The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-03-22
The Doctor Explains II.
Mr.. Editor:


During the past week the attention OF
the public has been drawn to lie reports
of certain Manifestations at TIE 10 ne of
Mr.. John Mckinney near naibou's Mills
The family consists of Blk people, and
occupy the house known as the Abel
Pat:en place
They report fudden and unexpected
phenomena, that, without thoughtful IN .
vestigatlon, might be termed az dis
tur bauce;h dishes have been broken,
articles thrown about aud heavy objects
moved from one part of the room ~ an
other. Naturally the members Of the
family we're disturbed and nervous
They went to a neigh boris house, and
the manifestations followed them. At
Charles Sawyer's chairs we're moved
nOisely around the floor, dishes thrown,
several being broken. An explanation
of these mysteries WAS desired, and Mir.
John Ward suggested to MIR Mckinney
that they drive TO the village and call
upon DR.. r. >. Bigelow and 30 the mat
ter was talked over.
They were advised to be careful 10
their conclusions, wa chful and not to be
alarmed, for underneath all spiritual
phenomena, are scientific reasons which
are sure 10 present themselves il the IN
vestigators will wisely interTogate such
occurapces
The following days brought repet
ton of the manifest ations, and on sun
day last, it seemed best TO go and look
into the causes of these effects There
was no physical phenomena during my
visit to the McKenney home To me, it
being altogether unnecessary The
spirits had succeeded in attracting the
household to the fact of an outside pres
ence, recognized as such, and now all
that was desired by them was To have
their mission understood and explained.
MIR and Mrs Mckinney have in their
care motherless girl, Cora and it was
! quickly borne in upon my consciousness
that the spirit mother was most anxious
for her young daughter and the family
with whom she lives, to recognize her
pleasure in the care given her child, and
Il 80 to help them through her loving
guardianship, and to show that she was
watching over them and Was ever mind
full of the girls welfare 1t had grieved
! her to have the child not reaizs her
presence, and so to attract their atten-
/ ton, she had gathered such help, and
used such electric and magnetic forces,
as could come in contact with terrestrial
electricity, and thus produce sounds, as
well as move articles These means are
sometimes used, " hen gentler ways fail
to impress the mind which is not re-
sponsive or awakened to the truths of
spiritual communication.
| Any mother can understand what it
must be to leave a little child Love is
immortal 1t does not cease with this
| life, but grows broader, deeper. purer.
wiser, when life in the spiritual spheres
unfolds the individual. The tie between
mother and child is like no other.
Transition is not forgetfulness, nay,
| but in closer relationship does the
angel mother watch over her darling,
who is left young, inexperienced, un-
! for med-in "a measure unprotected as to
lIfe's experiences Under these cireum-
stances the mother felt that her child
muet be reached while at the present
/ place, and il required unusual demon
stration TO attract the attention of those
| this sphere such phenomena as
conld not pass unnoticed, or be explained
away as originating in purely mum
dane causes, or as the covert acts of PEG
( Pile who wish to deceive, mystlfy, or an
noy
These sensuous demonstrations are
not the end in view. but the means in
this particular case, whereby to call the
attention to higher purposes-pr AS DIR
A. j Davis says regarding the Hydes.
Vile rappings lit is nothing less than a
demonstration to the materialized senses,
that there is another universe with its
loftier harmonles and limilless possibili
ties freely opened to each individual
SOUL
(DR FRANK 6 BIGFIOw