The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-16

THE Society for Psyehical he.
search is doing good WORK
quietly ana persistently and patient
ly.
The journal published by this so
ciety gives monthly reports and allows
the reader TO weigh and measure ana
Judge of the worth OF the investlga-
tons and experiences therein related.
Or James II. Hyslop. the editor, is
giving the most thorough attention To
the least details OF this work. when
is OF such absorbing interest To all
human beings capable of loving and
therefore OF continuing 10 feel an In
terest III the lives OF those dear 10
them after they nave passed from
mortal vision.
!, The result of these Investigations, as
shown by the Research Journal. might
be expressed In the words OF Camille
Flammarion who recently said: One
may lay ii down as principle that
all profess ional mediums cheat, yet
he added. but they do not always
cheat. and they possess real, undenia-
bic psychic powers.
Mediums Often Deceive.
None are more concerned than Spir-
itualists in knowing why IL is neces'
sary for a genuine medium to ever
cheat The Frenchman just named
tells US: Sometimes the mediums
deceive purposely, knowing we'll what
they Are doing and enjoying the fun.
But often they unconsciously de
ceive impeled by the desire TO pro
duce the phenomena that people are,
expecting.
Dr. Hyslop has published a book in
which ne takes up the misunderstood
ings OF the work held by me public
The book proceeds td devote chapters
to condolences, visions OF the dying
the Smead case, new and important
case of trance phenomena; expert
ments, through Mrs. Piper. Mrs. Smead
and others. involving the attempts To
prove identity by a personality claim
ing to be Or Hodgson since death;
the nature OF life after death. as re
ported by communicates through the
I. Piper case; telepathy. subliminal ac
tivities. and. finally, chapter entitled
"Psychicai Research and the Resur
, rection." in which Prof. Hyslop EN-
phasizes the thousands OF recorded
cases of apparitions coincidental with
death collected by the Society for
Psvchical Research which go TO con
firm the historical Resurrection. and
Droc6eds to show the vital importance
Ia humanity that science leave nc
stone unturned to strengthen the
Christian faith
Dangerous Field Of Work.
, Meantime the investigation OF the
invisible spheres through mediumistic
, controls is dangerous and unsatisfac
tory work for the average individual.
II Is also wrong from moral stand
point
No soul was sent into this world
10 be anything but its best self.
To be medium means just what
the word indicates something TO be
used by other intelligences or infu
ences.
The telephone tube and receiver
are mediums for the transmission oil
messages from one individual 10 an
other So is the telegraph wire.
The immortal mind OF man was
lneyer intended TO be used In this way
Whenever an individual gives over
his will, his reasoning power and his
independent faculties, and submits
himself TO the control Of another will
whether in the body OF hypnotist or
in the shape OF dsembodied intel
ligence he is breaking divine law
and committing a sin for which ne
must eventually pay the price.
Those who make use Of these me
tdmms continually or frequently usual
Is pay the price also OF having decep
ton practiced upon them, or having
undesirable influences brought into
their lives.
"Materializations" Worst Of All
The very worst. most criminal and
most dangerous OF all phases OF spir-