, 1864-08-15
SPIRITUAL cDNvEATfoR.,
Cipse Of The 6esds s-Tht Qntsllsa 1"
"OrEanlzatioa Istil Csdettded d-henas
Beih Hdes-Unsoenly Qua1fAnss
| and Rlsspbeusns RevelAusns'
s,hh.,b IsxcrcI<cs--Adjou cnt.


sabbath ExcrcIscs--Adjournmcnt.
1ts .,,, day's session Of the National Conrcn-
,,r NJ snittuallsts was held Saturday, in Bryan
! nan. The morning session Was not SO well at
tended ae the meetings OF the previous days; but
in the afternoon and evening the hall resumed the
appearance it has presented during the previous
stssione. The diseuesicns during the day were Of
| very stormy nature, and resulted, as might have
| been expected in s.noke. "a mountain 1sbored
| and brought forth n mouse." The torty.:out ~
! cesaiuA eympathl2ers hare not teeeded the5
teetes. which protest wss isnouiaioatly tabled.
All the ciyisiop, however doe. not lie within toef
1n1 iRfse R6a e Tie
object Of tic vas to Sonslarf p,a1s iIs
general organization, but es,denfls' Win 20 "oeo
faction, thi. will not be effected. q :.
/ MORNING skseIoN
TIE meeting wss es,led to order at = 4i9S 9 qsloek
By D Gardner who IN the ~ seschsi hs;r o' 'ne ffes
MI Feeblce cxplained to the audience picture
painted updeE .ae sp5fqsl tpouunss .!
1osk t1tsrail,st ~ II Pbe ,o.ab .Fasenbsee gave
eY9s Warren Ghste' of tic Commute: Of fire on or
cs1zation reported tnst the Individual feeiinse OF
| the mem1ets were expressed III hoe lono"lns res
! olutlpn:
Convention assembled. Recommend no national
the adoption Of 10 general constitution code for
eiiher eoye1nmeut, pscpseand:sm OF supervision;
b1t We Go recommend 70 au friends Of progress,
and refo1merf OF each nnd every locality. to es-
fablieh such organlxations as shail afford the
needed facilities for the trcnd+ Of Tree thought and
Tee expressions 10 hold public meetings With flee
patfortnf fur The Discussion Of iii enbfects. sad
for receiving and holding property bequealhed and
acquired, and 5oF the prosecution Of educational,
rsfity to chonse its own form Of organization.
without creed Or articles Of fifth. We recommend
~ snsn bodses 70 meet hy pornlar representation
ate action upon all current yitsl questions and ne
especially recommend the friends OF ftee platforms,
w6sSsss ss: d9
s. S. Jones, also Of the committee, reported
10 The above resolution. they had, In aeeoedsnce
with dtrcfnone Of the Convention prepared plan
Of constitution: con i vac materially q follows:
"The Association shall be termed The National
Spiritual Fraternity there ahall te thirteen trus-
tees, ip whom shall De vested be corporate rights
of the fraternity: the t1u'tecs shall cali national
meeting aupual!y: any person may become mem
her upon subscribing to these articles; majozitT
votes 10 cotern on nl ques1ious: al monies re-
qaired, TO be raised By voluntary action; such hy
| by the Association; amendm, nts may be made at
sny .nEgs1 meeting: local examinations. With
nos1 snd nee .,5 dsiss afe % I'D dnes
| meetiDra o. the Fraternity
| 1t was moved and re commended that the recon-
| mcp6ation made Though Mr. Chase be adopted.
j, S. Loselard oprosed The motion; he b lieyed
ttat spiritualist w.re not only 1t an! ready, but
willing, 70 organize At somc length he proved his
msed th1t ihes ; Should nd tolm % tsnsibie BODY. n
| Warren Chaee understood the working OF sptrtt-
nal,em and sp,E',ga,i:.sn = .. wea not better taan
itnal,ste wanled Organization, the larga majority
DID not expes1 any denni.e plan TO be produced ~
dition they were not prepared Tor cool and re.en.
