Experimental investigation of the spirit manifestations .. - New Age ...

CONTENTS.
Preface.—Letter from J. F. Lanning, Esq.—Spiritual communication, through the
mediumship of Mr. Lanning, to the author—Author's Reply—Communication
from an assembly of eminent spirits, sanctioning, under test conditions, the credentials
transmitted through Mr. Lanning—Postscript by the author—Supplemental
Preface 3
Introduction.—The evidence of the existence of a Deity, by the author—Theological
Axioms 17
Intuitive Evidence op the Existence of Spirits.—Narrative of the author's
experimental investigation of Spiritualism—Letter in reply to an inquiry respecting
the Influence of Electricity in Table-Turning—Of Manifestations founded on
Movements without contact, or such contact as cannot be sufficient to cause the
result—Hymn chanted, and reply 85
Corroborative Evidence op the Existence of Spirits.—Evidence afforded by
the Rev. Allen Putnam, of Roxbury, Mass.—Evidence of Dr. Bell, of Somerville,
near Boston—His errors, arising from ignorance of facts, (110, 283, 864.) 55
Foreign Corroborative Evidence of the Existence of Spirits.—Manifestations
which occurred in France in 1851—Letter from T. R. P. Ventura—Letter of
Dr. Coze—Letter of M. F. De Saulcy— Spiritualism in Paris—Spiritual Manifestations
in France and Germany—Spiritualism in Great Britain—Letter of Robert
Owen, Esq 66
Communications from the Spirit World.—Remarks introductory to my spirit
father's communication—My father's communication—Communication from a spirit
son of the author—Additional communications from spirits who died while infants—Communication
from a very young spirit child to its parents 85
Of Spiritual Birth.—Narratives given by spirits of their translation to the spirit
world—Narrative of his spiritual birth, by W. W., a most benevolent spirit—The
spirit Maria's narrative—My sister's account of her translation to the spirit world
—My brother's account of his spiritual birth, &c 101
Convocation of Spirits.—Sixty-four queries addressed to a convocation of worthies
from the spirit world ; also their replies to the same, (through the mediumship of
Mrs. Gourlay,) confirmed under conditions which no mortal could pervert 113
Exposition of the Information received from the Spirit World 119
Apologt for mt Conversion.—Reasons for my change of opinion, and belief in
the existence and agency of spirits—On the whereabout of heaven—Correspondence
with Mr. Holcomb, of Southwick, Massachusetts 125
Moral Influence of Spiritualism 136
The Heaven and Hell of Spiritualism contrasted with the Heaven and
Hell of Scripture 141
Instinctive Impression as to Heaven being overhead.—Discordance as to the
whereabout of the scriptural heaven 149
"The True Doctrine."—The Rev. H. Harbaugh's opinion respecting heaven 151
Of Mediumship 159
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