The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-01-22
P0EAesER V1oSYED
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we'll whose sEAesaasok DIT - -
held verbal eumnunient5oa v1fh t1e
spirit Of his wife has aftsnetsd eosnr
tv-v5<3e atteuxton aad tnfaFuu&- LHe-
ters are rushing IN upon lin frun All
sorts Of peopse. whih t1aeKrzms from
metropolitan nev.papers REQUEST fun
information on the subject Dx. Con
well Is not replying 70 any Of tA.se
letter demands
1t Is the mere statement Of . fact
to say that not since the appearance
Of Sir Oliver Lodges book. Ray
mond.- in which hs details the incl
dents of his communication With the
spirit of his son. has any announce-
nent along similar knea caused such
wide interest ~ ths declaration OF
Dr.. ConweIL This is hrEeb because
of his commanding position n presf-
dent Of Temple University. and min
lister to the hrYest congregation Of
Baptfsts in the United Scafes, and as
. platform lecturer of international
reputation
DR.. Conwel today discussed what
he believes to have been visits from
the spirit Of his dead wife. The Doc
tor made it clear that he sought no
publicity in connection with the sup
posed spiritual phenomena, and
would not attempt any explanation
notwithstanding that he has subject
ed himself to unique tests to show. If
possible. whether there can be any
physiological or psychological ele-
ment involved.
DR.. Conven who is nearly 7s years
old in addition to his duties As bead
of Temple University and pastor OF
Grace Baptist Church, has written
and published many biographical.
travel and religious books. and for
several years was foreign eorrespon-
dent Of American newspapers He
has just returned from . lecture tour.
and agreed to talk with Newspaper
men concerning his experiences with
the spirit world He said that he
had written to various European au-
thodties for Interpretation. If pos
sfble, Of the talks he believes he had
with his wife.
With reference to the reported
visits of my wife," he said. I will
say that there Is something about
these seeming appearances which is
beyond my explanation The simple
facts are that for several weeks my
wife seemed to appear to me in the
early morning hoos. before had
arisen for the day. I seemed to be
awake to everything around me in
the room. and cannot convioce my
self that was asleep.
She talked with me As familiariy
as when living. about many things
which bad occurred since her death
The mysterious thing which Is de-
serving Of careful study Is in the
fact that I determined to make . test
experience. to see whether was h.
boring under An halluchnation. or
whether II was her actual spirit
Ths tests which ! made were these:
when I awoke one morning and
found the form Of my wife sitting on
the foot Of the bed said to her:
Are you willing ] should test the
question whether this is . real ap-
pearance or whether 1t is some psy-
Geological debusion?'
She smilingfy said that she was
willing. and even wished. that I
would do so. then asked her to
tell me where was my discharge from
the army. which l had tried to find
in connection with = pension matter.
and which was mishid years ago.
"She told me that it was In n
black lacquerwork box which had fall
len back of a row of books on the
third shelf in my library. When her
form had faded out. arose and went
across the house to my library and
found the box where she said it was,
and which I had not seen for years.
In it was my discharge from the
army.
That fact impressed me greatly.
but did not convince me, as I felt
as Prof Wilmer of tho University OF
Pennsylvania feels. that it might be
some fgment Of the brain at that
time intermediate between sleep and
wakefulness.
'The next day l requested one OF
my house servants to hide my gold
pen and penholder which my wife
had given me many years ago. / told
the servant girl not to tell me where
it was. and to hide it when was out
Of the house.
81 did not Inform the servant girl
why l wished her to hide It The