Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-12
BEL LEVERS AND SKEP7ICS
WRITE ABOUT SPLRITUALLSM
Ne,o Edition of the Seybert Commissions Repor-Crfcd
Book by George E. Wright-A Collection OF
Psychic Stories

ualism and the body of the book is de-
voted TO an exploitation of all the claims
of those who believe in 1t. Those who
accept the belief will find the book 70
their taste. Those who are still seek
ing for light will find little of 1t here
J. Arthur Hill. we'll known to stu :
dents of psychical subjects. has col
lected a group of his essays in vol
ume which he calls "Psychical Miscei-
lanea." They deal with tclepathy'
hypnotism. Christian Science and sucn
like matters. Mr.. Hill, who is a
spiritist, takes to the discussion OF the
subject discriminating mind and re :
fuses to accept as proved all that Is
claimed. His book can be commenced
to believers and disbelievers alike. for'
whether one agrees with him or not
one can see that he is a man ot IN
telligence and intellectual honesty.
"The Open Vision" by Horatio ".
Dresser. is less critical than Mr.. hlll
"Psychical Miscellanea. Mr.. ores .
ser has written a sort OF summary vi
the spiritualistic movement aud mas
connected Il with the "new thought
movement with which he has been con.
| ccrned for years. His large public vii
doubtless find much to please them IN
his newest book.
While discussions of the possibility
Of communicating with the dead goes on
| there are persons who are convinced
that they have been in actual com
munication. Two of them have Just
written a little book ITO Walk WITH
God" which they say was communi
Gated to them by some unseen splrl'
through a ouija board. The two per
sons are Mrs. Franklin *. Lane. wit'
Of the former secretary OF the interior
and Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale,. daush
| ter Of the late James q. Blalnc. ti'
' Is announced that n message by th'
ouiis board came to Mrs. Lane whcr
she was attending party, and whlcl
commanded her to write book and tC
get Mrs. Bealo TO help her. Mrs
Bcale consented and they used thu
ouija board. The book is the result
Here is a sample OF what was written
"All who work are part of creation
itself and are doing Gods work, ant
all who do Gods work are co partner
Of God, so that eventually they will b.
one with the Father" The rest is lik
unto this.
Those who wish 10 study PSYCHE
phenomena as seen through tn
Imagination of fiction writers will fine
much to their taste in Tho Bes
Psychic Stories. edited by j. Levi
French. Seventeen Of them are in
cmdcd in the volume. The author
represented are Algernoon Blackwood
Jack London, Katherine Rickford
.. Fiona Mcleod. Helena Blavatsky an
twelve others more or less we'll known
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, TO WALK WITH GOD. An experience
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