the Hon. Ursula Elizabeth Denison." Their bridal tour was to the Holy Land. The "consul" enjoyed it vastly, thinking all the while that hearts are all royal where true love is.

The merits of our brother's work were recognized in Paris, by making him an honorary fellow of the "Société Parisienne des Etudes Spirites," as will be seen by the following letter: —

"The Paris Société for Spiritual Studies. Founded at Paris on the 1st of April, 1858, by Allan Kardec, 27 Rue Molière.

"PARIS, May 28, 1870.

"SIR AND DEAR BROTHER, -The Paris Society for Spiritual Studies desires me to thank you for the present which you have made them of one of your excellent works, The Seers of the Ages.' One of their members will report on it at a forthcoming séance of the society.

"They, moreover, are grateful to you for the intention which you appear to have of making the books of Allan Kardec known in America. You are thus working towards a unity of belief which can only be accomplished to the extent that the lofty doctrine of re-incarnation is made clear, on the basis of a rational theory concerning life and progress.

"It seems to us a matter of great importance, that, without regard to differences of nationality, all those who share in a common belief should be in constant communion of heart and intellect, and that Spiritualism should take an international character. "Our society would be proud to count you among those belonging to them. They beg you to accept the title of honorary and corresponding member, which they are pleased to offer you. Accept our, &c.

"MR. PEEBLES."

"E. BONNEMERE,

"President of the Paris Society for Spiritual Studies, Member of the Literary Society, and of the Society of Dramatic Authors. 31 Rue de Boulogne, Paris.

Mr. Peebles was invited into literary circles represented by the Brights, Masseys, Howitts, Tennysons, Ashburtons, Jacksons, Burnses, Tyndalls, Lockyers, Varleys, Crookes, Wilkinsons, Cooks, Wallaces, &c., and was unexpectedly elected a member of a scientific society of distinguished influence. "The Medium and Daybreak" says,

"When our friend Mr. Peebles went to the East last autumn, he had instructions from the Anthropological Society of London to gather whatever facts came under his notice relative to the science of man. To this end he was appointed a local secretary for the East. His speedy return to Britain prevented his credentials reaching him in Asia; but, since he arrived in London, he has attended some of the meetings of the society, and has been presented with a diploma of honorary fellowship and of local secretary for Trebizond or elsewhere. Mr. Peebles has ample scope for making anthropological observations in America, where he has come much in contact with the Aborigines."

The following is a copy of his diploma :

"ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.

FOUNDED IN 1863.

"The Anthropological Society of London, at a meeting held this day, elected J. M. Peebles, Esq., United-States consul, a Local Secretary for Trebizond, Asia; in virtue of which the present diploma is delivered.

"J. M. PEEBLES, F.A.S.L., Honorary Fellow.

"JOHN BEDDOE, President.

J. BARNARD DAVIS, Vice-President.

DUNBAR ISADORE HEATH, Treasurer. C. STANISLAND WAKE, Dep. Director. "LONDON, Nov. 30, 1869."

Availing himself of the courtesies of the Royal Institution, Mr. Peebles attended the meetings of this scientific body. The London "Pall-Mall Gazette" reports one of the lectures upon "The Solar Spectrum;" which to our Pilgrim was of great utility, illustrative of the effect of spirit-spheres upon mortals,

"Last Saturday afternoon, Mr. J. Norman Lockyer, F.R.S., delivered his third lecture, at the Royal Institution, upon 'The Sun.' Prince Christian presided; and among the listeners were her Royal Highness the Princess Louise, Lady A. Stanley, Prof. Tyndall, Lady Ashburton, Dr. J. H. Gladstone, F.R.S., Mr. J. M. Peebles, American Consul at Trebizond, and Sir Henry Holland, Bart., M.D., F.R.S., President of the Royal Institution.

"A parallel beam of light from the electric lamp was passed through a vertical slit, from which it emerged into the dark theater. A glass double-convex lens was then placed in the path of the light; and, after passing through the lens, the rays were sent through two hollow glass prisms, filled with bisulphide of carbon. By this arrangement, the different colors in white light were disentangled from each other, and spread out upon a screen; where they appeared like a slice cut out of a rainbow, with the red color at one end, gradually melting in succession into yellow, green, and blue, till the violet of the other end of the spectrum was reached. He then told how the white light of the sun, when similarly treated, does not give quite a similar spectrum; for, instead of the colors being continuous, they are cut here and there by vertical dark lines, of which two in the yellow part of the spectrum are very prominent. Incandescent gases do not give a continuous spectrum under ordinary conditions; and ignited sodium vapor gives a spectrum consisting of two bright yellow lines only and no other color. The two bright lines of sodium fall upon exactly the same part of the spectrum as the two dark lines in the spectrum of solar light; and it has been discovered, that the two dark lines just mentioned are produced by sodium vapor between the eye of the observer and the sources of the light of the sun. In proof of this, Mr. Lockyer threw a continuous spectrum upon the screen, the carbon points inside the lamp being well impregnated with sodium, to intensify the yellow rays. Then outside the slit, and in the path of the rays, he burnt some metallic sodium; so that the light from the lamp had to pass through the ignited sodium vapor before reaching the screen. It was then seen that the vapor absorbed some of the yellow rays, so as to produce a dark band upon the screen; but it

did not intercept rays of any other color. Incandescent vapors, therefore, have a ten dency to absorb the rays which they themselves emit; wherefore the two dark bands in the yellow of the solar spectrum are believed to be caused by an atmosphere of sodium vapor between the eye of the spectator and the source of a portion of the yellow light of the sun. On the same principle, the presence of other substances in the sun has been proved."

These private letters to us from Mr. Peebles are so descriptive and fraternal, we deem them worthy of a place,

...

"LONDON, Feb. 24, 1870.

