THE PROGRESSIVE LIBRARY MRS. HARDINGE-BRITTEN'S WORK. AND SPIRITUAL INSTITUTION, 15, SOUTHAMPTON ROW, LONDON, W.C. MOTTO.-The Discovery of Truth, the Diffusion of Truth, and the Application of Truth to the Welfare of Humanity. POLITY.-No officials, no salaries. Those engaged in the work, after earning their living by industry give their whole time to the Cause free of charge; the expenses, in addition, which are heavy, are partly met by voluntary contributions from Spiritualists in Great Britain and other countries. Contributors are earnestly desired to take out the value of their contribution in the use of books from the Library for perusal, or to lend to inquirers. OBJECT.-To supply Educational Agencies to Spiritual Workers and Inquirers, and in all possible ways to promote a knowledge of Spiritual Science, and dispense such teachings as will benefit mankind morally and spiritually, inducing a better state of society, and a higher religious life. 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On Friday evening, the 21st., and the following Friday evenings of October and November, at Quebec Hall, 25, Great Quebec Street; and at 8.15 for 8.30 until 10 o'clock, Mr. F. Wilson will exhibit and explain in plain words the whole of his Designs. The admission is free, but a collection will be made for expenses. MR. JOHN C. WARD. ORGANIST OF MR. HENRY LESLIE'S LATE CHOIR Begs to announce the re-opening of his Private Choral Class, at his residence: "The Retreat," 24, Haverstock Hill, N.W., On Wednesday evenings from 8 to 9.30., for the practice of all kinds of Part Music. Two Soirees will be given, during the course, to which members will be entitled to bring their friends. The Soirees will include, Solos, Duets, etc., Vocal and Instrumental. Subscription, £1 18., per course. THE LONDON SOCIETY FOR THE ABOLITION OF COMPULSORY VACCINATION, I.-The abolition of Compulsory Vaccination. CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE. WILLIAM TEBB, Esq., 7, Albert Road, Regent's Park, N.W. TREASURER. 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THIS Work is being produced in serial parts, in a handsome illustrated wrapper, containing Mediumistic Drawings, beautifully reproduced by the autotype process. The literary department is sustained with great interest, and is replete with sound instruction. A band of eminent spirits, under the leadership of "Milton," purport to produce the work; the writing through a lady, and the drawing through a gentleman, who have not been trained to literary and artistic studies The work is itself the best evidence of its being indeed the product of spirit-influence. Contents of Parts already Published. Price 1s. each. PART I.-Containing two autotypes of Mediumistic Drawings. Proem. Chapter i.--Exile. Chapter ii.-Lost Power. Chapter iii.Mary's Mission Begun. PART II.-Containing one autotype of Mediumistic Drawing. Retrospective appendix to Chapters i, ii, and ii. Chapter iv.-Back to the Children's Home. Chapter v.-The Children's Garden. PART III.-Containing one autotype of Mediumistic Drawing. Retrospective appendix to Chapters iv and v. Chapter vi.-The Children's Friend. Chapter vii.-The King's Arrival. PART IV.-Containing one autotype of Mediumistic Drawing. Retrospective appendix to Chapters vi and vii. Chapter viii.-Mary's Communion Feast. PART V.- Conaining one autotype of Mediumistic Drawing. Retrospective appendix to Chapter viii. Chapter ix.-Mary's Family Mansion. Chapter x.-Mary's Discoveries. Other Parts in preparation. This admirable Essay completely meets the requirements of the Movement at this time. It views from a spiritual standpoint the power at work in Spiritualism, and explains why its tendencies are so diverse and to some so contradictory and perplexing. Every intellectual reader will enjoy it. LONDON: J. BURNS, 15, Southampton Row, W.C. Christ the Corner-stone of Spiritualism. A Treatise by J. M. PEEBLES, M.D Contents: Jewish Evidence of Jesus' Existence: Who was Jesus? and what the New Testament says of Him. What the more candid of Freethinkers and men generally, think of Jesus of Nazareth. The estimate that some of the leading and more cultured American Spiritualists put upon Jesus. Was Jesus, of the Gospels, the Christ? The Commands, the Divine Gifts, and the Spiritual Teachings of Jesus Christ. The Belief of Spiritualists-The Baptised of Christ-The Church of the Future. PRICE SIXPENCE. London: J. BURNS, 15, Southampton Row, London,, W.C. SPIRITUALISTS' BUSINESS DIRECTORY. SUPERIOR BLACK CASHMERE DRESS GOODS. The Best Goods Manufactured. Purchase one dress, and you will never think of purchasing anothe dress elsewhere. If you send me a Post Office Order for a full dress length of 10 yards, at any of the following prices, 1s. 8d., 28., 2s. 4d., 2s. 8d., 3s. 2d. per yard-every quality warranted double warp-it will be sent carriage paid to any address. 