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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
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of this kind was afforded by the attack of the notorious Reverend Joseph
Cook, of Boston, mentioned in an earlier chapter of this work, and renowned
for his furious onslaught upon the Spiritualists, after having committed him-s
elf by parading forth to Boston audiences, the inexplicable marvels
wrought through Slade's and Watkin's mediumship.
Mr. Cook has followed up this raid on every possible occasion, deter-
mining, as he himself announced in the attack above referred to, to put
himself right on the subject of Spiritualism. How he succeeded in this
attempt during a recent visit to India, where, in his diatribes against
Spiritualism he took pains to insult some of the most respectable and influ-
ential of his listeners, may be gathered from the following letter, published
in several European journals :—

" Joseph Cook has been in India. There, as at home, he created considerable commo-
tion. He seems to be so organized that whenever he presents himself, agitation of
thought follows, and great good is accomplished thereby, for the friction caused, exposes the
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A HINDOO FAKIR
WORKING MAGIC SPELLS

NINETEENTH CENTURY MIRACLES. 319

errors of the reverend gentleman, and aids at the same time in bringing to the front
liberal thoughts, which otherwise might have remained obscured. The following letter
alludes to some of his doings in India :—
" 'To the Editor of the Religio-Philosophical Journal.

" 'If you will kindly refer to the supplement to the current months number of the Theo-
sophist, you will find therein some account of Mr. Cook's visit to Bombay. You will also learn
how he ran down our society and the founders, and how he denounced Spiritualism. There
will also be found the challenge issued by us to him, and an account of his backing out. The
meeting referred to in the challenge, was held here on the 20th ultimo. After addressing
the meeting and convincing the audience about our society and ourselves, Col. Olcott
defended Spiritualism. A pamphlet containing a report of the meeting is being printed.
As soon as it is published, it will be sent you. In the meantime, Col. Olcott found in

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