impressed upon his memory that he still shuddered when he thought of her. Mr. Calcott smiled, and the subject was changed. About a dozen years after, as the gentleman who had had the dream was travelling in Germany, what was his horror and amazement on reaching the inn where he was to sleep, when he beheld the very woman (precisely the same, in dress, person, and features) whom he had seen in a dream in England twelve years before. He consulted with the servant, and they retired after supper to a two-bedded chamber, where they lay with cocked pistols and beating hearts, attending the event. Accordingly, after all the family had retired to rest, the door of the apartment was pushed open, and the woman made her appearance with a weapon in her hand. The English travellers, however soon secured her. And thus, by an interposition, which even an Atheist must allow to have been providential, were the lives of two innocent persons secured from the attack of an assassin.”

"Some circumstances related in the following letter, which some may account odd accidents, I think are such instances of the providence of God, as ought to be had in remembrance. 'On Monday, (says R. Moss), about three o'clock in the morning, W. Holmes came to me and said, brother Moss, I have been just awakened by a dream, that the constables and churchwardens came to press you for a soldier. I would have you get up and go to Norton.' I did so, and he walked with me about half a mile. At his return, the constables and churchwardens were come."-J. Wesley.

"A woman at Stockworth told her sister, who lived with her, I do not think to go to market to-day, for I dreamed that I was drowned in riding across one of the drains on Haxby Bar.' But she was soon laughed out of it, and went. She rode over the bar, where the water was scarce a yard deep, and slipped off her horse. Several looked on, but no one thought of pulling her out till she was past recovery."

ANOTHER CASE." I received a strange account from Ed ward Bennett's eldest daughter. On Tuesday, the 12th of this month, I told my husband in the morning, I desire you will not go into the water to-day, least not into the deep water on the far side of the town, for I dreamed I saw you there out of your depth, and only your head came up just above water.' He promised me he would not, and went to his work. Soon after four in the afternoon, being at John Hanson's, his partner's house, she was on a sudden extremely

sick, so that for some minutes she was ready to expire, then she was well in a moment. Just at that time, John Hanson, who was an excellent swimmer, persuaded her husband to go into the water on the far side of the town. He objected at first went in, and was drowned."

WARNED IN A DREAM.-" A lady passenger in the Baltic, who had intended to take passage in the Arctic, dreamed two nights in succession that the latter steamer had foundered at sea. The dream made such an impression upon her, that she determined not to go in the Arctic, and persuaded some of her friends also to follow her change of plan. On her voyage across the ocean, before any tidings had been heard of the disaster, she told her dream to many passengers in the Baltic. A few days and the dream was verified!"—Newspaper.

"On Friday Mr. T. returned to Dover, and I spoke at Sandwich for the first time. After the meeting was concluded, a well-dressed aged woman came to me and said, 'I know you, I both saw and heard you about two years since.' I replied, 'God bless you, I never saw you before that I know of," and wished her good night. This good woman, not satisfied with my answer, went to her class-leader, Mr. B., and said to him, I dreamed about two years ago that a woman came and preached in our chapel, and was made a great blessing to my family, and that they were all brought into the way of heaven, particularly a wicked son, who has lain much upon my mind.' She added, this is the woman I saw in my dream, and I fully believe the other parts of it will be fulfilled.' ”. -Mrs. Taft's Memoirs.

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LIFE SAVED BY A DREAM.-When I was about five years I was left, one Sunday while my mother went to church, to the care of an aged woman. As she sat by the fire, she fell asleep; I went out of the house, and climbing up some steps that led to the top of the cistern, which being full of water, I fell in, where I must certainly have perished, as the cistern was deep, and no neighbours near, had not an unseen hand interposed. Just at that moment the old woman dreamed I was fallen in the cistern, and was drowned; and waking in a fright, she looked round for me, and then calling aloud for me; but receiving no answer, she rushed up, and running to the cistern, found me overhead, and dragged me out just in time to save my life.

I have had upwards of ten falls from horses; once I fell seven, and at another ten yards upon the hard pavement; but

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her child, and some women coming to her assistance, killed the venomous creature.