Grated acti1n. Let tnctn work thouehtfully aud
not prenatlrels form local organizations where
h&F hA md ~ AYt Enn md
their delegatee to National Convention, Wstra
they could labor systematically snd not fall as they
Mr. Partridge +aid Mr. Chase hsd alluded In his
speech dis!s1sslnsy to former orsanizatio11 .aio1
] md undecide,, lie thouabt 1t unfair to compare
the two attt npte-ths past and present. He CON
E sidered Lhcy were sufficiently powerful 70 organ
,7e: He thossht It necessary 10 have faa deslass
not be prost!t1ted to- other objects. He supported
the report Of the majority Of the arst committee
hurry and cram down organization, lit OF miss ht
believed IN the netesfity Of foranization. but loea
M not patiopal aeociatio1; They mnet work prac
By reqnest, The call which convened The eonven
= Mr4Cla,k had considered the question and ha,
t come TO tie conclusion that to adopt Nj. Chase
! resolutions would be to acknowledge the failure Q
, the Whole eonnectlon, a. organization Was III
! MI. Todd oi Illinois rldiculed the Idea that
failure to organ lie would be failure Of the object
!. q the Convention. He belisyed IN the neoessit
t q bis belief with personalities REGARDING MI
Clark Of euch an odenaiEe character that he had Il
be called to order.
q Nj. Bowman OF Iowa stood on both wings Of th
eoutending partlea. lie both believed In The ne
u cessity Of Organization and that Sprituaism hA
j. opportunity Of speaking to them tor he had r.e
il twenty timer. bnt each time had becn compelled
Nj. stoTer did not believe that the call for til
4 Convention required them to form a national o.
ine aationai BODY Win whieh the locsi creanzi
T. lions (Which be strongly supported} must be afRl
= = ated, though be would not be opposed to uatons
eoc:esy which would hold annual meetings Tor dii
Dr.. Butts had inst received an idea In hi. ersu
; ean;serdnars. Il was Sae ye periec1 @ eTea as 90
r Deees.,ty of o1rsniEstion, ioF i told them the
It reetly that there i organisation in Heaven.
Q Mr. Reypo'as, Of Wisconsin. opposed organize
sn s ssre oa
D he 10 secession" and to obviate secession, hs
d wonld dettnay ne sovernpent, - ne vas not .
: PEELED from rclt.loue aocletT because at meet
!. Ing be had fight with beloved brother. He bal
ct :s pFsspsed 70 5 nhes ss xnNdsd sas hi
i iueion. .an,ld which the speaker retiredl
r NJ. Jameson tho1ghs the, were ali lu faro5 Q
: Wss rocd now. de thons6t thrY should iasasu
rate arecular warfare against er7or ana thros
agny thia lndIvidna! guerilla d.hsine:
tee on organization. had signed the recommends
+ ion resd BY Warren Chase, but mi:ht not have
t. done 6, h5d be known What perfect eonstitu
r tion hfe colleagues propo-ed to construct
Arf. Spence WIS not believer in organisation
ofaDy Kind, though she was willing to participate
in n M %s1 o. see sDss pss f6d
S sesl fod eest epis M v were e
PIerna 9, ny 'spea pa % TSs
e question which they bad to agree upon was ih
a q hs Of 9S1, @ YIN -
q I 10 mere good than five Thousand orgsnizalon
Let them simply band together By ths bonds : -
bro1se5y tnt ., m ssc m't
y q. G. Wrisht knes there we're tens ofthon. snd
Of fepiritual.te In the val7ons churches munster
n their churches u there va. any organization 4
n them TO 60 to; there were ALSO manT spirtualis
!. outside the churches who Will return to the
While thousands Of tue children Of spirtuslsstt,
there Ia no Organized means for their education
viii BE- taught in the schools OF the old theo1og
:. Regarding the mode oE organization. he thous
TINT = they could not associate no" they oagot
n Thursday snnoupcs herself committee from Il
=, spirit world. Terminated the session A. oe!oi
he annoaaced ths 2, toe "a qecs,ed
I'd lie audience spirit epic poem, which w1s CO
CT sdered by it, snthor applicable to the e1leenel
=! t.nts besond The river must be rery Imperfect
OF acquainted with affairs IN this mundane, sphet
Al feaet, the production does not prove the poe
al. other characteristic were essentially pecultaf
IN ArrERxooE EEssIoS.
e. AT two O'Clock the Convention Was called to
o. Der. Previous 70 the organisation o. tne m msenn ECU
Mn. A. Weich'e 1nnatical hsranguee. She
Nv n1med thnt The sprlts IN sexeanoh aaG pe. ea