sitting upon them, and without any connection with
any visible power or agency; mediums have been float-
ed through the air, etc. The rapping tests, the table-
tipping tests, the autograph tests and theslate-writing
tests have beenproved over and over again, to the sat-
isfaction of hundreds of intelligent people in various
parts of the world And Spiritism reckons amongst
its adherents judges, lawyers, business-men and num-
bers of women of ability. These people have tested the
claims of Spiritism and have candidly avowed their
faith in it.
And it is unwise, to say the least, tosneer
at such as fools or knaves-fools
if simply deluded by
tricks and slight of hand; knaves if they are willingly
and knowingly lending their time and influence to the
perpetration of frauds.
The writer was inclined to be skeptical with refer-
ence to all the various claims of Spiritism until con-
vinced to the contrary by a Christian man, in whose
testimony he was justified in having full confidence.
This friend was not a believer in Spiritism but, being
thrown into the company of some Spiritists for an even-
ing, the suggestion was made, “Let ts have a seance. “
The campmy present assented; our friend remaining
from curiosity. They sat down to a table, placed their
hands upon it in the usual manner, and one of the
amber present being a medium inquired, “Are there
my spirits present ?” The answer indicated by raps
upon the table-one
for A, two for B, three for C, etc.,
spelled out the information that spirits were present,
but that they would hold no commtlnication that even-
ing. The medium asked ” Why ?” The answer rapped
out was, “Because new mediums are being appointed
all over the United States.”
The company was disapointed