St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-02
SAW HER AUNT IN SPIRIT.
Miss Law Receives a Message at
Her Death-Bed From a Relative.

Miss Law Receives a Message at
Her Death-Bed From Relative.
New York Star.
At the death bed of Miss Jennie Law,
a young school teacher of this city, who
recently succumbed to pneumonia at
the home of her parents, West Sixty
fifth street, the relatives were startled
by the announcement from the lips that
she was receiving message from the
other world. The Society for Psychical
Research first secured possession of the
facts, and at the meeting of the society
at the house of Dr.. NJ. l.. Holbrook, OF
46 East Twenty first street, last Monday
evening, the alleged revelation was
made the subject of long and interest
ing paper, read by a prominent mem
Der Of the society.
1t appears that little over a week
ago Miss Law was stricken with pneu-
monia and died after three days illness.
From the first hour she had to take to
her bed to the time of her death she
was perfectly conscious. She was told
last Sunday that she could not live, and
seemed to realize it herself.
About an hour before she died, While
conversing with her near friends and
relatives, she changed the subject OF
conversation and said: "Ihere is a
messenger here waiting for me. You
may think it is deluSIOn, but 1T is not,
because | can see the messenger myself,
although do not think you can. The
messenger wants to take me where my
Aunt Jane is now, and ain going TO be
transported to see my aunt"
Miss Laws friends, who were stand
ing around her bedside, were amazed at
this announcement, and all the more SO
for the reason that her Aunt Jane had
died two days before in New Jersey,
and the fact of her death had been kept
from Miss Law.
Miss Laws mind was undoubtedly
clear, for when the conversation was
turned to other subjects she cOnversed
readily and without any hesitation Oh
indication of lack Of consciousness.
About an hour later Miss Law died,
and her funeral was held at her home
on Tuesday. Rev. Ira S. Dodd, of
Riverdale, n. Y, preached the funeral
sermon, in which he said that Miss
Laws experience was the most remark
able death-bed revelation that had
been brought TO his notice.
When seen at his home in R!verGale
last night, Mr.. Dodd said: | have no
hesitation in saying that Miss Laws
statements, made, as they undOu6t edly
were, when she was conscious, puzzle
me.
81 have always been inclined to look
upon startling death-bed experiences as
the Authorizations o. people who are de-
liriOuS. but in this case, where there was
no indication Of delirium, | must take
tto NIL c4o hric n
can take-that is, that there was mes
sengcr from God, such as we read of in
the book OF Hebrews, one OF Gods
angels-not necessarily beautiful lie
male form with wings, but some kind OF
messenger.
"Miss Law, whom have known for
several years, has never been what we
might term religious enthusiast. AL
though she has always been religious
girl, she was not one of the kind who
was liable to have startling death-bed
experiences. She was strong-mlnded,
highly intellectual girl, but not given to
brOOding over religious matters"
Dr.. Nj. l.. Holbrook, of No. 46 East
Twenty-first street, who is president of
the Society for Psychlcal Research,
said
Eve look at these matters from a
purely scientific standpoint; but | must
confess that this story mystifies me. We
shall investigate it thoroughly, and try
to find a scientific solution of the prob
lem which it presents.
"Such cases are generally attempted to
be explained away by the theory of the
transmission of thought, butthis is often
an unsatisfactory solution OF the prob
lem.
The society will undertake a thor
ough investigation of the matter at once
and it is claimed that the case will be al
interesting one from scientific point OF
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