The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-03-24
400 Hear and Some See Spirit
OF DR.. PEBBLES al Banquet Given
On His One Hundredth Birthday
Messages Purporting to Say There Is No Death
and That 1t Is Crime Not to Live to
Be 100 Are Taken Seriously.

LOS ANGELES, March "a Copy
right, 1922).-Four hundred guests
who sat last night at the centennial
jubilee banquet held in honor of the
Tooth birthday of DIR. James Martin
PEBBLES, internationally known spirit
ualist who died n few weeks ago,
declared DR.. PEBBLES had redeemed his
promise to attend and speak with his
friends.
Physical eyes also declared to have
seen his spiritual body, and the every
action and move of this spiritual
presence was explained for the bene-
fit of those who felt DR.. PEBBLES was
present but whose vision did not ma
terialize his spiritual body.
No attempt was made to set the
stage for the naturalization of DR.,
PEBBLES. Lights burned brightly and
entrance was free to those who de-
sired to look on.
In an alcove where Il small plat
form was ralsed for speakers was a
small table for especially invited
guests and at this table was rose
decked vacant chair set as for q
guest in the flesh.
Dinner was served in the usual
manner and at its conclusion DR.. Bo-
cart, calling upon DR.. PEBBLES by
addressing the chair of roses, an
nounced DR.. PEBBLES would speak
through his mediumship and that of
Herman Kuehn, the spirit guide,
friend and companion of DR.. PEBBLES
in physical life and in Astraland."
az lived for almost 100 years in the
flesh and still live in the spirit, I"
we're the words attributed to DR..
PEBBLES. "I promised would be
among you and l am here. I want
you to know l will be ever near you
and do all in my power to advise you
anC bring you to a better under
standing Of the things the world will
come to know.
"Do not be misled, particularly by
the wave of psychism that is sweep
ing the world. Keep your feet always
on the earth. Investigate and search
out the convincing truth. DO not for
get me-"
Men distinguished in letters, relig
ion, science and research, accepted
the proceedings seriously.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, March "a
.
head of the Longer Life League, at
the banuct held to celebrate the CEN
tennial of DR.. PEBBLES, read a message
he stated he had received from DR..
PEBBLES since the latter's death,
through the late Herman Kuehn,
publisher, of Chicago.
"a word to Guy (Dr BogaTD and
the Longer Life League friends" the
message said. "I knew in my inner
most vision that l would celebrate
my centennial beyond the gates-bui
that | would be with the Longer Life
League Sin the spirit as we'll. II
made little difference to me on which
side of the gate l made the Celcbra-
tion. Guy recalls that | told him q
couple of years ago that | was
anxious to explore the moon and &c
journeying among the stars. Well,
am getting my wishes gratificd. Anc
the old rheumatism is a thing Of the
past.
"In the service of love you will fine
your excuse for living. 1t will make
your life full and overflowing. Watcl
the physical side-the diet and eIer'
cises-to lengthen the years. It is {
crime to die under a hunderd years.
This one word more: am glaC
to add my testimony TO the fact thai
there is no death"