The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
SPIRITS ORDAIN
FOUR TEACHERS.
f
,...,, 1rs Conferred By Unique
Ceremonies.
s,,ssgES WRITTEN ON WALL
.rrsrs DIRECTED FROM AN
OTHER WORLD
s,,s.eEs WRITTEN ON WALL

.- uIrtt1alstic ordination
7 HI ever Witnessed In Ibis city
..-fo-mel in accordance with
..r.Hst doctrine last night at
--s of MIS-. Thomas Miner
r-sr south street. when four
core ordained as ministers
--..-s In she reorganized indie
hl r.as Thought Spiritualistic
Of this city. More than 100 OF
-A-.'- 49,. FIN the return of departed
he world were present, and,
49,. the beliefs of the church,
.--,-7 -iras of The spirit land Eere
and through the mediums con-
~. authority vested IN the NM
-.- ,, iFo=a who were -andidates
r,sf.ian. amid the pickering
-s 8f closely curtaiueG roonl'
l5u- turned lamps cast uncertain
II. mediums cast themselves
.-srras summoned the spirits
M. unseen world. and their mes
r. those lan behind were re3d
fta SCH and spoken TO the NOR
=. sz.srgr= by lde mediums
-.s a-Iafned we're John Reynolds.
81 .5rs- medium iu the state. Mrs.
-ss EHuar Mrs =. FOat-n and
NJ n. T-iup. The doors were
at 1880 o'clock, and when
.a had 6verspreaI Che room, Mf.
r.-r.l7s trembling violently, arose
III avta1iing his shaking hands over
q. as.Fs off the three women candi-
~ furref his face towards the
~. and summoninE the spirits from
t. land beyond. conferred upon the
r..a women the power 90 perform an
s.f5srs OF the church. repeating
-sr which his belief teaches MIN
-a uoken through his mouth by the
rtantips of tie church in the spirit
s-r When The ceremony had been
.,-slstsd. Mr. Reynolds, releasing
s.-.ssif from his trance, resumed his
ssf and Mrs Miner the president Of
fsa church. arose and. after placing
tssefins trance. bestowed upon Mr
RarHds. tu the name of the spirits
me authority Of minister of the church
handwriting on The Wall.
As ssas DIS this ceremony was com
r=r. the LIGHTS we've turned until theiI
-,s F4se stiI more uncertain. and
almost complete darkness filled the
Z room While the audience sang softly
tze sing. Sweet Message From Spirit
land John Rutherford, a medium
raBG before the wall and stated thai
spirit from the unseen land would
rrie upon the wall a message TO the
su.h which Doe would read and trans
kta to the audience. After shaking
BIS b3Y i0Iently and shading his eyes
Hr1 trembling hand, he gazed in
ur.y AZ the blank wall and remarked
"Wdte more plainly 7 cannot see it,
sh. that is it, said he, and in slow
lssdng tones DE repeated the words
Prepare sc the way of tine Lord.
Pc continued with long discourse
on Fasi the church should do toward!
OBJ propagation of the belief IN th'
World When he closed he sta ed tina
ts spirit presented his name TO tn
congregation as A. VI. Lyman.
Several Messages Delivered.
40 che close Of this service the me
gCms cs.'ga upon the spirits of the de
parted TO appear to them, and seveTa
messages which the medium said wer
spoken 90 them by deceased Tela tive
Of those present ne delivered to tn
living relatives O. the dead. Pointin
into places where the laity could Sc
l} empty space, the mediums sal
spirits stood there, and descriptions O
Toe spirits we're girer 10 the audience
most OF which we're recognized an
Gained as relatives by members of tn
llTa
4 Accusation was created in the audi
.e near the close on the meeting b
ATS F1niyn. who suddenly bega
shaking violently, and declared that
grin wanted To- deliver "a warning {
some one by the name Of Charlie"
stranger from Denver answered tn
lame and asked for the warming.
lh5 medium stated that che spir
wished TO warn him taat IL he weT
rack 20 Denver now he would be mul
esIed. that there was some light con
tlea person who was making tr0ub
-' him. The stranger. shaking VII
rsiemeHt, asked.
H D should 60 back right now. wOuI
pa my wife home when / got there.
No replied the medium.
s-dhlns violently, the stranger SEIZE
p. coat and hat and. shouting: -
SOP units I reach Denver" bOlte
Ne. l- me door and towards the demo