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The Destroyer of Weeds, Thistles, and Thorns is a Benefactor Whether he Soweth Grain or Not. I am an ordained clergyman and believe in revealed religion. I am therefore bound to regard all persons who do not believe in revealed religion as in error. But on the broad platform of human liberty and progress I was bound to give him the right hand of fellowship: I would do it a thousand times over. I do not know Colonel Ingersoll's religious views precisely, but I have a general knowledge of them. He has the same right to free thought and free speech that I have. I admire Ingersoll because he is not afraid to speak what he honestly thinks, nd I am only sorry that he does not think as I do,"-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. · "We should all rejoice in the recognition of this principle of freedom of thought, speech and publication. This glorious 'boldness of speech' brings to light the thoughts of many hearts. And even if they contain what we deem errors-and mischievous errors, too-their undisguised expression gives others the opportunity of meeting them fairly, and endeavouring to remove the misconceptions they involve; and in combatng or illustrating our several positions we become more clearly conscious what it is we really know, and what it is we really mean. To defend he truth can never and in no respect be an unprofitable task, 'For we have no power at all against the truth, but for the truth.""-Dr. Hoo aas, "Modern Review,” July, 1881. as above, to Miss Simpson, Secretary. THE INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE GIVEN AS FOLLOWS. Oct. 12th. What Organic Magnetism is; its phenomena and uses. The Qualifications of a powerful Magnetiser, and how to develop them. Means of augmenting, and concentrating the Magnetic power. How to develop, and cultivate a powerful Magnetic gaze; to concentrate Will-power, to practice the Inward breathing, to project, and direct brain pictures, to control by sympathy, to cause the Magnetic Influence to flow into your hands. Rationalé of Passes, with description of their various special objects. How to practice, and when to employ Magnetising, Transverse, Local, Curative, De-magnetising, Drawing, Head, Direct, Communicating, Lifting, and other passes. 19th. How, when, and where to use Artificial Wands, Crystals, Discs, etc. Her own process of Magnetising and De-magnetising. Over two dozen other processes as adopted by famous English, and Foreign Magnetisers. Cautions, remarks, etc. How to make and employ bacquets, etc. 26th. How to Hypnotise, and De-hypnotise, to Statuvolise, and De-statuvolise. Various and curious forms of manipulations, and how and when to employ them. Direct and Indirect means of increasing the Magnetic Influence, etc. Nov. 2nd. How to prepare, and employ Magnetic Substitutes. How to form the Magnetic chain. How to produce Ecstacy, to artificially produce natural Somnambulism. Practical Instructions how to conduct some startling, and extraordinary experiments, as taught by Baron Dupotet to his Pupils only, and for which he charged 100 francs. 9th. How to become a Professional public Magnetiser. 16th. Experiments continued. Use of music. How to give 30th. How to become a Professional Magnetic Healer. Dec. 7th. How to establish a Public Institution for enabling surgical and dental operations, to be performed painlessly. How to Magnetise Animals and plants. 14th. Auto-magnetism. How to develop Clairvoyance, etc., etc., etc. in yourself. How to diagnose diseases, clairvoyantly and sympathetically, etc. Cautions, and how to meet the dangers of Magnetic Daymare, Deathtrance, Transference of pain, Cross-magnetism, Accidental Mental Impressions, Accidental Phrenological excitations, the Mesmeric Disease, and Incomplete Magnetisation, etc. Miscellaneous recapitulations of cautions, and some curiosities in Magnetism. *N.B.-Arrangements are now being made for the printing of the Third Edition, therefore the Postal Instructions are, pro tem. suspended. A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY, PHENOMENA, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALIS M. [REGISTERED AS A NEWSPAPER FOR TRANSMISSION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD.] SPIRITUALISM AND ECCLESIASTICISM. A CRITICISM OF THE CHURCH CONGRESS' TREATMENT OF SPIRITUALISM. A DISCOURSE BY J. BURNS, O.S.T. "O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?"