BUNYAN.-When John Bunyan was first thrown into prison, he found a great friend in the jailor, through whose kindness his confinement previous to his last examination and the petition of his wife, was not at all rigorous. He was permitted to preach, to visit his friends, and even to go to London. It is related of him that it being known to some of the persecut ing prelates that Bunyan was often out of prison, they sent down an officer to talk with the jailor on the subject, and in order to find him out, he was to arrive there in the middle of the night. Bunyan was at home with his family, but so restless that he could not sleep. He therefore told his wife that he must return immediately. He did so, and the jailor blamed him for coming in at so unseasonable an hour. Early in the morning the messenger came and said, "Are all the prisoners safe?" "Yes." "Is John Bunyan safe?" Yes." "Let me see him." He was called, and appeared, and all was well. After the messenger left, the jailor said to Bunyan, "Well, you may go out again when you think proper, for you better than i can tell you when to return.'

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LUTHER, writing to Link, says :-"I send you my acts of the Conference at Augsburg. They are more cutting, doubtless, than the legate expected; but my pen is ready to give birth to greater things. I KNOW NOT MYSELF WHENCE THOSE THOUGHTS COME."

SECTION XI.

SPIRIT-POWER.-VISIONS.

PAST sections will have prepared the mind for understanding how visions are produced. That they are not the clairvoyant examinations of the actualities, but biological pictures created by the operator; whether in or out of the flesh. Visions differ from dreams-visions,only by the mind being cognizant of surrounding incidents, as recognised by the expression, "He is awake;"-whatever therefore the operator places in the camera, as in second sight; be it true or false, the person sees.

That it

is neither the spirit of the man leaving the body, and so seeing incidents transpiring in other houses; nor, that it is only the play of the nerves on the organs of the head; is illustrated in the dream incident which occurred to the beadle of Covent Garden, page 448. The dream vision was, that the man was hanging in such a room &c.,—but he was not hanging, he was lying on the floor; showing that the man did not see the actual scenes, but a vision so arranged as to rivet attention; and induce him the next morning to call on a friend, and with him see the real scene-evidently there was an operator.*

In like manner visions are to be understood.

I will give an incident which much interested me at the time. An incident which showed me the mesmeric control, Spirits or angels have over some persons. There was no collusion between the parties, because their position in life, education and residence, and dislike for each other; were known to

me.

At a circle of some nine persons, the leading medium in trance, stated she saw the mother of Miss J. and A. B.—and another relation, and that the scene was beautiful; suddenly the young ladies were thrown into a kind of brief stupor; the original medium was moved, those three girls with closed eyes, were made to go through the tableaux, as seen in the air; then their arms, fingers, body and limbs, twisted and twined in the most graceful attitudes; as if they were without bones in their

* See also the incident in the hospital, Leamington, page 401.

bodies. The disliked medium sat like a mother; A. B. leaned upon her breast, and the other on her knees, upturned her closed eyes towards the mother. Not a word was spoken, not an eye open-and when all was over, they stated, they could not help themselves, they felt they were powerless; they felt drawn about, but had no idea what for. This statement is necessary to place the visionary in his proper place, for us understanding the phenomena.

The reader may perhaps remember the incident which took place at Newcastle some time ago, by means of which the murderer was discovered.

A mother in a vivid dream, saw a man looking intently at her through a barred window; soon after she heard that her son was murdered; she said she would know the man if she saw him. A man was arrested on suspicion of the murder she came to Newcastle, told the authorities of her dream-the prisoners were placed in the yard, the suspected man among them. On the woman coming into the yard and seeing them, she at once singled out the suspected man, as the man she saw in her dream.

Here was evidently a vision, not the reality; and the mind intuitively recognises an operator; and that operator must be an intelligent Ethereal.

I will now give an instance or two of Mirror Visions. The medium was a poor, uneducated man, who, looking one day into a rock crystal-ball I have; saw men and incidents. I then had several sittings with him, he sitting before a mirror, and I acting as scribe. I had very many extraordinary visions given to me. One series was the course of creation, how matter was formed, and how animals were formed. Another series was, the incidents of our Saviour's life, with details of a very singular kind.

Another series was-How angels acted upon men, representative men; and the physical mode by which it acted upon the masses, through the representative men.

I will give one vision produced at once, on my putting a question.

SOUL LEAVING THE BODY.-MIRROR VISION.-My question was: Have you ever seen a human soul leave the body? Ans. I have. Note: the words appear in the mirror, in gold or