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No. 222.—(VOL. IX.—No. 17.)
Contents,
The Scientific Research Committee of the National Asso¬
ciation of Spiritualists. By William H. Harrison ... 193
Death and the After Life. By Eugene Crowell. M.D 194
The Psychological Society of Great Britain:—Unconscious
Cerebration—Mr. Serjeant Cox’s Speculations—Ex¬
periments with Clairvoyants—The Natural and Super¬
natural—Remarkable Planchette Messages 19C
The Spiritualists’ Defence Fund 198
Spirit Poetry:—The Victim of Circumstances 198
Mr. Blackburn’s Seances. By G. Carter Blake, Doc. Sci. ... 199
Reception at Mrs. Makdougall Gregory’s. Dr. Slade and
the Misses Fox 199
Correspondence:—Clairaudients of Genius, Marlowe and
Milton—Are they Occult and Crafty Devices?—Ex¬
periences of Beginners—Dr. Monek and the National
Association of Spiritualists—Dr. Slade—Spiritualism
in Sunderland—Spiritualism in Brighton—Dr. Forbes
Winslow’s Pamphlet—Spiritualism at the East End
—The Ducie Club, Manchester—“ Paid Mediums ” ... 200
The National Association of Spiritualists:—The Second of
the Winter Meetings—Psychological Changes in the
Bodies of Mediums during Seances 202
The National Association of Spiritualists 204
Spiritualism in Liverpool:—^Vagrancy and Witchcraft ... 204
Paragraphs:—Mr. J, J. Morse, 196; Spiritualism in the
North of England, 196; The Credulity of Incredulity,
198 ; A Parable, 198 ; Clairvoyance, 199; Spiritualism
in Dalston, 199; Aid for Mrs. Cogman, 199; Mrs.
Tappan, 199 ; Writing Mediumship 199
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The Contributors to its pages comprise most of the leading and
more experienced Spiritualists, including many eminent in the ranks
of Literature, Art, Science and the Peerage. Among those who
have published their names in connection with their communica¬
tions in its columns are Mr. C. F. Varley, C.E., F.R.S. ; Mr. William
Crookes.-F.R.S., Editor of the “Quarterly Journal of Science” (who
admits the reality of the phenomena, but has, up to the present time,
expressed no decided opinion as to their cause); Mr. Alfred R.
Wallace, President of the Biological Section of the British Associa¬
tion for the Advancement ol Science (1876): Prince Emile de
Sayn-Wittgenstein (Wiesbaden); the Right Hon. the Countess of
Caithness; His Imperial Highness Nicholas of Russia (Duke of
Leuchtenbergj; Mr. H. G. Atkinson. F.G.S.Lord Lindsay: the
Hon. Robert Dale Owenl(formerly American Minister at the Court
of Naples); Baron Dirckinck-Holmfeld (Holstein); Mr. Gerald
Massey: Le Comte de Bullet: the Hon. J. L.O’Sullivan, formerly
American Minister at the Court of Portugal; Mr. C. C. Massey,
Barrister-at-Law; Mr, George C. Joad ; Dr. Robert Wyld; Mr, T P.
Barkas, F.G.S.; Mr. Serjeant Cox, President of the Psychological
Society of Great Britain; Mr. Alexander Calder, President of the
British National Association of Spiritualists; the Rev. J. Tyer-
man (Australia); Mr. Epes Sargent; (Boston. U.S.); Sir Charles
Isham. Bart.; Mrs. Ross -Church (Florence Marryatj; Mrs. Mak¬
dougall Gregory; the Hon. Alexandre Aksakof, Russian Imperial
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Mrs. Honywood; Mr, Benjamin Coleman; Mr. Charles Blackburn;
Mr. St. George W. Stock, B.A. (Gxon); Mr. James Wason; Mr. N.
Fabyan Dawe; Herr Christian Reimers ; Mr. Wm. White (author of
the “Life of Swedenborg”); Mr. J. M. Gully, M.D.; the Rev. C.
Maurice Davies, D.D., author of “ Unorthodox London ”; Mr. S. C.
Hall, F.S.A.; Mr. H. D. Jencken, M.RJ., Barrister-at-Law; Mr.
Algernon Joy; Mr. D.'H. Wilson, M.A., LL.M.; Mr. C. Constant
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In the year 1875, through the liberality of two members of
its body, the Council of the British National Association of
Spiritualists was enabled to offer two prizes, the first consisting
of a gold medal or £29; the second of £10, for the best and
second best essays on a selected subject, which was—“The
Probable Effect of Spiritualism upon the Social, Moral and
Religious Condition of Society.”
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Alfred Russel Wallace, the well-known naturalist and F.R.G.S.;
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Of the essays sent in, the two which have been printed were
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respectively, by reason of their logical and literary merits; but
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2. The Scientific Aspects of Spiritualism.
3. Has Spiritualism given any New Truths to the World ?
4. The Evidences of the Identity of Communicating Spirits.
5. The Relation of the Law to Public Mediums.
6. The Aims, Ends, and Uses of Modern Spiritualism.
7. The Best Means cf Directing Attention to the Importance
of the Private Investigation of Spiritualism.
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SPIRITUALISTS’ DEFENCE FUND.
SPECIAL APPEAL.
Dr. Slade, a stranger, from the United States, on his
journey to St. Petersburg, is, by an unfortunate sentence of a
magistrate, under condemnation to imprisonment, and punish¬
ment appropriate to a criminal is meted out to him. This
highly gifted sensitive, the greatest medium of the day in
England, is condemned to “ hard labour,” and will, i.a January,
1877, become the forced associate of criminals. Unless we
adopt some effectual means, nothing can prevent this out¬
rageous calamity!
The affair is not individual, but relates to all. The struggle
raised before the nation is between Materialism and Spiritual¬
ism. A more important issue was never before us. Spiritual¬
ism demonstrates, through facts ' occurring around us, the
existence of a future life; while Materialism would deprive
humanity of the precious doctrine of immortality.
When we reflect that the proceedings aimed at Dr. Slade
are really designed more as a blow to the sacred cause of
Spiritualism than against him, shall Spiritualists stand by
and accept the verdict without remonstrance? Will they,
without appeal, suffer him, whom they consider innocent, to
be imprisoned and punished as a felon without a struggle ?
Assuredly not. Conscience being our witness, let us perform
what we know to be right.
The question is before us. According to the measure of
support so will be the penver of the Committee, and their
ability for action.
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