Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-03-15

il. rs secondclass matter.
SPIRIT MESSAGES OVER THE DEAD.
Messages fresh from the spirit
world and ali address guided by Ben
Franklin and another spirit, with
whom the dead sage seems to have
formed n literary partnership, were
features of the funeral services over
the body of Mrs. Margaret FoX-kane,
last of the three spirit rapping sisters,
in Brooklyn night or two ago.
Bradbury Hall, the headquarters of
the Women's Progressive Union, Brook
lyn's leading spiritualist C organization,
was the scene Of the exercises. At
least two hundred persons were jammed
into the room. The windows were
kept tightly closed, and it was wonder
full that some of the women did not
faint.
Mrs. Kane's body lay in 4 coffin in
the centre of the room.
So many prominent spiritualists have
not assembled in that vicinity in q long
time. Women, many of them well
known mediums, were i'll the majority.
Next in number were old men with
snowy hair and flowing boards. Some
really handsome young women were
present, with sprinkling of intelligent
looking young men. All were we'll
dressed.
The exercises were opened by all
present singing Nearer, My God to
Thee Then a woman offered q
prayer to the spirits and another made
a long address laudatory of Mrs. Fox
Kane.
A long communication was read,
which was said to have been received
by Mrs. Henry ]. Newton from Lea
Fox Underhill in spiritland and ad-
dressed to Titus Merritt, who happen
ed to drop in upon Mrs. Newton in
time to get it just aiterward. 1t de-
scribed the grand results of Margaret
Fox-kane's work for spiritualism.
Another spirit message was received
by independent slate writing" and
read =
"Wcll, there is no need to make any
display about the body. The soul is
ali right. 1t is with us. Your friends
will sec you through all right. Have
as little gush as possible"
"GREELEY.
1t was announced solemnly that this
ellusion had been sent down by Horace
Greeley.
Speeches of the usual spriritualistic
order were made by several of the COM
pany Bringing in the Shcayes" was
then sung by the audience.
Mr.. Macdonald said that despite
contrary reports he knew that Marga-
ret Fox and DR.. Kane, the Arctic eX-
plorer, had been married, though Kane
had not the manhood to face the con-
sequences and had fled to Cuba, where
he died. Mr.. Newton told of COM
plete typewritten rccantation he had
obtained from Mrs. FoX-Kane of her
attacks on spiritualism, which he in
tends t. publish soon. Mrs. Ruggies
described the mediums last hours,
showing thot she had devout faith in
spirltualism.
The sensation of the evening for the
spiritualists was the address of J. Clegg
Wright He spoke fcrvidly, waving
his arms vigorously, but with his eyes
closed throughout, which indicates that
the speaker is under spirit guide" :"
He said Margaret Fox-Kanc was great
er than Plato, Cesar or George Wash
ington; that it made no difference what
her moral character had been, that ma
ture was the only rule Of life and that
Jesus Christ was the first great spirit
ualist, though spiritualism was the foe
OF all religion.
After his speech Mrs. Burnham re-
Quested that Wright would give the
name of his guide" With much
show of fimpressiveness Wright declar-
ed that he was distinctly aware of two
'guides'-one named George Rushton,
who had FUSED" him for nearly twenty
years, and the other Ben Franklin,
who had used" him only twice before.