The Spiritualist newspaper > No.329, December 13th 1878

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Contents.
BRITISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF SPIRITUALISTS,
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF
GREAT BRITAIN,
The Religious Side of Spiritualism ... 277
Physical and Spiritual Growth. By J. E. Rees 277
The Psychological Society 278
A Seance with Miss Cook ... ... 278
Departure of Mr. Martheze on a Voyage Round the "World 279
Correspondence:—Spiritualism Northwards—Would the
Chapel Deacon System be Beneficial to Spiritualism ?
—The Psychology of the Play of Macbeth—A Seance at
Newcastle — Dr. Forbes Winslow’s Statistics —The
Healing Powers of Mesmerism .' ... ... 279
The Action of One Mind upon Another. By A. G. Cranstoun 282
When and Where was the First Seance held in England ? 282
The British National Association of Spiritualists. The
Debate on Captain Burton’s Paper 283
The Last of Baron De Palm 286
The Stigmata ... 287
The Powers of the Human Spirit 288
Answers to Correspondents *. 288
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