Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-19
The BallOt.TeSt.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ct. A. Barnes. We'd.
nesday evening she held public Sc
ance in Champion Hall, at which
the baIlot-test was given, which
upon any other hypothesis than that
offered by believers in Spiritual phe-
nomena, puzzles and mystitics the
most skeptical. Mrs. Lowe an
nounced the phase of mediumsbip
which would he exempted, in few
we'll chosen remarks, her modest
unassuming demeanor carrying the
sympathies of the audience in her
favor before single demonstration
of her powers had been given. BY
her request a gentleman from the
audience was selected (Mr. j. {.
Horr) to sit with her on the plat
form and see that the test was fairly
conducted. A number of slips Of
paper were then distributed among
the audience, upon which the names
of deceased friends We're written.
These were gathered together and
placed upon the table before her.
Then touching each ballot consecu-
lively she requested that when the
name of any departed friend pres
ent was reached three raps should
he given. Soon the signal was
heard, when folding the slip of
paper tightly, she handed it to Mr..
Horr, to be held without examina-
ton, until q communication was
written. After waiting few mo-
ments, her hand moved rapidly and
wrote the name CDR. Hopkins.
Upon examination of the ballot, it
was found that the same name was
upon it, written by gentlemen who
had never met the medium before,
nor had any means of commitment
ing information which would have
given her any knowledge of the
name written. Mr.. Horn declared
that, SO far as he could discover, the
test was fairly made, and that Meth
er he nor the medium could have
had any opportunity of reading the
ballot until it was exposed for that
purpose. Several other similar ev-
licences were given, interspersed
with descriptions of spiritual visit
ants, most of whom were recognized
by persons in the audience. The
seance appeared to be quite salts
factory to believers, and to utterly
confound skeptics as to the means
of deception, if any deception was
practiced.
We have given a brief descrip-
ton of the seance, simply as we
saw it, without expressing any
opinion further than that the manner
of solving the mystery is totally in
applicable to us upon any other sup
position than that the medium act
ually received aid from some in
visible agency-a belief not diff
cult to entertain when we reflect
that the very essence of theology is
founded upon faith in the exist
ence of the soul after death. When
this is taken away from any creed
it falls to the ground; and when it is
admitted, we must respect the opin-
ions of those who profess "by faith"
to have solved the mystery. for it is
but logical sequence of doctrines
enunciated by those who profess no
sympathy for modern spiritualism.
Mrs. Lowe proposes to give man
Hesitation of several other forms of
mediumship before her departure.
Mr.. Geo. w. Titus, formerly of
the firm CT Allen & Titus, of this
place, but lately of Dayton, Colum-
bia county, is on brief visit to
friends here. He reports business
lively east OF the mountains, but
says that Olympia, after all, is the
most pleasant place for permanent
home. This is the universal verdict
of all who have tried change of To-