The Spiritualist newspaper > No.157, August 27th 1875

Aug. 27. 1875. THE SPIRITUALIST. 107
said to the men belonging to Mirfield, “ Is this the second
bridge ? ” The men answered, “ This is the first; the second
bridge is half a mile further down.” They went to it, and at
about twenty yards above it put in the grapnel. The second
time of putting it in it caught hold of the girl’s foot, about six
inches below the surface of the water. Her body was entirely
under the' sand. They dug her out, brought her to land, and
took the body to a public-house close by. A coroner’s inquest
was held over the body. What was said in my room and how
they found her was all reported in the Huddersfield paper at
the time.
Another strange circumstance may be related. I had Miss
Chandler in the coma at the time I thought they would be
looking for her. She sat quiet for some time ; at last she said,
“ They have got her.” Shortly after I received the news of her
being found in the place Miss Chandler had described as above.
The uncle and Mr. Farrar called on me the day following
about the five pounds reward offered for the body. As they had
found the same through me they wished to pay me. I told them
I had not found her—Miss Chandler had directed them to the
place; if they made her a present of a guinea it would satisfy
all parties. They readily paid the amount, which I handed over
to Miss Chandler at the same time. She asked what it was for :
I told her, and she expressed her astonishment at the circum¬
stance. As I would not take anything for my trouble Dr. James
insisted on my coming to Marsden and giving two lectures in the
school, which was full, as well as at the church school at Slothurt,
where I gave one lecture, Miss Chandler accompanying me to
each place. As usual, many opinions were advanced, ascribing
the finding the girl to anything but what it was. Some gave
me credit for being cleverer than I professed to be: said I knew
all along where the body was, but wanted it said, “ It was found
by a clairvoyant.” I received the following letter from Dr.
James, the vicar of Marsden:—
Huddersfield, February 27th, 1855.
My Dear Sir.—In reply to your note of the 3rd inst.. 1 beg to state
that Sarah Ann Lamb, who was drowned at Marsden on Thursday night,
the 14th of December last, and whose body, after a fruitless search of three
weeks, was eventually recovered in consequence of information given by
one of your patients at Huddersfield, under mesmeric influence, was
known to me as a member and regular attendant at the Church Sunday-
school. Having carefully examined the parties (her uncle and Mr.
Farrar) who heard the clairvoyant give the information required of her,
as well as those acting upon that information, went in search of the body
and found it.—I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully, (Signed) Dr. Jeune.
H. Hudson, Esq., Lecturer on Mesmerism.
In conclusion, I may add in the first case already described in
T/ie Spiritualist, I told her to go to New Orleans, there wo had
to leave her, not being able to proceed further in search of the
lost cotton. In the second case we could only lead Miss
Chandler to the river where the girl fell in; she appeared to
trace her down the stream, passing through Huddersfield, and
found her where described. Of course many are the opinions
about these phenomena. “ They read your mind,” some said ;
but how could that be when we did not ourselves know.
Surely truth is stranger than fiction. H. Hudson.
Swansea.
An anti-Spiritualist journal called Common Sense (El
Sentido Comm) has been started at Lerida, in Spain.
National Association Ltbraky.—The following works
have been presented by Sir Chas. Isham : Swedenborg’s Prin-
cipia, 2 vols.; Economy of the Animal Kingdom, 2 vols.; Heaven
and Hell, Conjugal Love, and Four Leading Doctiines of the
Hew Church; Reichenbach's Researches; A. J. Davis’s Ref owner;
Telegraph Papei's and Spiritual Telegraph, 4 vols.; and Jung-
Stilling’s Theory of Pneumatology.
Funeral of Mrs. J. H. Conant.—The funeral services
of the late Mrs. J. H. Conant were held yesterday afternoon at
Parker Memorial Hall, and were attended by a large concourse
of friends. The casket containing the remains of the deceased
was placed in front of the pulpit, and immediately above it was
a portrait of Mrs. Gonant. Arranged near by were beautiful
floral tributes of affection. Upon the pulpit were bouquets,
and upon either side stood a floral harp and crown; upon the
platform were numerous bouquets, and the casket wa& flanked
with pots of variegated plants, while upon the casket itself were
laid bouquets and baskets of flowers. The services consisted of
singing by a quartette choir, and appropriate remarks and
prayer by Rev. W. H. Gudworth, of East Boston. After the
services an opportunity was given the friends to view the
remains, and for nearly a quarter of an hour there was a steady
current of people passing by the casket. The remains were
subsequently conveyed to Forest Hills cemetery.—Boston Herald,
Aug. 9th.
