anything to
be produced by means of prestidigitative manifestations, or by
mechanical apparatue; and that an7 explanation of the experiment.a
which took place wndM- tlkl cirC1M1Utance1 and conditiolu then
#taifai119 by any reference to prestidigitation, ii ab1olutely
impomible. It muet reet with euc'b. men of science as Crookes and
Wallace, in London; Perty, in Beme; But.lerof, in St. Petersburg;
to -.rch for the explanation of this phenomenal power, and to prove
its rslity. I declare, moreover, the published opinions of laymen as
to the "How" of this eubject to be premature, and, aooording to
"f 'l'iew and experience, falee and one-eided. This, my deolamtion,
is lligned and executed before a Notary and witneeeee.-{Signed)
&110JU. B:u.LACBINI, Berlin, Dec. 6, 1877.
PROGRESSIVE LITERATURE AGENCY,
AlllD
EUROPEAN DEPOT OF MESSRS. OOLBY AND RIOH,
BOSTON, U.S.A.
J. J. MORSE,
63, 8IGDON ROAD, D.ALSTON, LONDON, E.
EBTA.BLl8HBD 1878.
AMERICAN DEPARTMENT.
All worb pubU.hed by 0oLBT and RlcH supplied, and each new wort added
to otoot u llOOn u publlalied. Any book not In llM>ck proonred for order withoat
emaohaqe.
.&.LL BOOD IDT POIT P&SS.
A.bridged I.lat of American Works laeaed by CoLBTand l!ICll oa ll&le ~ the
Agenoy. Oomplete Li.eta Poat Free.
WOUI BT A.. l . D.i.vIS.
Complete 8ete, 29 TOI&... ...
.• all 8
Nature'• Dirine BHelatlODll ... ..
.. lS 0
G...t Harmonia, 5 Y~~.1 per Yol. ...
8
Death and the 11..fter JMe ... ... _.. ... • 8 8
Vie,.. of our HeaYelll,J Bome-(Lut New Work) .•
0
Woau o:r Da. J . M. l'KRBLBB.
Buddhlmi and Ohrutianitf ... _.. .. ... .. Christ, the Oorner...tone o Spirltaau.m ... _.. ...
Je11W1 : M,th, Ma~ or God .. ... •• ... ...
Parker Memorial ttall Leoturea . . ...
Spiritual llarp-(Worda and Mualo)... ...
OnrlmmonafBoma.-(Laat New Work) ..
WoUB o:r W1LLUJ1 DBJrTOB'.
8oa1 of Thingl (YOIA. 1,; and S)-per YO!. ... ...
Geology: The Put an11 nture of our Planet ... --· ...
What waa He? or. Jeen1 In the L!irht of the Nineteenth Century
Oommon .. 1118 Thoughts on the Bible --· ... ... ...
The Irreconcilable Reoorda; or, Gen8111 and Geology ...
Life of William Denton... ... ... ... ... ...
la Splritualiam True P ...
Po••• BT LISIB Dona.
Poems of Progreu ...
Poems of the Inner Lile
M18CILL.llfJIOV8 WJUTSU.
The Bible of Blbla..-Xsaan Gu.i.VBs ... 8 8
The World's Sixteen Oruoilled 8&riour1 .. ... 8 8
11..fter Dogm&tio Theology: What P-8TUBID ... S 8
NEW WORKS FROM THE PRESS OF COLBY AND RICH,
BOSTON, U.S.
Beliirton of Splrituallam.-Dr. S. w ... TBo• ... ___ ... 8 o
The 8alenti1lc Buis of Splritualiam.-EHB SuoHT ... ... 7 0
The Wlt.ohan\ft of New Bnal&nd.-11..LLBR P11T .... R ••• ... 7 0
What mll.lt I do to be Sa.ved ?-llroauoLL'a Lut Leoturo • • • • 0 8
Pori /rM,ltd
E1110LIBB AoKNT or m11: RELm10. PmLosoPHIO.&.L Jotn1.111.&.L AJfD
PuBLl8HING Hous11:, CHICAGO, U.S.
A.ll worb luv.ed by the above Ho1188 sold or prooured to order.
BANNER OF LIGHT
The Oldeet Jonrnal In the World deYoted to the
SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY.
ISSUED WEEKLY AT No. 9, MONTGOMERY PLA.UE,
BOSTON, MASS.
OOLBY AND RICH, PUBLI8BEB8 JI.ND PBoPBIBTOBB.
Ia.u.o B. B.ICH .................................... Bvs1n:11 llll ... oaa.
LllTKB• OoLBY ...............-.................... EDITOa.
Joa:a W. Du ....................................... 11..asrST.e.JrT E»ITOa.
11..ided by a large oorpa of able wrlten.
THE BANNER 11 a ll.rst--01.ue, eight.page Family N ewapaper, oout&IAlng
:rosn COLll'KlfB o:r lll'rli:B.118TIRO ilD llf8TB.11crlVJ: B.ll.lDIRO, embniclng
A LITERJl..RY DBPJl..RTJlBNT.
REPORTS OF SPIBITUJl..L LBOTUB.BS.
OB.IGINJl..L ESSJl..YB-Upon Spiritual, Philoeophioal, and 8olent18o 8ubjeots,
EDITOB.liL DEPARTMENT •.
SPIBIT·MBBSJl..GB DBP 11..RT.M:ENT.
OONTB.IBUTIONS by the moet talented writen In the world, etc., ate.
Terms of Subscription, in Advanoe :
Fifteen Shlll!Dga per A.rmwn.
COLBY & RICH
Publlah and keep for Bale at Wholesale and Beta.II. a oomplete usortment of
SPIRITUJl..L PROGRESSIVE REFORMATORY, A.ND HISCELLJl..NBOUS
BOOKS.
•.• Oataloguee of Boob PuhliAhed and for Sale by OoLBT & BlcH aeut free.
Bemitt&Iulea and orden oan be 1811t to the Pnbliahen to tile aboTii addreu, or
to our Agent, Mr. J.J. Mone, 58, Sigdon.road, Dalaton, Loudon, Bu~l&nd.
TEA I TEA II TEA Ill
COMMONWEALTH TEA STORES.
PROVINOIAL AGENT : E. w. w ALLIS,
THE COMMONWEALTH TEA, BLACK, 2s. SD. PER LB.
Superior Quality at 311. 4d. per lb.
Add?el8-E. W. WALL~~ Commonwealth Tea Sto~ea, 13, Lake
Street, The Forest, ~ottlngham. P.0.0. Nottingham,
Term• Cub.
~ING, SPEAKING :MEDIUM-CA.BOLINE PAWLEY.
1' 1' Freo of charge. 11..ppoilltmenta made by letter ouly, with dlreoted
1tamped enYelope.-63, Bari'• Court-road, X811Sington.
M
ISS GODFREY, Curative Meemeriat and Rubber, ha& RE­
MOVED to 51, George..atreet Bnaton.roa.d, where ahe - patient. b7
tippolntment only. Ladiee lllilferi.DJr lrom wealmeea, mi.aplaoement, or prolapsuj
~ Cllrlld withont medicine. terms moderate.
Digitized by Google
..
' 1
0
I
1
8
7
8
8
15
0
1
1
0
8
8
0
8
8
0
0
8
8
8
8
8
0
0
8
8
8