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•room.200 PRACTICAL BENEFIT OF SPIRITUALISM.you to make my letter so far the subject of your communication, as mayexhibit the reality of your spiritual existence, intelligence, and clairvoyance,and your continued correspondence of heart and mind with, yourhappy father." Christmas, 1854.1050. '^ Shortly after writing this letter, at the circle of which I am amember, the following communication was spelled out on theor disc.spiritoscopc1051. ''^ Darling Fatlicr : I wish to say something to you about William'scommunication. He has impressed you since you were sick morethan myself. You are rapidly developing as an imprcssional medium.1052. '^ ^ We have been constantly with you. Having wished to give acommunication the evening our friend (a lady who is a very superior medium)was with you and mother, but the mode was too tedious. It wasan era in mother's life. Her opposition tends in some measure to repulseus; not that we love her less, but our loving natures must meet reciprocaltenderness.1053. '^ ' Love begets love in the heavenly spheres, as well as on earth.I cannot say more at present, but I think William will speak more atlength about the letter.Maria.'1054. '^^What letter?' ^Father knows,' was the reply. The nextcommunication for me on the same evening was the following1055. '^ ^ Father, I wish you to read the letter which you have in yourpocket-book before you go home; it will dispel all doubts in your mindrelative to its spiritual origin. W. G.'1856. '' On the next evening, finding myself incidentally one of a happymeeting of spiritual friends, the following came for me through the spiritoscopcfrom my brother, referring to my letter1057. '^ ^Brother William: We are still with and around you. Duringyour sickness it was the province of Maria to wateli you daily.Otherfriends were near; among these were father and mother, with your sonsJacob, William, and Henry, Rebecca, and many othersbound to you bythe ties of consanguinity. On Christmas-day we held a levee in yourIf you could have seen us, I think it might have disturbed yourplacidity, but you sat as composed as if you were entirely alone. I thinkif you will recall the circumstances, you will confess that a power foreignto your own was exerting an influence to give forth spiritual monitions.1058. '' '1 am anxious that Maria should make a communication in regardto the letter Jand she will do so when an opportunity offers.'1059. '' On the next meeting of our circle, the following beautiful letterwas put in my hand by our intelligent and highly-developed3Irs. Gourlay, written by her under spiritual impression :medium,1060. '' ' Dear Father : I mentioned to you briefly at the circle that(brother William impressed you to write the letter which 3-ou addressed to