Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

Early IN 1857 he accepted the position
OF secretary TO the American Society
Tor PEN Chicul Research. which in ianu-
AIRY 1880, was transformed into the Amurl-
cum branch of the English society, OF
which he was appointed and continues
TO be secretary and treasurer During
his residence In America Or. uudg-
son has published various articles in
the Forum and In the Arena. and the
following articles by him have also APP
peurcd In Proceedings OF the Society
for psychical Research: In Part NIN..
Case nf Double Consciousness; In
Part XXI. "A Record of Observations
Of Certain Phenomena Of Trance" in
Part NNIt., MIR. Davey's limitations
by Coniuring OF Phenomena Sometimes
Attributed to Spirit Agency"
In Il sketch OF his life and work, DR..
Hodgson lately wrote;
My interest in psychlcal research Is
greater than ever and II seems to me
highly probable that before many years
have ELAPSED there will be much new
and valuable testimony before the
world as the result OF the labors of
our society, In favor Of the spiritualstic
claim that II Is possible for our de-
parted friends under special conditions
TO make their continued existence
known TO us IL Is my own conviction
that such communication IL possible
frequent as most Spiritualists COM
monty suppose. What we need at the
present time Is the earnest sympathy
and cooperation of all who do hold
or would like to hold this conviction,
as well. indeed as OF all those who
think that further inquiry may lead TO
different conclusion"
In a paper rend at Columbia College
q few evenings ago, DIR, Hodgson re-
lated several instances Of remarkable
psychic phenomena: Miss Y. Is well
known omorg literary and scientific
people IN her own country as an in
tellectupl, conscientious. sensible and
ruggedly healthy woman, who In addi-
tion TO feeling deep interest In psy-
ehical research, Is herself possessed OF
what seem 90 be exceptional faculties
During the last few years. she saws
In this paper, abe has had many OK
perlences like those briefly mentioned
here, While looking earnestly at per-
son whom she meets FOR the first time
and about whom she has had no in
formation. she percelves an attendant
human figure, which ls visible 10 no
one else, and which proves, upon sub
scquent inquiry, to have been symbolic
or representative OF the principals
character and attachments. or OF aotnc
Incident In his career, Thus, on meet
Ing for the first time tho husband Of a
dear friend, she observed continually
for hours an Image, quite unlike hin
IN It's youthful appearance, and other
aspects, always haunting him. 1t bore
horror-strlcken face and maintained
an attitude of Tear and pain. Eyentu-
ally she discovered that as boy at
school he had been guilty Of some Of
fence, for which he had been compelled
to run tho gauntlet among his school
mates. IN iiSc manner. beside q stran-
ger whom sho had a chance 20 observe
for several minutes before being In
PRODUCED, and as to whose Identity she
had no clue. she dlsccrncd n figure
suggestive OF O Hind1n monk. The
man really had lived h India, and wa !
well versed IN the philosophles and re-
liglon1 OF that country,
There Is quite "a different lSlnd of n
story told by nr, Hodgson durinr his
recent visit 10 the metropolis A law
yer whose home Is IN New York Slate