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F. R. Anspach examines the history and character of Modern Spiritualism in a lecture first delivered at Hagerstown and printed in Gettysburg in 1855. His discussion approaches reported spirit communication from the standpoint of a Lutheran minister.
The lecture distinguishes belief in an unseen world from acceptance of the particular claims and practices associated with spirit-rapping and mediumship. Anspach compares contemporary reports with religious teachings and considers what he regards as their implications for Christian belief. His argument combines accounts of the movement with a sustained criticism of its interpretation.
The printed work includes the request from local readers and clergy that the lecture be circulated more widely. That introductory correspondence places the argument within the religious discussion of its time. This complete historical publication retains the original lecture and its concluding remarks, providing a contemporary critical response to the early Spiritualist movement.