Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
By Lillian Whiting

BY Lillian Whiting
do with spirit, acting independently of the
physical body. AS it would be less complicated
for the spiritual being that was free from the
physical body so to control Mrs. Piper's hand
than for one still tethered to the physical body,
so the line of least resistance would indicate it
was Miss Field.
There came into my possession a ring that
had belonged to Kate Field in which was en-
graved, Jan. 10, 1872 This preceded, by
many years, my acquaintance with her, and l
had no idea to what it referred. Through Mrs.
Piper l asked her, and she replied that it COM
memorated matinee tele phontqne, "a break
fast given in London by Dr. Alexander Ora
ham Bell to all press correspondents then in the
city, to demonstrate before them the wonders
of the telephone, then just invented. In answer
to further inquiry as to whether the ring was
souvenir from Professor Bell, she said it was
not, but that she herself purchased it and had
the date engraved. More than six months later,
after long search, there came into my hands
Miss Fields diary for 1878. which gave the COM
plete description of this breakfast the mat
in<e telephoHiqne," as she had christened it.
with the names of large number Of those pres
ent and noting that she wore blue silk gown
with rosebuds on it. The diary matter, mar
rating all the arrangements and plans leading
up to the breakfast, gave the story in full; COM
pletely corroborated and largely amphhed the
I6ply gwen MIS-. lpSl, Will IAC ollASiC
exception that no reference was made to the
ring. wrote to Professor Bell and he replied
that he knew nothing of it. Months passed, and
suddenly learned that Colonel William Rey-
holds, one of the early promoters of the Bell tele-
phone, living in New York, and to him
ring. Il know all about it, he replied imme-
diately. II was with her when she bought it. y
Here was matter of which l knew nothing
and however possible is the process of mind
- II H. 1ok
there could hardly be read in ones mind lnfor-
nation that was never possessed. 1t was fully
a year before was able to verify both the fact
of the breakfast and the purchase of the ring;
but in the end both were found to be true.
Spirits Can Hear Us Speak
A QUESTION often occurs in regard to our
relations with those in the unseen as to
whether they can hear us speak to them.
have experimental much, and not infrequently
with striking results, of which this instance is
typical: The birthday of Phillips Brooks was
December 49, and on that date each year many
of his former Pensioners decorate their por-
traits of him with flowers or otherwise observe
the day. A few years ago Miss Sarah Farmer,
the founder and leader of the "Greenacre Sum-
did not know her address, and on this anniver-
sary of the birthday of Bishop Brooks, when l
had placed flowers before two of his portraits in
my room, asked him to influence Miss Farmer
(alSo one OF his special fr1endS) TO write TO me,
as she knew my address, but did not know
hers. Over and again that day l exclaimed
aloud, Dear Bishop, will you ask Miss Farmer
to write to me?"
This was on December ID, and on the NOM
ing of December II l received letter fromMiss
Farmer, dated December ID, at Las Vegas, New
Mexico. and beginning. Phillips Brooks is
here, and tells me to write to you" This letter.
with the date and the postmark, was its own
proof.
showed the letter and told the story at the
time to several Boston friends, including the
late DR.. Winchester Donald, who succeeded
Bishop Brooks as rector of Trinity Church in
Boston; the Rev. Albert B. Shields another
Episcopal rector; Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Rich
ard Fuller of Beacon-st.; Mrs. Louise Chandler
Moulton. the poet; and perhaps Others Miss
Farmer is woman of the most sensitive and
impressionable temperament and is always
as she believes, and as seems evident to those
who know her-as responsive to telepathic sug--
gestion, to any word from those in the ethereal