son, by the partial withdrawing of the odic, for the subtile principle tended to an equilibrium, and poured rapidly across from the west side of the river, not the less that it was instantly withdrawn, by the traction of the wand.

It will be asked perhaps, how the odic was disposed of. At first I caused the current to ascend to a considerable elevation, and probably added a dispersing power there, though I find no record of it. After a time I discovered that the odic thus withdrawn, was again accumulating on the surface. I then directed the current to the crater of one of the perpetually burning volcanoes, and it was there thrown into the flame.

A wand set as above, has been a perfect cholera-od-ometer for determining the rate of production of the cholera odic. A current traversed the wand the greater part of the year, sufficient to move the pendulum, but the force constantly varying. The following is a record kept in 1857, of the pendular force of the current, on a particular day, in each month from January to September.

It has been my purpose to note everything of moment, connected with this important topic, yet I find reports, on looking over my minutes, of only three cases of cholera, in the United States, during the six years-1856–1861— in which I have had a wand set to prevent the disease. One of a publick man, who it was said had recovered from the disease, 1856; one of a man who died in Kansas, 1858; and one of a man who was seized while serving as

a juror at Covington, Ky., 1860, this also a fatal case. I venture to affirm, from odical investigation, that neither of these was a case of Asiatic cholera; that they were all cases of cholera morbus. Concerning the last mentioned, I find it minuted that the pendular force of the odic of the disease was 453,"" and add, "of course, cholera morbus." Of course, because that although cholera and cholera morbus give the same movement to the pendulum, the least force of the odic of the former, producing the disease, is 710"". There is still another reason, proving that the disease of this last, though he died in a few hours, was not Asiatic cholera.

During the six years-1856-1861-in which I have had a wand set to prevent the cholera, although there were no cases of the disease, (unless possibly a few might have been brought in from abroad,) the production of the deleterious principle upon which it depends, abated but little. The following gives the pendular force in September of each year.

Pendular force.

1360 plus.

1856,

1857,

1858,

1859,

1860,

1861,

1370

1360

1370

1340

1320

I know no reason to doubt that, should the rapport and traction of the wand that has been set for two years past, be withdrawn, the disease would prevail as heretofore.

XIV. MATTER AND SPIRIT.

Odicism, or the science of od-force, confirms the testimony of scripture, as to the nature of spiritual existencethat it is MATERIAL. The doctrine of immaterialism, I re

gard as of hurtful, of irreligious tendency. Notwithstanding its claims to transcendent excellence, and superior sanctity, I believe it contributes to render men indifferent and unspiritual. They recoil, naturally and instinctively, from a future existence, unsubstantial, cold as moonlight, and which appears, from its very nature, to be devoid of human susceptibilities. Had those to whom we are indebted for the modern doctrine of the immateriality of spiritual existence, allowed more scope to common sense, had they paid far more attention to the statements of scripture, and indulged less in ingenious onesided metaphysical speculation, the religious world might have been spared the perplexities and mischiefs of an unsatisfactory and inconsistent theory. It derives its chief support doubtless, from the theory of matter, which supposes that it consists of massive, solid, impenetrable particles. A more philosophical and scriptural theory on this subject, would relieve much of the difficulty in apprehending the nature of spiritual existence, as according to the word of scripture.

XV. ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCRIPTURE.

THE SUPREME BEING.

Various passages of scripture, hitherto obscure, are illustrated by a knowledge of the existence and the properties of the spiritual light. Or, these being known to some extent, the scriptures teach us momentous truths concerning this principle, which could not otherwise be known.

Spiritual light, divinely organized, constitutes the subsistence of God, and of the seven spirits of God. In a series of lower organizations it constitutes angels, the spirits of departed men,* of men in the flesh, and of the

*Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire. Psal. 104: 4.

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lower orders of the creation. The Bible speaks of the soul and the spirit of animals. Every being endowed with perception, choice and will, has a soul.

Should any one doubt that God is an organized being, let him endeavour to conceive of him as not organized.

Rev. 1:4. Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne. Ch. 4:2, 3. And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. Ver. 5. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. Ch. 5:6. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. The horns appear to symbolize strength, as the eyes do knowledge. II. Chron. 16: 9. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. It will be recollected that it has been observed, that spiritual as well as solar light, consists of nine elementary principles. Need anything be added in explanation of these extracts?

There is an extraordinary passage in Ezekiel, which proves, not only that God is an organized being, but that the normal organization, so to speak, is similar, as to external form, (God can assume, it need not be said, any appearance,) to that of man. And it follows that man was literally created in the image of God. Of the eminent writers, I know of but one who appears to have fully adopted this idea, the poet Milton, though there may have been others. And Milton, though principally known as a poet, appears to me to have been more truly philosophical, in treating subjects of this nature, than the great lumin

aries on these subjects, so accounted, Sir Isaac Newton and Dr. Samuel Clarke, the antagonist of Leibnitz; who, disregarding the plain teachings of scripture, to say nothing of common sense, resorted to abstract reasoning, and one sided metaphysical speculation. One sided, if the converse proposition is equally plausible, and its truth equally probable.

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Ezek. 1:26-28. And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it: from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

This appearance was unquestionably designed to convey a definite and correct idea, though but a likeness of the ineffable glory of the LORD.

Men, created in the divine image, are still, like the appearance described above, surrounded with spheres, how bright in Eden, but soon, alas, how darkened by sin. And they still have an external organization, resembling that of the seven Spirits of God*.

It is in the first Epistle of John that we are told expressly, that God is light. I. John, 1:1-5. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that

*The nature of the spheres, as in man, has been partially explained. They are fully visible to clairvoyants, and partially so to ocular sensitives. I shall return to the subject of the surrounding spheres, and the external organization, hereafter.