The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-26
DEMONSTRATE kGIMM0RGALITY
MORE SPIRITS THAN ONE IN THE
REV. RAPHAEL COOPER.
n Appears That Them Bright Beinss
on the Beautiful shore Don't Care
Nothing for English Grammar-Prcb-
4, I ably Don't Have T0--Reluctant Ghosts.

81 ably Don't Have To--Reluctant Ghosts
There was about $40 in the congregation
OF the Spiritualistic Gospei-Temple in Har-
lem, at rs cents per, when the Rev. Raphael
Cooper. who is woman, rose yesterday
to demonstrate Immortality. She ex-
planned that all persons within sound OF
her voice were living in their second ex-
istence and there was third and brighter
one to come.
And, oh, II 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
lie as hard as some parti les i 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 embarrassing CUES
tions in the circle.
They sang a hymn while Mrs. Cooper
summoned her control. She sat Oh stool,
shut her eyes and swayed bacl: and forth
Hike the baby elephant at Coney Island.
Just as the hymn was finished the control
hit her hard. She-gave convulsive jerk
all over her body and emitted series of
sounds that sounded like this
@Whiroo! Vince! OH"
Her body stirened 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 a sis
ter. AWhitie's cultured lady that passed
out many years ago.
No. ls,,t,, L,ya att ,4lNAaH
took an cid lady's hand. A convulsion
ran through her. and she said "wcof."
three times, forcibly.
"Ah." went on White, speaking through
Mrs. Cooper. an, they's a beautiful in
fooence comes over me- l see face an
right over your shoulder is a name In letters
Of FIRE. Is they any Of your folks named
Anfi, In the sperit plane?"
sNo, White" said the old lady
eThink little one Oittle one weighed 24o
pounds). Maybe it's Hannah, Son mes
the voices comes to me indistintt No?
Then it's Mamie"
-Yesl Yes!" said Little One.
1Ah, yes" said the medium, land size
was dear to you She says that your friencs
in the beautiful place are tryin' to tell
you sometbin' They's secret they got
for you, but you're holdin back from their
inaoonces,. You amt in rappurt with en-
What you need is the help of medium
You need to develop
A placard announced that the pastor
held o developing seance at her house
every Monday and gave private sittings
every day from A. NJ. to P. NJ.
Next in the circle was a young gentle
man who seemed to have Indigestion or
70 be in love. white" gave three big
WOODS" az Mrs. Cooper grasped his hand.
sThats White turnin' over On the inside
OF her, said the believing sister.
Said sWhitie" to the young man after
sixthk him up under the mediums eyelids;
sThey's old man that's joined to you
IN SONS mystic current of mutually. A
very old. venerable man. Tell me, have
you father on the spirit side?"
sNo, ma am said the young man.
sThen It's your grandfather said She
Both alive"
sThen 1t must be your great grandfather.
He says that many is workn' for you on
that shore, but you got to keep in touch
With EN-. You're going to have long
life. YOU come Of long lived race, but
they's hard passages ahead for you. Keep
In touch, young man, Do you recognize
the name 'Nellie'?'
'No, ma am"
.or Edward? Amt some friend named
Edward passed out?'
sNc, ma am"
1t was getting emf arrassirg, but large
fpted gentleman who had presided over tho
gate receipts broke in:
asee here" said he. "Ycu know Edward,
don't you3' He glared very hard.
"Ye-is, guess / recognize him. whis-
Eered the young man, meckly.
al thought &C. said the pastor. Now
don't you fool with the sperits, young man,
or they'll stop workin' for you on that
brighter shore"
i go white" conveyed the medium down
the circle. The next four or FIVE were old
time Believers. &c that there was net the
slightest trouble in L., ating tho names Of
the deer ones. Tho last Of thes. was told
that she lad beautiful dreams. They
were TIRE 81 Fri. trying 10 tell her that she
had nediumisti> owcrs md needed a few
developing sittinFs.
MIS- Cooper had strong convul3on
whsn aha crasosi tho baud Of TIE Sun
rern-te.. AID FOL hi n that August was
astj>g fos hir. --
.Fis ia'gunec ain't very clear to me-.
saM whti,. Il thilk no tefis a iurrein
torAte. Do you iEow an August"
4S,rc? A s.olt gcntepan that passed
out rn'y years ago? Then the nofnc Gail
II write over your h adj. DO you know
C9fl2 And Rstrtaa?'
1ANes '-
Ask hi again, Whiti,.' spoke up tho,
sffonk listed ono, "SoEctiTes they don't,
remember ieht away" -r-- .-
Sosing that it Didn't make any real tli,-
ference, The SUS man owned to Carl and
wxs told that he had too much energy for
his mental powers aud must avoid oonceit.
AT the end OF the linz Mrs. Cooper clasped
the hand Ct white Mhiskered and awe
struck brothet. and sprung tho best stunt
she does. .lA,..r 2,
Right beside mo Is one who gives the
name Of George, she said (or rather White
said through her) >, AN he,s tryn' an tryin'
TO get me out O. this good woman nm SPEAK
himssR. Oh, George! Dort" Th"rA
were awful cofSulsioTls FOR minute ! irst
Mrs Cooper's left arm began TO witch, then
hef whole body, and she Ttunted and plfr.s!
horribly. Suddenly peace came to hef,
and loi George and rot Whit, was inside,
You could tell him by his deep voice.
sometimes Sister White gifts selfish
about her control an Ihave to tend to her.
aid George. jocoselv. william, it's heaut-
fel over here an all the loved onos IL with
fife. Be good, William, wore waitin for