Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-23
THE CANTON CHURCH VISION.
1T REAPPEARs IN THE BOARD.
ED-UP WINDOWS.
Results of Newspaper Mans Inves-
tigation-The Whole Thing Said to
be the Result of Hypnotism by
Priest.

CANTON, Mimi, July 22.-rhe great
mystery which has surrounded the little
wooden Catholic church 10 this city. and
famous throughout the whole world has
again broken out and greater than ever
before. Notwithstanding the TACT mat
church and replnced with rough pine boards
by direction OF Bishop Colter Of Winona
ia order that the vision Of Mary and her
child should, forever be thing ~ the past,
The claim has gone out That the vision
II plainly seen on one OF thrse Pine boards.
The excitement. which u being renewed.
ls somethlng beyond comprehension rive
citizens Of the place swear they can see
the woman, with her child In her arms.
US plainly ~ she was seen when the win
dOwpnue wns In.
number OF the faithful claim that down on
the gilt altar inside the church the vision
y az plainly seer ns u mas Ia The west
window, aud many arc frightened half ont
OF their senses. for they sny II II ''the
hand of God marked on The wall' for some
good or EVIL purpose. ALREADY SECOND
~ before. made up of people anxious TO
be healed Of their ailments 10y the touch
lug OF the altar.
nected with this great Caution mystery"
which has never been mcnlloned and which
70 all thinking people will forever put a
Newspaper man who ha. been milking
inquiries believes that what hns been
lcnrnsl Is al thete Il 70 u, First. ak
was nothing unnatural about the ''apponr-
aice" mind his stress upon the word
,'apppearanee1 Of the picture on the win
now glass ~ there We're any such picture
Il came there IN q natural way, and IN
fact the whole thing was a hallurnntinn.
In part the bishop is right and In part
wrong. That the cause Is natural n iriie
Int the theory that Il Is a "halluclnaflon'
Is wrong. Now for the facts!
good man by the nans o. Jones hal
been The priest ut this Catholic church
Mr.; Jones Is celebrated magnetic nnd
spiritual healer. known throughout the
Enst, especially In Philadelphia, and who,
4 II claimed. performed some good work
IN relieving paln Tor 4 short time. At this
business he continued until he attained
large fortune, not 10 charges but Ia glfta
for u was his method 10 take what was
Tho minority 81 his patients We're cred.
ulous. and looked upon his "mlraeulous'
powers as those from another world md
an omnlpoieni hand. I,asing q iaree nv r
81 his patronage. however, he came here
NJ priest. After be had been here some
Of the true character Of Father Jones aid
"kicked" on lis continuing at the head
" the church. Fearing he would lose his
pastoral mission Father Jones and his
followers Invented. II Il said, THIS picture
on-lhe- window scheme. There y Va reality
nothing 70 be seen on this board W On the
front o. ne altar, but faiher Iohss y pos
aud upon certain Of bis nock ctcrts sneh
influence NJ 10 cause them 70 see some.
thing purely cOnlurrd IN hls braln. This
i true for those who set t1A operation
are rltsted 10 the spot And onunOt turn
away from the vision" until The opera
tor Inns brought them out 81 tile hypnotic
isbes.
In conversation with several who went
10 SEE the vision Il vas learned tney could
Ing come over them. a. n They were 10
ing 10 faint. showing that Jones power
was little TOO weak FOR his ttrpnfinlndfd
regarding thls ''wunderful face pa the
hoard. thefr II nothing IN Y Tor your
Correspondent Thoroughly '"f~-'KAfHfi and