The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-17
SPIRITS DID IT.
They Came to Laura Paine at
metropolitan Hall
This Morning and Made Her
Sing Songs
FROM SPIRIT WORLD.
The Words and Music Came on
the BreeZeS.
So Says Laura Paine and Spir-
ituaIistS Believe Her.
SPIRIT WORLD.

An interesting test was held this
morning at Metropolitan hall by the
Spiritualists Of Topeka. when Laura
Paine, of Missouri, while inspired by
spirits from the other world, sang sew
eral songs.
Mrs. Paine lives in southern Missouri,
and something over three years ago her
husband was murdered in Oklahoma.
Since then she has realized that she
was in the control of spirit guides.
Today with an audience OF Is Spirit
ualists Mrs. Paine was controlled and
she sang several songs which pleased
those present.
Those present grouped themselves in
a semi circle about the stage, on which
was a piano. Mrs. Paine said to them:
L Will first sing the song, Speak to Me
Darling which came to me some time
ago I got the words and the music. 1t
seemed to come on the breezes. went
and wrote down the words and the next
day got the tune Mrs. Paine then
sat down at the piano and sang. She
sang other songs. Captain Stricken, Of
Dodge City, was present and he had
song of his own composition entitled,
In the Cleaning Shadows. (which Mrs.
Paine sang. Captain Strickler is the
distinguished looking gentleman who
has been in Topeka for several weeks,
who wears a light suit and broad brim-
med light hat, and has grey mustache
and gOatee. He has taken up Spiritual
ism and will soon be a medium and
clairvOyant.
When Mrs. Paine had finished. one of
the Splritualists present arose and
said; 1 don't know how it struck the
rest of you, but I enjoyed this music
very much. It seemed as if 1 could
hear male voices also. And it was re-
markedly sweet"
Another man added: yes, there were
choruses and choruses-more than one
Mrs. Paine sang another song after
Which an elderly lady arose and said:
My spirit guide tells me that I must
reveal the vision 1 just saw through
clairVOyancy. While the lady was sing
ing L saw an angel with wings sitting
up high above the piano. 1t was the
lady's guiding spirit. She was a beau
tiful spirit. On either side of her We're
two small children dressed in white
with wreaths of flowers in their hands
WhlIe the song was being sung I could
hear a chorus as if it was in the back
OF the room. Through clairVOyancy I
could see four people on a raised plat
form. Two men were sitting writing,
as if composing words to a song. A
man and a woman stood up and SEEM
ed to be playing rough instruments as
If to try the music for the song"
During the recitation of this, the lady
kept her eyes closed as if she were de
scribing vision. There is a revival of
interest among Topeka SpiritualiStS,
which is enhanced by Captain Strick-
ler's presence. The Spiritualists have
arranged for a special meeting on Sun
day morning at 1870 o'clock at Fourth
ana Jackson streets when there will be
naturalization and songs from the
other world by Mrs. Paine.
Another meeting viii be held in the
evening. The test today was as invi-
tatiOn affair and was pronounced very
successful by all those present Mrs.
Paine is not yet medium, but the
Spiritualists claim that she is being
controlled and will soon be one They
say her power to sing songs from the
other world is one of the modern
achievements in Spiritualism.