The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-11-23
MONDAY NOVEMBER 23, 1908.

wonderful power that to the lay
man seems at least supernatural.
In the summer he goes always to
the camps where the National
Order Of Spiritualists meets and
always gives platform readings.
He is said to be one of the most
successful mediums in the coun-
try, and he is not doubted, be-
cause he never does anything
for pay.
"Oftentimes when you see a
man claiming to do stunts in the
shadow land he has a lot of
tricks; he wants to get your
money-but Letford is loud in
his denunciation of the frauds in
the field, and all he does is honest
sincere work and he would refuse
with scorn a penny for doing it.
He is always willing to try
to do work along this line, going
to the home Of a friend where
he delights, surprises and in
structs those gathered to witness
the wonderful things he does.
He of course says it is the spirit
land he visits-but he does not
insist. He only insists that the
power is his; he will not under
take to explain it any further
than to say he sees the things
he reveals; he has a faithful
guide in Spirit Land who takes |
possession of him often and |
} there you have the mystery. If !
it is not spiritualism it is some
thing and what he does is truly
wonderful. Spend an evening
in the parlor with him and you
will go away thinking-you may
not be convinced that he has
talked with those departed, but
you are forced to admit that he
has told you things you had long
ago forgotten; he has recalled
scenes and happenings of the
long age"
1t is not mind reading Mr.. Let
. ford does. He says himself that
l he cannot do mind-reading stunts,
, no matter how hard he tries.
One hardly knows what to think.
I Hear Col. Fairbrother again:
i "One Of these days Science will
make clearer the mystery. If it
{ really be true that we commune,
E through medium, with spirits
l of our departed friends, it is a
beautiful belief, but until the
fact is proven the doubters will
n be largely in the majority. 1t
| would be pleasant to think that
|? after death-or, rather, after
passing over to the other life,
instead Of loafing around on a
cold cloud blowing a horn, we
would go to work and help those
yet in the flesh; held by suggest
D., ing and moving people to nobler
It and grander things"
Il Mr.. A. T. Mclean was talking
e to Mr.. Letford at the station
It Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Nc
It Lean knew nothing, then, of Mr..
IT Letford's remarkable powers. A
/ representative Of The Robesonian
n who had been with Mr.. Letford
It earlier in the afternoon joined
a them and presently turned the
e conversation to some remarkable
a stunts Mr.. Letford had done that
afternoon. Presently Mr.. Let
ford said that Mr.. Mclean had
S lines that ran so and so-indicat-
" ing in his own hand. Mr.. Nc
g Lean was standing with both
D. hands in his pockets and wher
t. Mr.. Letford began to talk about
Id the lines in his hands he thought
Mr.. Letford had him mixed VI
with somebody else. ''Why, "saic
u Mr.. Mclean, you've never seer
l. my hand" But Mr.. LetforC
o. kept right on reading Mr.. Nc.
in Leans palm without looking a
If it, while Mr.. Mclean and th'
ct writer looked at Mr.. McLean'
an hand and saw that Mr.. Letfor(
81 81 was tracing the lines there jus
a. as faithfully as we could trac'
ch them by looking at them.
Lo 1t is all mighty strange. Mos
w of US, when asked if we believ
M in such things, or in anythin
No. else we cannct understand, usual
90 ly pooh-pooh it away and disclair
nj ~ all belief; but just the same
whether you admit it or nor
and the more ignorant one is tn
. louder one is apt to say it is ne
~ ~ true-lurking somewhere in tn
e. e. makeup of every blessed one {
lay US is a lingering believe, a hal
IRE ashamed confession to onesel
tel that perhaps it is true, after al
n5 that some people are so in ha
l@au @ mony with nature and with Il
90 unseen things which are, whe
~ : all is said, the only real things
II III that they can commune with Il
m 'nu spirits that are, for all we knoy
on: on all about US. A thousand ange
ing ny may camp in your yard every d;
70 and night. You can't prove tn
ne nc they don't; you can't prove tn
ar are they do. After all, "Nothil
my worthy proving can be prov,
eA- nor disproven.
He So there you are. If one COT
'l gui- tear away the mystic veil!
.hae you strike a chord that is exact
Il u keyed to other chords within
any range the chords that were 7
ana :4i struck will sound, Just the san
ltn- M And if one could key ones I
y you ture to the point of getting aW
5I' 4ho' from and beyond the gross Il
-ney terial things that hedge US
.aC who knows what one might