The Case for Spirit Photography: With corroborative evidence by experienced researchers and photographersDoyle, Arthur Conan
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The Case for Spirit Photography: With corroborative evidence by experienced researchers and photographers
Doyle, Arthur Conan
Spirit photography; Spiritualism
For five years I worked side by side with Mr. R. H. Turton, and on
several occasions tried to interest him in psychic matters by showing
him various spirit photographs which I and various friends had secured.
He generally greeted the matter contemptuously, and often used the words
“bunkum” and “rubbish.” On one notable occasion, however, after a long
argument, he and I made a compact that which ever of us passed away first
should endeavour to give the other some evidence of continued existence
beyond death.
Mr. Turton passed away on March 17th of this year. Seven weeks later I
visited the Crewe Circle. I made no appointment, and Mr. Hope and Mrs.
Buxton could have no idea that I was coming. I took a packet of plates
with me and conducted the usual examination of the apparatus used. I
opened the box of plates and loaded the carrier. After the exposure had
been made I developed and fixed the plate. Everything was in my own
hands. As the image came up in the developing dish I noted the face of a
man above my right shoulder. The print shows a remarkable likeness to my
friend, R. H. Turton, and I am convinced that he has thus fulfilled the
compact made betwixt us.
I have shown it to his relatives and friends, and his shopmates, and they
have no hesitation in recognising the photograph. Though none of the
relatives are spiritualists, they assert that it resembles him as he lay
in his coffin. No photograph of Mr. Turton had been taken recently, and I
cannot discover one which bears any resemblance to this.
Thus did my friend keep his compact, to convince me that memory lives
beyond death.
(_Signed_) L. CHILDS.
_42, Glover Road, Lowfield, Sheffield._
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An Account by MRS. A. A. PEARS, OF COVENTRY
On returning from our holidays on August 20th, 1918, my husband and
myself paid a surprise call at 144, Market Street, Crewe. About three
years previously we had lost our little boy of fourteen. None of the
members of the Crewe Circle had ever seen him, or even a photograph
of him. On this occasion we were successful in obtaining a wonderful
photograph of our dear boy. I have not the least doubt about the reality
and genuineness of this photograph. Later on, when in Coventry, Mr. Hope
kindly photographed my little boy’s grave, and we again obtained a fine
photograph of him as he was just before he entered the higher life.
With the Crewe Circle I have obtained some remarkable results. No one
acquainted with the members of that Circle would for a moment doubt their
honesty, and I pray that God may bless and prosper them in their good
work and the sacrifices they make for the benefit of their fellows.
(_Signed_) A. A. PEARS.
_30, Dorset Road, Coventry._
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