The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-10-18
THE DEAD PRESIDENT.
His Spirit Speaks Through the
Mediumship of Mrs. Rich
mond, Of Chicago.
His Celestial Abode "A Welcome
from Lincoln A Word
About Guiteau.
4 hicagu Tribune.

The Spirtualists held forth last night in
Falrbank hall, and, whether every one
present Vas Il believer IN the creed or not.
the place was crowded. Ii had been an
nounccd w" or three DAYS previous that
on this occasion the spirit OF James \.
Garfield would address the meeting through
the agency OF Cora l.. V. Richmond. the
>plrltualistlc medium, and that the spirit
oi the first martyred president would also
he present to assist IN the matter Doubt
less this announce yuent bad the effect of
bringing MANY unbelievers To- the hall,
Notwithstanding the tact that an admission
lee was charged.
The services opened with the singing 81
HYMN ami prayer by the medium.
Then another hymn was sung.
Mrs. Richmond now came forward and
offered an explanation. She said that al Z.
previous meeting, while possessed 81 the
spirit "a Abraham Lincoln.
THE SPIRIT oF GARFIELD COME To BER'
AMI exclaimed: How | should like 10
speak believe could Since then the.
spirit OF Garfield had often come 70 her,
and the effect had been 70 make n.r fe,l
seriously indispo>ed. This psychological
effect was tn he accounted Tor, w the ..ict
that Gartield'> spirit had 80 recently lett lis
earthly kabitation that, coming To- another
human body, the latter felt symptoms Il
the illness which had caused the demise.
of the president. The lady said she hoped
the audience would give close attention 10
the utteranceS 81 the spirit, and added
With these words make room for the
spirit Of James A. Garfield"
She shut ner eyes, Il lady at the piano
thrummed Il solemn air, and then, after
the lapse of few seconds, the ewes open
eel and the medium began talking in her
natural voice and manner. To The he
lever, however, ii was the spirit oi Gar
field addressing them.
Then i saw through glass darklv,
now ii Is face To- face were the first wort,
of the supposed spirit. The spirit then
went on 10 say that ii had been born
again-that earthly death was but the
budding into new lie. He by "he" i
meant the spirit had known from the
hrst that the wound in his earthly body
was fatal, and that the kindly nursing re-
ceiyed was but to prepare for the spiritual
birth. His earthly mind had not been
aware OF the fact that the wound was fatal,
but his spirit during those hours oi de-
lirium. had held sweet converse with other
spirits THAT CiuSltTeU TOtIliu ABOUT Ms Dtu.
He was then
RECEIVING HIS SPIRITUAL TRAINING
When he first passed from earth he
seemed crowded into narrow tunnel,
from which he suddenly emerged with Il
sublime feeling feeling greater than
birth, greater than death, greater than the
fulfllment of every ambition OF man
hood There Was a face, fair, benign,
and loving. waiting 10 greet him.
Ii was the face of Abraham Lincoln And
Lincoln spoke, saving: Il knew you
were coming; Won are welcome" Lin
coin acted as his guide. He 1.-THE spirit>
saw his father, and, though he had not
known him on earth, recognized him 1T
once. He also recognized other relatives
he had never seen before. Lincoln was
asked To explain the matter, and said
that on earth there was double life, one
of the senses and one OF dreams and spirits
the spirits of different people were con-
versing when the earthly beings knew it
not.
The spirit then described the beauties of
his new home, but did it in very ordinary
language, and without conveying any
definite idea as to how it appeared. II
was simply beautiful land" His ar
rival crtateu no SURPRISE.
JEFFERSON AND ALL THE
REST
were ready with "a wor, of welcome, but
took his coming as a matter Of course.
He was so oyerlOved with the grandeur
and sublinity oi his new abode that he
wanted To cali his loved ones about him,
but reccollected suddenly, that they were
in another world. He heard the sound OF
bells, but the sound came a. ii out of the
ocean; it was dull and muiiled. Next he
saw q funeral cortege-that is, he saw the
people and heard their sobs, but the music
he could not hear, could not see the cata-
ialque or drapings OF woe. He called out
but his voice was lost. Again he appealed
10 Lincoln Tor. an explanation, and was
told the voice could not penetrate the pale
II mortality.
The spirit at this point spoke a few
words in favor OF the creed and then adj
dressed some very touching remarks 10
my mother" and my wife" and said also,
The nation will be preserved" After
tating that the nation would, if it only
understood the situation thoroughly,
take off the black and deck the wall; with
snowy brightness the spirit seemed to
AXE its departure. The medium closed
ier ewes, wiped her forehead, and took her
eat
DIR. Bushnell, who was on the PLATFORM,
anne forward to make some announce
nents at this stage, bnt he was suddenly
Interrupted by the medium. who rushed to
he front, exclaiming Pardon me- The
pirit OF Garfield was still present, and
DIR. Bushnell to say word or
wo with reference to Giteau. What he
desired to say was that The poor maniac
hould have justice done him Ii the peo-
lie should see tit To send him to the
pirit world he (Garfield's spirit would be
he first to receive him by the hand
Mrs. Richmond shut her ewes again, and
his time the spirit went away permanently.
The services closed with an ''impromptu
,oem' by the medium.