Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-29

whether his wife could communicates with
him, and Immediately his call, ST" was
made on the instrument, and question after
question was answered and signed by that
which had been his wife's call when work
ing the instrument in her earthly life. 1t
would work when placed in any part OF the
room, but instantly ceased when the circle
was broken.
Mr.. Ransom was hunted up, and con-
firmed all that has been said, and much
more. He is a very pleasant, Intelligent
gentleman, and, while not wishing to have
his name mentioned, finally consented when
the argument was made that unless names
were mentioned people would blame the re-
porter for drawing on his vivid imagination.
He mentioned the following among many
other Incidents: When they were in Rome
he left her there six days while he went to
Naples, the longest time they were separ-
ated during their married life, and he re-
ceived four or five letters during that time.
He had them IN his pocket after coming
home, and after he had brought the body of
his wife home and buried it.
One evening when in circle of three or
four of his family and a medium, whose
hands were held as usual, in the darkness
hand reached into his pocket, took out the
letters, carried them across the room and
opened them. He cautioned the power to
be careful Of the letters. Finally the hand
came back, replaced all the letters but one
and placed that one on top of his head. On
striking light, he found the last letter that
she had written him was the one placed on
his head.
A STANCE MEETING.
On another occasion during the sitting of
the same persons in circle, a pad and pen
Gil were laid upon table and arequest made
that q message be written upon it. The
room was totally dark. Soon writing was
heard for some time, and then the sound Of
the pencil as if drawn rapidly and promis-
cuously over the paper. When this ceased
light was brought and a. message was
found upon the tablet and marks drawn all
over the paper IN every direction, but with
out crossing single word of the message.
this strange power.
Another peculiar case of slate-writing
came to light this week. A prominent busi-
ness man of Philadelphia was here last
week. His very appearance indicates
thorough honesty and intelligence. On
inquiring of some Pittsburg merchants, who
know him, I. find that in his case appear
ances are not deceitful; that he is an honest,
upright gentleman. He is so modest, how
ever, that his name does not appear in one
of the large Market Street stores owned
largely by him.
Before coming here he went to bright
medium in Philadelphia, who will not give
sitting for money, and hardly for friend
ships sake. At this sitting, the medium
announced that Henry Ward Beechef was
present. This gentleman spoke, saying: 81
am glad to know 1t, for I once heard him
81 I LII
He then asked: "How do you find it over
there?" The answer was: 'tWhen in earth
life was man of words; now a man of
works. On coming here the gentleman
went before Slate-writer Keeler, and among
the questions he asked was this: Will the
minister who purported to come to me at
the last seance here identify HIMSELF"
This question or no other contained any
reference to Mr.. Beecher. On opening the
states he found the following:
LETTER FROM BEECHER.
"DEAR S1R-There is a difference between
what preachers say and what spirits here
say. The motives of the preacher, not what
he breaches, are what effect his own soul
effect his heaven. Hence it behooves an
honest preacher to teach only what he
means and is firm in his conviction of. 1
greet you from a land that is freeing
despotic world from it's benighted ecclesfas-
tically blind conditions.
81 am, dear sir, yours truly,
"HENRY WARD BEECHER."
The objection may be raised that Mr.
Beecher would scarcely have used effect
twice for affect and ended sentence as one
of these ends, but the objection is met with
the reply, for the spirit is more or less
affected by the medium and her condition.
AT the bottom of, the slate were these
words: Regards to all, and signed by the
name of man who had been prominent
member of the Baldwin Locomotive Works
firm, and whose name was neither men,
toned nor thought of in Mr.. Rulers
presence, and whose signature the gentle.
man says is that Of his spirit friend.