highest circles of American society, and culminating in Europe, has startled the world within a few years.
IMPRESSIONS AND "IMPERATIVE CONCEPTIONS"
Impressions are closely allied to presentiments, and many persons, both devout and undevout, yield to their influence. Baseball pitchers, prize-fighters, soldiers, and politicians are subject to them. The celebrated Dr. Nathan Bangs, a minister of great influence and strength of character, early in life was accustomed to believe in and follow impressions. The manner in which he was delivered from the fear of them is described in Stevens's "Life of Bangs," page 101:
His friend and successor in Canada. Dr. Fitch Reed, who communicated these facts to Dr. Stevens, says, "From that time he resolved never to confide in mere impressions."
A ludicrous instance of an impression connected with a supposed answer to prayer was notorious in