"DEAR FRIEND AND BROTHER, Am now speaking every Sunday in London, attempting to build up a society. It is the first continuous effort to establish spiritual meetings upon a religious basis. All previous took the form of lectures.

"Next week I purpose visiting Victor Hugo, the French exile. He is a reputed Spiritualist: certainly his words are all aglow with soul. In funeral orations, I think he excels all other men.

"Soon as possible I desire to write a book on "Mohammedanism and Spiritualism of the Orient." It would delight my soul to live in some Oriental country. There could I find the promised rest to the weary.

66 'Love to Olive, Henry, Hattie, Freddie, Willie, — buds on the life-tree.

"I received letters from my dear Dunn, my bosom boy and brother; and how do I delight to hear about his excellent wife and two intelligent, sunny children! Our world is so full of loves, it ought to be beautiful and good."

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"LONDON, April 3, 1870.

...

"FRIEND JOSEPH, One sentence in yours pains me. You ask, 'Have you forgotten the obscure brother, living away here among these snowy hills of Wisconsin?' Forgotten! do you not yet fully know me? I have never yet forgotten a friend. Would sacrifice any thing for you, for your family, for all friends. . . . I am tired, weary. It is exhaustive, this speaking in London Sundays, and week-day evenings in the provinces. I admire these Englishmen. All my prejudices have faded away like the morning mists. There is a solidarity in the English character. Slow, but sure, their friendship is permanent. Next week I purpose to visit the Isle of Wight, seeing the poet Tennyson, and speaking perhaps one evening. It is rumored there are several Spiritualists upon the Isle. Last week, visiting, I tarried a day and night with William Howitt and family. Mary, his wife, is an angel. His library is very extensive. His lawn and garden abound in beautiful walks. His head is a living cyclopædia, filled with the wise sayings of thinkers in all ages. Next autumn they celebrate their golden wedding. Their home seemed to me an earthly paradise."..

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"LONDON, April 17, 1870.

"BROTHER, The wise man and just considereth all circumstances and contingencies before he scoldeth (Gospel according to James, chap. i. verse thousand.) "Your favor of March 30 unbottled its vitriol upon me: the 17th, I was glad to get bottle, vitriol, and all. The effect was as delightful as storms and whirlwinds. The sky evidently feels better after spilling out hurricanes. Doubtless you are in good health now. You tried to complain in your last, but did not succeed. The Christ in your composition is continually gaining victories over Adam. Surely, when you would do evil, good is present with you.

"Dr. Willis left us yesterday for America. He took a good portion of my heart with him."

"LONDON, April 18, 1870. "DEAR BROTHER, - Spiritualism has performed its first cycle. Curiosity for the phenomenal is subsiding. Another angel will soon sound an alarm in the heavens. This will awake us to the moral necessity of embodying the practical with the fundamental principles. Thinkers and scientists are searching for the harvests of these twenty years' sowing.... 'Watchman! what of the night?' I am recruiting a week in Hammersmith at the home of Mrs. Morris, a cousin of Robert Dale Owen. She has a private library of four thousand volumes. What a feast!"

"LONDON, 15 SOUTHHAMPTON Row, W.C., May 13, 1870.

"DEAR BROTHER,- A veil, a deep veil, has hung like a pall over me for several days. Causes, great mental labor and earnest opposition to my efforts from secularists and a few Christian Spiritualists. When shall we all learn to practice toleration? Some Spiritualists here believe in the vicarious atonement and other churchal dogmas! How long must I, a peace-man, be forced to fight with tongue and pen? I confess I weary of life's battles, and sigh for a hermit home with only books, paintings, flowers, and my sweet angels. . . . My inspiration leads me to ignore all prices for speaking; to go into the by-ways and lanes and the very church-doors, crying aloud, and sparing not. My heart is with the people. I take no pleasure in preaching to saints. Are there any? Did not Jesus come to 'save sinners, of whom I am chief?'... Tomorrow I return to the residence of J. Burns and family, - good, faithful workers. Never can I forget their kindnesses. Note the beautiful penmanship of my amanuensis, Thos Reeves. He is the soul of integrity."

CHAPTER XXXII.

EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE.

"Life can be as lovely as its best moods. . . .

In the wine of love is the truth of life."-GAIL HAMILTON.

EARLY in 1870, Hudson Tuttle proposed to Mr. Peebles that they publish "A Year-Book of Spiritualism;" the former editing the American department, and the latter the European and Asiatic. Appreciating its need, these gentlemen corresponded with the leading Spiritualists throughout the world, and ushered in 1871 with a beautiful eclectic work, published by "The Banner of Light" Company, statistical, representing Spiritualism in all its phases by its scholars Each year they will issue a new volume, marking the progress of the angels' gospels.

Mental impressibility, conversation, and public speech, epistolary correspondences, and the press, are the methods of Spiritual commerce. Mr. Peebles employs them all. Whilst in Europe, his correspondence was immense, as in America. At times he was obliged to engage an amanuensis. Aside from the personages herein noticed, he received valued letters from Mrs. DeMorgan, author of "From Matter to Spirit; " M. Martin Tupper, author of "Proverbial Philosophy;" Mrs. McDougold Gregory, wife of a distinguished professor of Edinburgh College, who, in the spirit-land, sends to her the angels' wisdom; Mrs. Max Müller, wife of the great Sanscrit linguist; Gerald Massey, the Spiritual poet; Tennyson; Baron von Schickh, the Austrian Spiritualist; Baron Guldenstubbe; Rev. John Page Hopps; Robert Chambers; Prince George de Solms, introducing him to his grace, Bishop Bugnion, who is one of the greatest scholars in the world. These, mementos of love, flowering with Spiritual thought, and so beautifully haloed in friendship, we have no right to publish.