The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-04-07
RAz|NG BUILDING NEAR WOLF
CREEK REMOVES OLD LANDMARK
Daniel Mcdonald Writes Interesting His
tory OF old "Pisgah Meeting House,"
Which Was Torn Down During the
Past Week-Start of Spiritualism.

mittee of three doctors had made
an examination and reported
that the sounds were made by a
partial dislocation or cracking Of
the knee joints, of course, subject
to the will of the medium. In
their own language they said:
Without entering at this time
into a very minute and altomat-
ical and physiological explana-
ton, it is sufficient to state that
the muscles inserted into the up
per and inner side of the large
bone OF the leg (the tibia near the
knee joint are brought into the
action SO as to move the upper
surface of the bone, just named,
latterly upon the lower. surface of
the thigh bone (the femur) Civ
ing rise in fact to a partial latter
al dislocation. This is sufficient
by act of the will without any OBJ
vious movement of the limb, oc-
casloning a loud noise, and the
return of the bone to its place is
attended by second sound. Most
of the Rochester rappings are
double. 1t is possible, however,
to produce a single sound by
moving the bone out of Place
with requisite force and allowing
it to slide slowly, in which case
it is noiseless."
In reply to this the girls put in
a protest and invited an investi-
gaion. They said:
"As we do not feel willing to
rest under imputation OF being
impostOrs, we are willing TO un-
dergo a proper and decent exam
ination, provided we can select 3
female and male friends who
Shall be present at the examina-
tion As there seems to be much
intel est manifested on this SUBJ
iect, we would suggest that an
early investigation as convenient
would be acceptible- to the s,n-
dersigned.
Margaretta Fox
Anna M. Fox
I, There was no record that the
investigation was ever held, but
the theory of the learned doctors
was so supremely ridiculous that
it was but a short time until it
was discarded as being entirely
untenable. But, if statistics are
not at fault spiriualism, or by
what other name the cult may be
called, has shown steady
growth from a few adherents,
starting from those little tiny
raps by the Fox sisters at Roches-
ter, N. Y, sixty years ago to mil
lions all over the world at the
the present time.
Those who composed the set
tlement in the vicinity and near
by where the old building was
erected, were DIR. Thomas Logan.
Moses Leland, VIM. ]. Hand,
Henry Logan, Thomas McDon-
aid, Clark Bliven, James Logan,
Charles H. Logan, Thomas Jes-
sup. Philemon Shirley, Patrick
Logan, Rebecca Brownlee, Hugh
Brownlee, John Loudon and per-
haps a few others: and it is sal
reflection that no one of these,
who were then full of life and
vigor are now living. All have
passed away to that undiscover-
ed country from whose bourne no
traveller ever returns"
And now, too, the old building
with its many sacred memories
clustering around it has passed
away, "a have all the numerous
men and women who made IT IA
nous during the more than sixty
years of its interesting historical
existence. After all, Eve are such
stuff as dreams are made of, and
our little life is rounded with
sleep"
Daniel Mcdonald
Plymouth Ind, April 4, 1910.