Bishop Exorcises Ghost
The Canberra Times reported in September 1952 that the Assistant Bishop of Perth, the Right Reverend C.E.S. Muschamp visited a house in Claremont, west of Perth, to ‘lay a ghost’ that had been harassing a family. Rev. Muschamp was assisted by the Rector of St Andrews Church of England, the Rev. A.F. Blain. The two men blessed the house while saying prayers and sprinkling holy water.
A female
occupant of the house awoke one night to find the apparition of a lady standing
next to her bed. The following night, the same apparition appeared. When the
woman described the apparition to neighbours, they recognized it as a former
owner. The former owner was a woman who died in hospital just after World War
II. Her body was returned to the home, and a wake was held before her funeral. Since her death, three other families had
lived in the home, without incident.
The ghost reportedly was dressed normally and had grey hair and China blue eyes. The ghost was troubling one of the young children in the home, which led to the appeal to the church for an exorcism.[1]
Despite
knowing who the lady was when alive, the Christian ministers claimed the lady
was an ‘evil spirit’, and at ‘unrest.’ How horrendous for living relatives![2]
Researched
and written by Allen Tiller © 2024
