Evening journal., 1917-02-19
MESSAGES come OUT
OF THE Spirit LAND

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> United states, but the only one in |
the State OF Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Con- were assisted 1
last evening by Mrs NJ. Elder and /
Miss j.. A. RushwOrth, two mediums /
from Philadelphia. Secretary Com |
told OF the aims OF the church, after !
which Mrs. Con- read a declaration OF /
principles OF the sect, which believes |
In infinite wisdom, communication |
with the dead as a fact, and that the |
door Of reformation is never closed, /
either here or hereafter.
Mrs. Elder expressed briefly the
philosophy Of the church and The
communication with the dead then
commenced Mr.. Goff collected from
the congregation personal acquisitions
such as rings, pins, gloves. etc. As
the medium placed her hands upon
these articles the messages came.
b Both Mrs. Elder and Miss Rush
! worth, delivered communications. In
each instance something OF the fam
b lily surroundings and present condi-
tons OF the subject we're explained,
, In order to make the messages clear.
Many OF the messages were OF cheer.
Even the first names OF the speaker
in the spirit land we're revealed cor
rectly in numerous instances.
At one time Mrs. Elder suddenly
stopped in a message.
Il hear someone calling" she ex-
claimed 1T seems that he was taken
suddenly she added. that he was
killed by q train"
Perhaps II is my father" exclaimed
one woman He was killed in
, railroad accident"
The name is john" continued Mrs.
> Elder
= Eyes, that is father" the woman
Z gaspcd, and Mrs. Elder then deliver
( ed message OF cheer and hope. Some
r Of the messages brought tears to the
S eyes OF the recipients. There were
p messages from fathers. mothers,
L grandparents. husbands, sweethearts
r and from friends.
10 one elderly woman Mrs. Elder OK
I claimed; "a woman comes to me now.
e She looks like Won. think she is your
q sister" The woman addressed nodded
4 an affirmative.
s "Nhe says for you not TO worry. That
g though the way has cen hard, that
{ things will change in the near future.
l
q that she is watching over you
p "Ihe spirit that is speaking 10 me
d now" continued Mr. Elder, holding the
J. token of another subject, sis tall and
thin. ] feel q catch in my throat.
T. believe she lett you suddenly. that she
d suffered from some tuhcrcular trouble.
;. Am L richtW Again there was an af-
p iirmative reply. A message of love and
n hope was then transmitted through the
r medium.
p Mrs. Elder startled one young man
Il by informing h'm that he was gifted
with great powers for mediumship;
that. though he did not realize It at
at the time. the powre would be re-
I. yealed 10 him in the future. The
" young mans eyes bulged like saucers
q as the medium continued. imparting
p 10 him messages from departed
m friends and relatives.
Ne To an elderly woman Mrs. Elder
= said: "When I hold your token feel
70 a strange sensation in my head. be-
- lieye YOU are subject to dizziness and
% fainting attacks" The woman nodded
n, eagerly, IT see a long stairway" the
NJ medium continued When you &c
al down that stairway, go carefully
y otherwise you will have a fall. I sec
hMiduf nuN IL Will hI eAfNANNA
II you use care
"I see a child, fair-haired child
said Mr., Elder in another instance
y ct think the child is in your family
The woman addressed said there were
d no children in her immediate family
{, Then It Is the child OF a neighbor
" the medium added. Il think you
e will know who mean. Find them
It and tell them there is danger, for
d with the child ! see an oil stove, a
20 flaming stove"
1t Some OF the spirit vibrations were
faint To the medium they came but
ID vaguely She would describe persons
N whom the subject could not identify
a The names also in some instances
N conveyed nothing, but Mrs. Elder sale
that the spirits that lowered clos
were either relatives or friends an'
that inquiries. she thought, would
solve their identity.
n THE passing was so easy, Mrs
~ Elder explained, transmitting a mes
ed sage from a departed husband. "Bu
ce l did so hate to leave you. You
mt heartaches were my heartaches, bu
na I am continually with you, reachin
'I- out to you Be of good cheer, for tn
cit journey is not long. The spir
EUiNhNA az uNNNAAUtu " MIS- EAAN
no closely resembled the .woman's dc
cd parted husband, she affirmed.
me To an elderly man the spirit
brought the message chat a better pc
sition awaited him, and that IN
+ change would come in the near II
, a ture.
ne you arc not satised in your pre-
on ent position" Mrs. Elder Questione
ire. you feel that you would have az
ton vanced much more had you left n
ust company you are now with" I'll
as man addressed, exclaimed, Eyes. III;
Of is right"
Of Several OF the persons present sci
and return messages 10 the spirits, than
ing them for their coming and te
ing them how welcome they were
several instances Mrs. Elder said 81
L. could see the spirits lowering clio
about the person she was addressin
nta- After the demonstration, one womi
;. is said that she had been to many sp
nay itualist meetings. but that she HI
the never seen better work than that q
fern complished last evening by Mrs. cid
and and Miss Rushford.
urs- AT the meeting TO be held at \
702 Market street next Sunday eve
ing Mrs Elder will deliver FOR
+ messages. Persons desiring col
munications are asked to bri
lSph flowers or snrigs Of groen