^robtnctai j&etos.
. NEWCASTLE.
NEWCASTLE SPIRITUAL SOCIETY.
This society is busy making arrangements for Mrs. Tappan’s
forthcoming lectures. Last Sunday night it held a seance at its
rooms in Weir’s Court. The regular mediums were away, so
those present sat for developing purposes, and a young man who
had been a member for about a month was entranced, and made
to speak a little. On Tuesday, last week, there was another
sitting at the same place, and Miss Wood entered the cabinet to
give a materialisation seance. The light was weak—too weak
to see the time by a watch. After waiting about twenty
minutes, a small white figure emerged from the cabinet en¬
veloped in white drapery, but did not come far from the door.
This figure gave its hand to Mr. Rhodes, and took some grapes
of him, but the light was so low that he could not discern the
features. —
LEICESTER.
MATERIALISATION IN LEICESTER.
Perhaps one of the most remarkable seances that has been
held in Leicester took place at the rooms of the Society for the
Investigation of Spiritualism last Sunday evening. There were
present Mrs. Mansel, Mr. Mullis, Mr. and Miss Bent, a gentle¬
man medium, and others. All sat down at a large four-legged
table, and, after singing, waited patiently in silence for some
time. No signs being given, a hymn was again sung, and another
term of waiting in silence followed. Another hymn was sung,
and the company were about to break up when several distinct
raps were heard on various parts of the table. The heavy table
was now moved, and as one and another asked that the table
might be moved into his or her lap, the wish was no sooner ex¬
pressed than complied with; there was light quite sufficient
to distinguish clearly each face and to see that every hand was
placed upon the table. The Chairman, Mr. Bent, asked if the
controlling spirit would endeavour to materialise a hand to clasp
his own, and distinct raps were given to signify the affirmative.
He placed his hand under the table, while every other hand was
distinctly visible on the table, including those of the medium.
Very soon he felt a gentle touch, as of a soft hand placed on the
back of his own hand. This he at once stated. The medium
seemed half awake, and was in great pain through the disturb¬
ance caused by the excitement of the sitters; he cried out
several times, “ Oh, don’t, don’t.” After a short silence the
chairman asked for the materialised hand to be again placed in
or upon his own. In reply the following words were written by
the entranced medium—<( We have used the medium in order to
materialise for the touch of the hand, but the power is^ now
gone. S. H.” The seance closed with singing.
ELIPHALET NOTT.
To the Editor of “ The Spintualist
Sir,—In The Spiritualist of the 13th inst. your corre¬
spondent “ Clericus,” after describing a seance at which he was
present in Leicester, gives the substance of an address, pur¬
porting to be delivered by a spirit who gave the above un¬
common name, and wishes to know if any of your readers can
give any information respecting this person. I have great
pleasure in stating that the Rev. Eliphalet Nott, D.D., was well
known in the United States, both as a preacher and an author.
One of his last literary productions was a work on the wines
of Scripture, written in the interests of the temperance move¬
ment, of which he was a leading advocate.
I have mislaid the volume, or would have sent you the par¬
ticulars of his life, as it contains a biography of the author, but
will with pleasure send it either to yourself or “ Clericus ” by
post if desired. John Lamont.
199, London-road, Liverpool.
Mr. A. R. Wallace’s Defence of Spiritualism, which
was published in the Fortnightly Review, has just been translated
into German by Mr. G. C. Wittig, and published by M. Alexandre
Aksakof.
M. Oscar Kramer, a strong physical medium at Pots¬
dam, accounts of whose seances "were published in the Psychic
Studies, has been attacked by a German church newspaper, and,
the article is now going the round of the Berlin press. In con¬
sequence thereof, M. Kramer has received numerous letters
from sympathisers owning their spiritualistic tendencies. The
circulation of Psychic Studies will also probably be thereby in¬
creased.