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COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SPIRIT AVORLT). 85spint-chiKl iniiz;ht be exhibited to her; and, behold! a child's hand waspresented, ^hile no child in <strong>the</strong> body was in <strong>the</strong> room. One <strong>of</strong> tlio companywas a coloured domestic in <strong>the</strong> family <strong>of</strong> Mr. E ,and she mentallyrequested that her mo<strong>the</strong>r, who had before purported to coinmnnicateto her, if present, would show her hand ; when, lo ! a black handappeared ! These are but specimens <strong>of</strong> what occurred during <strong>the</strong> evening."COINIMUNICATIONS FROM THE SPIRIT WORLD.Hemai-Ics Introductory to my Spirit Fatlicr^sCommunication.398. Agreeably to my <strong>spirit</strong> fa<strong>the</strong>r's communication, <strong>the</strong> <strong>manifestations</strong>which <strong>of</strong> late have given birth to Spiritualism, have been <strong>the</strong> result <strong>of</strong> adeliberate effort, on <strong>the</strong> part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> inhabitants <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> higher spheres, tobreak through <strong>the</strong> partition which has interfered with <strong>the</strong> attainment, bymortals, <strong>of</strong> a correct idea <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir destiny after death. To carry out thisintention, a delegation <strong>of</strong> advanced <strong>spirit</strong>s has been appointed. Referringto this statement, I inquired how it happened that low <strong>spirit</strong>s were allowedto interfere in <strong>the</strong> undertaking? The answer was, that <strong>the</strong> <strong>spirit</strong>s <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> lower spheres being more competent to make mechanical movementsand loud rappings, <strong>the</strong>ir assistance was requisite.899. Likewise, I inquired why it was deemed expedient to make <strong>the</strong>se<strong>manifestations</strong>, in <strong>the</strong> first instance, at Hydesville, near Rochester, through<strong>the</strong> <strong>spirit</strong> <strong>of</strong> a murdered man ? The answer to this was, that <strong>the</strong> <strong>spirit</strong><strong>of</strong> a murdered man would excite more interest, and that a neighbourhoodwas chosen where <strong>spirit</strong>ual agency would be more readily credited thanin more learned or fashionable and conspicuous circles, where <strong>the</strong> prejudiceagainst supernatural agencies is extremely strong ; but that <strong>the</strong> <strong>manifestations</strong>had likewise been made at Stratford, in Connecticut, under o<strong>the</strong>rcircumstances. Nor were <strong>the</strong>se <strong>the</strong> only places. They had been madeelsewhere, without much success in awakening public attention.400. Thus, it appears that at <strong>the</strong> outset, <strong>the</strong> object was to draw attention,and in <strong>the</strong> next place to induce communications. It will appear from<strong>the</strong> account <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>manifestations</strong> at Hydesville and Stratford, that as soonas through an ingenious agreement upon signals rational intercommunicationwas established, <strong>the</strong> <strong>manifestations</strong> became changed in character.The mischievousness displayed, in <strong>the</strong> primitive derangement <strong>of</strong> furniture,ceased. This was attributed to <strong>the</strong> replacement <strong>of</strong> <strong>spirit</strong>s <strong>of</strong> inferior grade,by <strong>the</strong>ir superiors.401. Thus this new and glorious light has come up amid dark clouds,as we <strong>of</strong>ten see <strong>the</strong> thunder-gust <strong>the</strong> harbinger <strong>of</strong> a bright sky.402. But still <strong>the</strong>re has been ano<strong>the</strong>r source <strong>of</strong> temporary degradation,

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