The Spiritualist newspaper > No.217, October 20th 1876

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OTontents.
Experiences in Spiritualism at Oxfoid in 1872 i No. II.
By St. George Stock, M.A.:—A Shower of Written
Messages in the Light—Powerful Physical Manifesta¬
tions in ' the Light—The Position of Scepticism—
Hume's Hypothesis—AnUnsucossful Seance—Anoma¬
lies of Mediumship—A Youthful Inspirational Me¬
dium—The Dying Child ... ... ... ... ...133
Brixton Psychological Society 135
Spiritualism in Australia. By the|Rev. J. Tyerman 136
Turkish Atrocities:—Appeal to Spiritualists 136
Dr. Carpenter on the Slade Prosecution 1 137
Aid for Mr. Cogman 137
The Trial of Messrs. Slade and Simmons at Bow-street
Police-court. (Illustration.)... ... ... ... ... 138
Reprehensible Conduct of the Graphic Newspaper 139
Lecture on “ A Recent Visit to the British Association ”... 139
Epigrams. By Gerald Massey ... ... ... 139
Florence Marryat ... ... ... ... .;. ... 140
Poetry:—“ Vineta ” '140
Correspondence:—The Legal Position of Mediums—Blan¬
chette Messages — Allan Kardec’s Doctrines—The
Spiritual Origin of Human Events—A Powerful Seance
in Swansea—Imitations of Spiritual Phenomena—The
Education of Children... ... : 140
Spiritualism in South Africa ... ' 142
Strong Physical Manifestations in Manchester. By Chris¬
tian Reimers ... ...‘ ...' ... ‘... ’ ... 148
Direct Spirit Writing at Malvern 144
Answers to Correspondents...' 144
Paragraphs:—Spiritualist Discussion Meetings, 136; Spirit¬
ualism in Dalston, 136; Suicide 144
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LECTURES—OCTOBER, 1876.
Mb. J. Ji Morse—
“ The Greater Human,” Sunday. Oct. 1, at 7 p.m.
“ How does the Soul become Individualised? ” Monday,
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“ The Coming Time and the Coming Man,” Sunday,
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“ Swedenborg’s Heaven and Hell ” (continuation of
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“Salvation according to Spiritualism,” Oct. 22, at 3
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