Arthur Mchenry (1 results)

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Stated offprint. 16 [1] pp. Stapled self-wrappers. Light wear and a bit of interior toning, near fine. Published in close connection with the First Spiritualistic Church of Trenton, New Jersey (Mrs. Maria Butterfield, pastor), a purported missive from the Other Side by "The Great Agnostic," Robert G. Ingersoll, recorded by Arthur C. McHenry. In a short "Word of Explanation," McHenry writes: "I will only add that these words were written down by me in a perfectly conscious state, and I will let the words themselves answer the question: 'Did Ingersoll dictate or inspire them?'" Reportedly first published in the *Progressive Thinker*, March 9th, 1918. The lower wrap includes a poem by Chas. Denison called "Truth and Freedom," and an ad for the First Spiritualistic Church. Additionally, the cover notes that the publisher, Melvin A. Fogg, is one of the founders of the church. A rare piece of New Jersey Spiritualist ephemera, reportedly a testimony from the Great Beyond by noted American lawyer, writer, and orator, Robert G. Ingersoll. *OCLC* locates no copies (or any publications by Fogg, for that matter), nor does it seem to locate any copies of a magazine called *Progressive Thinker* from this period.