It was the first of April, 1850, when the Rev
- Date of account
- Published 1885
- Source
- The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism
- Reference
- The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism · selected passage 64
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
It was the first of April, 1850, when the Rev
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyIt was the first of April, 1850, when the Rev. R. P. Ambler and Mr. D. F. Coman, of Springfield, Mass., called on us for an evening séance. They came with an introduction from our friend Apollus Munn. Mr. Ambler was a Universalist minister, had preached in Albany, and was much respected there. They were greatly astonished by the evidence they received during the séance; and it proved to them clearly that their communications were received from spirits, or from some power entirely beyond our knowledge. Various circumstances point to the conclusion that these arrangements had been planned and directed for us by our spirit friends and guides.
Historical context
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Modern context
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