The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-15

memories had not recorded the facs.
From these sourses these medium might
have derived her knowledge by teiepath
THE third hypothesis of clairvoya nce
simply supposes that the medium made
use Of her secondary personality and
by its activities actually saw the coin in
the safe.
The fourth hypothesis presupposes a
/ belief that the spirits of the departed
have knowledge of matters in this
world For this theory the public viii
have little use. For many years l could
not believe it, but after many years Of
the work done by Mrs. Piper l place
credence IN this idea
This solution would be that the spirit
Of the departed Professor West knew
that the coin had not been returned and
That he wanted his family TO kave the
coin which he had cherished so much
during his life. He talked with Beecher
in the other world about it. and Beecasr
decided TO communicate with his life
friend DR.. Beecher
of these different solutions, after 1 re-
ceive more definite data from DR.. Funk
than he has sent and after certain phases
.
we can at least say that this is =
rnarkable case of the activity Of seq
ondary personality
There is absolutely no chance Of cur
sending Mrs. Piper to New York 10 quiet
the spirit of Henry Ward Beecher. which
is said to be disturbing the Rev. DR.. 1.
K. Funk" SAID DR.. Hodgson. The er-
tire story has been published in the pa
pers. and Mrs. Piper would be useless to
prove anything. There is 10 opportunity
for Us to experiment now. The publicity
has spoiled all that.
In order to have Mrs. Piper make a
test that would be satisfactory to
scientific men as well as to laymen sne
should have known nothing at all about
the matter Ny method would have been
10 ask some discarnate spirit, through
Mrs. Piper in a trance. II she could find
the persons known on earth as Beecher.
When that had been done I would have
asked the spirit Of the great divine. with
out telling him anything about the mat
ter. whether he had been sending any
messages TO this world. II he answered
that he had I would then ask him what
they were In that way 1 would arrive
at the truth
Mrs. Piper when seen last evening in
Boston said she had not read anything
about DR.. Funk's experience. had not
been communicated with in regard to il
by DR.. Hodgson or the Physical Society
or anybody else and did not care to say
anything for publication.
DR.. Funk, when seen last evening at
De- L.,
Brooklyn. said he felt sure there could
be no collision between the medium and
any person who knew about the coin.
The Brooklyn medium who served as
the control for the spirit of Rakestraw
and Carroll through whom the commun-
ication from Henry Ward Beecher was
made, could have known nothing about
the coin. 1 regard the affair as OF great
significance in demonstrating the reach
OF the subliminal consciousness Of the
medium toward some spirit which had
knowledge of the existence of the coin.
1T is possible. although I am not
spirituaIist who say it, that there might
have been some means by which the sub
lirninaI consciousness OF the medium was
impressed with the idea from the world
of spirits. There has been too much said
since the world began about communica-
ton with spirits for US to say of hand
that there can be absolutely no connec-
ton between the two worlds l am will
ing TO make a careful investigation Of
this matter"
There is difference between the two
coins found in the safe. Professor Vests
coin was black and the other, which was
actually used in making the Illustration,
was a light one.
Il went back to this medium a few
nights later said DR.. Funk. ''and had
the control summon John Rakestraw-
When Rakestraw was announced 1 de-
rnanded to know about the coin Mr..
Beecher was worrying about Quick as
a fash the response came the black one.'
I thought I had trapped the spirit; for.
knowing We had used the light one, be-
lieved that to be the one one 1 had Dor
rowed from Professor West But the
other day I again sent the two coins u
the Philadelphia mint, and they sent
them back saying the black one was
genuine. Therefore that must have been
Professor Vests, as his was the genuire
one"
Il did not know" added DR.. Funk.
how far the influence Of the sublimiral
consciousness of a medium might extend.
7 thought that il might. at least, reach
four niles across the bridge With an
idea. of confirming what the Brooklyn
medium. q woman OF my acquaintance,
who is seventy-three years of age, and
not a professional medium. might say.
7 went to Manhattan. The seance was
within twenty-four hours and with pro-
fess:onal medium
THE Rev. Dr.. George II. HepwoTth and
twenty-five years ago also made invSs-
legations of the phenomena OF Spiritua-
ism and at that time he was not a be
lever in 1t although he was much an
messed by some of the physical mani
festations.
The room where 1 sat was darkenei,
ana the medium went into a curtained
cabinet. Presently there appeared be
tween the curtains a face rather shad-
owy in outline. I could not distinguish
the features sufficiently TO be able to say
that there was any resemblance 10 those
Of the Rev. DR.. Hepworth- There was
beneath the face a white garment
The supposed raterialized spirit sail
that he had formerly not been a believer
in the return of spirits 10 earth. but that
now he had enough evidence, which han
greatly changed his views IN that r.
spect. He urged me to investigate care
fully whatever evidence might be IRE
scented. and said that spirits were MAJ
ing an effort to communicate to the world
and then the figure seemed 10 descend 10
the floor and disaP pesr.
After s short interval there appeared