Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-07
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The English Clerical GhOst-W ash.
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The English Clerical GhOst-Wash.
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Washington Letter to Philadelphia Bulletin
In your issue OF January ~ last have read
an explanation OF the '.SurpriSing story a;
you term the seeing by an English clergyman
Of an apparition. In the first place. the story
Is not at all surprising. for such things occur
daily, If not hourly, through the world. Doctor
Clarke was correct; the clergyman did see the
apparttOn, but not at all in the manner de-
scT1bed In your statement. Doctor Clarke is in
error about the brain seeing the brain cannot
see, nor any other organ in the body. except
the eye. The clergyman saw 1t with his eyes,
and II was there. 1t is not seen by or through
q disordered brain, and as all brains are
" packed" as 1t were, with photographs OF
things once seen, why do they not show 'appa-
ritions," &C, to everybody? The sum ana suo,
stance OF the whole matter is simply explained
and understood thus: Any one particularly,
situated, as the English clergyman was, lltu
from Ills peculiarly lueseent position lne eye
OF his mind opened InCmentaI1iy, anu thehcc
saw that particular appariIion "iilcn 70
o hers would have been different apparl-
ton according to their mental VISION III Is not
Necessary that q person should be 'allictef 10
see thus. The clergyman ha1 not Oeen study
ing but arranging Drief extracts from num-
ter OF books: he frequently moved about, hand
ing different books &C., and had became almost
Teifc,t,y passive. thus permitting the only
cJanneI 20 be temporarily opened for his men
faI vision nor was his brain either excited or
overwToUght. nor had his Imagination" any
thing TO do with ii.
TcInlIt me to state a case that occurred under
my own eye rs well as that OF nv daughter and
sister, although the case is not exactly similar
Gu!ng 10 the person being stricken. In March.
1874. NY wife. a very strong, robust person. was
stricken az l:3A D. n al the dinner-table. before
eating, with raralyttc apoplexy, taking her
spcecn and the use or h2r whole right side from
Irr. but leaving, the brain remarkably clear.
From his stroke she partially recovered. During
the interval between March and Sunday, April
-. she had several times pointed toward a win
dow and endcavored to get from the bed and 60
10 what she evidently saw, but she was pre-
vented. and no endeavor was made by those in
charge TO discover what it was she saw. On the
sunday. April %, she was in a very passive
state, after a good nights rest. My daughter
and sister, Mrs. j. @. Adams, requested me to
sit with her until they had arranged their
dresses AT $50 p. M, as sat by my wife and
held her hand in mine both being very quiet.
she suddenly cried out, :. Mary :" my sister,
violent lit of weeping. | called my daughter
and sister at once. and it was nearly half an
hour before we got her paclfed. l then asked
her the following questions:
Question:" Did you see my sister Mary -
Answer-"Yes."
@" Does Mary come to take you from us?"
A.-"Yes.D
q. tby my daughter Mama, you want to
go with aunt Mary, and leave papa and me %
\. (earnestly)-"YeS."
@ Can You tell me by signs when Mary is
coming for you ?" A" Yes
@ Now, show me how long before Mary
viii come and take you away mean how long
from the time you were taken sick till she comes
she looked sorrowfully into my eyes and
raised her left hand. closed and gradually
opened it out, spreading her fingers apart. |
said:
g. DO you mean five days." A.-"No."
O. Do you mean five weekS?" A" No.
then considered a moment. and asked:
@ DO you mean five months from the tine
You were taken sick 2" A. Yes IeS."
@ And Mary will surely come and take you
from us then ? A" Yes"
And on August so, five months from the first
stroke (She had three strokes during the five
months she died at $50 p. m She could not
speak. but had signs to express what she
wanted, and her saving SO distinctly the word
Mary was singular.
There is no doubt at all but that my wife
would have told the time over the exact five
months had she had the power to do so.
have In several Instances witnessed similar
evidences of the clairyoyant an clairaudant
state in very healthy persons as well as in
fnvalidS.
My sister, Mrs. ]. Q. Adams. who died In
June, 1875, also saw her sister Mary (Spirit)
several times prior to her death. and her hus-
band. j. q. A., two days prior TO his death. saw
his father (Spirit) and mentioned to those pre-
sent that his father was present and waiting TO
take him hence.
Strangest of all, have in my possession some
teachings written for me in 1884 without any
human aid by the spirit Of Henry q. L. c., who
died in New York city in 1912, at which the
sternest morauSt could not cavil.
DR. JOHN TANNER