The Irish standard., 1904-10-15
THE SPIRIT FAKE
Bad Grammar Of Some bright
Beings" on Beautiful Shore.
Demonstrations Of Immortality
by the Average Medium.

sun shows how great is the spiritist
fake, to which so many Predetermined
are addicted:
There was about $40 in the congre-
cation Of the Spiritualistic Gospel
Temple in Harlem. at % cents per,
when the Raphael Cooper, who is
woman. rose yesterday to demon
Stratc immortality. She explained
that all persons within sound of her
voice were living in their second eN-
= iStcncc and there was Il third and
brighter one to come.
and, oh, if you could feel 'em like
| do she said. "Know how their
, thoughts is with you, how their hearts
| is immersed with joy when you do
, well, how they're a-weavin' bright
! path that you're all goin' to travel by
and-by, you wouldn't be us hard as
some parties 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 embarras-
| sing questions in the circle
| They sang hymn while Mrs.
| Cooper summoned her control. She
sat OH Il 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 Il conclusive jerk all
= over her body and emitted il series of
sounds that sounded like this:
"Whiroo. Vince! Oh!'
Her body stifrened out and relaxed;
then she stood up with an expression
of heavenly peace on her face.
Good afternoon. friends" said She
Good afternoon, Whitie,' said the
circle
I "Whitie's her CONTROL" whispered II
sister. "Whitie's Il cultured lady that
passed out many years ago"
The medium, her eyes still closed
tight, took an old lady's hand. A con-
vulsion ran through her, and slu said
wool" three times, forcibly
"Ah," went on White, speaking
through Mrs. Cooper, ''ah, they's Il
beautiful intlooence comes over me.
l see face an right over your
shoulder is IL name in letters of fire.
Is they any of your folks named
Annie in the sperit plane?"
NO, Whitie," said the old lady.
''rhink. little one Qttle one weighed
240 pounds. Maybe it's Hannah.
Sometimes the voices come to me in
distinct No? Then it's Nannie.'
Yes! Yes!' said Little One.
"4Ah, 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'. They's
a secret they got for you, but you're
holdin' back from their intlooences.
You amt in rappurt with 'em. What
you need is the help of a medium
You need to develop"
\ placard announced that the pas.
tor held a developing seance at hcr
house every Monday and gave private
sttings every day from 8 a. III. to S
J, p. m. = =,
Next in the circle was a young gen
tleman who seemed to have indigestion
or to be in love- "Whitie" gave three
big "woofs' us Mrs. Cooper grasped
his hand.
That's White turnin' over on the
inside of her." said the believing
sister.
Said "Whitic" to the young MAJ
after sizing him up under the med
ium's cyelils:
"They's Il old man that's Joined tt
! you in some mystic current of mu
t,Mlity. n very old, venerable man
: Tell me, have you father on the
spirit sitlc:"
no. ma'am," said the young man
Then it's your grandfather" sait
she.
Roth alive"
''Thcn it must be your great-grand
? father. He says that many is worllin
3 for you on that shore, but YOU got t.
r keep in touch with 'cm. You're goin.
to have Il long life. You come of :
lon"-lived race, but thcy'c hard pas
y sagcs ahead for you. Keep in touch
: young man. Do you recognize tn
= name 'Ncllie'?"
A NO, ma'am."
"Or Edward? Amt some fricn'
t named Edward passed out?"
d mo, mn'am."
>. 1t was getting embarrassing. but
= laryr-tisted gentleman who had pre-
g sided over the gate receipts broke in
n "Sec here said he. You know
S Edward. don't you?" He glared YER.
J. hard.
= "Ye-is. l guess recognize him.
- whispered the young man, meckly.
!" Il thought So" said the pastor
i. Now don't YOU fool with the sperits
), young man. or they'll stop workir
r for YOU on that brighter shore"
a So white" conveyed the medium
o dnwn the circle. The next four o
{ FIVE were old. time believers so tina
there WAS not. the slightest trouble i
:; locating the names Of the dear ones