South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-15
ANGELS WOULDN'T
LET HIM DO WORK
Heavenly Guides" Turned
Out Light in His Study,
English Pastor Saws.

LONDON. Jan. 1.-THE angels
would not let him work because It
would harm his health. Is the claim
of Rev. G. Maurice Elliott. who says
that he can talk 20 the angels at any
moment of the day.
Rev. Elliott says that he and his
household know Heavenly Guides
as quite familiar spirits.
When studying for a rather stif
examination" he says, I'VE (meaning
himsek and a woman relative) were
told by one OF our Guides to cease
studying at II p. m. and retire 10
rest.
This rule was very irksome. and
we sometimes entirely forgot that
there were such things as time and
rest.
often. when We were in the mid
die of mastering some difficult prob
lem. the light in the study would be-
gin 20 lower and was even turned
right out by unseen hands, and we
would make the discovery that the
hour Of II had struck.
I'VE found no ordinary reason
for the occurrence. But we found
this extraordinary phenomenon
that we could not relight the gas IN
the study the same night. The phe-
nomenon occurred FIVE or six times"
May Have Forgotten Meter.
Perhaps the good, kind gentle
man forgot 20 put money in the gas
meter. At a0y rate, IL will be a good
tir for typiss who get homework
from the boss to do. One wonders
how this excuse would work off in
the morning:
"The angels would not let me
work last night. They turned out
the light and packed me off 70 bed.
as they said that I'm worked too
hard in this officel"
Another time" says Mr.. Elliott,
I'VE were TO receive as a guest the
sister CdoubterO of man friend OF
the family now dead who had al
ways worn a long beard.
HE came to us the day before his
sisters arrival. In spirit life he ap-
peared TO be clean shaver and urged
us TO make a special point OF saying
that he had turned into a clean
shaver condition. We wondered why.
1.-THE friend came, and we told her
that her brother had been to see US.
We described his general features,
which made her open her eyes, but
when we told her he was, curiously
enough, clean shaven, she cried,
How wonderful Although he al
ways had beard yet when went
20 see him in the nursing home the
day before he died I found that they
had shaved him, and remember
thinking that he looked like a
plucked fowl"
by their words and actions shall
We know them" was the old adage,
but the twentieth century has re-
vRrsed all that BY their boards shall
we know them.
Guided to n Meal.
Mr.. Elliott gives a good tip TO any
hobo who may be wanting some
eats. Here Is an experience he had
when he was hungry and had no
money
After a hath one summers day
we felt very hungry and discovered
that we had left home without q
farthing in our pockets.
we wondered how the guides
could help us in such a predicament
and why they allowed us to come
out without any money.
We'll we were guided TO the sea
shore and led close down TO the
waters edge. We waited and watch
ed until the incoming tide threw
up purse containing just enough
silver to enable us to have a good
meal and a cup Of tea
1T was. OF course. q perfectly
amazing hapr ening. But it did hap
pen, and IL is a fact"
Nothing one could say. no argu-
ment that might be advanced would
/ have the slightest effect on the
cynic. He smiles.
So do we.