The morning times., 1896-09-02
N 4 TRANCE At THE CRAVE
Strange Happenings at Medium
Levy's Funeral.
HER SPIRIT WAS PRESENT
Received Messages From
Her and Delivered Them to the
Family-Spirituali eld.
Manifestations Caused Much Excite
ment Among the Congregation.

Spiritualistic forms of burial were fol-
lowed out in the services over the body Of
Mrs. L. W. Levy, the medium, which oc-
Cured at her late home, No. 457 Missouri
avenue, yesterday afternoon. While the
body was being lowered into the grave
Mrs Jacques, who conducted the service.
went off into a trance, and, according to
spiritu aiistic tran apsiation, the spirit of
the dead woman communicated messages
which the medium recited in hyrne TO the
various members OF the deceased's family.
Mrs. Levy wished to be in death as in
before her death that the services over
her remains should be conducted in accord
aDce with spiritaalistic ideas.
The leaders OF the local society say that
there are thousands of their creed in this
city, and there were undoubtedly several
hundred present at the services held yes-
terday afternoon. OF those who were led
by their curiosity 10 the place there were
fully 500.
MRS. JACQUES OFFICIATED.
Mrs. Jacques. who was a lifelong friend
OF Mrs. Levy, ofiiciated. This lady is
regularly ordaine1 minister of her sect, I'D
began the ceremonies by readi ng the
passa ge from the Epistle to the Corinthia US.
in which occurs the Verse. :" o. death, where
Is tn y sting! o grave, where is thy victory!"
Tie great throng OF believers aud curious
oBlcoSers were attentive listeners TO the
words. II was strange gathering, aud
still stranger ceremony.
The handsome casket was couceaied be-
meath the mass of sweet-sceutcd flowers,
which loving hands had placed there.
Singing OF the old. familiar IS weet By
and By w3s the next feature of the
service The ceremony seemed uneartbly.
almost gruesome, to an ordinary observer.
but yet IL was not without its Interesting
and impressive characteristics.
WENT INTO A TRANCE.
Mrs Jacques then began to speak
Without preparation manuscript she
began a most beautiful address. She
stated that the spirit OF Mrs. Levy was
not in the casket NOR in the form which
would crumbie to dust. 1t was eternal
and would return to comfort and watch
over the loved ones On earth. All wo5id
meet the sister hereafter. The spirit was
not in the room perhaps. 1t might have
gone to join those who had crossed tefure.
but 1t would eventually return and Conf
municate with her family and friends The
body was then carried to Oak Hill Gene
terry, where the iEtcrnicnt was made.
While the casket was being lowered
.nto the grave the spirit OF the dead woman
manifested Itself to Mrs. Jacques. The
medium felt g spirit near and recognized
it as that of her friend. The family
crowded around Mrs. jacques and TO each
the medium rected a rhyniing message
which the spi rit sent 10 them. Those of
the curious who had go me to the grave had
expected nothing OF tLis kind and some
of them after loo king in vain for the spirit
felt Little uncomfortable In the neighbor-
hood, and remembering that they had en-
gagements. forthwith took their de-
parture. The various members OF the
family firmly believed that the messages
came from the spirit of the one who was
known ON earth us Airs. Levy and ieard
with delight the comforting words.
MESSAGES TO HER FAMILY
The spirituaiists regarded the occurrence
just as a matter of course, and although a
beautiful manifestation of the truth of
their doctrines, as Eothing out OF the ordf-
nary. Convinced that what was being
covered over by the fast-fallipg ciois was
but the earthly caskct, aid that the spirit
was released from it's bondage, the words
20 Death. where is thy sting? o Grave,
Where is thy victory" which had teen
read by Mrs. Jacques, seemed peculiarly
appropriate. The ide;, or Eoirg down into
The grave lost its awful aspect and the
faces of many friends OF the deceased
lighted up with JOY when they heard the
tidiDgs sent from, the spirit world.
Ex-Representative Van Horn OF Kansas
City, Mo-, and Low the cditos of the Kan
sas City Journal, was present at the cere-
ulouy. He was appointed by Mrs. Levy to
be her executor.
The memLers of the family were asked
to tell the messages which they
had rec ceived, but declined.
SEATH nE THE pIrRI IN nRRT