St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-26
SPIRITJALISM.
5. NJ. Baldwin Recalls Some Ioci-
dents at the White House.

dents at the W hite House.
Washington Post.
1t has been proven that Judge Holt
and others prominent in war times be-
lieved in apostolic or divine religion,
that must universally prevail before
the world can welcome the long-pray-
ed-for millennial era, and as this rather
new situation is questioned by many,
a few more particulars seem to be de-
manded. If you will pardon the per-
sonalities required for some further
testimony we will therefore state that
soon after the war we were for many
years engaged in the book business in
this city. We have sold Hon. Ben Wade,
chairman of the committee on the con-
duct of the war, number of spiritual
books. He always came regularly for
the weekly spiritual papers. He related
to me the details of many spiritual
demonstrations occurring in the family
similar to those that were known in
the parsonage of Rev. Samuel Wes-
ley at Epworth, as quoted in volume
IS of the Columbian Cyclopedia," re-
corded by DR.. Adam Clarke, F. r. S.,
in his Memoirs of the Wesley Fam
ily."
Mr.. Wade did not attend the spiritual
meetings, as did Henry Wilson, chair
man Of the senate military committee,
as well as other members of both
houses of congress. We were well ac-
quainted with Belle Lowrie," from
whom, Mr.. Lincoln says in a recent
communication between two states
when bound together, he had in the
"A
stormy rebellion to seek advice how to
proceed from the h;gher-realmed men;
emancipation was born in heaven" etc.
We all knew Mrs. Lowrie, a most ex-
cellent medium, whom Mr.. Lincoln oft
en- visited. We also had a very init
mate acquaintance with Mr.. Evanston
Lowrie, the father of Belle, who held
very responsible position in the post
office department for forty years. He
related many items of interest about
MIR. Lincoln when investigating the sci
ence of philosophy of the last great re-
Hg1on the world has been so long need
ing. We both being Presbyterian min
1sters' sons and children of many pray-
erS, and hearing often from our fathers
In spirit life, we often spoke of the
misery in families, states, and nations
caused by the departure of the church
from the old apostolic standard of 1--WE
believe in the communion of saints" in
its spirit as we'll as letter.
Mr.. LoWrie often invited members of
| both houses of congress to witness the
I! wonderful phenomena at his daughters S
seanceS, and also many of the distin-
gulshed people residing at Washington.
MISS Bellies mediumship was certainly
aF.Ct s,,.1-r II
ever witnessed.
AIR Lincoln was careful not to hinder
the progress of the war by revealing
to young people the modern method of
/ obtaining wisdom from those out of
the body, which was not so popular
= then as now. He knew that generally
: we are not developed until after forty
j to accept the aid Of those who have
passed onward before US to the spirit
world, and are anxious that we should
make the most of life by the help of
their dearly bought experience, so that
il would result finally in making one
/ brotherhood for ali humanity.
( The secretary OF Mr.. Lincoln would
probably not have said some years ago
that there were no spiritual SeanceS in
the White house during the war had
he known of so much incontrovertible
evidence to the contrary since that
time. Had the people generally known
of this Mr.. Lincoln's enemies would
have probably made a point against
him by quoting the Bible, where it
says in Exodus xxi, IS: Thou shalt
! not suffer witch to live" which
might have changed the results of the
! war.
We know of only two persons living
who were often with Mr.. Lincoln at
the seances. Mrs. Amanda NJ Best, of
this city, residing at No. II K street
northwest, and an old resident of Phil
adelphia, Col. S. P. Kase, s661 North
, Fifteenth street.
We were one of the few that followed
the body of the president to the White
house after his death, at 7:20 a. M, II
the house opposite the theater, few Of