The Spiritualist newspaper > No.131, February 26th 1875

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No. 131.——(Vol. VI.—No. 9.) LONDON: FEBRUARY 26? 1875. Pablished Weekly; Price Twopence.
(ftontetus.
Strange Powers of the Spirits of Sleeping Mortals:—Physical Effects
Produced by the Spirit of a Mesmeric Sensitive—Mental Impres¬
sions Produced by one Sleeping Person upon another—Photo¬
graphing the Spirits of Sleeping Persons ... 97
Spirit Teachings. No. XX.VII. ... ... ... 99
A “Test” from the Delphic Oracle. By St. George W. Stock, B.A.
(Oxori) ... ... ... ' ... ... 101
Beorganisation among South London Spiritualists:—Election of Council
and Officers—Suggested Titles for the Society—Prospectus of the
Society—Subscriptions—The Library—Place of Meeting—Lecture
by Mr. D. H. Wilson x 102
A Reincarnated Baby 103
Extraordinary Spiritual Manifestations in Manchester. By William
Oxley 103
Poetry:—Who Made You? Two Sonnets ... 104
Correspondence:—Spiritualism and Theological Dogmas — Spiritual
Manifestations in Brighton—Seance with Mrs. Comer (Florence
Cook) — Private Seances in Manchester—Prevision at Oxford—
Christ Healing the Sick—The Entrance to Spirit-Life—The Cure
of Disease by Mesmerism ... ... ...' 104
A Seance with Secularists at Birmingham 108
Paragraphs:—Impediments to Spiritual Communion, 100; Apartments
for Seances Wanted, 101; Spiritualism in Hungary, 104; Spirit¬
ualism in Liverpool, 108; Spiritualism in Dalston 108
Answer to Correspondent 108
X>ALSTON ASSOCIATION OF ENQUIRERS INTO
SPIRITUALISM.
(Established 1870.)
President.
Henry D. Jencken, Esq,, M.R.I., F.E.G.S. (Barrister-at-Law).
Council
Mr. A. Ferguson Black.
Mrs. C. Ada Blyton.
Mr. Thomas Blyton.
Mrs. Amelia Comer.
Mr. Alfred E. Lovell.
Mr. B Pomeroy Tredwen.
Mr. Thomas Wilks.
Mrs. M. Theresa Wood.
Hon. Sec. and Treasurer—Mr. Thomas Blyton.
The purposes of the Association are:—
(1) .|The coUection of well-authenticated facts affecting Spiritualism,
through its own circle, or circles, and other available sources, so as to form
a basis for sound judgment.
(2) . By various means to offer facilities to investigators, and to induce
others to give the matter careful inquiry, with a view,to abetter understand¬
ing of the phenomena and teachings of Spiritualism.
Ordinary experimental seances are held weekly, on Thursday evenings, at
8 p.m., to which Members are admitted, as well as Members of similar As¬
sociations (vide Buie IX.). Strangers can only be admitted to the ordinary
seance held on the first Thursday evening in each month, on introduction
by a Member. The last Thursday evening in each month is. devoted to
special seances with professional media, lectures, discussions, reading of
papers, or narration of experiences of investigators; to which strangers
are admitted, under the same regulations as are inforced on theyirsf Thurs¬
day evening in each month.
In addition to the weekly meetings and seances, members of the Associa¬
tion have the privilege of utilising the well-stocked Library, comprising
numerous standard works on Spiritualism and kindred subjects. All the
English Spiritualist newspapers and magazines are regularly supplied to'
the Booms for the perusal of Members.
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Prospectus, Buies, Circle Regulations, and directions “ how to form Spirit
“Circles,” with any further information, to be obtained on application to
the Secretary at his private residence, 12, St. Phillip’s-road, Dalston, E.
PERSONS in Oxford interested m Spiritualism are
invited to call upon Mr. Stock, 14, Queen-street, with a view to the
formation of a society for the investigation of phenomena and the discus-^
sion of theories in connection with Spiritualism and cognate subjects/
The progressive spiritualist and free
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Spiritualists of every variety of opinion for their mutual aid and benefit; to
aid students and inquirers in their researches, by placing at their disposal
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psychological and kindred phenomena.
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SPIRITUALISTS
WILL HOLD A
SERIES OF CONVERSAZIONES
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doors of the hall, on the evening of each Conversazione.
NOTICE. _~
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EVENINGS.
Second Course
UPON THE “ SOUL AND SPIRIT OF MAN, ITS ORIGIN,
progress; and destiny.”'
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