Published in 1887 | 322 pages | PDF reader required
CONTANTS
CHAPTER 1
- Early Recollections of One of the Authors.—Sketch of Plantation Life in Slave Days.—The Negro Sceptic.—Visit to the Quarter.—Catechised by the Minister.—The Creedal School, and its Effects.—Conviction and Conversion.—Dawning Light.
CHAPTER 2
- Early Recollections continued.—Seeking for Truth.—An Infidel's Experience.—The Spirit of an Indian Maid.—The Spirit Mother.
CHAPTER 3
- Joining another Church.—Leaving this Church.—The Spirit Rap.—The Little Philosopher.—A Plea for Lyceums.
CHAPTER 4
- A Spirit Message.—A Seance with Dr. Slade.
CHAPTER 5
- Forming a Circle.—A Spirit Messenger.—Celestial Music.—Messages from the Upper World.
CHAPTER 6
- Remarks on Orthodox Jews and Orthodox Christians.—Spirit Messages.
CHAPTER 7
- A Millionaire's Home.—His Message.—Seance with a Gentleman.—The Spiritual Aura.—Experience from "Ghost Land" of Chevalier de B.—Vision of A. J. Davis.
CHAPTER 8
- Transition of a Babe.—A Clairvoyant Scene.—Thoughts on Reformers.
CHAPTER 9
- Free Agency.—Controversy between Two Christians.—Developing Paper.—Magnetised paper for the Sick.
CHAPTER 10
- Testing the Spirit Indian.—The Esquimaux Spirit.—A Strange Experience.—Letter from a Medium.—Interesting Seances.—A Season of Doubt.
CHAPTER 11
- A Letter causing Pain.—Manifestations through a Negro Slave.—An Amusing Seance with a Negro.
CHAPTER 12
- The Need of the Age.—A Fairy Story.—Mediums and Messages.—Some Thoughts on Mediums and Development.
CHAPTER 13
- Thoughts on Dreams.—Somnambulistic Experiences.
CHAPTER 14
- A Dream, and what followed.—The Vision of a Friend.—A Strange Experience.—Visions of a Negro Slave.—A Christian Convert's Dream.—Dreams of Different Persons.
CHAPTER 15
- Presentiments and Warnings.
CHAPTER 16
- A Singular Phenomenon.—An Expose of Spiritualism.—A Warning and Sad Accident.—Message from the Spirit of a Negro.
CHAPTER 17
- Spiritual Manifestations of Past Ages.
CHAPTER 18
- A Spirit's Presence and Revealments.
CHAPTER 19
- How the Sea Captain informed his Family of his Death.—A Seance at Sea.—The Doctor and Spirit.
CHAPTER 20
- Message from Gen. Sam Houston.
CHAPTER 21
- The Trumpets.—A Trance Experience.—A Spirit Poem.—A Controversy on Inspiration.—A Minister's Visit.
CHAPTER 22
- A Spirit Message and Narrative.—A Poem.
CHAPTER 23
- A Minister and his Spirit Brother.—A Spirit's Strange Mistake.
CHAPTER 24
- Magnetic Healing.—A Spirit Message.
CHAPTER 25
- How Spirits have aided us.—Spiritual Seances.
CHAPTER 26
- A Sudden Journey and its Results.—Letters from Friends.—Healing.—Independent Slate-Writing.
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