National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-07-28
CALLING UP THE DEAD.
WHAT WAS DONE by THE sP1R1TUALIsTs AT
NEsHAMINY FALLS ON SUNDAY.


WHAT WAS DONE by THE sP1R1TUALIsTs AT
NEsHAM1NY FALLS ON SUNDAY.
The spiritualists managed to keep com
paratively cool under the big trees at
Neshaminy Falls Sunday afternoon, as
did also the thousand or so of visitors
who went there, partly out of curiosity
and partly in search of pleasure. There
was something Of pleasure and comfort
to be found on the deep, shady creek
above the dam, the greenish surface of
which was rufiled all the afternoon by a
refreshing breeze. The half hundred
fiat bottomed skiiis were plying the two
miles of currentless water constantly,
loaded Unfortunately with city and
Bucks county girls, and more than one
young gallant took the starch out of his
'sboiled" shirt in his efforts to propel the
craft and its cargo.
The quiet and good order Of the fore
part of the afternoon was somewhat dis
turbed by an occurrence that required
the Intervention of Falls policeman,
most unheard of in Neshaminy. The
western bank of the creek is divided be-
tween two rival boat companies, each of
which pays $50 for the privilege of pre-
venting a rival boat from landing on its
territory. One boatman yesterday per-
sisted in violating this privilege, notwith-
standing repeated warnings. As he con.
temptuously asserted that he wanted TO
be arrested, he was at length accommo-
dated, and promptly locked up in a small
guardhouse near the precincts of the
spirituaist's camp.
At 3 o'clock the regular services began.
The principal address was made by Eliz-
abeth l.. Watson, of San Francisco, who
spoke of the great example set by Christ,
and of the various theories of life. In
speaking of Christ, she said that His life
and work had been most pretentious,
His assumption of divinity astounding,
and all this, in the eyes of His contem-
poraries, had ended in dismal failure /;
yet to-day His work lived through the
great medium Of love, and grew mightier
year by year. "Be patient" urged the
speaker, land do not believe your life
10 failure"
When the speaker had finished, hymn
was sung, and then young man wearing
white tie and having brown mus
tache and rosy cheeks stepped forward
and announced that he would give some
of his spirit delineations This was
Edgar w. Emerson, q medium, of Man
chester, N. II. After delivering q mes
sage to his friends from William Giles,
ST., of Buckingham, Bucks county, who
died tifty-one years ago and wanted his
friends to know that he still lived, the
medium said:
Il feel extremely nervous at this time.
l see before me in white cloud spirit
that seems to want to say something, but
cannot. Now l can hear her say that
her name is Mary Robinson, of Philadel-
phia. One hand seems to be smaller
than the other"
At this point tall, stout woman in
black silk rose from one of the benches,
considerably agitated.
II recognize that as my sister, Mary
Robinson" she said.
"Am / right about one hand being
smaller than the other?"
Perfectly" was the prompt reply.
''She died with cancer under her arm y
This seemed to satisfy the medium,
and he at once called up the spirit of
Gideon Most, Quaker, of Philadelphia,
and George Skinner, of Newton, Bucks
county. The latter sent word to his
friends that he was more alive since he
died than before"
After some other delineations the me-
dium was about to deliver message
from Deacon w. III. Jones, of Philadel-
phia, when his voice was drowned by q
rush of wind and rain. The storm had
come and everybody fled to the pavilion
or the railway Philadelplia
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