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Show A HYPNOTIZING SERMON. Prank Wilson Falls Asleep In Church and Slumbfc? Sixty Hours. Frank Wilson attended the Hemenway Methodist chnrch at Evanston Sunday night and fell asleep while the pastor, Rev. C. E. Wilkinson, was preaching. He did not thoroughly awaken until Wednesday morning at 8:30 o'clock. Drs. Palmer and Gray worked over the unconscious man the greater part of Sunday night without avail. When Wilson Wil-son awoke, aside from a slight weakness he said be felt as well as ever. Wilson is about 25 years old and ia a student in the Garrett Eiblical institute, Evanston. He is of slight build and of fair complexion, and of late has been complaining of not feeling well. He and Harry Boyes, another student, went to church together. Shortly after tho pas tor began speaking Wilson's eyes closed, and his head dropped on his companion's shoulder. He was apparently sound asleep. Boyes, knowing that Wilson had not been feeling well and thinking that on account of the excessive heat in the church he had become faint, did not attempt at-tempt to arouse him. After the congregation congre-gation had passed out at the close of the service he tried to awaken his companion. compan-ion. Repented shakings seemed to make no impression on the sleeper, and Dr. Palmer, who was present, advised that Wilson be carried out to the fresh air. He wa s immediately taken outside and given a vigorous rubbing and restoratives administered. ad-ministered. At one time during the operation Wilson Wil-son appeared to be regaining consciousness, conscious-ness, and opening his eyes said: "What's tne ruatterr wnere am if Then he went back into a comatose condition. Seeing that the case was of a serious nature, na-ture, Dr. Palmer called a cab, and the young man was taken to his room at Dr. Gray's home. Here both physicians continued con-tinued to work over him. All Sunday night Wilson's respiration was low, but regular, and his pulse at times was very feeble. He came out of his unconciousness unconcious-ness naturally and now appears to be all right. Neither Dr. Gray nor Dr. Palmer can give any explanation of Wilson's Wil-son's long sleep. They do not think that any serious results will follow. Chicago Herald. The cremation of Sir Samuel Baker, the African explorer, calls attention to the fact that many prominent Philadel-phians Philadel-phians have been cremated, and others have provided by will for that disposition disposi-tion of their remains. All the Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania furnaces for burning up bodies are kept quite busy. This disposition of remains re-mains usually implies the absence of Christian burial, as few evangelical ministers min-isters will officiate at a cremation. It has been decided that a member of a lodge who is cremated cannot have a Masonic Ma-sonic funeral in this state. Philadelphia iime. |