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About Spiritualism-Chapter No. 2.
As remarked in the previous chapter,
the flames of war between the north and
south broke out tercely, and the war
feeling in the south WAS epidemcal.
Lucien ELMER was fond Of adventure
Ms brave rs a lion. devoted the the south
ana cut out by nature for war, and he
| had no trouble in raising a company Of
brave and high spirited young men.
| He entered into the war with his whole
soul In every battle he won fresh
| laurels. and ere long was rewarded with
| the rank of brigsdier-general, to which
| he WINS Justly entitled. LuClen kept up
a regular correspondence with me, and,
| il Is needless for me to assure the reader,
that his letters were always welcome.
Few men were gifted with such powers
Of graphic description of the stirring
events and scenes of war, yet there
WAS no attempt at sensatIOnalism. or
course, | rejOiCed at the rise OF LuCien
in the army and was proud of his
sucress
received at length the following let
ter from him:
SHEPERDSTOwN, June 10, 1868
NV Friend-We are about to invade
tn north, and will cross the Potomac
tomorrow; several of the divisions Of my
corps have z ne over. The spirit of my
mother has revealed 10 Inc that | will be
killed in the next battle, ny n shot pass
ing through the aOrta. Ii has not de-
pressed me, and | shall do my duty
without flInching. | remember my
promise to you. and if possible for me TO
fulfill il, you may rest assured | shall
fulfill it,
A. have no kith or kin, made my
will before leaving home, bequeathing
my property to you. God bless you, my
fr end. Sine, rely, LUCIEN ELMER.
As might have been expected, the
contents OF this letter filled me with q
sorrow AMI sadness: | could not shake
off. Lucien ELMER and myself had be-
come Siamese Twins, mentally; and the
part of my self and being thereafter
forced to live an incomplete lite. That
Lucien placed undOubting faith in the
truth of the revelation to which he al
luded was clear TO my mind; but with
me, the case was different, since | WAS
entirely disbeliever in the ability OF
the spirits of the dead to hold commune
cation with the living. The condition of
my mind resemhled tempest-tOssed-
sea. The letter of Lucien was constantly |
in my mind. found myself invOluntari- |
~ repeating its contents twenty times
an hour. suspense of mind is dreadful |
state for one 10 be in and this was my |
state for nearly week.
At $3.50 p. m, July 3rd, 1868, as | was
pacing the floor, resilessly. there came |
suddenly into my mind, with startling |
distinctness and commanding energy, |
the following thought, The spirit of |
LuCien ELMER is beside you. My earth
ly life was ended at one o'clock, today, |
on the field Of battle at Getsysburgh." |
A ball passed through me, cutting the |
aOrta and my death was instantaneous |
and painless. My spirit is now united |
with the spirit of my mother, and | am |
happy" | think must have fallen into |
swOOn at the suddenness of this shock
to my nerves, already severely tried by |
rate. | lost my consciousness. When
consciousness returned, | was lying
upon sofa and a couple OF servants
were trying to restore me.
long spell of sickness followed, and
| knew nothing for days of that which
was going on around me. When the
fever left my brain, | was feeble and
emaciated, and was not allowed 10 talk
NJ aIl-nOt even 10 ask question.
When my strength had partially come
back, asked my physician the news
from the army and about Lucien ELMER,
IN particu ar. "Th re WAS bloody
battle fought at Gettysburgh on the End
md 3rd of July, and General Lee was
forced TO retreat. Lucien ELMER was
killed on July 3, while charging at the
head of his brigade. His colOred SER
want brought his body home and it was
buried beside tine graves of his parents"
was the reply of my physician.
On the 3lst OF August, 1868, the spirit
of Lucien ELMER imprinted This on my
mind-"I am again beside you-tO fulfill
nv promise to yOu-my spirit is able
TO read your mind-so that, if you will
only think any question you wish an
swered | will try to answer Tiny
Epirt will act on your mind.
| asked, mentally, what becomes OF
the soul after death is it judged at once
and assigned to it's final doom?
Answer: There is but one judgment
day, and all have to await Its coming;
and in the meantime the souls OF the
dead roam HbUut In space, but are cOgni-
Zant of what passes upon earth. Being
wholly immaIerIal, or without bodies,
n spirit. or soul. cannot hold either pen
or pencil, so as TO write message to
persons living upon the earth, nor has 1t
power to cause a table, chairs, &c, to
rise and fall. or to move backwards and
forwards. or sideways: nor is it able 10
give raps and knocks upon walls, cell
ings, tables, or floors. Immatt rial be-
ings cannot assume the functions Of ma
terial beings, nor put on materiallty. 1t
IL simply impossible for any mortal
creature to See the spirit, or soul, of a
deceased person, because it lie inmate
rial, or spiritual, and would cease to be
spiritual could Ii assume a material
form, or body. The only manner in
which spirit can communicated with a
mortal living upon the earth, is by infus
encing his mind by virtue of superior
force and energy arising from a mind
rid Of mortal weakness, and this Is done
by imprinting on the mortal mind the
thought of the superior mind, precisely
as am at present doing with you.
Next | asked. mentally, while the soul
is connected with the body, where Is iT
located?