The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-11-04
COMMUNICATION WITH DEPAR.
TED SPIRITS.
Most Wonderful Revelations, and a
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most Extraordinary Statement.
An estimable lady of this city, whose entire
veracity so far as she is concerned, can not be
questioned, gives US the following remarkable
experience which she had in New York CITY
while on a late visit TO the metropolis;
She had heard Of certain Mr.. Foster
whose reputation as medium was Of consider.
able extent, and determined to visit him and
test his spiritual claims. She went resolved to
probe the matter TO its very depths. On en-
terlng his official room very pleasant, hale
and thick-set man, of medium height and
pleasant address, made his appearance.
81 understand, sir" said the lady. avon
claim to communicate with departed friends;
can you do so with mine?" "Certainlv. mad.
am, he replied at once; "write upon separate
slips Of paper your questions, so that thew can
by no possibility be seen, and will return
when you have finished" He then left tbe
room. With no one present, in a room where
no optical deceits could be practiced, she wrote
several questions, folded them separately, and
made bundle of them. The medium, Mr..
Foster, soon returned, took the bundle in his
hand, passed IL across his broio, and quickly
said. 81 am puzzled. I have an experience
such as I have never had before. While spirits
often come in numbers, each waits for the one
who is communicating; and now t,Co spirits
are striving to communicate at the same time
1t is to me matter inexplicable" The lady
said nothing to this, thinking perhaps the me-
dium desired 70 draw her out; but simDlv
asked: well, viii they conlmunicate?' yes
he replied, and Immediately wrote off letter
signed with the names in full, and CORRECTLY
spelled, of two brothers of the lady, and in an
order peculiar but actual in her fathers family
The letter was one of affection, of comfort, of
revelation. ave live; we ara with YOU; we
vrifb
The names, we repeat, were in full; in this
account we simply give the initials ourselves.
The lady then said: 81 can now tell how it is.
These were my twin brothers-they were born
together, Hred together, died together.T Mr..
Foster, greately impressed, himself, remarked:
"What beautiful consummationl they also
communicate together"
A letter then came from her father signed
HSylVester H"-aame III full One from her
mother; and one from friend She had writ
ten: az. M, II you live, give me token"
When Mr. Foster took this question in his
hand. being folded and unseen, he Immediately
said: "a friend desires to give you token.
As hold up my hand you will see it as in let
ters Of blood on its back" He did so and she
Immediately saw as red as blood upon the
back of his hand, "E. NJ" Not satisfied BY
this extraordinary spectacle she insisted on
the name IL full It was given-the name of
an old schoolmate who had died ysars before.
Now this lady had never seen this man, or
heard ofhim before her visit. He could hum
anly know nothing of her, and yet shepositive-
ly asserts al these statements rs facts. She
says she left with Joy in her heert, her full
faith inimmortality in confirmed, and the day
was to her of unspeakable bliss. The medium
claimed to see with his spiritual eyes all these
departed friends as plainly as with his physic-
al eye he saw this lady. He described them
exactly, asserted of her father that he must
have been long time in the spirit world, be-