The Spiritualist newspaper > No.271, November 2nd 1877

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No. 271. (Yol. XL—No. 18.) LONDON: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1877. Published Weekly; Price Twopence.
Contenta.
The Philosophy of Temptation. A Trance Address through
Mrs. Richmond’s Mediumship 205
Anne Vial’s Case 206
An Outspoken Judge 208
A Haunted Spot - 208
Slate-Writing and Form Phenomena 209
The Materialisation of a Spirit 210
A.Seance with Mr. Williams. By the Baroness Adelma
von Vay (Countess Wurmbrand) 210
Forthcoming Meetings 210
“ For the First Time.” (Poetry.) By Florence Marryat 211
The Victorian Association of Spiritualists 211
Strange Visions 212
An Indian “ Medicine Dance ” 212
Review:—The London Dialectical Society 213
The Charity Organisation Society ... 213
Poetry:—A Cry from India 214
Correspondence:—Astrology—^Metaphorical Expression—
A Personal Explanation—Dreams and their Philo¬
sophy... ... 214
An Apparition Seen at the Moment of the Death of the
Body 216
Answers to Correspondents 216
Paragraphs:—Dr. Slade's Movements, 206; Miss Kisling-
bury in America, 206; Spiritualism in Dalston, 208;
A Mysterious Light on* the Pacific Coast, 209; The
Religion We Want, 210 ; Mr. Morse's Appointments,
211; Mr. J. M. Peebles in the East, 211; Mesmerism,
211; Miss Wood's Mediumship, 211; Mr. Colville’s
Meetings, 211; A Social Problem Solved, 213; A Lec¬
ture at Stockton-on-Tees, 213 ; Brixton Psychological
Society, 214; Magic, 214; Spirit Influence, 215; The
Materialistic Difficulty, 215; Spiritualism in New¬
castle, 215; The National Association of Spiritualists,
216 ; Form Manifestations 216
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