The morning call., 1893-12-24

friends now on earth is entitled II Have Not
Forgotten" and after dissertatng upon the
nature of man, his sympathies, etc.. continues:
Hope Is still alluriDg and the pathway well
beaten for those whose footsteps tread 1t.
'Thorns grow by the roadside that are death
TO falr. promises, ard the one who fingers to
pluck the flowers Will feel the sting of the hid
den thorns.
''Trespass not upon forbidden grounds lest
the serpent with cunning wes turn on you, in
fuSlng you with It's fatal poison.
"There is touching pathos viewing broken
down mind made subject to sneers and ieers of
an unjust people.
why trample on the heart that is bleeding
ana sore, e'en though the vain was self-in-
Heted? The time may be past 10 revive these
unpleasant memories, but l have not had The
opportunity until now TO speak in my own de,
Tense. ask the kind minority, who protected
my name, 10 have charity al all times for the
errors and indiscretious of mankind.
appeal 10 your finer feelings in behalf Of
my brothers in the profession who may also be
tempted 10 follow The direction OF the glded
signboard.
Temptation sits on the doorstep of every
ones life. You can step around 1t II you Will
do so.
Recognize your other self, and cloak your
iDclinatiOns with this caution: i wili-or / Will
not-forget the duty | owe my manhood will
save you for time.
at is not cowardly or weak TO protect your
name. IL Is not cowardy 10 defend it from
the ignOmiBy of a meIciless people that will
nick man after he has fallen.
I'VE have right 10 speak in defense OF our
better self that seems to drop from sight when
we are doomed and pronounced failure.
IL have been among you and | have heard
your voices, and although l am IN the spirit
condition was hurt by your denunciation. My
soul burned with injury.
"All humanity incase two natures. II once
In mans life he was an honor 10 his profess
sion and filled his audiences with his powers
OF genius. remember what he was and not what
he became at the end
THE lower nature overpOwered the good. 1t
was error, and not wlllful purpose.
II voice this appeal In justice 10 every one
that may fail from throne. j am protecting
the rights OF true manhood. l have had a
struggle with discomfort and restlessness in
this condition. it is the fate of every one COM
ing over here in the prime of life, leaving his
work unfinished.
when you leave your books filled ana
nnlsbed TO the last page and The evening of
your life closes around you, with your material
desires naturally run out, you are ripe for The
spirit condition.
Your material must run its length and die
naturally, Ike the burning out of candle. If
the candle Is snuffed out halfway down IL Is
not hitting here, for you must light it again and
burn II 10 the end.
sill cling TO me- and the candle burns too
SLOWLY. Now that / have found congenIal
friend whom l can commune with | Will be-
come happier. This she will give 10 my friends
forgiven but l have not forgotten who
wr0Dged me- and TO the friends that loved and
protected my true manhood owe much.
JOHN MCCULLOUGH.
New York. Sept. Is, 1893"
If John Mccullough dictated this message
he must have been studying hard In the other
world. The dictiOn is quite unlike that used
by the ACTOR while lie was on this earth.
Beyond the playb0ok Mccullough was no.
torlously man without education. But there
may be presS-agentS on the same spirit plane
with himself. Who knows? They are every.
wherel