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Dublin before the details of the Lusitania disaster had been published。��4�А�

On that morning we ourselves�察�in a small seance�察�got the message ;It is 

terrible�察�terrible�察�and will greatly affect the war�察─�at a time when we were 

convinced that no great loss of life could have occurred。 Such examples 

are very numerous�察�and are only quoted here to show how impossible it is 

to   invoke   telepathy   as   the   origin   of   such   messages。   There   is   only   one 

explanation   which   covers   the   facts。   They   are   what   they   say   they   are�察�

messages from those who have passed on�察�from the spiritual body which 

was seen to rise from the deathbed�察�which has been so often photographed�察�

which pervades all religion in every age�察�and which has been able�察�under 

proper circumstances�察�to materialise back into a temporary solidity so that 

it could walk and talk like a mortal�察�whether in Jerusalem two thousand 

years   ago�察  �or   in   the   laboratory   of   Mr。   Crookes�察  �in  Mornington      Road�察�

London。 

       ��4�А�The details of both these latter cases are to be found in ;Voices 

from   the   Void;    by   Mrs。   Travers   Smith�察    �a   book  containing   some      well 

weighed evidence。 

       Let   us   for   a   moment   examine   the   facts   in   this   Crookes'   episode。 A 

small book exists which describes them�察�though it is not as accessible as it 

should be。 In these wonderful experiments�察�which extended over several 

years�察�Miss Florrie Cook�察�who was a young lady of from 16 to 18 years of 

age�察   �was   repeatedly    confined     in  Prof。  Crookes'     study�察  �the  door   being 

locked     on   the  inside。   Here    she   lay  unconscious      upon    a  couch。    The 

spectators assembled in the laboratory�察�which was separated by a curtained 

opening from the study。 After a short interval�察�through this opening there 

emerged a lady who was in all ways different from Miss Cook。 She gave 

her    earth   name    as   Katie   King�察   �and   she   proclaimed     herself    to  be  a 

materialised      spirit�察 �whose    mission    it  was   ;to  carry   the  knowledge      of 

immortality to mortals。 

     She was of great beauty of face�察�figure�察�and manner。 She was four and 

a half inches taller than Miss Cook�察�fair�察�whereas the latter was dark�察�and 

as different from her as one woman could be from another。 Her pulse rate 

was     markedly     slower。    She   became     for  the   time   entirely   one    of  the 

company�察      �walking    about�察   �addressing    each    person    present�察  �and   taking 



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delight in the children。 She made no objection to photography or any other 

test。 Forty´eight photographs of different degrees of excellence were made 

of her。 She was seen at the same time as the medium on several occasions。 

Finally  she   departed�察  �saying   that   her   mission   was   over   and that she   had 

other work to do。 When   she  vanished materialism  should   have vanished 

also�察�if mankind had taken adequate notice of the facts。 Now�察�what can the 

fair´minded inquirer say to such a story as thatone of many�察�but for the 

moment   we  are  concentrating upon   it�拭�Was   Mr。  Crookes   a  blasphemous 

liar�拭�But there were very many witnesses�察�as many sometimes as eight at a 

single sitting。 And there are the photographs which include Miss Cook and 

show that the two women were quite different。 Was he honestly mistaken�拭�

But that is inconceivable。 Read the original narrative and see if you can 

find any solution save that it is true。 If a man can read that sober�察�cautious 

statement and not be   convinced�察�then assuredly his brain�察�is out of   gear。 

Finally�察�ask yourself whether any religious manifestation in the world has 

had   anything   like   the   absolute   proof   which   lies   in   this   one。   Cannot   the 

orthodox see that instead of combating such a story�察�or talking nonsense 

about devils�察�they should hail that which is indeed the final answer to that 

materialism  which   is   their   really   dangerous   enemy。   Even   as   I   write�察  �my 

eye falls upon a letter on my desk from an officer who had lost all faith in 

immortality   and   become   an   absolute   materialist。   ;I   came   to   dread   my 

return   home�察  �for   I   cannot   stand   hypocrisy�察  �and   I   knew   well   my   attitude 

would cause some members of my family deep grief。 Your book has now 

brought me untold comfort�察�and I can face the future cheerfully。; Are these 

fruits from the Devil's tree�察�you timid orthodox critic�拭�Having then got in 

touch   with   our   dead�察  �we   proceed�察  �naturally�察  �to   ask   them   how   it   is   with 

them�察  �and   under   what   conditions   they   exist。   It   is   a   very   vital   question�察�

since   what   has   befallen   them   yesterday   will   surely   befall   us   to´morrow。 

But    the   answer     is  tidings   of   great   joy。  Of   the   new    vital   message     to 

humanity   nothing   is   more   important   than   that。   It   rolls   away   all   those 

horrible   man´bred   fears   and   fancies�察  �founded   upon   morbid   imaginations 

and the wild phrases of the oriental。 We come upon what is sane�察�what is 

moderate�察  �what   is   reasonable�察  �what   is   consistent   with   gradual   evolution 

and     with    the   benevolence       of   God。    Were     there    ever   any    conscious 



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blasphemers   upon   earth   who   have   insulted   the   Deity  so   deeply  as   those 

extremists�察  �be   they   Calvinist�察  �Roman   Catholic�察  �Anglican�察  �or   Jew�察  �who 

pictured with their distorted minds an implacable torturer as the Ruler of 

the Universe� �The truth of what is told us as to the life beyond can in its 

very   nature   never   be   absolutely   established。   It   is   far   nearer   to   complete 

proof�察�however�察�than any religious revelation which has ever preceded it。 

We have the fact that these accounts are mixed up with others concerning 

our present life which are often absolutely true。 If a spirit can tell the truth 

about our sphere�察�it is difficult to suppose that he is entirely false about his 

own。   Then�察  �again�察  �there   is   a   very   great   similarity   about   such   accounts�察�

though their origin may be from people very far apart。 Thus though ;non´ 

veridical�察─�to use the modern jargon�察�they do conform to all our canons of 

evidence。 A  series   of   books   which   have   attracted   far   less   attention   than 

they deserve have drawn the coming life in very close detail。 These books 

are    not   found    on   railway     bookstalls    or   in  popular     libraries�察  �but   the 

successive  editions  
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