The Spiritualist newspaper > No.173, December 17th 1875

AND JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE.
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No. 173.—(Vol. YII.—No. 25.) LONDON: DECEMBER 17,1875. Published Weekly; Price Twopence.
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Enlargement and Improvement of The Spiritualist 289
Changes in Spiritualism in Great Britain ... 289
EevlewsFairy Life in Fairy Land—Buddhism and Christianity ... 289
Spiritualism in Birmingham:—Mr. E. Harper on the Progress of
Spiritualism in Birmingham—National Organisation of British
Spiritualists—The Persecution of M. Leymarie—Taxation with ■
and without Bepresentation—Mr. Morse's Experiences in America
•—Presentation of a Testimonial 290
Manifestations with the Fakirs in India. No. IY. By Dr. Maximilian
Perty ^ 293
Transactions of the National Association of'Spiritualists:—Meeting
of the Council—New Members—Financial Statement—The Pub¬
lication of Transactions—Mr. Bobert Dale Owen—A Seance by
Mr. Morse—The Forthcoming Bazaar in Birmingham—Gifts to
the Brixton and Liverpool Psychological Societies—Closing of
■ the National Association Booms at Christmas—Winter Meetings
of the National Association—Provincial Work in Spiritualism—
The Monthly Soirees—Spiritualism in Islington 294
Spiritualism in Dalston ... 295
Poetry:—Spirit Poetry ... 296
Correspondence:—The Spiritual Scientist and Mrs. Huntoon—Female
Suffrage; Spiritualism in America; Spirit Photography; Popular
Errors with Begard to Spiritualism—Present of Books—Help for
Mrs. J. W. Jackson—The Career of Allan Hardee—Prayers for
the Dead—Spirit Photography in Naples; Departure of the
Davenport Brothers for India and Australia 296
Provincial mows:—Southampton, Clairvoyance Extraordinary—iVeto-
castle, Newcastle Spiritualist Society—Portsmouth—Birmingham-*
Liverpool, Sunday Services ; Visit of Mr. Herne ' 298
The Persecution of Spiritualists in Paris:—Action of English
Spiritualists in M. Leymarie’s Case 299
Answers to Correspondents 300
Paragraphs:—National Assoeiation Library, 295; A New Year’s
Gathering. 295; Winter Meetings of the National Association,
300; Mr. Morse in the Provinces, 300; Spiritualism in Islington... 300
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WINTER MEETINGS.
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Association for reading and discussing papers on Spiritualism and kindred
topics. They will commence on Monday, November 22nd, at eight o'clock,
and be held fortnightly till Christmas, and afterwards as may be found
convenient. Friends having papers to communicate are requested to send
them at an early date to the secretary, at 33, Great Bussell-street,
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In the Press and will be shortly published in one volume, handsomely got
up, and printed on toned paper,
ANGELIC REVELATIONS
ON THE ORIGIN, ULTIMATION, AND DESTINY OF THB
HUMAN SPIRIT.
Illustrated by the experience of Teresa Jacoby, now an Angel in the
tenth state.
Contents.
Chap, 1.—TheUnity of God. Incarnation of Deity.
„ 2.—The Unity of the Human Spirit. Union of Souls.
„ 3.—Appearances of the Human Spirit, and residences in the
Spiritual world,
„ 4.—Spiritual science. Science of the Kingdom of God.
„ 6.—The purpose of God in creation.
„ 6.—The Divine Activity under the Form of Light.
„ 7.—The Human Body and Spiritual Planes.
,, 8.—The Planets Saturn and Ceres,
„ 9.—Spiritual Marriages.
,, 10.—Spiritual Symbols.
,, 11.—The Lost Orb. Parti.
„ 12.—The Angelic Society of Aaron's Bod.
„ 13.—The Lost Orb. Part II.
,, 14.—Unity, Harmony, and Identity in Heaven.
„ 15.—The Lost Orb. Part III.
„ 16 to 30.—Experiences of a Spirit; containing an account of the
Birth, Parentage, and Death of Teresa Jacoby, with her experiences in the
other lifo. up through the states to the tenth in which she is now in, and
communicates as the Angel Purity.
With an introductory chapter by the Recorder, who gives a full account
concerning the giving of the communications.
The volume will be enriched with a Frontispiece photo printed, of the
Angel, the original of which was produced by the direct operation of
Spirits.
As the matter is unique, and the subjects treated of being of such a
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volume, and not being published with any regard to profit, it is hoped that
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