The Worthington advance., 1878-10-03
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OsA~ NAsySsN "AteHsk5s Aul6 W8.I0ll110 W1A
not our.frielld Communicating. but, an
other whom sheshad brought with 1her,
companion here. He is a bright low.
Gus, fun loving spirit, who left EARTH:
life in 1848, when only fourteen wears
old. We have since found his friends.
wllO, ,residerinrN Newr Jersey. and he has
given us proofs and tests withi,nt, ;,im.
ber rs to his truthfult,ess,- His name
('.Vic ," is i household word with rs
now, and whenever we are depressed or
troubled, he comes with his merry.
playful ways to7cl,eer us IN and make
us laugh, in which he always succeeds.
He Says that is his mission. we lave
4 son Of fifteen, who is especially At
taclled to this spirit-friend. and who
calls upon him daily, through his SIS
ter,s mediumship for sympathy, in MI
Ills sports, frequently Saying that he
likes " Vic'' for company hefter thnn
any boy he knows. His Influence over
him is always for good. My daughter's g
friend has become her guardian and
controls her especially, keeping
through the grace of God all evil frcm
her and her brother, and permitting
only those whom she k OWs to be GOOD
to come to us. This she saws God al
lows her to do, it is a part OF her mis-
sion. We have had i great number of
other spirits with us from time to
time, but all brought by her. they saw
she in many instances writing for
them, saying, 1t is not given them to
WRITE.
Some peculiarities of our writings
are that they are done ut any tin {,
without any preparation, frequently
when we are not asking or expecting
IL, will. no circle or arranged se;ance,
and alone or with one, two, or any
number present. There is no-;,pparent
psychological condition superi.lduc+d
OF otherwise brought about; but my
daughte" setnls in perfect normal
state, carryin. Oh conversations while
her hand is thus occupied on the Incl
dental topics discussed by those pres
ent. And these writings take place
even in her sleep, when pencil and pa
per are placed by her, and the most
beautiful sentiments thrown off with
the greatest possible rapidity. At all
times when the name OF God, Jehovah,
or Jesus Christ are write }, the hand
is arrested. the pencil moving with
great slowness, and the fingers hnver-
ing over it us if it were something in-
etf;lbly sacred and holy.
The hand, however, is more or less
abnorn,ally affected while writing, gen
orally be Oming somewhat cold and
damp after amy considerable time.
When she writes III her sleep she will
give the exact time Of night with ho
time-piece in the room or any clock
that strikes the hours III the house,
and also Indicate the exact moment ut
which she will be awakened by ler at
tending spirit. Bit the most remarka-
ble exhibition in her case is that Of Il
particular spirit who III: ifOr mfy writes
". .tli the paper turned from ti.e hsetli-
nm, so that the person on the opposite
side of the table can read tire messages
as they are penned> each sentence bt =
ing written backwards ahts the last
word OF each sentence and the last let
ter of each word written tifSs.- These
back-iiand messages are written with
great legibleness and rapAtity- and
form continuous sentences OF extreme
beauty and appropr iateness af thought
and sentiment. This is dome while
and with Icy left hand,
and it is utterly impossible for her to
perform this feat with either hand
when attempting to do SO Of her OWL
accord.
Among other extraordinary tests.
the captain Of one of Onr New Haven
and New York steamboats, lost 4 most
valuable pair of sleeve buttons whicl,
he priced most highly rs y gift, and
had vainly searched for weeks to find.
He requested that our sp,rit-friends'
should inform i'm where it could be
found. "A messa ge WAS sent him that
it was not lost, bat was where he put
it. and his hand was involNntarily NOV
ed to lappel in his vest, where tie
companion butte II had been th0nght-
lessly placed 10y HIM and overlooked.
Our daughter had never seen the but
ton, and was nj any miles away from
him. 1t is Il con mon occurrence III our
family, Wien anything is lost and dill
igent search has been made for it, to
ask where it is. and in every instance
the place is ii nmadiate}y indicated
where it may b. found.
On one occas ION the question was
asked. What does - stand for in
the initial OF u newly-forned acquain
tance?" referrir to Il person who had
but recently and accidentally become
interested in the mediumsllip OF our
daughter. ms taltly the pencil was
seiZ,d aud the nane y Saltonstall "
WAS written. III; en- followed series
Of test ans Hers Of the most extraorli-
"ary character. such us that he had two
brothers engas .ed in mercantile busi-
ness in China, one of whom had recent
ly left carth-'ife; that v 'Saltons all -
was the middle name Of his fat pr, who
was IL lineAl DE- scendant from old Gov
erner Saltonst Ill. Of Connecticut, and
who had a lare e family Of children, the
number being given, when not one OF
the facts stat ID WAS known TO our
daughter or IL single person i'll the
room. Othe:.' questions were asked
aud answered.. and all were fully vcri-
fed 10y subseQ "en. inquiry.
OTHER spirits have come and written
to their frieC ds, giving the names OF
entire families, and such circumstances
as the death OF one member III Pisa
Italy; Of ;n0t her ut 4 boarding school
for young lac les: Of the marriage of !;
third, witt. I aInes, dates and places
all fully verified. even to the minutest
particulars, when answers wer'
received fire m the parties addressed
and yet these families were hundreds
Of miles away. and not one Of then
known or ever before heard of.
Our daue liter will take her seat a
the piano, f,limtlfnlded, but in u perfec
normal condition, and without know
ing what is before her will play diilicnl
music th:LS she has never seen. u
several occasions we lave Nen toll
that such and such things would tax
place before long -sometimps event
relating to our own family. and in sew
eral instances relating to friends an
acquaintan':es. These predictions lav
always proved true. One evening
some evil influence calling himsel
s. Xerxes'' made several ineffpctua
efforts to communicate, and fnall
succee ded in writing, II 'cont
'crite, bit It girl here ,con't let 1nc (witl
an oath); her nor~ Is calling til
nalr.e of onr friend. She !mEeliitel
wrote, No. 1 won't let him, or an
evil come here or near you.' - l full
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