The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-06
Jay Gould's Spirit Stalks
Abroad at q Meeting.
Mrs. II. e. Lease Says 1t Has
Talked to q Medium.
GOULD WAS IN RAGS
And Cutting COupOns-Bel1eV-
ere in Spiritualism
Hear Strange Messages at Their
Anniversary Celebration.
From the New York Press.I

TFron the New York Press.1
There was a great reunion of the lfv-
ing and those who have passed over
at the meeting Of the First Association
of Spiritualists in the Tuxedo, at Madt-
son avenue and Fifty-ninth street, yes
terday afternoon. 1t was the f1fty-first
anniversary Of modern Spiritualism, and
at the meeting spirit messages came
Quick and fast from those in spirit land
to their friends on earth.
Two mediums translated the messages
from those who have passed over
Qn the encyclopedia of Spirttuallsm
there is no such word as DEATH, while
the astral bodies of those who tnhabit
the spirit world clouded the atmo-
sphere. Wraith-nke forms fitted
through the rooms, unseen to all ex-
cept the mediums, Of course, and hands
beckoned and rested on shoulders OF
the believers.
MRS LEASE ON THE PLATFORM.
Mary Elizabeth Lease Of Kansas, who
has given up politics for Spiritualism,
talked on the religion she has recently
adopted, but this did not prevent politics
from creeping in at frequent intervals.
About 500 persons, principally women,
were gathered in the rooms. Most OF
them were anxious to receive messages
from friends and relatives whom they
believe TO be in the spirit world. Mrs.
Leases appearance as an exponent of
Spiritualism also attracted many.
Mrs. Lease wore a black satin gown,
with ferns and white roses in her cor
sage. She swept majestically up and
down the platform, her blue-gray eyes
flashing and sonorous sentences falling
from her lips. She accused civilized
man of being below the savages or the
animals, attacked him for his worship
at the shrine of the golden calf, and
denounced the millionaires and the poll
ticians.
Then she told a story to the effect that
Jay Gould's spirit had appeared,
through a medium. to his daughter
Helen.
SAYS GOULD WAS IN RAGS.
The millionaire, Mrs. Lease said, had
come in poverty and clothed in rags,
forever more to hear nothing but the
clink of gold. His fate, Jay Gould had
eonfided to the medium, was to go on
through eternity clipping coupons from
railroad bonds, boarding his money and
treasuring up his stocks and mort
cages.
IF this be Jay Gould's fate, perhaps
that explains why his daughter now is
trying to do good and make life more
comfortable for Others" said Mrs.
Lease. IF he has been doomed to such
a life of misery in spirit land, what will
be the fate of that man who is now get
ting his reward for feeding 'embalmed'
beef to our soldiers? I hope it will be
to feast on 'embalmed' beef for all the
thousands OF years he viii spend in eter-
nityi"
An address from Luther r. Marsh,
one Of the pioneers in Spiritualism, who
was unable to be present because of
illness, then was read. He quoted a
slate-writing message that he said was
recently received from Bishop Phillips
Brooks 1t was Luther r. Marsh who
furnished the backing for Ann Odelia
Diss Debar when the high priestess of
the spOok world was fighting her bat
ties for public favor and against the
agents of the law in New York city.
Her influence over him was so powerful
that his friends caused her arrest on a
charge OF swindling him, but though
she had obtained a large sum of money
and house and lot from the lawyer,
he stood by her till the end.
Then it was announced that Miss
Margaret Gaule, who possessed me
demonstrations in psyhcicaI phenomena.
As the announcement was made she
proceeded to go into a trance. Mrs
Leases departed relatives received her
attention first.
MEDIUMS FIRST MESSAGE.
"A lady, a friend of Mrs Lease, comes
to me. I see her right here on the plat
form now, said the medium. Her hand
is on your shoulder. Mrs. Lease. Oh, If
you could only see her as 1 do! There
are children with her-one, two, three
They say, Tell her that the laurel
wreath Is ready Tor her"
Then the medium picked up a bouquet
or cut flowers from a table on the plat
form
Il feel a great power coming from
these flowers They were brought here
today by Helen Is there any person
IN the audience named Helen?" asked
the medium. girl in the rear of the
room said she was Helen.
The spirit says he went away from
lung trouble" repeated the medium
Tell Helen I'm starving for her love
Tell her the children are all right"
Then the spirits began to play pranks
and send peculiar messages
I see a spirit lady" said the Medium
She is calling for William - .'yViIIian1
don't worry about Germany. Australia
IS quite as good as the United States
but the United States is better than
Germany. Hurrah for the land of lin
erty, was the message sent by the
patriotic spirit. William, who was a
smooth-faced young man, said he didn't
understand it,
Inc medium next delivered a MESA ge
10 mother from her dead son.
On I'm so happy" he says Don't
cry any more, mama, and don't feel
pad because you couldn't put any flow
ers on my grave. The flowers in the
mouse are very pretty, but you must