New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
HySLOP SAYS JAMES
SPOKE FROM THE DEAD
Declares That He Communicated
with Spirit Of Harvard
Professor.
"SOULS CAN COME TO US"
Women and Little Children, Too,
Are Capable of Conversation
with the Living, He
Insists.
Iny relagrarh 70 &c .IrIbuhe ]


Boston. oct 17-The conversations which
Professor James II. Hyslop. formerly OF
Columbia University, claims he had with
the spirit of the late Professor William
James of Harvard University. Will soon
become known in their exact nature TO the
psychologists and scientists Professor
Hyslop. who Is secretary Of the American
Society for Psychical Research. is now pre-
pairing a report OF the communications he
had with his former friend.
Since tho death Of Professor James many
Srirituallsts and mediums have claimed 70
have received messages from him. Profess
sor James was one OF the best known OF
American psychologists. and before his
death promised. If possible. 90 communi-
cate in the spirit with his friends.
Though the claims Of other Spiritualists
that they have communicated with Pro
fessor James since his death have not yet
been accepted as authentic. Professor Hys-
Top declares that he is positive that he
has communicated with the spirit OF the
professor and that there can be no doubt
IN regard 10 the matter
But / am not vet ready 10 make public
ANYTHING without the Conversations he
says. 1T = ould require fat volumes to 'eI
inst how, / communicated with the dead.
yet the fact remains that I have proved
evond doubt that tie souls Of men ami
women. and Of little children, in fact. are
capable of coming to us az they please.
Professor James had never committed
himself to any such extent rs TINS oul
for years before his death, or August -
of last year. he had been greatly inter
ested. as a supposedly unprecedented invesu-
gator i'm the alleged manifestations OF
spirit communications. I'm 1881 he Decdin'
enc OF the founders of the American 80
cietv for Psychical Research. In his re-
ports on these investigations, however ne
was forced to confess himself for the nloS'
part disappointed at finding only trickery'
In the single instance OF Mrs. Piper OF
Arlington. Mass. he found phenomena
which ne was unable 70 explain on pnFsi'
raj basis He did 60 so far sc 10 say, III
his report on alleced communications OF
the late DR.. Richard Hodeson, through
Mrs. Piper:
'I cannot demonstrate It, but prachcaIly
am inclined 10 go tn for II. to bet on IL
and take the risks"
In these investigations Professor James
was closely associated with Dr. HYsloP'
who was secretary Of the Society Tor fsN-
chical Research. II IS stated on the AZ
thority Of a member OF the society IN bos-
ton that Professor James before MS de"'"'
left in some secret repository. known Only
10 a few intinates ana carefully sediec'
letter the words of which he might II ne
co,.ld atte,npt to communicate 10 some IN
babitant Of earth Or. Hyslop. however
denies that he had any knowledge OF any
such missive.
Dr uyslop tool, the lead in attempts 20
communicate with The spirit on MS FORMER
associate through many mediums ana II
has been believed by those interested IN
the problem that II any COMMUNICATION
SHOULD he received from Professor James
il would be intended for Or. Hyslop. Inc
latter announced that any such supposeu
conversations would be subjected 20 elabo-
rate and convincing tests before ne Wo''
commit himself f. to their authenticity.
ono medium. a young woman, who ala
mt WISH her name published, claims 10
hate received. near Boston, only four DAY
after his death. a communication from
Professor James. in which lie said:
I'm william James. Tell Hyslop to be
ratjert and | will know more soon. }
can't send him much as yet, but VIII WI'eh
can. For the present ! can only help you
want Won 20 write book on the mNs-
terics Of the next life. There Is ire
nendous unfolding of these matters that
will soon be given to tne world. i want
Won TO help prepare people for IT,
"Dnatb is awcsome. but a wonderful
concentration. l did not realize what a
harden tire flesh trammels were TIL l Iald
Them aside. Before, ! believed there was
such . thing as Immortality. Now ] Know
that II is real-and our vision In now Ike
Tho ,.jav, from mountains, whore before
dvelt in the valleys. Hyslop knows some
If the things ! wanted to find out. K'o"
eo,ra or them now, but the mysteries OF tie
spiritual world are still tremendous com
,lox. and feel but babe in knowledge
here. but will learn 10y absorption what
need 10 know, and will tell YOU what
an, allowed to tel. II Is not possible OF
advisable to unfold all Of the mysteries
of This life TO these still on the mortal
plane Law rules here as we'll as there
and we must obey the law
"Coodbv. | will help YOU all ! can when
Lrov. more and have learned better no"
to transmit my thoughts TO the living
This was followed. at intervals, by many
others Of like tenor, most OF them au-
dressed to DR.. IIyslop tnul recently
however. Dr. Hyslop failed to fnd either
in the STYLE or matter of these any con
vipcing evidence that they were inspired
nv his old associates spirit. In order to
establish definitely" ne said, whether the
Shirt Of Professor James is actually in
communication IT will he necessary to have
readings from many mediums. with cross
rarorenree from one TO another
He has not been working with profess
eioraI mediums to any extent In these re-
searches, but has endeavored to Keep the
ouee, on a purely scientific basis.
cI1nEp MAKES FINE FLIGHTS