Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-02

which consisted IN noises and
rappings. This vas, ] think, in
'ss, in tie State OF New fork, hard
! by the spot where more than twenty
years before the American angel
the once dead acknowledgements
with the Prophet Joseph. This was
in our age, in modern days, anu vas
the first case of authentic and legiti-
mate spiritualism, and consequent
ly might be properly callod the
origin Of the only genuine modern
spiritualism. but thanks 10 the reve-
lations Of the Holy Spirit we have
better ard more comprehensive
name fof thls branch OF theology.
Spiritualism OF any true sort Is al
ter sill but a diminutive item OF the
Gospel. we will abide by our
name Of Lattet-day Saints and let
the others call themselves as they
will, but we may investigate the
RELIABILITY or MODERN SPIRIT
UALIsOI.
could write chapters about
spiritualistic phenomena which
have come under my personal Oh
servation-I was raised as n spirit
ualist-but / viii only refer TO
late instance typical Of spiritualism
in general.
Young c., while in New York
city, called upon two female reia-
uves, sister and steprlother, from
whom he had been parted only n
few years. His reception was
warm, and rs he sailed of the
adieux were tender.
In France. e. called upon his IA
Their and another sister at a winter
resort and parted from them
At Naples, G.. took passage 10 Ath-
ems and Egypt. This was the llth OF
January. Inc two ladies at New
York, rs was their custom, went 70 n
circle ION the 9Th Of January. Ma
FERTILIZATION was expected. Many
things happened uninterestipg tous
or the parties referred TO, but after
awhile the maierialiZed form Of
young c. appeared. There he was,
natural rs life, tall and handsome,
they claim; and even the moles on
his face were visible; yes even that
small mustache Of which they had
suspected him to be proud while in
life. Others at the seance remarked: |
"What 4 bright spirit that L."
The sister and step-mOther OF {. !
sprang up with tears in their eyes |
aud fell upon the neck of their be-
loved c. and wept, groaning "Oh 1
C.! what has happened?' G. an
swered IN low but gentle tones, |
Don't mourn for me; am not un-
happy in the spirit world. Yester-
day ] took n steamer from Naples
and today it sank with all on board. |
As soon rs | recovered my senses |
Few to you TO let you know. Break |
the news gently To father and sister |
in France, or IL may kill father
and he vanished or de- |
in their arms.
The testimony Of those two New
York ladies ] consider entirely reli-
bile. They have seen humbug and
'materialiEed spirits" and can dis
inguish between the two. They
wen recognized the clothes Of their
,rOther and siep.sOn, c., and his
Iccent or intOnatiOn Of speech,
yes, etc. The letter which relates
he occurrence is full Of tender senti-
nents and interesting particulars,
md the cautious and consOlatOEy
way in which the news was broken
o the father Of C is extremely
.retty and touching. The date OF
ailing and other particulars are
Orrect, and such evidence would be
ften sufficient TO convert stubborn
ceptics II left in that light.
Let us have more light. Those
wo ladies at New York are my own
whom love dearly land
hose in France likewise). The per-
on styled rs young c. is myself
-the writer OF this article. But |
m not dead, nor did the steamer
ink, although | and it left Naples
n the eve Of the 18th when that
wing spirit materialized a Giving
keness Of me, correct, apparently,
D all particulars,
Such is the power for deception Of
lOdern spirituaIism. May we not
istly conclude that it is the Gospel
T Satan? C,U.I.
Alden, Arabia, June =, 1890.