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/ of them for philosophical inquiry, they being
considered in many respects a more remarkable
/ instance Of precedence or foresight than any
/ on record; but the fear of being classed with
/ Missionaries and spiritualists has heretofore
/ prevented me.
/ Now, however, on fresh application to state
/ the particulars in detail | have consented TO
/ do so, and would consider it great personal
favor If you will carefully examine the accom-
| panying statement, and 80 far as memory will
enable You. add in a note to me, which may
be Mt liberty to publish, your cOrrobo-atiye
testimony respecting it.
Mr.. Baker unites with me in very kinds re-
CARDS to yourself and family.
With great esteem aud respect,
HARRIETTE W. BAKER.
DORCHESTER, February Is, 1870.
Kew. Mr.. Stetson, having been sick
for several weeks, requested his wife to
answer for him. She writes:
DEAR Mrs. BAKER-We have read youI
manuscript with the deepest interest. You
have expressed clearly and correctly the whole
subject, as it has laid hidden in our memories
and so vividly, too, have you portrayed it,
that the sad event of by-gone years comes to
us with the freshness of Yesterday.
Mr.. Stetson also wishes me to add that it
might be well for you to procure the testimony
of those who were informed of your wOndrous
vision before the event tranSpired, as so many
years have passed since that fatal storm Of
March 10, 1916.
With our best wishes for yourself and hus-
band, most affectionately yours,
JULIA NJ. STETsoN.
LEXINGTON, February 10, 1870.
Acting upon the suggestion contained
in the above note, have received the
following communications from those
who have seen or heard this article in
manuscript The first is from the
daughter of Rev. David Osgood, ID. D.,
a predecessor of Rev. Mr.. Stetson, and
for long course of years pastor of the
First Church in Medford.
DEAR Mr.. BAKER-In answer to your inqui-
ries, | could state that have distinct recol-
lection of hearing from you in your sick-cham-
Der an account OF your vision in regard to
the death of Frederick Stetson, Immediately
after the sad events which YOU have so vividlv
portrayed. The circumstances made deep
impression on my mind, and have always con
sldered your mental state as remarkably anal
ogous TO all l have ever heard of Scotch sec
ond-sight.
Most trulyyours, L. OsGooD.
MEDFoRD, March 3, 1870.
From Mrs. Sarah B. Buffers, to whom
| have already referred, L have also the
following testimony:
This certifes that was acquainted with the
hdDlt NlhlOu udTTdItu DN MIS-. Ddher Oc-
fore the knowledge of the death of Frederick
StetsOn reached me by the arrival of the ship
Sophia Walker in Boston, on the 25th day of
March, 1876, and its exact correspondence with
the circumstances of that sad event so i'm
pressed me at the time as to leave in my mind
a distinct recollection both of the vision and of
its fulfillment. SARAH B. BUFFERS.
MEDFORD, March2, 1870.
| will introduce but one other wit
ness, who was with me on that fearful
night, and was an actor in some of these
scenes. He writes:
/ am happy to bear my testimony to the
truthfulness and fidelity of the record of facts
contained in this narrative, and TO assure the
reader of its entire trustwOrthiness. | thought
them at the time, and have ever since cOnsid-
cred them among the most remarkable mental
phenomena of which | have any knowledge
and worthy Of place in the history of meta
physical science. \. r. BAKER.
DORCHESTER, Mass, March s, 1870.
The following extract from the SER
mon preached by Rev. Mr.. Walker is
an exact fuliillment of the second scene
in my vision. The text is from the
Epistle of st. James: For what is
your life? 1t Is even a vapor, that APP
peareth for little time and then van
isheth away" The tly-leaf of the dis
course contains TINS entry:
"A sermon preached OF board the
ship Sophia Walker on her passage
from Palermo to Boston, March ID,
1916. Occasioned by the death of Fred
erick StetsOn, who was knocked over
board in a gale, March 10, near the
Banks of Newfoundland. BY Rev.
Charles Walker, A. NJ, one of the pas
After some explanatory remarks, the
preacher says: 1--WE have a most affect
ing illustration of this truth at hand.
Where is the youthful Frederick Stet-
son? Who among us had fairer pros
poets of life than he? A few days ago
and he was with us in all his youthful
freshness. But in an unexpected mo-
ment he was called into eternity. You
the fatal night of the 10TH +.
Who of us will ever forget it? The 4
hour of midnight arrived. All hands .
were called on deck The wind
and the storm had prevailed for
hours; but now the furious gale began.
The fOretepsail must be taken in, and
with the rest Frederick mounted the
fatal yard. The tapping sail, clewed .
up, but not yet handed, and at the
mercy of the gale, struck him from his :
hold, and precipitated him into the bill
lows beneath. The alarming cry, Man
Dverboardn was heard. The Captain
ordered the life-buoy to be
cut adrift, and the life-boat to be got
out. But although there were enough
IF you ready to man it, even at the risk
Of your lives, yet it was soon found that
t would be all in vain. He was imme-
lately lost sight of. No human power
could save him in that dark and bolster
)us night. Who of us has not observed
his modest and retiring manners, and
he delicacy of his spirit? How careful
lot to wound the feeling of others! |
I'M happy here to adduce testimony to
he excellence of his character from his
native town. In letter, addressed to
,ur Captain on the day we sailed from
Boston, the Rev Mr.. Baker, of that
,lace, says: He is a young gentleman
If great promise and most excellent
in whose prosperity l feel
Utmost the interest of a father Mr.
Baker speaks also of the lively interest
which the citizens of Medford took in
lis success in this voyage. All, what a
ad tale will the record of the fatal night
# the 10th be to his bereaved parents!
How painful to think of even breaking
o them the sad tidings! Gladly would
We spare them this cup of sorrow. May
he Lord support themm-MrS. Harriet
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