Dr. Hatch's First Onslaught on Spiritualism.
THE LIST OF RUINED SPIRITUALISTS.
Dr. B. F. Hatch, the husband of Cora Hatch, the medium, who declines to live with him for reasons already made known, is engaged in assailing the doctrine of Spiritualism, which he has heretofore advocated. In the first of a series of letters on the subject, published in the Herald, he announces the opinion, after nine years acquaintance with spiritualism and its leading advocates, that many of their theories are founded in wild delusion, and productive of the most direful results; that he is determined to 'flee from his errors,' and that though he once threw christianity overboard, he thanks God that he has again been made its recipient. For his wife Cora he professes the profoundest respect and tenderest regard, but asserts that Spiritualism, (of which she was a medium), is 'fifty per cent. self-delusion, twenty-five per cent. psychology, fifteen per cent. intentional imposition, and the remaining ten per cent. yet a matter of uncertainty.' Dr. Hatch promises to answer Cora's complaint in her action for divorce a mensa et thoro, denying nearly every allegation therein made. His theory of her behavior is that her mind is so extremely 'mediumistic' that it absorbs the thoughts and feelings of those around her and being surrounded by his enemies, has caused her to imbibe these sentiments of aversion to him. In relation to his exposures of Spiritualism he says there are many startling facts in his possession, especially in relation to the immoralities of 'healing mediums' which are not fit for publication. He may possibly take the field as a lecturer against Spiritualism if he receives sufficient encouragement. His list of the names of persons who have been ruined by spiritual mediumship has increased to seventy-five.—Sel.