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No. 241.—(Yol. X.—No. 14.) LONDON: FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1877. I Published Weekly; Price Twopence.
Contents.
Poetical Inspiration in the Nineteenth Century 157
Where is the Spirit World ? By William H. Harrison ... 157
-Materialisation Phenomena... 159
Spiritual Impressions in Romish Churches. By Catherine
Woodforde ... 1 160
From India. By the Rev. Thomas Colley, Chaplain to
H.M.S. A/afo&ar ... 162
The Prophecy of Vala ... ... ... 162
A Challenge to Messrs. Maskelyne and Cooke. By S. C.
Hall, F.S.A. ... .... ... 163
A Remarkable Seance with Mr. Eglinton. By O. Carter
Blake, Doc. Sci '. ... ... ... 164
The Religious Aspects of Spiritualism. A Trance Oration,
by Mrs. C. L. V. Tappan-Richmond... 164
Correspondence:—Remarkable Test Mediumship—Curious
Allegations 167
Spirit-Rapping among the Ancestors of Mr. P. A. Tay¬
lor, M.P. ... ' ... 168
Answers to Correspondents 168
Paragraphs:—A Spiritualist at an Hotel, 158; Mr. Tyer-
man, 161; Tall Talking, 161; Mohammedanism, 162;
Spiritualistic Periodicals, 162; Spiritualism in New-
castle-on-Tyne, 163; Spiritualism and the Press, 163;
The Latest Miraculous Cures, 163; Religious Mania,
163; What is the Origin of Psychic Force ? 164; The
Alleged Haunted House in Kent, 167; The Psychology
of Revivals, 167; Seance&t Mrs.Makdougall Gregory’s,
167;; Mrs. Weldon’s Sociable Evenings 167
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