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has given me.
O. What do you think OF spirltualisn as it is
Understood on carth2 Att Is all nonsense.
Father Manogue asked him how long he would
be would %n esSo sSG At s @ r bs M aG
noon Of Friday, when an angel would appear
and lead him to heaven. He said Il would not
be the same angel that took him from purya-
tory.
Q,I1Does your body suffer- Any body has
nothing to do with my soul.
Q.-Is there no punishment for the bodyf A.
,QI1whst Is the pgnlshment Of the body after
Q.will you ever see your body' Aye
=. when will you see your body3 A.-At the
Q.-where lie your body now1 Ain the
% 1 II in Californian A.-No; It is here in
Q Do you wish to have hcadstone put over
Q.-whnt sort of a hendstnne do you wish To-
have put over your bodyf A plain head
q. win you give the inscription to put on IL ?
-whati.nf
TnE iSsCRIPTIoy.
IC'rcphet me- ny children, who cape TO you at tvei
Wy children we're not around me TO hear my c-.cs 70
\ messenger from ic.us TO my chud Agnes.
IN fHE CnuHoH.
Ono morning during this period Agnes re-
mass, and Father Mano que asked herif tho spirit
OF her father was visible to her there, II she
could hear his voice She could hear or see
most frequently occurred when she wes In a
room apart, he requested her to step into the
sacrtsty by herself which she did. when, she
saws, tie apparitlon n once appeared to her and
Father Marosuc aite'ts that tie tones wero
audible TO him outside.
THE DEPARTURE AND AsCrSsroS.
A we have already stated. the spirit had said
that an angel would come for IL at half past on
ridav, ana IL had also told Agnes that she could
see u ascend far up into the sky. On that DAY
.tgr re- ~ mt NJ Mr.
Maseis. The spectators watched through the
door Of an adjoining room, while Agnes stood
him. As she appointed moment approached.
the chld says The spectre grew evidently ner
vous, rubbing hts hands and exhibiting other
symptoms ~ anxiety. He told her that they
need pray no more for him that he was going
,a neayen and should prny fog them, Rather
cOuid not he seen by the child. "A the hnnu
pointed to the hall hour the spirit said TO her
The angel Is st the window: Imust CO. Agnes
sank On her knees and shrieked. one of the by
starders told her Co 90 tn the door md see her
father ascend. She arose and went 10 the kitchen
door. the apparition advancing along the wall
beside her, repeating "Good-hye, . and finally
taking her by the hand and Kissing her. She
saws she plainly felt the clasp Of cold hand. not
pressed 10 her own. Al the door ,he beheld her
pair Of shining wings, and with smile Of ineha-
lie -weetness foat into air. She could not see
bis companion. hut one hand was uplifled, as "
he was being led heaycnward. while the other
was waved toward her. as though bidding her
adieu. And so the vision vanished irto the sky,
nor has sound ur yoire or sight NJ sde itself man
ifest since.
IN CONCLUSION.
.srscc and time have compelled US 20 eurtail
this wonderful account to the merest outline.
We have not told the tenth part Of what was
seen and heard, and have told that little 80 Inn
| both to The witnesses Of the strange events and
| 10 the reader. We have not made a single state
rty. and unnesitatineiy assert that We devontly
| believe every circumstance narrated 10 he true.
strange visitation, we make no preten.,o,n 'no to
penetrate the mystery which surrounds them.
We simply relate the unquestionsble facts "a
| they we're told 90 us, anu leave every. one TO
form his own conclusion according 10 the light
that God has given him.
ArAIK Win rAirER NANoaUH.
PTom ne ITgDia C.iy CbToRicl,, N0p.i5.
| The McDonough ghost story having excited q
good deal of Interest and investigation into the
morning interviewed the Rev. Father Msnogue GU,
Of the Catholic Church, who was present during
| several conversations between Agnes McDori.
ough and what Iurported 20 be her father
| range and embraced the name Of John a.
| Moore, gentleman who has devoted many
ens the reporter sought and ob"led % an nG%pe inter-
\ view with that gentleman also. Father Ma
nogue expressed regret that the matter lad been
Rev 20 Farr Re ana a az I f aea s
| unon to rush into print. He had been sent for
\ much ne deemed IL but a family affair he did
| not wish to make IL public. He il satisfied that
spirit did appear to and talk with the girl, and
4 that the girl is thoroughly convinced thst IL was
the spirit OF her father. One OF the spiritual In
| tervSws took place in ths middle of the day,
The glrl standing alone In a room with her
| hands folded and her face toward the open
door; on one side Of which sat Father Manofge.
1 watching her features closely, while on the
| other side sat another gentleman
THE SPIRIT DID APPEAR.
The reverend father Gays the answers purport
| ing TO come from the spirit could not have
= ll he ri hon lie
OF he fact, and he took every precaution % pre-.
| vent deception by confe deTiiies. The spirit
| girl while another person was IN the same room,
but would do So readily with other persons look
| Ing AZ the girl from the hall outside. Father
Clarke, however, was not so easily satisfied, but
Insisted on going into the room, when the spirit
would cease TO speak: We inquired particularly
II the giTl knew anything Of SpiIitualisn, and II
she had ever Investigated such matters, or had
associated with spiritualists attended seances,
then remarked that John A. Moore, a Spirit.
nalist, was acquainted with the father In his life
ume, n1 as wei e. with the grl from her infancy,
into the matter or had excited her curiosity about
IT, The Father said he knew nothing Of that, but
| tempted no deception upon him, but that sh a
was honest and sincere In all thai she had done
We then asked u the doctrine Of splritualism
was not contrary 10 the teachings Of the Catho-
asked Father MaIosue II he believed there was
the residence of Mr.. Mhsel-if a spirit had really
appeared there and conversed with Agnes M,
Donough: He answered in the Affirmative We
suggested that II SO II was the strongest case In
Favor oI the doctrines Of the Spirituality wa
that such manifestations mad occurred al Inter
vais since the .iawn OF time, and cited many
cases SPOKEN Of in the Bible (as Moses and Ellas
as well as In ecclesiastical and profane history,
dwelling particularly on those OF tho nth cen-
tnry; Hut, said he. the difference between these
manifestations and the teachings OF SpiritnaliSn
Is this, that these spirits make themselves mani
Test from their own yOlitlon and In their own
good time, whereas SpiTitualists claim the pow
er OF calling them up and conversing with them
WHAT JOHN A. MOORE SAYS.
.arg leaving Father Aanogue 70 bis thoughts We