The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-18

O'Clock, the spirit OF Mr.. Stead address
ed Nine de Meissner at her home, and
after a brief conversation Major Butt
began to deliver his message Nine
de Meissner was not addressed by an
objective voice, but subjective voice
gave the dictation, which she recorded
automatically.
81 beg that no one will mourn in
any way the spirit is aid to have re-
marked, because I am no longer in
the world I never cared so greatly for
the things was supposed to care for,
but 1 do regret to have left the presi-
dent at this moment, when I might
have been of service to him. Yet surely,
if am here, it is all for the best. He
can find someone who can be Of SER
vice to him.
"I am so thankful that everything is
over. I find myself alive, intensely
alive; so much so that I can not see
the slightest difference in my own ap-
pearance or feel any difference in my
own feelings, if may so express my
self, between now and the time of my
being in the world.
81 wished to speak to you, and !
knew that I could, because Mr. Stead
! said that he could. I wished to COM
municate with someone in Washing
ton, and he told me of you. I found
friend of yours first, and she spoke
to you about me. That is why you
prayed for me, and that brought me
to where you were, and then I was
able to speak to you.'
Mr.. Stead Tells of New Life.
Mr.. Stead in his dictation set down
the following:
81 simply went from my cabin di-
rectly to the beyond. never suffered
at ALL I did not know where I was
till l saw Julia. She was there to
welcome me- When l came to I was
in room. I knew that / was not on
the ship When Julia came she told
me it was her house, and we went out
on\ large lawn, where there were
many people. Major Butt and Mr.. and
Mrs. Straus were there.
Il did not know that I had died until
Julia told me. When we reached the
party on the lawn the beings gathered
there did not know where they were
or what had happened to them, and as
Julia had told me, 1 told them. I
know that Major Butt and Mr.. and
Mrs. Straus heard me-
According to the message from Mr..
Moore, he was more sceptical of his
whereabouts than the others with
whom he associated.
81 came to myself" his message
reads, "in beautiful garden, which l
thought had seen before. 1t never
came into my mind that I had passed
from the world. On the contrary,
thought that I was visiting friends.
81 simply considered those who told
me that had died out of their minds.
j thought it impossible for one who
had died to be sitting here strong and
we'll. 1 told the others who said that
we were dead that they must not say
such things, as it. was blasphemous to
Jest on so solemn a subject. I could
not believe them at all.
Death is only passing to a gran
der and fuller life. How is it that .peo-
ple understand absolutely nothing
about it?"
81 am every moment more and more
thankful for having come, here, as it
has given me wonderful opportunities
for helping Others" is the opening
sentence of the message attributed to
Mrs. Straus. Every one of us who
went down under those icy waters
came to themselves just as though
they had had fainting spell, only
they recovered consciousness under
more dissimilar conditions. Some were
on grassy lawns in groups, wondering
how they came there In one of these
was Mr.. Straus and myself You see
we were together, for which 1 can neV-
er sufficiently thank our Heavenly
Father"
Nine de Meissner announced that
she received the following message
from Capt Smith on the morning that
senatorial investigation concerning the
cinkinc of tho Titanic was he9un.