24/55 SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS A BRIEF RECORD OF MY OWN EXPERIENCES By Sir WM. EARNSHAW COOPER, CIE.
SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS A BRIEF RECORD OF MY OWN EXPERIENCES By Sir WM. EARNSHAW COOPER, CIE.
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The fact of the spirit- visitant causing conditions which produced the effect which Mr. Beard described as of a “cob-webby,” “thready’ nature to cling to his hands, arms and feet, so that he might realize the quality and substance of the material he was being shown in this spirit-picture, must be regarded as evidence of exceptionally high value, and absolutely inexplicable by any known laws of physical science.
Indeed, to the uninitiated, it seems incredible that such powers as these can possibly be; while to the “scientist,” who would enter upon the investigation of psychic phenomena in what is termed ” the spirit of scientific enquiry,” such manifestations as are herein described, being determinable by no recognised material laws, that is to say, of any laws known to him, might probably be regarded as a series of clever spiritualistic tricks.”
But, as Shakespeare wisely said, ” There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy,” so will these physical scientists, who necessarily weigh, measure, and determine all phenomena that enter the arena of their investigations by such physical standards as man himself has set up, have to admit,
soon or late, that psychic phenomena can no more be determined by physical standards, and weighed in the scales of human invention, than can the mighty waters of the deep be confined in a fishing net. The thing is impossible. To measure the infinite by the finite, as many of our modern scientists are endeavouring to do, is simply—impossible.
- The gratitude expressed by this spirit-visitant was for some service I had rendered to him, partaking of a financial nature, and this was correctly described by Mr. Beard. Lalla Mahdo Ram was the principal member of a native firm which for years had held the important position of sole agents for the disposal of the entire manufactured produce of the mills.
It was suggested that this firm should be invited to retire from the position, but as the reasons given did not appeal to me, I, as Chairman of the Board of Directors, opposed the scheme. I understood that the Lalla’s firm was in financial difficulties at the time,
and it is certain that the loss of the Company’s business at such a juncture would have resulted in the firm’s collapse. My old friend died shortly after this, and his firm either failed or became heavily involved in difficulties. The business of the Company was withdrawn. This, then, was the reason for this display of spirit-gratitude.