The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02
THE ORIGIN OF SPIRITUALISM.
A CONFIDANT OF THE FAMOUS FOX
SISTERS.
Ieils the story of the Rise of the
DeIusion and the Contempt the
sisters Felt for Believers in IL.

Sisters Felt for Believers in IL.
William b. Philips in New York Independ-
e..t
FIFTY years ago modern spiritualism
arose near and in Rochester, in New York.
There were three Fox sisters-namely.N Mrs.
Lean Fish, young widow, WHO af.erwald
was Mrs, Underhil. the wife OF the pres
dent Of New York insurance company;
Margaret, better known as Magsie. and
Catharine, also known generally as Kate.
Lean was hah-sister, and much Of Ter
than Maggie and Kate, and evidently an
| experienced woman. Maggie was born in
1896, and therefore could only be from L
TO 10 years of age when the mysterious
noises were first heard at HydesViat.
wayne county, n. y, In 1913 Kate was
younger than Maggie by nearly three
years, and her age consequently, would
be about 10 years Mrs. Fox, the mo her,
stated IN an interview with her several
years subsequent to The commencement of
the rapp.ngs that the relative ages oi
Maggie and kate were IA and y when the
noses were fiji st heard at hyicsVile. III IS
nightly probable that this simp.e-miuied
ola lady spoke in an off-haud sort of way
ana made mistake OF a year or Two. But
whether she aid or no., al Is certain that
~, o'i' ',,S Sp1nS S'ste's were mercy enc en-.
,,,lis, ',,O 80 Nc ul,1' ~ 90
I',, 49,, a. S''V"'Ne '."' '5'se .,,-
and il went far to induce many inteil scat
people TO believe q = G must he some flun-
dallon for the man les dUous exhibited al
tetWard by the nude Fox giris.
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49, -N-N,io II g" vas iiu'h eS7 KNOWN
'" P""',t "i 'iN "HeNp'4'H "'iN P'oS' COS
VI Spii At "ai'S'i ''a" He' SISTERS J." 4ac''
,iot p o4Ts9'"s 20 ue d iltulutA' she hao
"pN tNeIesS iHos' TO 90 WIN Worhls uo
a." Co'l us ." tIlN So-cdied SpH't mann.
loSl8tlons- 0Ae Yves sal, wa cunning ana
uelci Iil"eu woman fier NIUE SISTERS were
O"iAP'N'cIS u""eI Htt CuHtloi d. d'-o was
'le thother' WHO was PAM uhcuitiNa ell
soou-hdluieu anu cieduious country W"
man.
Maggie IN later years speaking one day
TO me oil the credu ny OF the I'D ritual
ISIS as she called mem, toid me mat her
mother even was DeheVer n sp.rllua SIN
ana ded beheV'ng It. so Wen We're the Sc
cret practices OF her chddfen Kept IRON
her' Iheh people sometimes near or ten
hes so long ana perslstently that they mn
any forget the origin OF them ana oelleVe
mem 10 re true.
Inc so-caHed phenomena arose at the
mouse OF Michael Weekman village OF
HydesViIie' Wayne county New York.
WeeKmahs II was sad, heard mysterious
noises OF knockngs at MS door IL was
an old' dliapldated building. He left II
IN 1851 ana theh the foN Iafniy went 10
I'VE there' me rent oelng low ana they be-
Ahs PooI' lhSS lepoIVeu tlat my sleIr 'us
sounds We're heard by them in the house
IN Mdrch, 1913.
When Mrs. Fox some years after spoke
OF the matter she SAID: The noises seem
ed 10 De IN one OF the bedrooms ana sound
Ell as II some one was knocking on the
moor or moving chalrs. On FRIDAY night
we concluded TO go to bed very early be-
cause we had been broken OF our rest SO
much' nad just lald down IN bed when
the noise began. IL commenced as usual.
knew 1t from aAl other noises had ever
heard, Inc girls VMasgle ana hale); VINO
slept IN the other ped Oh the ROOM hesrd
the holce ana trleu TO make a similar noise
by swapping thelr myers. AS Iasl as the
youngest one mace the noise with her
hands or myers the sound was followed
up in the roomlt making the same number
OIL noises the girI ala; Wheh she stopped
1t sIopPeI - 60, 81 ~, 80 9PIiA0 "
sport ana saIu' VOW, 10 Jusl as o.
count one, .wo' tntse' IouI, etc'' sne s,rlN-
ii!s oiie - -, ~
@iiIe' Ine S 49,. 9iet c.
pedVeu % OeAoie' w" 1A''I INV TtIo
men Dteai .C,1,'4 To 49, ~, - Sc, y,
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l iiiis ten S' IiAs. So a 'ie
ciliulen VIZ iaPP0I ~. " .HN,I - -
were human pel'is ne ou
no Response Galle. asMeu II ~ "ei "a d
spirit 70 SIsniS ny '"o 7o"'O9' oiiu Two
were Illaue. -. IT,. H., -,
A lew month aI'er tnese aIieseI mani t
IGcla'lons nc -
fiydSsVlile 70 "Hete 'u'S
sided win Mrs; lean lsn' mn, ne llf.pL
ter OF tne t"o h,'ie ~ 70 ne I"pl'ues
continued III ma. oieS anu 0'iiS 81 peoPe
began 10 nave hhe Iappiilss Deilei ~. ai, =,
the rapp.hs ol tlle noA 9iseo' .5 "0iN ny O''is
heard Wien lhey weIe 'oe me-. = KEY
went 10 Aupurh 1IlI ~ pi1Ses ,ot az "a.
sectlon OF view Ioi a. /" ~ ~, al l11' my
MADE their main 1S o ia 'i0i'9 d"
audience III PUN n"ii T.. ~. VI.
In May 10y, my VIZ " ~" ~ Or. n
city where thell
topic OF mucn puoi ii i,'.5ii, w
same time spinilu t iiiS spl ulls
up in many oilleie - VI 'lle oou,it y
the business aviie w i,'aIi.'9'
with prospectus u PioA' ~ - "N
lures IN H.
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