Glimpses Of The Next State.Pdf - Spiritualists' National Union

78I greet you to-day, and am very thankful to come to you through this influence. Ifind now how very little I knew when in earth form an comparison to that which is to be known.It is little things such as this phenomena that confound the mighty.I shall truly acknowledge that in my investigations here I was entirely too prejudice (sic) tobe candid in certain directions. I live above these principles (sic) now, and shall endeavour tobring such phenomena in the future that shall be absolute in proof of all psychic power and thecontinuity of life after death.In my recent communications advising you not to have Hypatia’s portrait I was somewhatpersuaded by other intelligence’s as the spirit Iola was persuaded by my advice ; but since I havehad the pleasure of coming to you here and witnessing the wonderful power and work, and havelearned all the good that has been planned, I am delighted that changes have been made, and youhave the portrait.Yours kindly and ever in interest of light and truth. Thos. Jay. Hudson.The above is written in the same handwriting as all the replies to letters answered throughthe mediumship of the Bangs Sisters. If these letters are juggled out of the room, and if the Bangscan read mirror writing, there is nothing in the replies so far to indicate supernormal agency ; butwhat is written above was not all that I found in Hudson’s letter. Across the second half of the lastpage there is a postscript, in blue pencil mirror-writing, in a different hand to the body of the letter,and also to the script through Mrs. Georgia, which runs as follows :—These questions [ Hudson’s queries in mirror-writing given through Mrs. Georgia atRochester] will be answered through the psychic power of the medium through whose hand thequestions were written ; both the mediums and guides now understand.On the outside of the envelope was written :—“My good Friend,—Kindly retain the writingfor yourself, for reasons I have within explained.—Thos. Jay. Hudson.” The handwriting of thisafterthought appears to be the same as that in the body of the letter.I lay no stress on the curious fact that Hudson confesses to having advised Iola not to havethe picture of Hypatia precipitated, as May Bangs was aware that I had received many messagesfrom Hudson at Rochester, through whom she did not know, nor does she know to-day. She said ;“I shall be able to tell you who that medium is”; but she was powerless to do so. Mrs. Georgia andthe Bangs Sisters know nothing whatever of one another.While the reply was being written May Bangs said to me ; “The writer of this letter has thename Thomson Jay Hudson.” The signature at the bottom of Hudson’s questions was in mirrorwriting.My chief object in this chapter is to show that Hudson still lives. If, say, we do not believein the genuineness of the Bangs Sisters, is there any one concrete fact in the complicated incident Ihave just related, which, if taken by itself, would prove his continued existence ? Let us supposethat the mediums at Chicago could accomplish mirror-writing of the most perfect kind, is itpossible for them to do it in such a way that, if the paper (which is the thinnest type paperprocurable) is held in a certain light and at a particular angle to the line of vision, it cannot be seen? On the back of this very thin paper there is not the slightest sign of an indentation, and unless itis held in a certain way the writing on the other side is invisible. As far as it goes, this is evidenceof spirit power, not necessarily that of Hudson. But there is actual proof of Hudson being present.It is declared in the postscript that “These questions will be answered through the psychic power ofthe medium through whose hand the questions were written…….”Was this accomplished ? If so Surely Hudson must have been with me at Chicago ?Now, on March 6, the day I left Chicago for New York, Mrs. Georgia wrote a script atRochester :—Yes this is Hudson. I came to answer my questions. I could not get en rapport with thesisters.