New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-03
THE NATIONAL SPIRITUALIST C0NTEN-
TON.
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION - POEMS FROM
SHAKESPEARE FINANCES A SPIRITUAL

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION POEMS FROM
SHAKESPEARE FINANCES A SPIRITUAL
COLLEGE.
The sixth annual Convention of the Ameri-
can Association Of spirtualsts assembled IN Buffalo on
Tuesday The number in attendance, aside from the
delegates quite respectable and the assembage was
seen at gatherings The exercises we're opened with
an Invocation by Mrs Sarah A; Horton Of kalamazoo
address, on calling the roll OF delegates. about seventy
answered to their names, including twenty four rom
New.York State, "a from Pennsylvania, from Mary
land from Massachusetts, from ohio. from Illinois
from Michigan, FROM Wisconsin, from New'Jersey
Civ was represented by DR. H. f. HallOck and Charles
Partridge The following were present from Philadelphia
Henry T. Child Mrs Ellen NJ. Child. Alice Tyson
Damon Y Kigore Caroline A. Grimes. Isabella Hooper
Fred Gouray Susan Baker Peter Befd, INA bel.e
enied follows: II. b. Slower JAS whitney, A r.
Carpenter A c. Robinson. Mrs Louise L. Bacon George
A bacon, Cephas b. Lynn
At the afternoon session after singing by choir. Mr..
r. h. Gourlay recited poem purporting to have come
IRON WiIIian shakespeare through the medIumsnip OF
Miss Lizzie DutOn Ii was evidently intended TO quar-
Nv II not TO combat several statements made by Mr..
Shakespeare Hamlets famous sollOquy To be or not
To be-" The poem called. principally made up OF
quotations from Hamlet Julius Cesar and others
OF Mr. shakespeares plays The annual report OF the
Board of Trustees then read and from we gather
2sth OF August, 1858 The of members who were
one two and three years were drawn, and re-
Robert T. Halleck Two years-Hannah F. NJ Brown
aud George A. Bacon One Sear-W arren Caase ana
time. Sept b. the Board met at Phladelphia, ana
estimates received for printing ten thousand copies
OF a pamphlet addressed the world. IL resolved
TO employ missionaries at compensation OF Sl25 per
month and without any allowance for travelling or other
expenses Two districts proposed an eastern, TO
De composed OF New England, New York Pennsylvania
ow-Jcrsey Delaware and Maryland; and a western. TO
be composed OF the States west Of these. Al meeting
held Philadelphia Nov a. 1868. the President reported
that Mr. White had been engaged for the eastern
district, and Almon b. French for the western, and
had commenced their labOrs on the hrSt or october
proposition received from DR.. George Haskell
Offering tract OF land az AncOra N j., bat after con-
sidrraton II resolved not TO accept the same, the
Board not being in condition 10 locate college AT
present. Mrs Hannah L. NJ. Brown was engaged TO go
To California compensation OF SIS per month Ky the
report OF the Secretary appears that S2 persons have
ioiued the Association members, and contributed
55l Board has also received names OF subscribers
to the American Industrial College with sums varying
from s. 10 $500 the amount Of S255 which is TO be
paid in four equal semlannual payments provided no
part the amount shall become due until 100000 snail
DO subscribed for the purpose OF building college TO be
under direction of the American Association OF Sr
tuasts The Treasurer reports that he had received
s2Ts S. and has balance OF $50 o. The report OF the
Board concludes AS follows:
the twentyone since the advent OF
there been rapid spread tho kno"ge
and profitable investigation aud
during the Honest differences OF opinion
where minds e free TO examine Az subjects and
broader liberal charity Is evident IA ths world
The evening session devoted TO singing, speaking
and 'inspratOnaP poems.