The Washington times., 1922-04-23
Slate Message
Mrs.
Ella Wheeler
Wilcox Said
She Received
from Her Departed Hus-
band, Robert Wilcox, from
the Spirit World.
>R. JAMES MARTIN PEBBLES had

Just missed reaching MS nundredtn
birthday when he died in Los
Angeles last February-just thirty-six days
short of the century mark. So when the
almost-centenarian's birthday came along
a few weeks later on March 23 his devoted
friends celebrated just the same.
Dr. PEBBLES was a very wellknown
spiritualist and a member of the Longer Life
League. For many years before his death
DR.. PEBBLES had assured his friends that
they would hear from him from the world
beyond the grave. And Immediately after
DR.. Peebles's death, messages began to
come to his devoted friends, they sal.
So 1t was natural enough that DR..
Peebles's staunch admirers set a vacant
chair at the birthday anniversary dinner
with perfect confidence that DR.. PEBBLES
would occupy that chair of honor in his
spirit form. And when about two hundred
members of the Longer Life League sat
down at that hundredth birthday anniver-
sary dinner all eyes were turned toward
the empty chair in front of which was a
jardiniere of flowers but no plate, for the
spectral form would need no earthly eat
ables.
When Dr. Guy Bogart, president of the
Longer Life League, arose, he turned his
head, and with a motion of his hand to the
empty chair, said:
Or PEBBLES is seated in this chair be-
side us as | am speaking There he is,
the living James Martin PEBBLES
The newspaper men who were present
at that dinner were unable to see the spec
oth oil
tinuing his address, President Bogart said:
DIR. PEBBLES is not only with us here to-
night to celebrate his hundredth birthday,
but we have a message from him. We
have already had several communications
from DR.. PEBBLES from the world beyond
He has said that he has found that there
is no death. DR.. PEBBLES has told us that
he was present at his own funeral in
wheel-chair and that he awoke after the
funeral on the other side but was still in
a wheel-char with blanket over his legs
Dr.. PEBBLES has recovered from his rheum
atism and has learned floating which
seems to be the astral form of walking.
Our old friend has been pestered by
thousands of selfish calls from those here
on earth, but he has ignored them. He
has said that he sat beneath a tree Of
coors which his earthly eyes could never
have beheld."
evening from the honored spectral guest
which he said had come from Dr. PEBBLES
This message had been received through
an old friend, Mr.. Herman Kuehn. The
secondhand delivery of the message was
necessary, it was said, because DR.. PEBBLES
had not yet established direct lines of COM
munication with all his friends on the
earth.
President Bogart then read the following
pirit
the evening:
"A word to Guy and the Longer Life
League friends. knew in my innermost Wis
ion that would celebrate my centennial be-
yond the gates-but that | would be with
the Longer Life League in the spirit as
well. 1t made little difference to me on
which side of the gate ! made the celebra-
ton. / had lived long and felt that had
given myself the joy of working long
told him a couple of years ago that l was
anxious to explore the moon and go jour
neying among the stars. Well, | am get
ting my wishes gratifed. And the old
rheumatism is a thing of the past
In the service of love you will find your
excuse for living. 1t will make your life
full and overhowing. Watch the physical
side-the diet and exercises-to lengthen
The years. 1t is crime to die under 100
years of age-a racial crime now, but in
the dawning age it will be an individual
crime.
Keep an interest in the life beyond the
crematory, but never let it diminish your
interest in the affairs of your physical
world. ! never realized the influence of
earthly salfshness so fully until came
here. There are thousands of selfish calls
upon me-but not call from those who
knew and loved me. ! am not responding