Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-11
The Process of Death.
A Spiritualist Who Saw His Mothers spirit Separate from Her Body.
 From the Religio- Philosophical Journal.l

A Spiritualist Who Saw His Mothers
 Spirit Separate from Her Body.
 IFrom the Religio- Philosophical Journal.l
 A complete description of the spirits de- parture from the body was recently given by Myra Carpenter in a letter to Mr. Joseph Baker. She was treated by mesmer1sm tor epileptic fits, and soon became good clalr- voyant, and eventually 8 seer of spirits My mother and had often talked of death and immortality. She frequently magnetlsed me when she was in health, and l was In the clairvoyant state, by her assistance, when the spiritual sight was first given me. By your assistance (Baker's) acquired the power of putting myself in that state without the as- sistance of an operator. She had often re- quested that would, at the time of her de cease, put myself in that state, and carefully notice the departure of the spirit from the body. Her failing health admenished her that her end for this life was near but she viewed it with calmness, for her thoughts were full of the life to come and her hopes placed on her Father in Heaven. Death had no terrors for her. When she felt it's ap- proach she sent for me, as l was absent at- tending an invalid. l came and remained constantly with her until she left us for better home. Her last words were addressed to me. Perceiving that she was dying, seated myself in the room, and was soon ln state of spiritual clairvoyance. With the opening of the inner sight the painful scene of mothers death was changed to vison of glory-beautiful, angelic spirits present watching over her. Their faces were radiant with bliss, and their glittering robes were like transparent snow. I could feel them as ma terial and yet they communicated a sensation can only describe by saying 1t seemed like compressed air. Some of these heavenly at tendants stood at her head and some at her feet, while others seemed to be lowering over her form. They seemed so pure, so full of love- that it was sweet to look at them as they watched the change now taking place In my mother.
 q now turned my attention more directly to my mother, and saw the external sense leave her. First the power of sight departed and then veil seemed to drop over the eyes; then the hearing and next the sense of feel ing. The spirit began to leave the limbs, and they died first, and the light that filled each part, in every fibre, drew up toward the chest. As fast as this took place the veil seemed to drop over the part from whence the spiritual life was removed. ball of light was now gathering just above her head and this continued to increase as long as the spirit was connected with the body. The light left the brain last, and then the silver cord was loosed. The luminous appearance soon be- gan to assume the human form, and l could see my mother again But oh, how changed {! She was light and glorious, arrayed in robes of dazzling whiteness, free from disease, pain and death. She seemed to be welcomed by the attending spirits with the joy of a mother ! over the birth of a child.
 "She paid no attention to me any earth | ly object but joined her companions, and | they seemed to go away through the air. | attempted to fellow them in the spirit, for I 1 felt strongly attracted and longed to go with | my mother. I them ascend, till they 1 seemed to pass through an open space when | a mist came over nay sight and saw them nc | more"