The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15
pEArrLE, SUNDAY, OCT. 10.

At MADISON STREET FARK-0rand
AlasprA Indian Pow-wow; afternoon.
sEArTLE, SUNDAY, OCT. 10.
PRoFEss0Rs or NONsExsE.
There has been revival Of interest
IN dccuit matters lately. but without
any apparently good reason. The ar
ticls recently published by Prof. Hyslop.
Of Columbia university. may have slim
ulated other enthusiasts on the subject
Of 3pirituaiiam. and the Disciples are
rejoicing In tn revival Of interest. A
careful examination Of the newly pub
lish&d literature fails, however, to give
new information. Among recent con-
tribdtors to magazines which devote
attention TO odd subjects are DIR. Rich
ard Hodgson. president u the American
section Of the Society Tor PsyehicAi Re-
search: Rev. Minot J. Savage and Prof.
James. but they only tell wha. has long
been known and their illustrations OF
the powers Of mediums are common
plack
Oh HodSson ciaims that within two
or three years. 'by means OF the most
remarkable woman who has appeared
In the worlds history" but who haI
been known fos many years AZ spir-
ituatst mediunA In Boston. Mrs. Piper
by name he viii publish to the world
''the| great primitive universal religion"
This achievement will fail far short Of
thatlpromised by Prot. Hyslop. who has
given assurance that within two years
the Immortality Of the soul will be
placed within the sphere Of legitimate
belief The world does not need q new
religion. Once the immortality Of ths
soul is scientifically demonstrated. the
world will make its own religion. It Is
the doubt that there 10 any Future life
which makes fhea reckless and indiffer-
ent u the teachings Of those who repre-
bent The current creeds. Noswlthstand-
Ing Ipr. Hodgscn's promise. there Ia not
one word In his article to give any as
euraHce that he knows more than
has been claimed for spiritualism
for years. He says that the influence
which guides the medium In whom he
has confidence l. now exercised In
such way as to diminish the distance
which separates the two states. the
state before death and tho state SUISSE
ouenk TO DEATH" Like ali the rest Of
the writer's who pretend to communi-
cate with the land OF the spirits he
uses the vaguest language. and affords
no ACTUAL statement OF fact. What does
he mean by exercising influence In
such way as TO diminish the dis
tanca" between the state Of life and the
s,ateI OF DEATH What IL Of most i'm
porsance Is left untold. yet when the
real Incidents upon which faith Is TO be
based are narrated they are iudicrously
un!mlportant.
In lorder 10 show how great are the
powers OF this spiritaaitst who commun-
icatet with the sacred dead. instances
are given. and. read In connection with
wha; is claimed for her. the story is
funnier than Mark Twains article on
Christian Science" Scientific proof
OF existence after death" is aenon-
strasta by the wonderful fact that as a
beIleter tells It. .on my mother In
laws second Walt TO the medium she
was to.a that enc Of her daughters was
suffering frosa severe raiu In the back
that Hay. This altogether unusual oe-
eurrehc proved 10 be tg9n,' As neither
OF thrse people was dead. tha logic Is
not apparent As another proof OF the
existdnce beyond the grave she told
81 my killing 3 gray and white cat wisa
ether, ara described how II had spun
around ana around before iy.rgs New.
II after death the cat had ecae hack
and taid the story to Mrs Piper, II
might have been accepted a. 6eaa GER
,ain that cats havs mare than oae life.
bat II would ssi.i leave open 10 cor
rutort.ton the theory that human be
ings fbiiow cats across TIRE Styx
The woman * whom rres Hysiop
says. the peculiarly OF the pIgeT
phenosaena is that they uaaassslanalsiy
emulate the scientific demand tEAs
sp,risikm. Il true. produces evidence
Of personai identity in cases u alleged
communications between a.scarna.e and
isca-ri ate minds" resorts to very aim
~. rseArs 70 dAEnzrstrats this. she