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In his spare moments, he announced himself to be a "scientific medium," has edified numerous Manhattan audiences with "spirit messages" from Lord Kitchener, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Shakespeare, and whomever else the audience might ask for.

From Time Magazine Archive

Paul meant to teach a handful of obscure believers—he has edified the world.

From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander

But above all, I must honestly confess--nay more than all the books of wisdom--this child has edified and elevated my spirit.

From The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister by Hillern, Wilhelmine von

My first letter to him, with which doubtless he has edified your whole fireside, left me safely landed at Hamburg on the Elbe Stairs, at the Boom House.

From Biographia Literaria by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor