Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1920 — Dead Wife Aids Him [ARTICLE]

Dead Wife Aids Him

Pastor Tells of Visitation From Spouse After Death. Gets Information That Enables Him to Locate Missing Documents. Philadelphia.—A supposed visitation from his wife after her death, whether in a dream or •In the spirit, related by Kev. Dr. Russell H. Gonwell. is causing mudh speculation among members of the Grace Baptist temple. * Dr. Conwell, founder and president of Temple university, related his experience at a recent Sunday morning service in the Baptist temple in which he told of the visitation. His wife died thirty years ago. “I received three strange visits fKpm my wife.” he said. “Qn three successive nights she seemed to come and sit on the side of the be<l which I occupied. • - — - “While sitting there she gave me valuable Information relating to several important papers which I knew were in the house, but which I could nbt locate. , T “It may have been a dream but 1

got out of bed immediately after receiving the instructions and found the papers just where she said they were.” Dr. Conwell said he did not know what to believe about the visitation. “It may have been thought transference,” he added. “I have never been able to decide what it was, but I do know that I was unable to locate these papers until I received the messages from my wife.”