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MODERN SPIRITISM
No doubt the problem is not really
so insoluble
as it appears at first sight. Still, the whole matter is
deeply mysterious, and will, I think, reward continued
patient investigation.
I will now close with one or two illustrations of
warnings that were not futile, and I think, if the
whole subject could be tabulated, it would be found
the number of warnings that saved life
that, after all,
or health are more numerous than those of Professor
Hyslop's class, just narrated.
Useful Warnings
Maeterlinck tells us of Jean Dupre, the sculptor,
who was driving with his wife, when suddenly on
the edge of a cliff they heard a voice, "Stop!" They
turned and saw no one, but the cry was repeated,
and at last the sculptor saw the left wheel of the
gig had lost its linch-pin and was on the point of
leaving the axle, when they would have gone over
the precipice."
Was this voice subjective or objective? Personally
I can testify that there are times when it is
impossible to decide this question which looks so
simple. I have heard a voice call me and speak as
clearly as if it were objective, and have asked the
friend with me if he had called out, and found he had
said and heard nothing, and the voice was from my
own mind, and in this case had no meaning. I
thought carefully over this instance, and came to the
conclusion that the imaginary voice was not like
an idea, but had the full sound of a real, strong voice.
I am firmly of opinion that imaginary sights and
sounds of what isn't to be seen or heard are often