Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-10
] he Spiritual World Abroad.

MR.. HCMETHR GREAT HIGH PRIEST OF apIRrT
UALIsM EXPELLED FROM RoME-PoPK PIus
THE NINTH WANTS To GIT HIS sECRET-How
THFsPIRITs SUPPORTED HoME AND ALARMED
THE PAPAL POLICE MINISTER, ETC.
tRome (Jan. 6) correspondence London Times
Perhaps the most exciting incident of the
has bee ordered TO leave Rome in three days,
and that may not err in my statement Of a
TACT winch has occasionsd great sensation,
words:
January 2.-Received letter requesting my
presence before the police on the Sd INST, be-
tween the hours of ten and ore.
January 3.-Went, and was shown to the
room OF The Advocate Pasqualoni. was ac-
companied by my friend NJ Gouthier, CONSUL
Of Greece in Rome.
The questions were as follows The names
OF my father and mother. Haveyou published
oeokl Yes. Your prof, ssiona An art stu
cent. Your residence! 65 Via del Tritone.
When did you arrivel Six weeks ago. How
many times have you been in Romel Twice.
How long did you stay each timel Two months
the first and six weeks the last. How long do
you intend to remain this time! Till April.
Have you fixed residence IN France? No.
How many books have You written One.
How many copies have been sold As am
not my own publisher it would be impossible
to say.
After You became Catholic did You exercise
your power as medium! Neither before nor
asmnch as it Is not power dependent on my
will; could not use ii. How do you make
these things. / think the reply i have Just
given is sufficient for this. Do you consider
a gift Of God. What constitutes a trancel A
study, OF physiology will explain this better
Bo the the asissp and
you? As consolation and to convince those
who do not believe in the after existence of the
soul: What religion do they teach That de-
pends. What do you do TO make them come
l was about to reply that did nothing, when
on the table where he was writing there came
clear and distinct raps. He then said, But the
table also moves. Just he was saying it the
table did move, What is the age of your childl
-Four and half. Where is he At Malvern
& With whom Dr. Gully. Is DIR; Gully a
again In April He then said, without as
signing any reason, that must leave Rome in
three days. Do you CONSENT No, most de-
cidedly NOT, mas much as l have done nothing
TO infringe the laws of this or any other co unry
will consult the English Cons ul and be guided
by him.
eminently Characteristic of the PontificaI Gov
eInment On Moruay morning the British
Consul saw Monsignor Matteucci, the Govern
or OF Rome, ard comp aired that any British
sublec, should he interfeTed with In couse-
Guence OF his opinions. He stated that Mr..
Home had conducted himself during his resi-
derc. in Rome in a strictly legal and gentle
manly manner, and demanded that the OBJ
noxlous order should he rescindPd. Monsignor
spoke OF dangerous powers of fascination. of
the prohibition OF all the practices of the black
arr, ard finally assented to Mr.. Homes re-
naming, on condition of his entering into an
engagement, through Mr.. Severn, that he
would desist rom all communication with the
spiritual " orld during his stay in Rome An
agreement TO that effect was drawn up and
sieL ed ly Mr. Home, who will henrefor ward
abs ain frcm all communication with the
upper CT lower world, as the case may be,
during his residen ce in Rome.
Less fortunate than DIR. Home has been q
Domir lean priest, who has been deprived of
his euracy, hear, for having read Mr. Homes
book.