Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-22

ghostly. luminous, or transparent char
acteristics. II was the seeming reality,
the apparent substantially Of the form,
that impressed Doctor Couwell so pro
foundly. ....
In all. the spirit, or upparition, ap-
reared at least twenty or more times.
The following morning the figure was
seated on the side of the bed when he
awoke. Just as it had been on the pre-
ccdng morning. Convinced now that
he was facing diSembodicd spirit aud
not fgmcnt of the imagination, he
concentrated all his faculties on the
voice and words of his visitor. The
voice was Enthusiastically that of his dc
parted wife She spoke just as she had
done while alive.
There was nothing TO Indicate the
supcrmundane or ghostly in the move
mcnt of her lips, her voice, infection,
or words. Doctor Conwell assured Inc
that it was his wife. or her discaruatC
spirit. that sat there with the back
ground of the morning light and con
vcrScd with him just aS she had done
while on earth. She spoke with the
same knowledge Of his affairs. the same
intimacy and the same deep personal
interest in his work
Always Appeared at Daybreak
She always appeared with the grow
ing day. the period between the first
flush of the dawn and sunrise. the twi-
light period Of the morning.
The conversation, in the beginning
was concerning the things in which
Doctor Couwcl was interested his
church and literary work. There was
advice offered too. on the necessity for
his making provision for the future, and
of toning down or lcSseping his profes =
sioual activities.
In subsequent visits the conversation
turned upon family affairs, which, on
tho part Of the spiritual visitor. were
discussed with an appnrel'' perfect
knowledge of every domestic detail
This fact alone and the incident which
follows produced upon Doctor COuwcll
he tells me. the profound conviction
that the denizcns of the spirit world
are fully coguizaut of events in this
material work 4 day sphere which
was once their abiding place.
Spirit Advised Disposal of Jewels
One unpublished instance was that
Of some jewels. After the death of his
wife Doctor Conwell deposited her
rings. brooches aud necklaces in his
bank vault: not before he had given
several rings TO relatives as memen-
toes. During one of the visits the
spirit form expressed her qualification
at this and then continued:
"Why not dispose of all the jewcIry
in the bank vault in the same way|'
1t should be noted that the jewelry
had not been placed in the vault until
after Mrs. Conwell's death; but the
spirit. or apparitiop. was fully cogni
zant of the fact This is not evidential
because the possibility of subconscious
suggestion or auto suggestion is not re
moved
The case wherein Doctor Conwcll haC
the maid conceal his gold pen during
his absence from the house is different
He had resolved on this as n final test
of the vpritability Of the phenomena
That day he had asked the spirit form
il she would submit to another tes
tomorrow.
There was, Doctor Conwcll says. ;
momentary hesitancy, as if doubt, bu
not reproach were in the reply. /
was as if the spirit were uncertain
and then it replied:
Yes, I'll come tomorrow. with en-
phaSis on the tomorrow.
The vision. or moro properly, spiri
or apparition. came as usual; preceded
the doctor into an adjoining room au'
| indicated cupboard or closet in ont
corner. He opened the door and i
pointed TO the upper shelf Mountiu;
chair. he reached his hand benin,
some medicine bottles and found tn
concealed article
When he turned around the spiri
had disappeared. 1t never reappeare,
again.
Inspiration for Experimental Test
With all the evidence at his com
mand, the repeated appearances. th
evident familiarity with the intimat
affairs of his daily life. the solicitor
interest in his well being and worE
Doctor Conwell assures me that Ii
could never quite dissociate the feel
ing of spiritual, or at least unearthll
influence that enveloped the whole af
fair 1t persisted to the end
1t was the Impulse of this that le
to his suggestion of an experiment;
test; particularly the location of I'll
last discharge papers. While he dis
tuctly recalls the black lacouered bo
in which tho missing papers were fouu
as indicated by the spirit or appartioI
there is no reason why he should hay
concealed them. He is convinced thu
their location was the result of Ii
wifp's care. Doctor COnwcll protes
the scientific solution, the operation
the subliminal self.
In a desire to test the question fro
; every possible angle on the scientt
side. Doctor Conwell invites attentic
10 the, episode Of the concealed pen,
which by no stretch of subcinscious mir
could he know its location. And yet IL
materialized spirit led him directly
it, as evidence of her power.
Vital Points In Evidence
Two vital points, vital as to the
evidential value, in this unusual ca
are that at no time did Doctor Coz
we'll either touch or come into physic
contact with the spirit FORM nor d
he discuss the spiritual world, its !,
cation or affairs with the personality
There was, as he expressed 1t, a hes
/ fancy about opening the subjects
a spiritual habitations, although it
just the thing that might he expect
: to loom up first in the theologiar
mind.
Il regret exceedingly now that I d
, not go into the subject" Doctor Co
q. well said. But it was all so new a
+ strange, and ] was overdifident. pc
haps, about discussing anything L
subjects upon which she volunteered
speak, for fear | might go too far q
5 drive her away. | suppose it was VII
d might be termed n superstitious fe,
# ing, though that is not the expressi
o word.
= Dead Daughter Happy, Said Spirit
IS 'On one occasion did ask her abo
Is my daughter Agnes, who also is dea
d - suppose Agnes is with you a
a is well and happy, l said, And S
reDlipd