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No. 324. (VOL. XIII.—No. 19.) LONDON J FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1878. Published Weekly; Price Twopence.
Contents.
The Inherent Invisibility of the Spirit World ... 217
The Williams-Rita Case:—Test Seance with Mr. Wil¬
liams 217
A Spiritualistic Marriage 218
Private Seances in Germany ... ... ... 219
Spiritualism in Chester:—The Use of Physical Manifesta¬
tions ... 221
A Baby Song. (Poetry.) ... .222
The British National Association of Spiritualists ... ... 222
Soul-Ideas of the Ancient Egyptians. By James Bon-
wick, F.R.G.S.... ... ... ... , 223
Church Testimony to the Reality of Spiritual Manifesta¬
tions :—St. Chrysostom—St. Augustine—J ustin Martyr
—Tertullian—Lactantius—Athanasius—St. Gregory—
Calvin—Luther—John Knox—Baxter—The Reformed
Church of England ... 224
Correspondence :—Spectres of Animals—Healing Me-
diumship—The Abolition of Cabinet Seances 226
Answers to Correspondents 228
Paragraphs:—Narrow-mindedness, 221; Spiritualistic
Soiree 222
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