The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

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 The following week I paid a visit to Bradford and Earby to preach and lecture at my former Baptist pas torates I stayed at the Midland ho- tel, Bradford, one night. When l went to pay my bill the lady cashier said, Your bill is paid, sir by Two Weu-Wishers.' l burst out into sub dued laughter, and explained that had been in the world 52 years and nobody had ever thought to do a thing like that before. The cashier humorously refused to give the names, so sent the weH-wishers my love- I had stayed with MT. Thomas Henry Hartley at Lightclifre. an Earby deacon of mine, one of the sweetest of men, and I immediately "placed'' my benefactor. But the thought occured to me that If ' wrote to MT. Hartley and thanked him and Mrs. Hartley, and he had not paid the bill he might read into my gratitude a kind of satire of which I am not capable. Hence, when l got home I used the table. which never moved for half an hour. when 1t took a tour round the roomI Rupert spelt out his name-
 Rupert, have you been with us to Sandy Lane and Earby?"
 Yes"
 Have you come home with us to- day?"
 Yes"
 Who paid my bill at the Midland Hotel? Do you know"
 "Yes: Clifford Snowden."
 wrote to MT. Clifford Snowden of Sandy Lane, and thanked him and his wife, saying how I obtained my information. MT. Snowden replied, saving that he and his father were the parties
 Now I come to evidence quite as real, but having a very important place in my investigations. I shall only give a slight portion of it, but sufficient to prove that the inves- tigation should be left to experts. I have had many sittings of which have given no record. I will give three cases.
 Miss M'Creadie in trance. Suddenly her face changes to a terrible, woeful expression. I hear the moans of q soul in pain, crying, "Oh! where can I find peace?" No actress in the saw and heard. It takes much to terrify me, but for a few moments I was terrified. I will not describe the scene further. When Miss MCrea- die "came out' she said in distress IT seem to have been controlled by a spirit in great suffering. Poor soul! how I wish I could help herb I reserve comment
 On another occasion a meeting was arranged at certain place. Two young people were to be present was asked to attend, and was told the names of those who were to be there. I consented, because I was anxious to watch the effect on two young minds. They both received startling messages. which went to their hearts. I return ed home, wondering whether Sir Co., nan Doyle was right, that we are on the eve of "the next great revela- tion " The morning after an express arrived at my office. ask ing me to visit at once a home in the West End I took a taxi to the ad- dress, and found one of the two young people in a state of delirum. He had been up all night! I looked at him, and grasped the situation at once.
 Do you know" I said sternly and sharply, that the devil is trying to make a fool of your"
 The young man stared at me, ana seemed to emerge as from dream. After partaking of luncheon with him, he took my hand in his. and said. You have saved my life. it was turning my mind" I reserve com ment
 A Lying Spirit.
 Another A spirit sent a message saying he had passed over from Calgary. and gave hs name and pre- vious address in Bradford, York shire. We made inquiries, and found that the said man did go to Calgary, Canada. Later, the date and exact time of his death were given. He re- quested me to write to a. MT. John Picklee, A West Street, Manchester. ant deliver a certain message, and then announce his death in three Bradford papers. Everything was clear, and utterly foreign to any knowledge I ever had.
 All the time this message was com ing through I had a strong feeling it was a wicked spirit commitment ing. The whole atmosphere seemed to be different. However, I wrote to MT. John Pickles" asking him address of MT. -. late of Bradford. Yorkshire. The letter was returned. marked 'insufficient address" I was not surprised. The feeling had grown upon me that whilst I was certain an intelligence had communicated, he was a liar. and belonged to his father, the devil. who has been liar from the beginning. But, for the pur-l pose of this investigation, thought [ would give the liar the chance to- meat zaA in tho DrasAuco of N1n1l