Letter from a Spiritist.

Pamphlet printed in Madrid, in the Spanish language, containing the fundamental principles of the Spiritist Doctrine, drawn from What Is Spiritism, with this dedication:

“To Mr. Allan Kardec, the first to describe with method and to coordinate with clarity the philosophical principles of the new school, this humble work is dedicated by his devoted fellow believer.” Despite the obstacles that new ideas encounter in that country, Spiritism finds there sympathies more profound than one might suppose, especially among the upper classes, where it counts numerous adepts, fervent and devoted. For there, owing to religious opinions, the extremes meet, and besides, as everywhere, the excesses of some produce contrary reactions. In the ancient and poetic mythology, they would have made fanaticism the father of incredulity. We congratulate the author of this booklet on his zeal in propagating the doctrine, and we thank him for his gracious dedication, as well as for the kind words that accompanied the sending of the pamphlet. His sentiments and those of his brothers in belief are reflected in this characteristic phrase of his letter: “We are ready for anything, even to bow our heads to receive martyrdom, just as we raise them high to confess our faith.” Allan Kardec.

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Printing house of Manuel Galiano, Plaza de los Ministerios, 3. [Carta de un espiritista al doctor D. Francisco de Paula Canalejas (Published in La Razón). Madrid, 1861, imprenta de M. Galiano, librería de Moro y Bailly-Baillière. In 4.º, 30 pages.]

Paris. – Typ. de Rouge frères, Dunon et Fresné, rue du Four-Saint-Germain, 43.