02437cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000890011324501800020226400510038230000470043333600260048033700260050633800360053250000310056850800760059952012900067553400450196565300170201065300360202785600430206399900170210611950UtSlPG20260610133302.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBF1 aUniversity of Pennsylvania. Seybert Commission for Investigating Modern Spiritualism10aPreliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University of Pennsylvania to Investigate Modern Spiritualism :bIn Accordance with the Request of the Late Henry Seybert 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-04-01  aProduced by Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Preliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University of Pennsylvania to Investigate Modern Spiritualism" is a scientific publication generated by a commission formed in the late 19th century. The work provides an in-depth investigation into the phenomena of Modern Spiritualism, particularly focusing on practices such as slate writing and purported mediumistic powers, as observed by a group of esteemed scholars and professionals in the field.  The opening of the report outlines the commission's inception and its objective to scrutinize claims of spiritual manifestations, as prompted by the late Henry Seybert's legacy. The initial discussions highlight the varying experiences of the members as they attend séances with mediums, especially Mrs. S.E. Patterson. They detail their attempts at observing the slate writing phenomenon, yet they encounter unfavorable outcomes that lead them to question the authenticity of the claimed spiritual acts. Throughout the early portions of the report, the commission expresses their earnest approach to the investigation while simultaneously revealing a skepticism about the truthfulness of spiritualist claims, setting a tone of critical inquiry that permeates the whole report. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSpiritualism  aParapsychology -- Investigation40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11950  c53370d53370