Telegram-herald., 1891-01-31
TIE SPIRIT POSTMASTER.
ns Thsnks Mediums Are frsses. Nat
VIII Contiane N uis Own
Peculiar Lac.

In . few days Dr. Reed. the eparit
postmaster. vii cease studying the
menu Of the house OF correction He
mas elected . delegate by the United
States District Court, NJ Grand Rapids,
to practically demonstrate the principles
OF incarceration. Tne doctor ~as con
yicied OF using the mails for ifaudn-
lent purposes. His business MAS ans
wsring questions sent him by means OF
spirituallstlc medsnmshlp. The Doctor
conducted q paper devoted 10 the in-
terests of splIituallsm. In this paper,
The Hope Beyond the Tomb. he adver-
tsed ms ability 10 get written answers
from departed friends, for any and All
who didn't have the entrse 10 the
golden ultimately.
"My modus operapdi was this,' said
the Doctor, after greeting has ques-
toner IN one of the prison corrldofs.
81 advertised IN my own paper 10 send
answers TO any question involving com.
municatlon with the dear departed.
In the envelope addressed 10 me was
an undirected envelope, sealed, con-
tanning the question or list OF questions
for me to answer. | answered these
questions without opening the envei-
ope. | answered them as rapidly as /
could get around TO then. Sometimes
il would be a week, sometimes three
months before would be able 70 reach
q certain letter.
"How did / answer these questions
by my power as medium. got TO
each letter as rapidly as my clerk
could arrange them. i am firm be-
lever in spirltuallsm. l don't believe
much in these spirltualitic manifesto
tons or materlallzatlons. i Was at
sceance one night years ago when
asked for the naturalization OF my
mother aud caught the femal medium
as she came out OF the cabinet 10 per-
senate the spirit ofmy maternal parent.
] shall not advertise any more. i nave
plenty of work ahead, mostly platform
work. work right in the hight. hate
these deeds of darkness. When L do
platform work go into passive state.
| am conscious of the persons IN the
auditorium, but in only dreamy sort
OF way. A man who wishes me 10
answer his questions is asked TO stand
up. You have sealed letter or list OF
questions in your pocket. Please rise
and hold your letter up to view Then
the answer seems TO come TO me from
some other than earthly power. pre-
fer TO have 40 10 go persons IN an audi
euce desire TO answer questions. That
prec.udes the theory OF collunon.
The State Union OF Spiritualists OF
which am president. was 70 foid It's
annual meeting next month, bat ac-
Il Ar
because | could not be present My
trouble that brought me here resulted
from questions sent me by n physician
of MarshalltoYn, Ia, involving the
character of young lady there. i
would have nothing 70 do with the
matter and fired back To the doctor the
money he sent with the questions.
am a native of California, and my
powers as medium were cultivated
after | discovered that ] possessed
them. Ii you want TO master subject
you cit down TO study il. Anybody
can become medium by studying the
subject. | am not through with the
work that resulted IN placing me In
prison. ] have that letter sent me from
Marshalltown. and-but | won't say
anything further about IT."
Reid is a man of feet 10 inches IN
hight, rather s;oop-shouldercd and of
slight build. He is muscled like a
trained athlete. His head is long, his
nose small. but slightly hooked, a mar
row, black mustacbe rests below IL.
His eyes are rather full, but of that
uncertain grayish cast that betokens
shrewdness, and in the left eye is =
Slight cast that is held TO be the sign OF
craitlness. Free Press.