Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-20
ARE THEY MISTAKEN
Ifit Isn't spirits what is It?-A Whole Lot
OF Forms Medium Mitchell
Claims to CaIl Them up After
They Have Passed Over.


They Have Passed over.
Spiritualism according TO the die
tionary is the doctrine opposed to
materialism and the belief in frequent
communications from the world of
spirits Every rybody has right to a re-
ligous or any other belief according to
the dictates OF their conscience and that
right should be respected. There is a
whole lot OF people who believe that dead
folks come back To earth in spirit form
through the agency of "A medium and
reveal themselves To their friends
while the skeptic and there are many
OF them also, think the matcrializing
part OF that religion is fraud, that
the medium himself makes up the
forms and imposes upon the credulity
of his audience for gain. The BANNER
reporter attended sceance recently
where MIR. Mitchell was the medium.
Forms appeared between the parted
curtains but in the dim light was
unable to distinguish a single one as
being spirit TO the eye Of the re-
porter the form was Mitchell made up,
the hand grasp was not that OF nothing
ness, but real clasping of flesh and
blood. The fee charged is dollar; of
course Mitchell can't do business for
uothipl The rFeporter saw not these
but a 49,, a,a;s,s. he followifs
We, the undersigned, testify as foI-
lows regarding the two materializing
seances held at the home of Mrs. Dr.
Everett in this city, on the evenings of
May 8 and 10, given by the materializ-
ing medium, NJ. l.. Il. Mitchell, of
Wheeler, Mich. On both evenings
many forms materialized and were
recognized by their friends present
On Sunday evening eighteen forms
materialized by actual count, and MIR.
Every, the cabinet control, came out OF
the cabinet and balanced II music box
weighing l6t pounds on his left hand
suspended above his head as far as he
could reach; passed into the circle hold
ing the same in that elevated position
at least fifteen minutes. One form,
especially,we wish 3 speak Of, it being
the grandfather of MIR. G.. w. Proyon-
che, who passed out Of this life several
years ago from the effects of "a deadly
cancer. All the flesh around the right
eye and ON the right cheek bone having
been entirely eaten away 1t would be
an utter impo5sibility for anyone in
the flesh TO duplicate that face even
had they known him, and we, the
undersigned we're present and witness
ed the meeting between grandfather
and grandson. oh, how much like
heaven ii is TO us to meet our loved
ones and converse with them.
Mr.. Mitchell will be in Belding next
Saturday and Monday evenings aud
will hold Undertaking. seances at the
same place, when doubtless will be
given an opportunity TO see for them
selves. Mr. Mitchell places himself
under strict test condition, such as be.
ing stripped and searched by com
mittee of skeptics, doors, windows
bureaus and everything about the
apartment locked and sealed. Those
desiring to attend the seances are re
quired TO call on Mrs. DR.. Everett IL
person aud arrange date. Mrs. DR.
Everett, Miss Sarah Halfman, Mrs. l.
f.. Currie, Miss Bertha Ormsby, f. II
Powers Mrs f.. ID. Ormsby, G.. w
Provonche, Mrs. G.. w. Provonche
Mrs. E.W Kimberly, Mrs. Err Weter
MIR. and Mrs Geo. b. Fish, Miss Maud'
Fish.