Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-09

ling experience. What l saw was in
the form of perfect moving pictures
upon the wall paper OF my own home.
in broad daylight, before even the i'm
perfect ones, we now have, had been
invented.
Although this SO called vision was
shown me shortly after ten O'clock IN
the morning / was so greatly agltated
that / was unable to write on account
of 1t until the following day. This
description was sent to the person
who has probably done more to help
the peace movement than any other one
individual in the United States, Mrs.
Hannah ]. Bailey of Winthrop, Maine.
Superintendent of the Peace Depart
ment of the National w. c. T. U. TOR
nearly 80 years. She sent this copy to
Rev. Edward Kelsie, missionary IN
Turkey and said she could see no other
use for 1t at that time. This copy mas
probably been destroyed.
When the war broke out between
Russia and Turkey sent very orle1
description of 1t to John Corbin VINO,
even then. was an author Of note on
occult subjects. He wrote that they
were much handicapped In their IN
vestigation by not having any adequate
proof that these prophesies were real
Nv made In advance Of the event, SO ne
would kindly request me to place the
which he was returning 70
me. in safe keeping and he wrote the
following across each sheet OF the des-
cription which I had sent to him
Read in October, 1908, John Corpln
(121 f 18th ST New York;.
In 1912 when the next prophecy OF
my vision seemed to be fulfilled wrote
another and fuller description sending
one copy to Hugh Benson of England
the son Of the Archbishop or Canter-
bury. also a writer on psycnologlcai
phenomena. He wrote that he was IN
tenselv interested and should put the
letter on file to be carefully kept. one
| sent to Amos r. Wells, VINO wrote
that he should respect my request not
10 print II and thanked me tor letune
him read II.
/ Another l sent to Ambassador James
Bryce, then in Washington. he sue
/ gested that send the copy o. n. II
1908 by John Corbin. 70 the society
for Psychology Research.
Or. James Hyslop. the world famous
secretary OF this society, requested tc
7 he allowed to keep the original ana
/ forwarded to me an exact copy which
I now have at hand.
on file in DR.. Hyslop's Office together
with the description of the VISION are
INC letters received from Amos K.
Wells, Hugh Benson and Vlscoun'
Bryce.
The fuller account Of my VISION
which I am giving to you is essential-
w the same as the one thus recorded
EXCEPT in one particular. l was sc
sure. at that time. that all those "no
disappeared were conquered, tnat
dgnrativley spoke of them as being
added TO the pile Of dead men," The
original will be given II desired.
The Vision.
seated myself one bright morning
with my infant son in my arms. A
few minutes later was startled by a
light brighter than the sun and glanced
hastily toward the window to see II
there was a fire. While wondering
what could have been the cause Of the
yellow light / CHANGED to look at the
wall and saw people IN the distance
First, at the right, I beheld large
mound of dead men. Just benind this
mound stood a Japanese. His lace
Immediately took on an anxious e4-
pression and then with q look Of ter
ror he dropped out Of sight. Next l
beheld a Turk on the opposite side or
the mound OF dead men. He too dis
appeared. II most sincerely hope that
the mound of men sgnified the wars of
the mast aud that the appearance or
the German has been fulfilled in the
Russo Japanese war and also that the
lapuearance of the Turk was fulfilled IN
the Balkan way. and not that tne
mound Of men signified the beginning
Of this war and that Japan and
Turkey must still be conquered before
! the worst of the war is over.
then beheld, far to the left. several
nations fighting, each nation repre-
sented bv one man. All wore military
uniform, but the colors were not
shown. The only thing ] was able to
distinguish about this group was that
while all of the others seemed to act
independentIv. two one a tall and I'M
nortant looking person with black
nustache the other shorter, with gray
hair marched shoulder to shoulder.
now this way and now that among the
other nations. The other men seemed
to go in no particular direction. LII
the two signified William and Joseph
II would indicate that the war Is near
! ~ over.]
Meantime. had noticed that long
row Of men, formed in quarter circle
stood in the background looking upon
the battlefield. One after another OF
these nations left the line and entered
the war. Suddenly as though they
had seen more than they could STAND
all who still were left made swift
rush toward the battle line. One mao
almost reached it. another was but a
step behind. while the rest were run
ming toward It, when the war was
ended.
Four men stood alone upon the held.
Thev were at some distance apart ano
without raising their heads. they al!
walked slowly toward the mouna OF
men. Here they met in consultation
Then their heads we're raised. Hope
came into their faces. They mace
hasty plans and started stra'sn'
toward me. marching rapidly and en-.
Enthusiastically in single file ana per1ect