The Washington times., 1924-10-02

very prolonged or consistent eff 1rt
to penetrate the veil into the next
world.
She has, however, had some
curious experience In time OF III.
ness, q feeling that her spirit had
separated from her body and gone
off on little exploring expeditions
Of it's own; and she means, when
her duties slacken "a bit, to investi.
gate such phenomena and TOT make
d study Of q subject which has al
ways interested her and which she
feels to be vitality important to
human happiness. Al sensitive
spirit. she occasionally receives
'leadidngs Ia moments or stress
when important decisions are to be
n1alle,. and she feels that with ex-
perience she might develop psychic
powers. 4
Belief IN Divine Guidance
Is Tenet Of Spiritist's Faith.
Belief i'd divine guidance. frequents
III received as q sort 81 wordless
message on waking suddenly from
sleep. Is one OF the tenets Of Mrs.
Lanes strong and beautiful faith.
The widow Of Franklin *. Lane,
who was Secretary of the Interior In
woodrow wilson's Cabinet and
deemed By many the strongest OF
his advisers Mrs. Lane Is NOW
living IN California. But Wash
Ington retains a proprietary interest
IN a woman who was both proni-
nent and popular; and 1t was here
that she hogan her seeking for word
from the other side OF the border,
receiving eventually those messages
which were published as ITO Walk
With Cod
Mrs. Lanes messages come by
means of automatic, writing, and
most OF her work" has been done
with Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale. The
two women had been friends for
years, and both had long been in.
terested III occult things. But ii
was not until after the death aof
Mrs. BeaIe,s only son, Lieutenant
walker Beale, killed In France. that
they made concentrated efforts to
reach ! the other world They were
convinced. both Of them, that for q.
time they did get messages direct
from the young soldier. comforting
his mother and assuring her Of his
that this personal communication
must stop. but 70 stand by for fur
Their teaching, and after that the
JAN written down IN ITO Walk
With God they outline code of
conduct, with emphasis on the love
Of man and the love of God as the
directing power In human life. TO
SSaNa& a.,
much that is appealing In the
teaching, but nothing newer than
the gospel preached by Christ, and
nothing that might not have
efnafiated from the mind. con-
scious or sl1bconscious, Of the me
dinn1s through which the lessons
flowed. Both Mrs. Lane and Mrs.
Beale, however, are firm In their
assurance of the spiritual inspira-
ton of their work.. and published
he little volume on the direct com.
mand Of their spirit guide.
Communications Bear Internal
Evidence Of Spirit Origin.
Some time after the death of Mr..
Lane, his widow was questioned as
to whether or not she had ever
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band. Admitting that she had only
once thought herself to be in
direct communicate with him, she
stated that, on the other hand, she
had repeatedly received messages OF
advice on matters Of health, bust.
ness and on the very intimate sub.
ject Of her daughters welfare
through q third person. She cited
for example two instances when
she had been seriously i'll in New
York but had let none OF her
friends know for fear OF alarming
her daughter, Nancy Lane Kauff.
mann, then living in Washington.
Nevertheless, each time within
| twentY.fOur hours Of. her seizures
she received a letter from Mrs
Newlands Johnston, an old friend
who was then living in Boston, and
who wrote to say that, through
her father, she had received word
from Mr.. Lane to convey to his
wife advice on the care Of hel
health.
The incident which Mrs. Lane feit
demonstrated a direct communities,
| tion from her husband was curious
in the extreme. 1t was shortly after
Mr.. Lanes death and she and Mrs
Beale had been working together
constantly but for short periods Il
Avaid fatigue for Mrs. Lane who
was near the breaking point fiEm
| nervous strain. Came word from
! the control .:Listen for q message
Then suddenly the pencil beraY
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