Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-20
know [ have died, but now I seem "a

know [ have died, but now I seem "a
much upon earth as ever, and L talk to
thee as plainly As ever did. Oh! tell
me what all this here means, and what
am / to do T. z-...--.-., ...-- -...-.
| referred him to Father Hopper; who
was present, and who could instruct him
better than could. He shrank from
| this and reminded me that be and Mr..
Hopper had not agreed very well upon
earth, having had some difficulty with
each other 'in meeting"-that is, in the
| religious society.
| MIR. Hopper then spoke to me through
Laura, and bade me re-assure him that
no unpleasant recollection of the past
dwelt upon his mind; that be was ready
to help him "and," be added, "tell him
Judge that / will be jlst as quick now
to take him in as he was to turn me out
| OF meeting. Tell him so, Judge, will
yout"
In reply, / said, 81 need not repeat it,
for he hears what lyeu say through the
medium. But your allusion to the old
4 difficulties disturbs him."
| ~''sTen him, never mind that, it is only
. matter to be laughed at now, and de-
sire only to befriend him and set his
| mind ut ease"
YES" L said, sold friend. that you
have already done, for he holds out his
hand to you"
And tn. two passed away together
from my view.
| One Of the sailors spoke to me, and.
though Q man Of not rs much education
as the others, be was evidently moro at
home and more at ease than they were.
He said thst after the collision be had
not thought Of himself, until the raft
showed of from the ship. He had been
very busy trying to stop the leak and
when oil work on that ceased, it had oc-
CURED to him that he ought to save him
self; that he had an aged mother, a wife
and some children in New York, and he
asked himself-"Whst will they do this
| winter without me z" and 50 he Jumped
from the ship to reach the raft but he
fell short, and sank in the water. He
came up under the raft, and his head
bumped against it till he vas drowned.
There WAS much less agitation in him
L
him clear account of several things.
He spoke in great admiration Of the
efforts on beard the ship of the one who
| first spoke to US said he took q COM
| mand and directed much that was done.
He was cool, collected, and energetic,
and made himself felt and obeyed where
ever he went.
He also spoke of the general deport-
| ment when oil hope of saving themselves
was abandoned. lie said the sight was
really sublime. A deathlike stiffness
reigned, and calm came ever them oil, as
if each was quietly bracing himself to
meet his destiny.
asked him how it happened that they
go many of them came to us, and if he
had not yet met any of the inhabitants Of
the spirit world besides those who had
entered it with him
He answered yes his father and two
other relatives had come to him and well
coined him, and then told him to 90 with
the others and learn what he could. He
could not give me his name, or the street
where be resided. There was no medium
present through whom the abstract idea
of . name could be given.
Among those who spoke to me was a
female. She was very cheerful and pleas
ant, and, from what she said. it was
manifest that her thoughts in life had
been more for others than for herself. She
understood more clearly the condition in
which she found herself, and had come
with the Others more to aid them than
herself.
Bishop Wainwright, thought Mr.. j.,
uttered most touching and impressive
prayer.
And, finally, there spoke to me the
spirit of man who said he was Euro
pean, whose name was unknown to me,
but mine was not unknown to him. lie
had already given some attention to the
spiritual philosophy, and had found in it
much that was consonant with his rea-
son, with his instincts, and with what
he had learned of nature, land that was
not little, for he was evidently an edu-
Gated man, -.
He had been on his way to this coun-
try on business, and had intended, when
here to call on me. He said that his be-
lief had been of vast service to him, for
it had not only robbed death of its ter
rors, but it had enabled him, on entering
his new existence to understand his posi-
ton, and to know where be was. lie had
not, therefore, shared the amazement, ex-
citemsnt, and confusion of mind which
had so much disturbed others.
When that large number Of persons had
awaked to consciousness in the spirit
world, and were amazed at the condition
in which they found themselves, a voice
had spoken to them, saying: "Ihe gates
of death have been opened to you. Now
let the gates of eternal life be likewise
opened to ys. Go ye to earth again, and
learn there how to enter themn' They
had, accordingly, come to Garth, and
scattsring in various directions, had
sought the mediums on this continent.
Hence it was that 80 large a number was