The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-15
AN OHIO MAN INSPIRED.
A BUCKEYEAN WHO CLAIMS TO
BE THE GREAT ORIGINAL

A1Ah0 hCt0OIt 4 ESA4A OOO IA
Square Block of Wood the Basis of
His Talk Upon Light, Way and Life
His Dissertation on the Ascending
and Descending Transit of the Spir-
it's of Men and Animals-He Says
They are Disassociated in the Spirit
World-A Mutual Inspiration when
He Meets His Marital Affinity Proph-
esied.
This is big, wide world, and there is a
great variety of people in it, but the
doubt may be well expressed if stranger
character is at large than one who applied
yesterday to Mayor Lester for permission
to lecture at Turner Hall tonight upon the
subject, Light, Way and Life"
A MORNING News reporter was attracted
by the measured stride and distracted look
of the lecturer as he passed ths custom
house inquiring where the Mayor lived, and
made bold to ask him the nature of his
errand. The young man halted, gave the
desired information and added II am a
mind re 4der, and all men and women may
be mind readers who will listen to my
lecture closely and hear the proofs I can
advance to establish the inspiration of
which | am possessed"
The stranger was asked if he had any OBJ
lection to stepping into neighboring office
and permitting fuller opportunity to get
better understanding of his mission. To
6his he gave ready assent, and stepping
into Justice Molinas office the stranger
elaborated the wonderful gifts which he
possesses, or perhaps it would be better to
say that he sincerely believes he possesses.
SUBMITTING TO AN INTERVIEW
The strangers name is Bolton Dupont.
A young man of 80. with beaming intelli-
gence in his eye, and clad in galb as neat
as could be expected from wandering
spiritual enthusiast, he sat facing his in
quisitor self-possessed, almost reposefuI, but
as he warmed to a description of his won
derful gifts there was the least twitching of
the facial nerves often hidden by the happy
smiles with which he rounded off some of
his sentences. He said that he is a native
of Clrcleville, O., and tho son of a minister
of the United Brethren church. The mar
rative in his own words is something like
this:
my father is dead. Ny mother is living.
do not know this by personal or written
communication, but the knowledge comes
to me by inspiration. | lam original lowe
to the precepts of my father, VINO was a de-
vout Biblical student, the omniscience and
inspiration, or power to read mind and ex-
pound matter. spent the greater part of
my life as dry goods clerk in Chicago,
Toledo and WauSeon, coming South five
years ago. l run the Orange Grove Hotel
at Tampa about year, and was clerk in
Key West clothing house. From there |
went to Jacksonville in January last, being
employed at common labor until | came to
Savannah on April 2, and have found en-
ployment but two days on the wharf.
THE subject of mind reading has been
uppermost in my mind for the past three
months, until suddenly find that have
been inspired to enlighten the world to-
morrow night at Turner Hall. My lecture
is inspired: Light, Way and Life. l have
not written it; never rehearsed it. 1t is
original. 1t is not me that will speak, but
the Great Original speaking through me-"
HE WORKS BY THE SQUARE.
Taking a small square block of wood
from his pocket, Mr.. Dupont exclaimed that
he had picked it up in the street This
said he, sis the basis Of my lecture He
who by the great Light of truth walks IN
the right Way must come into perfect
Life. If you throw this block down it will
always find a firm footing. All its sides
are alike. So with a man who is square.
You cannot throw him down but what ne
will fall on a firm foundation and be right
ed. To those who want to learn of this
Light, this Way and the Life. they have orly
to follow me closely in my inspi ell lecture
and be careful not to grow careless or
permit their mind to be- distracted and the
Light will be set in front of them as it has
been set i'll front of me.
"You may ask how do l know | am in
spired. Well that is a common question,
and in this day the people want proof. This
| can give and will give.
81 never studied mythology. Let them
try me on that l am perfection in it.
LINGUIsT, PAINTER AND POET.
architecture was never read or studied
by me. In fact | never studied books.
never read books or papers, and yet | am
one of ths grandest architects. have got
to be. 1t would hurt me If, inspired by the
Great Architect, was not able to prove
this and prove it | can and will
Il understand all the languages of the
world. French. German, Creek, and even
Indian. God is the founder of language,
aud am his original on earth, else how
could understand men of all tongues and
hear them and speak to them understand
ingly except 10y inspiration.
II never studied the arts of drawing, or
painting or music. Yet ! can execute
some of the finest pictures and play any
musical instrument | am passionately
fond of music. Music originated in heaven,
from whence we have borrowed it. We
can get III from no OUner place, because we
must go where 1t originated. l write
poetry to perfection.
believe in Spiritualsm, but not that the
spirits of those dead surround us | can
converse with them, though, but | speak
through the Great Spirit to them, and they
to me. There are spirits about me, now,
but they are the spirits of the living. That
dog pointing to one in the rcom has a
spirit The Sradation of spirits after death,
animal and human, are nos diSsimilar
There are good spirits and evil spirits in
man and brute When the bad spirit dis
possesses the good, physical, mental or per-
sonal mis!ortunes follow. The spirit of
cd dog aScends to its sphere. as does the
good spirit OF man after death the spirit
of a bad man and bad animal find their
sphere in lower level, but the spirits of
men will be disassociated from the spirits of
animals. This can prove.
1T Is BETTER TO MARRY.
you ask me if am married, and | an
swer no. Yet marriage is right, and it is
better that men and women should enter
the marital state. | expect TO enter it.
When ! meet the one to whom am to be
joined, inspiration will teach me rs it will
teach her that we are to be Joined in con-
jugal union. You may remark that such
union would bring happiness, and yet | am
now happy within myself, because keep
this big light within me TO see
How am to live il charge nothing for
my lectures! Well, those who may be ell