Experimental investigation of the spirit manifestations, [electronic ...

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SPIRIT WORLD. 105who died in infancy. Tlioy had attained the stature of men. I now feltthathiw of aiBnity which binds us so closely together, drawing nie towardtlicm, and I was enabled at once to single them out from the multitudewhich accompanied them. With smiles they greeted me, saying, "Welcome,dear sister; another link is added to the chain of love whichbinds us together. One by one they shall be removed from earth till thechain is completed here.''509. Wc next entered the third sphere, where comparative orderreigns. There I perceived many spirits intently listening to a teacher,whose theme was the subject of progression.510. Anxiously desiring to reach my destiny, we quickly passed tothe fourth sphere. How different the scene ! every thing looked brightand beautiful to my enraptured sight.It seemed like an enchanted land.Thousands of flowers scented the air with their odoriferous perfume, andrapturous strains of music thrilled me with delight ! ^We now approacheda beautiful temple devoted to the science of the harmony of sounds.In itmusic in all its departments is taught. 0, father, could you hear themaster spirits of song, who lived ages ago on earth, attuning their instrumentsto harmony, your senses would become entranced. Music, beingconceived in heaven, issent forth to earth to elevate man, and attract himto our great and beneficent Father. I perceived that the fourth spherewas to be my abiding-place for the present.511. On my return to the second sphere, it looked somewhat diff"erentto me, for, having lost my fear, I could more closely inspect the place andits inhabitants. The country, as far as my vision could penetrate, seemedlike a vast desert, without a green spot to relieve the eye. Its denizensare seen straggling here and there, with no fixed object in view.All areseeking to minister to their perverted tastes. Some are holding forth inloud tones, and painting in false and gaudy colours the joy of their home;others, who occupied high stations on earth, hang their heads in confusion,and would fain hide themselves from view; but they are taunted withrude jests, and told that their " pride of position will avail them nothinghere.'' One heart-sickening feature of this place is the absence of children.No purity can exist where such evils abound. "The loud laugh,which bespeaks the vacant mind," is heard pealing forth in derision, as theteachers from the higher spheres approach the motley group. Some, inwhom the work of regeneration has commenced, are seen ascending thespiral stairway of progress which leads to the third sphere.512. The beauty of the third sphere far transcends that of earth. Thescenery is endlessly diversified with spiritual objects, corresponding tothings of your planet. Mountains and valleys, hills and dales, rivers andlakes, and trees and plants, lend their enchantment to the scene. Theinhabitants of this sphere are anxious for instruction. The teachers fromthe higher degrees are listened to with profound respect and attention.