South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-25
American Society of PsyChiCal
Research Reports Prof.
Friend Talks IRON
Spirit World.
WORD COMES THROUGH mrs.
CELESTINE GLENN. MEDIUM
Says it Will Take Some Time
Before He Can Give Full
Report of His InvtS-
LEGATIONS.

NEW YORK. Nov. "A. Tue
American Society for Psychical he
search has received the message
from Prof. Edwin William Friend.
who was lost on the Lusitania The
message came through Mrs. Celes-
tine Glenn, whom members of the
society state TO be one of the most
celebrated mediums in the world.
Il is now a part of the official rec
ords OF the organization. 1t follows:
1T viii take me some time before
can give you full report upon
my INVESTIGATIONS here. / feel that
] was a mere youth in the cause
upon the earth. But / feel now that
since ! have had the experience with
you upon earth have been strength
ened here. And 4 feel that 1 will
bring back TO you something that
will guide you more thoroughly and
fully than ! would have been able
TO have impaired otherwise And 1
want to know more myself. / am
Just in my infancy here"
Not Acquainted With Friend.
Mrs. Glenn was not acquainted
with Dr. Friend. She was under
Miss Tubby. secretary TO DR.. James
II. Hislop. when she received the
communication. She repeated the
message carefully to Miss Tubby,
who recorded it in shorthand.
Miss Tubby confirmed receipt of
the message today. She stated that
other messages have also been re-
ceived from Or. Friend through Mrs.
Glenn. but they were fragmentary.
They were sufficient, however, to
fully identify the sender.
Prof. Friend was a Fellow at Har-
ward university. He was not yet 80
years Of age He was bound abroad
to continue research into the spirit
world when the Lusitania was sunk.
HisIOp is Convinced.
DR.. Friends statement, IT feel
that l was A mere youth in the
cause upon earth" is interpreted
by DR.. Hislop To refer TO the fact
that ne had been connected with
the society only few months at the
time of his death. Dr. Hislop is
convinced that the messages are
genuine.
The first mention of Prof. Friend
was made by Mrs. Glenn 10 Miss
Tubby i'm a wholly unexpected man
ner. Or. bishops secretary was
testing the mediums powers. She
handed TO Mrs. Glenn a sealed and
blank envelope containing a sheet
Of paper with the words What is
the name of the medium through
whom William r. stead worked on
the blank case %
Mrs. Glenn began 10 talk as she
does under the power az she
describes it, Her chief controls
are stated 10 be "a tall man with a
flowing beard. ROBBED in white and
carrying "A shepherds crook. and
an Indian named Joe"
Gives Name of Medium.
Mrs. Glenn gave the name OF the
required medium correctly. IL was
one OF the staff OF Julia's bureau,
which stead established and named
after an American woman. Julia A.
Ames
Suddenly she said earnestly to
Miss Tubby:
There is some one YOU must have
forgotten. He seems 10 fee; like
YOU have forgotten, He wants TO
know if YOU have forgotten.
NO. haven't forgotten" said
Miss Tubby She did not realize the
message was for her. but she wish
ed Mrs Glenn 20 continue.
We'll. il seems that way. lie
wants YOU 10 forward something 1
think it's "a verbal message went on
Mrs. Glenn. Then she said 'F''-r.
nausea ..F-r-T. "Fr-i-e-.'
Finally she made an ~" in the air
with her finger. Then she said
"Fr-i-e-n.'
Although she struggled hard she
could not get the final letter.
Miss Tubby said she recognized
the name Immediately as being that