The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-11-05
DEMONSTRATING IMMORTALITY
More Spirits Than One in the Rev.
Raphael Cooper.
New York Sum-

There was about $40 in the congrega-
ton of the Spiritualistic Gospel Tenn
pie in Harlem, at % cents per, when
the Rev Raphael Cooper who is a
woman, rose yesterday to demonstrate
Immortality. She explained that all
persons within sound of her voice were
living in their second existence and
there was a third and brighter one to
come.
And, oh, if you could feel 'em like
I do" she said. Know how their
thoughts is with you, how their hearts
is immersed with joy when you do
well, how they're aweavin' bright
path that you're all DIN to travel by
and-by, you wouldn't be as lard as
some parties l know is on the medium
that they speak through
Mrs Cooper glared at this point in
the direction of several believers who,
it is whispered, have asked embar-
RAISING questions in the circle.
They sang hymn while Mrs. Cooper
summoned ker control. She sat on a
stool, shut her eyes and swayed back
and forth like the baby elephant at
Coney Island Just as the hymn was
finished the control hit her hard. She
gave a convulsive jerk all over her
body and emitted a series Of sounds
that sounded like this:
''Whiroo! Vince! Ohw
Her body stiffened out and relaxed:
then she stood up with an expression
of heavenly peace on her face.
Good afternoon, friends" said she
Good afternoon, White" said the
circle.
whites her CONTROL whispered q
sister. Whites a cultured lady that
passed out many years ago"
Mo I,a1- c.til flIn
tight took an old lady's hand. a con-
vulsion ran through her, and she said
''Woof," three times, forcibly.
"Ah," went on White, speaking
through Mrs. Cooper, 'ah, they's a
beautiful infooence comes over me. L
see a face an right over your shoulder
is a name in letters of fire. Is they
any of your folks named Annie in the
sDerit world?"
mo, White" said the old lady.
Think little one Qittle one weighed
240 pounds Maybe it's Hannah.
Sometimes the voices comes to me in
distinct No? Then it's Mamie"
''Yesl Yesr said Little One.
"AE, yes" said the medium, "and
she was dear to you. She says that
your friends in the beautiful place are
tryin to tell you somethin'. Theyis
secret they got for you, but you're
holdin' back from their inllooence. You
amt in rappurt with 'em. What you
need is the help of a medium. You need
to develop"
A placard announced that tie pastor
held a developing seance at her house
every Monday and gave private sit
tings every day from q. m. to 8 p. m.
Next in the circle was young gem
tleman who seemed to have indiges-
ton or to be in love. white" gave
three big ''woofs" as Mrs. Cooper
grasped his hand.
That's White turnin' over on the
inside of ker," said the believing sis
ter.
said white" to the young man aft
er sizing him up under the mediums
eyelids:
There's a old man that's joined to
you in some mystic current of mutual
ity. A very old. venerable man. Tell
me, have you father on the spirit
side?"
mo, ma'am," said the young man.
Then it's your grandfather" said
she.
Both alive
Then it must be your great-grand-
father. He says that many is workin'
for you on that shore, but you got to
keep in touch with EN- \ You're going
to have a long life. You come of a long
lived race. but they's hard passages
ahead for you. Keep in touch. young
man. Do you recognize the name
Nellie?
mo, ma'am."
cor Edward? Amt some friend
FAMED Edward passed out?"
mo, ma'am.'
It was getting embarrassing, but a
arge listed gentleman who had pre-
sided over the gate receipts broke in:
See here" said he, you know Ed
ward, don't you?" He glared very hard.
'Ye-is, 1 guess recognize him,
the young man. meekly.
Il thought So" said the pastor. Now
lon't you fool with the sperits, young
nan, or they'll stop workin' for you on
hat brighter shore"
So White conveyed the medium
Town the circle. The next four OF five
we're old time believers, so that there
vas not the slightest trouble in locat- !
ng the names of the dear ones The |
asst of these was told that she had
dreams. They were the spirits
rying to tell her that she had medium
site powers and needed a few develop
ng sittings.
Mrs. Cooper had a strong convulsion
When she grasped the hand of the Sun
eporter. and told him that August was
skiing for him.
His language amt very clear to me-"
aid white Il think he talks a. fur
en- tongue. Do you know an August"
Mop
sure? A stout gentleman that