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

successive  editions   through   which   they  pass   show  that   there is   a   deeper 

public   which   gets   what   it   wants   in   spite   of   artificial   obstacles。   Looking 

over the list of my reading I find�察�besides nearly a dozen very interesting 

and detailed manuscript accounts�察�such published narratives as ;Claude's 

Book�察─     �purporting     to   come    from    a   young    British    aviator�察    �Thy    Son 

Liveth�察─�from an American soldier�察 �Private Dowding;�察 �Raymond�察─�from 

a   British   soldier�察   �Do   Thoughts   Perish�拭─  �which   contains   accounts   from 

several     British   soldiers    and   others�察   �I  Heard     a  Voice�察─   �where    a  well´ 

known K。C。�察�through the mediumship of his two young daughters�察�has a 

very   full   revelation   of   the   life   beyond�察   �After   Death�察─  �with   the   alleged 

experiences of the famous Miss Julia Ames�察 �The Seven Purposes�察─�from 

an American pressman�察�and many others。 They differ much in literary skill 

and   are   not   all   equally   impressive�察  �but   the   point   which   must   strike   any 

impartial mind is the general agreement of these various accounts as to the 

conditions   of spirit   life。 An   examination   would show  that   some   of   them 

must have been in the press at the same time�察�so that they could not have 

each inspired the other。 ;Claude's Book; and ;Thy Son Liveth; appeared 

at nearly the same time on different sides of the Atlantic�察�but they agree 

very closely。 ;Raymond; and ;Do Thoughts Perish�拭─�must also have been 



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in the press together�察�but the scheme of things is exactly the same。 Surely 

the agreement of witnesses must here�察�as in all cases�察�be accounted as a 

test of truth。 They differ mainly�察�as it seems to me�察�when they deal with 

their   own   future   including   speculations   as   to   reincarnation�察  �etc。�察  �which 

may   well   be   as   foggy   to   them   as   it   is   to   us�察  �or   systems   of   philosophy 

where again individual opinion is apparent。 Of all these accounts the one 

which is most deserving of study is ;Raymond。; This is so because it has 

been   compiled   from   several   famous   mediums   working   independently   of 

each other�察�and has been checked and chronicled by a man who is not only 

one   of   the   foremost   scientists   of   the   world�察  �and   probably   the   leading 

intellectual force in Europe�察�but one who has also had a unique experience 

of   the   precautions   necessary   for   the   observation   of   psychic   phenomena。 

The bright and sweet nature of the young soldier upon the other side�察�and 

his eagerness to tell of his experience is also a factor which will appeal to 

those who are already satisfied as to the truth of the communications。 For 

all these reasons it is a most important documentindeed it would be no 

exaggeration to say that it is one of the most important in recent literature。 

It is�察�as I believe�察�an authentic account of the life in the beyond�察�and it is 

often   more   interesting   from   its   sidelights   and   reservations   than   for   its 

actual   assertions�察  �though   the   latter   bear   the   stamp   of   absolute   frankness 

and sincerity。 The compilation is in some ways faulty。 Sir Oliver has not 

always the art of writing so as to be understanded of the people�察�and his 

deeper and more weighty thoughts get in the way of the clear utterances of 

his son。 Then again�察�in his anxiety to be absolutely accurate�察�Sir Oliver has 

reproduced       the   fact  that   sometimes      Raymond       is  speaking     direct�察  �and 

sometimes   the   control   is   reporting   what   Raymond   is   saying�察  �so   that   the 

same paragraph may turn several times from the first person to the third in 

a manner which must be utterly unintelligible to those who are not versed 

in   the   subject。   Sir   Oliver   will�察  �I   am   sure�察  �not   be   offended   if   I   say   that�察�

having satisfied his conscience by the present edition�察�he should now leave 

it for reference�察�and put forth a new one which should contain nothing but 

the words of Raymond and his spirit friends。 Such a book�察�published at a 

low   price�察  �would�察  �I   think�察  �have   an   amazing   effect�察  �and   get   all   this   new 

teaching to the spot that God has marked for itthe minds and hearts of 



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the people。 So much has been said here about mediumship that perhaps it 

would be well to consider this curious condition a little more closely。 The 

question   of   mediumship�察  �what   it   is   and   how   it   acts�察  �is   one   of   the   most 

mysterious in the whole range of science。 It is a common objection to say 

if our dead are there why should we only hear of them through people by 

no   means   remarkable   for   moral   or   mental   gifts�察  �who   are   often   paid   for 

their ministration。 It is a plausible argument�察�and yet when we receive a 

telegram from a brother in Australia we do not say�此 �It is strange that Tom 

should not communicate with me direct�察�but that the presence of that half´ 

educated fellow in the telegraph office should be necessary。; The medium 

is   in   truth   a   mere   passive   machine�察  �clerk   and   telegraph   in   one。   Nothing 

comes   FROM   him。   Every   message   is   THROUGH   him。   Why   he   or   she 

should have the power more than anyone else is a very interesting problem。 

This   power   may  best   be defined   as   the   capacity  for   allowing   the   bodily 

powers�察  �physical   or   mental�察  �to   be   used   by   an   outside   influence。   In   its 

higher     forms     there   is  temporary      extinction     of   personality     and   the 

substitution   of   some   other   controlling   spirit。 At   such   times   the   medium 

may entirely lose consciousness�察�or he may retain it and be aware of some 

external experience which has been enjoyed by his own entity while his 

bodily house has been filled by the temporary tenant。 Or the medium may 

retain consciousness�察�and with eyes and ears attuned to a higher key than 

the normal man can attain�察�he may see and hear what is beyond our senses。 

Or   in   writing   mediumship�察  �a   motor   centre   of   the   brain   regulating       the 

nerves and muscles of the arm may be controlled while all else seems to 

be normal。 Or it may take the more   material form of the exudation of   a 

strange     white    evanescent      dough´like     substance     called   the   ectoplasm�察�

which      has   been    frequently     photographed       by    scientific   enquirers     in 

different stages of its evolution�察�and which seems to possess an inherent 

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