The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-27
SP|RITUALISTS HEAR
MESSAGESFROM DEAD
St. Paul Alliance Celebrates
Anniversary of Founding of
Modern SpirituaIism

Down in Kansas they have passed
law preventing the Christian scien-
| lists from practicing their belief, and
yet they call this a free country" said
cussing the trial which Spiritualism
| had undergone in establishing itself
| firmly in the public mind.
Mr. Maxwell is president of the State
| Spiritualists' association of Minnesota.
He was called to the platform for
short talk during the exercises which
were held in the afternoon in celebra-
| tion of the fifty-seventh anniversary of
the founding of modern Spiritualism
| under the auspices of the st. Paul
Spiritual alliance at Odd Fellows hall
yesterday.
There were three meetings held dur
ing the day and evening. and all were
well attended. Several of the Mime
apolis mediums were on the pro-
grammes as well as those from St
Paul. Though processing sympathy
with the Christian scientist in the
struggles, there was evidently TO affin-
ity in the beliefs, for three of those on
the programme were unable to attend
on account of illness, as announced by
President Joseph p. Whitwell.
The morning meeting was held at
10:30, and was well attended. Mrs.
c. Tyron of Minneapolis spoke on "One
Sweetly Solemn Thought" and Mrs.
Emma {. Sauer brought greetings.
Put More Sunshine Into Lives
The afternoon meeting found over
200 people in the hall. The meeting
began with a spiritual christening of
five children from one family, flowers
instead of water being used. Mrs. S.
NJ. Lowell spoke on Heaven on
Earth and urged that people put
more sunshine into their daily lives.
H. sw-N, l.
selves, as well as the world, would be
the gamer, if this were done.
President Maxwell of the state asso-
citation gave a brief review of the
progress of Spiritualism in this state.
He declared that the lead in founding
the belief had been taken by the COM
mon people. Declaring that the creed
had been too advanced for the world
at its beginning, he traced it's strug-
giles down to the present time. One
incident cited was that in Minnesota,
whore state official had been relieved
of his duties when it was found he
believed in Spiritualism. He also men
toned the incident of a medium telling
of the assassination of President Lin
coin long before the actual news had
reached this part of the country.
''The only attack they could make
on the medium was that she was in
cahoots with the murderers," he said.
Greetings From Spirit Land
The principal part of the programme
in the afternoon was the greetings from
the spirit land. The audience listened
interestedly while Mrs. Emma c. Sauer
and Miss Alice 'Wickstrom brought
messages from the other world to vari-
Gus persons in the audience.
The first person to whom an audi
ence with a loved one in the other
haired woman. The medium told in a
graphic manner how the husband
wished to tell her how he was always
with her, watching over her and help
ingto bear her burdens. AS the medium
closed the old woman arose with tears
streaming down her face, and declared
that every word was true and that it
had been a great help to her to hear
from her departed husband.
A woman with a baby in her arms
started to leave the hail.
Wait moment, lady," said the
medium. Il have a message for you.
Once there was fair faced baby
that prattied about its mothers knee"
began the medium, and the woman
who carried the child stopped in WON
derment. AS the medium proceeded
to tell of the trials the little one had
caused its mother, and how it had died
with a malignant fever, she who car
ried the child bent over the fiaxen
curls of the little one and wept.
Not Always Complimentary
Sometimes the mediums were able
to give the names of persons for whom
the message was intended. At other
times they groped as one in blindness,
and could only catch from the vibra-
uons, something similar to the name.
The mediums were not entirely COM
phmentary. One young man was Civ
en- message from an old father in the
spirit land which advised him to be
more industrious if he wished to sue
ceed.
Wake up, boy. and apply yourself
to business is the message the spirit
sends to you,' shouted the medium.
A pale faced young man sat in the
shadow of the curtain, and it was to
him that the spirit next appeared. The
first was rather vague and indefinite.
The medium declared she could see
but dimly, but the message, as near
as she could make out, was telling the
pale faced young man that the spirit
was not altogether happy. Then came
messages from an old man and an old
woman, evidently the parents of the
young man. When the medium had
finished the pale faced young man
arose and said:
IHdl uTSl spirit you could not make
out was a friend of mine who COM
mitted suicide
"Ah, l knew there was something
strange said the medium. Then she
closed with a vivid word picture of
two little flower clad girls singing
America"
Maxwell Receives Messages
Gust a moment" said President
Maxwell. "Since l have been sitting
here 1 have had numerous messages
from old friends for persons in this
hail. And he proceeded to talk for
the spirits of many of the pioneers in
the faith of Spiritualism
The chief address of the night meet
ing was by Mrs ]. P. Whitwell, who
spoke on Our Fifty-seventh Ami
versary Beacon Light to the World"
Mrs. Emma A. Sauer and Miss Mary
Jacobs gave greetings.
In view of the fact that the three
meetings were held so close together.
the women had prepared meals for
those who attended, and which was
served in the hall. Next Sunday the
anniversary will be observed in Min
neapolis in the same manner as here
yesterday.
Modern Spiritualists date back to
the time when two little girls of the
Fox family at Haydensyille, n. Y. dis
covered ''rappings," and the neighbors
were led to investigate the premises
for the strange sounds. Since that
time the creed has had rapid growth