The Proofs of Spirit Forces (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1920. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXV. MATERIALISATIONS. The reader may have studied Sir William Crooke's scientifically conducted experiments in his phenomenon, and be, one hopes, convinced of the truth that spirits can 'materialise' and be absolutely indistinguishable from ordinary people, in appearance, dress, and voice, etc. Corroborations are, however, always desirable for establishing facts when doubted. I will conclude this book by reproducing parts of a lecture delivered by the late Venerable Archdeacon Colley before the Church Congress held at Weymouth (1905). He dealt with other subjects, but these I have quoted in connection with similiar cases mentioned in other chapters of this book. As a scientific experiment with the same medium, Dr. A. R. Wallace gives the following description of a materialisation as seen by himself (My Life, vol. ii., p. 330). 'Four gentlemen secured Mr. Monck's exclusive services for a year, hiring apartments for him on a first floor in Bloomsbury, and they invited me to see the phenomena that occurred. It was a bright sunny afternoon, and everything happened in full light of day. After a little conversation, Monck appeared to go into a trance, then stood up a few feet in front of us, and after a little while pointed to his side, saying: 'Look' We saw there a faint white patch on his coat on the left side. This grew brighter, then seemed to flicker and extend upwards and downstairs till very gradually it formed a cloudy pillar extending from his shoulder to his feet and close to his body; then he shifted himself a little sideways, the cloudy figure standing still, but appearing joined to him by a cloudy band at the height of which it had first begun to form. Then after a few minutes, Monck said: 'Look, ' and passed his hand through the connecting band, ...