The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-09-08

MRS. LOUISE KERNS'S COMMUNICA-
TIONS WITH THE SPIRIT LAND
JIM FISK, JR., SAFE AND SOUND
AMONG THE HAPPY SPIRITS.

JIM FISK, JR., SAFE AND SOUND
AMONG THE HAPPY SPIRITS.
Mrs. Louise NJ. Kerns, Of San
Francisco, is rappiug and writing
test medium, whose familiarity with
the spirits is only equalled by her
vivacity and self possession under the
most trying circumstances. She held
a seance in the Harvard Rooms last
night, and astouished several hundred
interested spectators with the wonder
full ability she displayed in reading
unseen writing and in conveying from
the invisible world messages directed
to dwellers in this.
Mrs. Kerns sat on a raised dais in
front of her audience. On little
table before her were deposited three
or four hundred slips of paper, each
bearing the name of some QUE supposed
to be iI the spirit land, and each folded
or twisted so tightly that it would
seem impossible for any one not super
naturally gifted to get at knowledge
of the contents without opening u.
These slips had been prepared one by
one by the various persons present, the
larger proportion Of whom were evil
dently spiritualists Of the most unmis,
takeablc type.
After passing her hand through the
pile of little ballots for few minutes
| the medium said in a clear, sharp
| voice, 'sHere is the spirit Of James 4.
Martin, whose name is written on the
ballot which I hold" Passing the
| unopened ballot to one of the judges
who sat at her side, she closed her
eyes, and seizing q pencil, wrote with
great rapidity upon large sheets OF
paper in an odd, struggling hand,
closing her work with loud bang
| upon the table. The communication
was of the ordinary kind. and con:
tanned nothing of any value to mortal
or spirit. The signature was that of
James E. Martin, whom gentleman
| in the audience declared to be his
father. The medium met with extra,
ordinary success in reading the hidden
| names, and in three or four instances
| the names of the departed were found
| written in blood red characters on her
arms. Among the many communlca'
| tiops received through her was one
from Judge Edmonds to Mother Tay-
lor, an old lady who sat near the front
intently watching and listening: 1t
| recalled to her recollection an incident
| in the life of her deceased. husband,
and wound up in the remark that Jim
Fisk, Jr., was safe and sound among
the happy spirits, and that he sent ms
love to his friends, many of whom, he
said, he recognized in the meeting
room.
Mother Taylor arose from her seat
| after the communication had been
read, and declared that no one could
have written i. but the Judge himself.
She created quite a sensation when on
being asked by skeptic whether she
believed the doctrines of spiritualism;
she replied with emphasis: l don't
believe; I knoU."
A communication from Ann '.
Smith was received, but the medium
could not induce the writer Of the
name on the ballot to avow himself.
"Remember, friends" said she, that
when yoa get to the other side the
dear ones whom you have refused to
acknowledge here will turn their backs
upon you" 'Serve 'em right" said a
lady of uncertain age, shaking her
auburn curls.
After this exhibition Mrs. Kerns
answered several queries propounded
by a few skeptics, but did it in such a
rambling way that it is doubtful
whether the questioners were much
| wiser than before.-NeW York Sun.