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.
APPENDIX.
