Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-21
A MODERN MIRACLE.

The Baltimore Sun tells an interest
ing story about the manner in which a
certain professor OF occultism performs
the miracles by which he hopes TO make
disciples He registers under the title
Of Count and calls himself General In
spector OF Supreme Council Of the In
itiates Of Thibet, founder Of the Orien-
tai Esoterlc Center Of Washington. He
claims that to him the deep mysteries
OF occultlsm, dislntegration and rein
tegration, astral vibration and psychic
vision are as simple as a b c."
The count gave an exhibition at ho-
t',l, to perhaps 30 persons. After har-
angue on oecultism, he announced that
he would cause a bird to ny through the
walls OF the hotel and fly to his feet.
He made some passes in the air, and
sure enough after a while, a young
man with dark hair found canary
bird fluttering about, The audience,
however, did not feel convinced that the
lIt.lo songster had come through the
walls.
Then the count announced that he
would do something that would con-
vince all. SO saying. he tore a piece
Of paper in three parts. Then he ask
ed Sun reporter on what desk In the
Office he wished one Of the pieces to APP
pear. The city editors desk was sug-
gested. The count then made some
passes and blew through a silver tube,
after having been given the direction
Of the office, and announced that, II the
reporter would 80 to the office, he
would surely find the piece Of paper re-
posing on the desk Of his chief. The re-
porter suggested that he could tee.
phone the office and have the piece OF
paper brought up, but the Count said It
was necessary for the reporter to 20 for
It himself. He Insisted also, that
some Of the people in the audience
should accompany the reporter and
among the four who volunteered was
the dark haired young man who had
discovered the bird.
Then the story continues:
Arriving at The Sun Office, the report
| er approached the desk Of the city edl-
tor and Informed him that Count de-
Sarak had transmitted piece Of pa
per TO the desk. The dark haired young
man crowded up to the desk, but the
editor who had had some experience
IN oocultlsm himself, demanded that am
stand back The desk was valnly
searched, but there was nothing re-
semblng piece Of cigarette paper to
be found. The party was about TO leave
the Office when the dark-haired young
man, who had fingered in the rear near
an unoccupied desk, insisted that some
Of the other desks be searched and d.
rected attention TO the one near which
he had been standing. The reporter
looked on the desk, and. wonderful to
relate the piece OF paper was found ~
Ing on top, as II carelessly or hurried
ly thrown there"
When this story was related to the
audience without comment. the count
became indignant and said he had not
promised that the piece Of paper should
be found on any particular desk. lie
declared himself a martyr TO science,
and finally threatened a reporter Of
another paper with dire oalamues.
Before seven days you will have some
thing happen 10 you that win cause
you to remember Or. sarak," he ex-
claimed in conclusion
The wonderful thing about Oh this ls
that It sim IS possible, IN spite Of our
public schools and our devotion "a
scientific investigation. 20 give such
exhibitions in the name Of "occultlsu.'
There must be a considerable following
Of such takers: otherwise theirs would
be no takers Tor Il wouid not pay
We speak about the age ~ superstition
when the church s1pDoasglY fbui our
The light from ne fcItss - ,hs people
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the cutting Eoss s~ ~ raea
guidance foss 49, sfvqgs ,-.ss free
dom from rcfsarqs 1t ~ civil
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ciyil ani saeslfstss3 $50 sfen les
fear Of God fssr e1sr 80 gsi superati
tons q TsFsss i9fut. ard dlnaren
ages. especially those ~ Asian. pagan
origin, are more popgiaf than ever
People demand 1.ifa,iss AZ an eyideuc.
Of truth. Thw are io0 incident 10 thin
. for themselves or 70 % right. and thu
obtain Testimony" And therefor
they are oren 20 the deception Of al
j manner Of false or pretended mira
cles" II takes a great deal Of lgh
! not to be led astray by pretenders.
mr.