Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-04
MIR. ROGERS REPLIES
To q Gard Anent Spiritualism, Pub
lished in Sunday Register.

To q Gard Anent spiritualism, Pub
lished in Sunday Register.
To the Editor of the Register.
Sir:-I would not further encroach
upon your space, or your patience,
were it no that the card in the Letter
Box in the Sunday Register, signed by
Mr. 8. Hartman, contains nan mis-
tatem cnts, which in the interest OF
truth should be rectifled. In a post
script, the writer denies that he made
a personal attack, saying he used the
word 'sympathizers" and did not
mention my name. i have carefully
read Mr.. Hartman's former card,
signed 'Fair Play" and fail to find
any reference to "sympathizers," but
I do find the phrase, "bravado ia
Wanting insolence" applied to me.
Denials are worse than useless in the
face of such facts.
/ still contend that a comparison be-
tween Stevens or any other medium,
and Jesus Christ, is blasphemous. The
public will judge as to this. What
a saint he would like us to believe him
to be-" says Mr.. Hartman. i regret
that I am not, but my individuality
does not enter into this. and / am
prepared to defend any assaults upon
my character 1t is a matter of person.
al pride to me that I have succeeded
i'm exposing the frauds of spiritualism.
4 said that Fair Play was either
an impostor or a dupe. 1t seems to
me that Mr.. Hartman convicts himself
when he insists that l am a medium.
He, and other leading spiritualists who
have said the same, could pay me no
higher compliment. 1t furnishes proof
that i have been sc successful as to
ven deceive them.
The feeling in this matter is all up
on the other side. I simply exposed
the so-called mediums in the inter-
est of truth. I have exposed their
tricks before clergymen and physi-
clans of this city, any and all OF
whom will testify that every result
was accomplished in a perfectly nat
ural way, and without any s~upernatur-
al agency. Spirits had nothing to do
with it, and have nothing to do with
the work of any medium.
Mr.. Hartman hides behind his defini-
ton of the word Supernatural" and
says / used it in the offer of $4,000 to
mediums because I knew it could not
be accepted.
"AH manifestations of spirit power
are in accordance with a law of the
universe, not yet fully understood" he
says. l do not care to juggle words.
If the manifestations are not made
through a supernatural agency, then
let the mediums produce results
through this law of the universe not
yet fully understood" Let them give
a single proof of the return of the dead
or the spirit of the dead.
If Mr.. Hartman does not know the
mediums who bring back the dead. l
will furnish him the addresses of two
from the Banner of Light, the official
publication of the s~piritualists. Mrs.
Carrie NJ Sawyer, Hotel Yarmouth.
Boston; and Mrs. Stoddard Gray and
Lou Dewitt S. Horlgh, w. 57th street,
New York, are Undertaking med
iums." If there are no mediums here
abouts who can materialize forms, l
will pay the expense of bringing one
here, on condition that he or she
must be successful in the materializa-
ton of spirit dead
1 have no desire to engage in an
interminable newspaper controversy.
When l announce that l will dupli-
cate performances of mediums, and do
so, ! am told by believers that l am
a dishonest, but true medium. Spirit
ualists always have a ready explana-
ton, which is ingenious if not logical
or reasonable. The fabric of medium
ship is woven out of the duplicity Of
the public. A man convinced against
his will, is of the same opinion still.
! am willing to give Mr.. Hartman, or
any other too credulous believer, the
benefit of what j have learned from
six different mediums" in three states,
and to give them the benefit of the
literature bearing upon the subject,
which l have collected, without charg-
ing n cent Of compensation. The
only condition I would impose. Is
that they be willing to be undecedved.
and enter into the investigation hon.
estly. / have already received ofer
OF large sum of money to teach 9TH
ers what ! have learned n my Ia.