The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-30

ceiNe that which Is not within tho
range OF the objective vision. and II
Is always on the alert for the safety
vi me one In whose temple Il dwells:
its nrst law being MISREPRESENTATION
Ihis subjective perception is what
l oelleye to be true clairvoyance. and
"hen tne warning is heard. true clair.
auuiehce. L give, herewith an films.
tratfon In my own experience that
cannot possibly be accounted for bv
telepathy; therefore, clear case q,
clairvoyance. VI
Away back in the Seventies" tboro
occurred what was known, and Is
still remembered by many, as "the
Ashtabuls disaster"
Before the tiain pulled out from
Boston had enteerd the fated sleep.
er with the intention of securing
Derths FOR a lady friend and myself
we had barely taken our seats when
heard-or thought l heard-these
words: "A wreck, a wreck; get out of
this car get out of this car"
| recognized 1t as the still small
voice that came to warn us of an.
preaching danger. 1t was a Fremont.
tlon received through impression. The
Impression came as words; yet can.
not say that l actually heard them
'clairvoyantly) and l am sure that
my friend did not hear them. Suffice
1t to say l needed them. We left the
train, but not until resorted to lit
tie ruse to meet the prejudice of my
friend, who had no patience with
what she called my "eccentricities"-
lacking better word.
10 prevent any anxiety on the part
OF her father, at whose request was
accompanying the daughter, | imme-
diately telegraphed him of our delay;
and then, after the train had pulled
out, l took back the little white lie |
mad told for the purpose of saving her
life--and mine.
She did not believe my prem 1ition
not then; not until we had passed
safely over that great gully at Ashta-
bula, and she, with shudder, looked
down into that yawning chasm and
partially retlized what might have
been" had it not been for my "eccen-
tricities."
AS is well known, not a passenger
escaped from that sleeper; hence the
question naturally arises, why
should you be the only one to receive
the warning messenger"
am not sure that / was, but / am
sure that / was the only one who
needed.
am often asked why l did not
warn the others. Because the warn
ing would not have been accepted and
| would have been looked Upon as a
fit subject for the lunatic asylum. Be-
sides, had the passengers really be-
lieved it, there would have been such
an exodus that the railroad officials
would have probably looked me up"
and then locked me up" for disturb.
ing the peace.
During the civil war | was, for a
short time, quite i'll while in camp.
A comrade called at my tent and in
sisted on my going with him to his
tent. l told him that was out of the
question. Heswas impelled by an un
then UNDERSTOOD and would not take
no for an answer. He raised me to
my feet and, with the aid of another
comrade, was being helped to his
tent, which we had not yet reached
when, with terrible crash, tree fell
, across my tent, deeply burying into
the ground the blanket upon which
had just been lying.
Telepathy? / think not. Clairvoy
ance? Without doubt. My own sub
, jective mind undoubtedly perceived
the danger, but for some unaccounta
BILE reason my objective mind did moi
I, get the impression. My comrade was
I impelled to act quickly. The only
! telepathy was from my subjective
I mind to his, but that was after the
I danger had been perceived by my
, subjective mind. 1t was, 1t is true, g
roundabout way, but the object was
a accomplished 1t could not have been
telepathy, as by no possibility could
q the knowledge of the accident-tobe
T have been in anyones else mind.
g The night before Lincolns assas
n sination he had a dream of his ap
e preaching death, and on the evening
v or its fulfillment he was narrating II
to Stanton. Booths mind was neces
sarily intent on his murderous plar
for days before the assassination, ant
|, especially so during the hours imme
diately preceding the moment whel
the murderous scheme was to be pu
!. into operation. Lincoln, you will oh
4 serve, was duly warned, but he heed
ed it not. His subjective mind per
y ceived it. not necessarily clairvoy
= antly, but possibly telepathically, a
II it existed in the mind of Booth. II
either case it furnishes us fine ex
.. ample of premonition; its origin 1T
accuracy; its benefits, when needed
: its inevitable results when UNDECIDED
= In conclusion | desire to say tina
+, the foregoing articles have been writ
- ten with the hope of interesting thos'