Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-18
MAY PEPPER VANDERBILT
 AT SPIRITUAL AcAnEMN

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 Mrs. May Pepper Vanderbilt best known of speakers on the Spiritualist restrun1, had an audience that filled the Spiritual academy on Park street tn Sunday night when she gave an address and followed this with spirit messages. The world, she said, today is yibrat- ing as never before with the messages Of those great leaders of the past who rave lived and demonstrated great t-uths, and when the representatives of the nations of the world sit down a tthe peace table the great souls who have made the history Of the world :a lfhe past shall be their coungeIlors. In ' America, the land of vision and the melting pot Of the universe, she pre- dicted there would be new appre- c,atio1l of what home means and a rev feeling of brotherhood when our boys come back from the front to civilian life.
 l From the ballots and letters that had been sent to the platform, Mrs. Van derhiH gave dozen messages that in every case brought acknoWled enent 1 Of an understanding recognition of what was meant from those to whom they were given,
 i An enveolpe with the figures 1877
 on it brought the first spirit message
 and Mrs. Vanderbilt said she saw a hand with the letter K on it that reached out to a woman in the audi ienee to assure her that the things at
 home which she was worried about
 would tighten up by December
 I Helen was the next one for whom
 spirit communication was waiting.
 A woman in the center of the house
 acknowledged that she was the one
 who was meant and Mrs. Vanderbilt
 gave her the Astonishing information
 that the spirit that of a man. desired Helen to know that ha was with her
 when she said Tin going down to see
 that woman tonight and find out about Howard. HeiA4 was assured that
 Howard was coming home
 J There was another inquirer in the house who wanted to know about a young 'rnan who was missing. The spirit that came was that of a grand , mother, Mrs. Vanderbilt said. and re- iTealed that the young man had q cap with the word Lee on it and carried a l kit of tools with U & stamped On them. Well. he's out of his uniform " ! said the fnessaqe giver ''and he isn't very far from Norfolk. Va. You'll soon hear from him, when his money is igone. Don't stir anything up, but ile tit alone and it will all come out : all right"
 Two wcfnen ir the audience admit ted that tfla snjrit n1essaee very clear . ly identified the person of whom they wished information.
 One spirit ihfuenct 6rst came tc 2 woman seated in the middle Of the 5 house and the two names Oscar and !, Joe we-e brought out But the mes. T sage shifted to a woman up near the front and Mrs. Vanderbilt turned tc her with the parting injunction to the ; first woman that she'd better let eith.
 CT Oscar of Joe go and net have botF
 hanging around.
 When Mrs Vanderbilt started to speak to the ether woman she told he1 l 1t seemed as if she we're standing a
 the doorway of an empty house Int 3 receiver of the n1essaee didn't under
 stand. Are you narried?' questioned Mrs. Vanderbilt ''No," was tn, . answer. Did you ever come near be. ing r3aTried9' ~ Yes Well. wasn'1 s that the door Of an empty house" re - torfed Mrs Vanderbilt. \ She further told this inquirer tha , 1 the spirit wanted to tell Iot of per ' sonal things. He only realized that tn, I medium, the inquirer and himself Wer, present and wasn't conscious of tn
 audience. "But I'm not going to tel you now" concluded, Mrs. Wander.
 bilt. flor the people that live next doc
 to you are right down there in tn audience and they're watching ever Q move"