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Title: Nineteenth century miracles, or, Spirits and their work in every country of the earth : a complete historical compendium of the great movement known as "modern spiritualism"
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Britten, Emma Hardinge, d. 1899 Dadmun, John H., former owner. DLC Walrond, George W., inscriber. DLC Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
Subjects: Spiritualism
Publisher: New York : Published by William Britten : Lovell & Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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It only remains to add, that three contributors to the following pages,
for personal reasons, have deemed it necessary to withhold their names;
the fourth, M. A. J. Riko, has generously placed his name and a mass
of valuable information at the author's disposal for public use, a favour
which both compiler and reader cannot too gratefully acknowledge.
As M. Riko's contributions are rendered into very readable English
phraseology we shall commence our present section by giving the opening
sketch as nearly as possible in his own words.

SPIRITUALISM IN HOLLAND.

The introduction of Spiritualism in Holland is due to that well-known
supporter of the cause both in England and on the Continent, Mr. J.N.
T. Marthese. This gentleman being by birth a Dutchman, naturally
desired to aid his countrymen in studying the interesting facts of Spirit-
ualism.
" For this purpose he revisited his native country in 1857-8, bringing with
him the young American Medium, Mr. Daniel D. Home. Besides giving
several private séances at the Hague, Mr. Home was introduced at court,
and gave séances to the late lamented Queen Sophia, for which he was
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NINETEENTH CENTURY MIRACLES. 327

presented with a splendid ring. Mr. Home also gave a semice to a society
of Free-thinkers, the publishers of the Dageraad, a journal devoted to free-
thought subjects. This, and many other séances given to distinguished
persons at the Hague, created a wide-spread public interest."
Before proceeding further it may not be uninteresting to give Mr. Home's
account of his séance with the amiable royal lady above named, especially
as the communication sent to the London Spiritual Magazine is written
in the modest and unassuming tone which generally pervades Mr. Home's
statements of personal experiences. He says :—

" In the month of January, 1858, Mr. Tiedman Marthese, whose name is so well
known in connection with Spiritualism, invited me to accompany him to Holland. He
hoped to arouse the attention of his countrymen, and lead them to investigate the
important truths which he had, after careful scrutiny, proven to be realities. It is to him
that the advent of Spiritualism in Holland is due.

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