-JESUS CHRIST. At the Church Congress, recently held at Newcastleon-Tyne, Spiritualism was one of the subjects discussed. The event has occasioned much talk on the subjectorally and in print-and Spiritualists have in their organs alluded to the matter. An air of triumph follows the remarks used, and it is implied that the Cause has won a decided compliment at the hands of the Church. In this respect a hasty conclusion has been jumped at, which, I think, neither the treatment accorded the subject nor precedent derived from similar occasions, will warrant. Before proceeding to the examination of the principal paper read at Newcastle, let us for a moment or two revert to the past and see what fruits the exhibition of Spiritualism, at a Congress of another kind, bore five years ago. Turn up the volume of the MEDIUM for 1876, and in the issue of September 22 will be found a report of proceedings which took place during the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, held that year at Glasgow. The subject of Spiritualism was introduced on that occasion under the happiest auspices. Mr. A. R. Wallace, a distinguished man of science, was chairman of the section under which it was discussed; the paper was by Professor Barrett, and a hearty outspoken paper it was; and during the discussion Mr. W. Crookes spoke in favour of the reality of the phenomena; Lord Rayleigh and other influential men of science also supported the affirinative side of the argument. The opposition was simply ridiculous and tended to throw the facts of the Spiritualistic side out into bolder relief. There was, indeed, rejoicing in our ranks; and Dr. Slade having just then settled in London, and his manifestations having already taken the town by storm, the enthusiasts thought they had no more to do than induce the worst scientific bigots to. [PRICE 13d sit with Slade and forthwith they would be transformed into solid Spiritualists. A fund was proposed to hire Slade to sit with scientists too stingy to pay for their own instruction, and it was at last discovered that the old saw as to the horse not being willing to drink when dragged to the water's edge was unsound. The scientific horse, or donkey, would surely never refuse to drink at the spiritual fountain at that price. In the same issue of the MEDIUM which recorded the proceedings at Glasgow, appeared a correspondence indicating that influences were at work which ultimately and quickly turned anticipated victory into a disaster, which has been followed up with cumulative effect till this present time. Two small young scientists visited Slade and gave testimony, inferring that the direct writing was the result of trickery on the part of that medium;-a finding which it was impossible to corroborate in the experience of the multitude that had sat with Slade in the same manner. But these little scientists proved far too effective for their big brothers, who had testified on behalf of the facts of Spiritualism. Aided by the vagaries of "summary justice," the false pretensions and fooling of conjurers, and all kinds of issues that turned up or could be thought of-however foreign to the inquiry before the bench-were eagerly dragged in to make Spiritualism as ridiculous as possible, and exhibit to the world that all who held Spiritualistic views were either rogues or fools. anticipated victory was turned into a sad disaster, and yet not a disaster. The For some months I had been raising my voice in the wilderness of haphazard Spiritualistic practice, and crying aloud against the folly of promiscuous seances. For some time public seances had been carried on under my auspices, and while it was only sought to impress sitters with the fact that there was "a something in it," these miscellaneous gatherings did very well. But the phenomena progressed: purely physical effects were followed up by the manifestation of spirits by voice and form,-higher phenomena which required finer conditions for their elimination. I had, therefore, abandoned such forms of investigation for some time, and, as an observer of what took place outside, I had seen the futility of exhibition seances, or making a show of the thing for commercial purposes. I felt it to be my duty to give, conscientiously, the Movement |