The Plight of the Electrizers: The Story of John Murray Spear

In 1854, spiritualist John Murray Spear tried to bring a “metal god“ to life. A “New Messiah.“ A “New Motive Power.“ Here’s the story. -------------------------------------------------------------- Song from title sequence is “Empty Set“ by Exotosis (my pal Jordan): Check out more from Jordan here! -------------------------------------------------------------- References/Further Reading: Cambridge Chronicle - December 20th, 1849 Modern American Spiritualism, Emma Hardinge Britten - 1870 Messages from the Superior State, John M. Spear - 1853 New Testament Miracles and Modern Miracles - J. H. FOWLER. - 1859 The New Era, May 25th, 1853 The New Era - April 27th, 1853 New Era, November 30th, 1853 New Era - January 25th, 1854 The New Era - February 4th, 1854 New Era - March 15th, 1854 New Era - May 3rd, 1854 New Era - August 23rd, 1854 The New England Spiritualist - December 8th, 1855 The Liberator - September 29th, 1843 The Liberator - August 8th, 1845 The Liberator - August 20th, 1852 The Liberator - July 6th, 1849 The Liberator - Apr. 7th, 1848 The Liberator - January 3rd, 1845 The Liberator - June 30th, 1843 The Liberator - July 31st, 1846 The Liberator, May 4th, 1849 The Liberator - January 17th, 1851 The Educator, John Murray Spear - 1857 Trumpet and Universalist Magazine - August 17th, 1850 Trumpet and Universalist Magazine - May 5th, 1850 Trumpet and Universalist Magazine - February 9th, 1850 Trumpet and Universalist Magazine - November 13th, 1841 Trumpet and Universalist Magazine - October 23rd, 1841 Christian Freeman and Family Visiter - November 5th, 1841 Christian Freeman and Family Visiter - November 5th, 1841 Christian Freeman and Family Visiter - November 6th, 1840 Christian Freeman and Family Visiter - Jun 07th, 1850 Modern Spiritualism, Frank Podmore - 1902 Hogg’s Instructor, James Hogg - 1852 The Universalist and Ladies’ Repository, B.B. Mussey - 1849 Light (Journal) - October 29th 1887 The Peacemaker and Court of Arbitration, November 1887 An Encyclopædia of Occultism, Lewis Spence - 1920 Evenings at home in spiritual séance, Georgiana Houghton - 1881 Acts of the Anti-slavery Apostles, Parker Pillsbury - 1883 Spiritualism, A Popular History from 1847, Joseph McCabe - 1920 The Boston Post - March 14th, 1849 The Newburyport Herald, - July 22nd 1851 Boston Morning Post - July 12th, 1841 :// #cite_note-3