The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-24

lilies Of tho valley and pansies nlled tho
rooms. Instead Of tho usual streamers OF
Grape on the door there hung from the bell a
crescent-shape ped floral piece. bearing the name
"Nettie" in pansies against background OF
lilies Long strings Of flowers lay on the
white casket The neighbors had brought In
pots OF flowers. which were arranged around
the rooms and filled all the hooks aud corners.
and the visitors from New York and remoter
cities brought large floral pieces. The abr
was heavy with their perfume. The services
were unique. No ordained minister officated,
but all who took part were personal friends Of
the deceased woman. Three OF the leading
Spiritualists Of the country spoke Of Mrs May
nard's services to spiritualism. Mrs. Cora
| Richmond OF Chicago. tho principal speaker.
outlined the history Of Mrs. Maynard from the
standpoint OF the Spiritualist Mrs. Richmond
and Mrs. Maynard had mndo an agreement
thirty years before that tho survivor should
speak at the others funeral. number OF
Splritualists from Baltimore and from Boston
were present.
Friends OF Mrs. Maynard. who are not Spirit
ualists. say that she was undoubtedly firmly
convinced OF her own powers as o medium,
and that her faith in spiritualsm was unfal.
tering. During her years Of painful illness.
when to move was agony. and when she had to
BE- famed day and night to enable her to
breathe. she never complained. was never
irritable nor wn-hearted.
who was u friend Of the family. could have
was "t uhs so 81 S
matory rheumatism had knit her bones to-
gether, had enlarged and distorted oil the
Many non: believers ke myself. Who were frs
% sr I hs Wss st
much superior to her body that she
she and, her husband celebrat"d th her
eter. wsdds Thy al ss TIN
separate reply to each. The Language and
sa sE u ynis nH In
the village wee IN the habit OF going to her
Friends othsr i1F the sh ha fSf o
visiting her also. so that 1t was unusual to find
-" Her friends among the spiritualists were
and women. and not fanatics. GnliRe an or
Sns ago 81 r. tie honss xs,Ssrins aS q
We passed in,and out Of the room where Mrs
MAYNARD lay. Ordinarily tho presence of an
straint upon the pleasure. but it was ~ cause
Of general comment TINT Mrs. Maynard seemed
TO enliXen us all. in spite OF her physical suffer
Ing. All her expressions were 50 pure and noble
that even non. believers wore inspired by her
faith. She was an intellectual medium. She
SHd OF What she sa or I duns the
trance. l must believe that shc was, uncon-
had no recollection Of what had happened.
She would recte poetry and messages from
that ' she actually Received commanieations
from spirits Of the deEgHttted; v hut ! believe
which no money could alleviate. at-
temp, to deceive H hsr friends ndSp% on such
whose daily speech was noble. refined, and
full Of exau islte sentiment, He to her, friends
frances were exhuu,ting. and Therefore In
creased her pain she kn S;,y.o she had only u
said sho would live only q few weeks, and re-.
minded Mrs Richmond Of their agreement Of
eoud aens lie har
frances: Or what they amounted TO- Ionlyt
ply that she came BY her belief IN spiritual:
| Ism naturally. Her parents and sisters heard
| strange noises when she WAS IL very small girl
in her native town Of Bolton; Conn, and re-
which impressed them as being strange and
u book seI Was aerofss
coin spiritualst Z to telling about the
noises a" hnw tsey In hs G
the family; A clock that had been broken
for %ors than year in!sr55sptea game Of
pslsIbors was thrown into coniusioh By
tatons was believed to have been connected
| IN some way with death. Her aged grand-
spirit was visiting him. and that he must cor
strange soises tie House he di sd AUas
| WAS an old man his death was not SO wonder
and that the noises had been warnings.
| A,young man named Thomas Cook. who In;
The lifting Of tables and N furniture, seems to
| tion that she had the powers OF a medium.
Some OF her early experiments were not salts,
| factory. but her faith was not lessened. and
she, finally believed that she had arrived ~ an
frances In Which she would see Illuminated
| letters which. formed the subject mat
| ter OF communications from her spirit friends.
The latter would also .recite messages
to heri and would control her hand a So as to
winged that these were net haIlucinatiop4.
she cultivated her power OF going into frances
until she was able TO do II at any time, IT was
| In the presence OF Gov. Seymour OF Connecti-
cut that the girl first wont into trance. 40: