The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-10-30

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BASES HEB BELIEF on THE BIBLE
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Says She So Her Dsbyss spfpss
ChaDS DIED Awsy FrOm Mother apa
sac wsssesseA MS Passage Infs N.
cioaAs-Ifas Healing Powers Tee.
Up in the third story bay window Of
n big white brick and marble mansion
that tops one Of Riverside drive'i
beautiful hifls sat an old lady the 9th
er day looking out Of tbe window
Hers vas . face that bespoke stroDa
character. There were drm lines
around the mouth, an authoritative
poise Of the head, o pair Of blue eyes
that could look . through and
through. She wa Mrs.sAlicia Wander.
bit L. Bsu, daughter Of old C0mu,0.
dore Vanderbilt and possessor OF many
Of bis millions after contesting the will.
The New York World recently told OF
the suit Tor $4,000 brought against
her by Arthur r. Dodge and OF Mrs.
La Bars remarkable defense. In q
word. she declares In her sworn an.
swer that she WAS Influenced by q me-
dunn, Jeanette Danfortb. to buy q
quarter interest In Dodge's patents
because the medium gave her mes
sages from the spirit world 10 do 30.
The house that the Vanderbilt money
has bought Mrs. In Ban IN q palace In
miniature. 1t III 40 feet wide and FIVE
stories high, IL commands the full
sweep OF the Hudson from its great
windows 1t ts furnished with all that
taste caD suggest or la0iey buy, II
has even y wonderful electric elevator
which starts and stops NJ apy desired
floor by the simple pressure NJ u but
ION, Her son, Walter La Ban. toOk
the reporter up stairs IN the elevator
and showed him into bis pother's
r0OiDe
One glance was enough 10 tell that
the elderly Lady In the window was d
Vanderbilt There were those keen,
strong eyes~-that r0ypdDess 0f face
Gpd those little heavy purses Of skin
under the eyes which are 4 part OF
every Vanderbilt ytsage, There was
that full habit too, which NIL the older
generation Of v~apderyiIts possessed,
"WoR't YOU Wit down. the 0Id lady
said IN . pleasant tone,
Mrs. In Ban was somewhat ayerse
To going Into details about tho techple.
Al Side 0f heT defense, p~referrjpg ~
leave II to her counsel I'm say,
though" she said decidedly, dodge
hypn0tized Jeanette Dapf0rfb IN tell
me those messages from tho spirit
world, I'm sorry now 1 didn't DO ~
tho spirits themselves tod me, They
gave me o control which showed MI
podge's schemes IN be worth nothing
70 me- Mrs In Rag laid down what
she WAS reading, pushed her gold rim
med spGGtacles back on the top nj her
Iron gray hair and slapped her hand on
the little table In front of her 10 en-,
pbasize her statement
"Buf 40 vow believe IN spIrltuaItsmW
asked tho reporter y0r q moment the
old lady hesltated; then she saIdi
~ have never denied, and VIII not
deny now, that thoroughly believe In
sp~trttueltsm, don't believe In any 0f
cl9ptTap splrltHaUsm take mine
direct from God, And why shouldn't
believer 0nae received The greatest
proof " the world ~ was ~ years
ag0 There was something that | want
~ W come TO pass most earnestly,
WaA Y SCOOTER then, bWt locked myself
~ NY chamber, and prayed cried,
70 Lord, " this can CONS 10 pass
VIII beljeVeg And II came W pass,
Nov, how can disbelieyeW ThaVe
we're teaFs In tho 0ld lRdy's ayes by
thl4 time, but she brushed them away,
WIN q laugh What proof had been
w her 6he would not RRy, "
plalply something CLOSE 70 heF
NApd since them she went on, "
p9ye eeep too many from tho spirit
vpFla " alshe!ievN have seen llpd
Eeee 70 feeei have seen my little dead
'hlldren, receive 'aontF0ls from tho
IplglH nv MF HNQefN
'Evt others would believe " fhsy
'oNld see these t0gW
eAbW laughed tho old lady, thor
Me woman M Ma world
now, VhAVs what w many min,
stars bRye said W me, INT mind
,oN DON'T balteye IN alt thts el@pTap
tRke my splrltNAllsm
tho RlRle and from God. HeRd
,oHF Hlhla, In II vow WIN NM MRnE
~ splFltHRllsM Nvaryh0dy N
pedipMlstG k0me peaple aFa mare M
han others New, NV son has healing
,oWeE wv eRg auFa aches and paine
" the slmple lRylRG on M hls hAndh
have fhA healing p0weL h0hQdy
pass awex In fhe kame haNss with
have HeYsg seen ARy 0nR PASS
m. aud I nGVGr will. Tho RDtrltR hRya