, 1873-09-17
SPlRlTUALlSM.
Tenth Annual Meeting Of the Na-
tional Association.
The Institution Conducted by
the Woodruff.
Pen.Pictures OF Some Of the Prin.
oipal Delegates.
A Slashing Address by tho Pre-
siding Genius.

NNAANSa
The RrrItunlfBtlc community Of the United States
bcgnn holding its tenth annual meeting yesterday
morning, In the hall known aa Crows Opera-HouHc,
which nlnut half lllcl by tho delegated TO the
Convention antl outsiders who gathered from motives
of curiosity tho latter class being in tho ascendant
During tho morning. no business wns transacted, mu-
tun congratulations in voguo tho ethereal bcings
shaking haltla anl uterng welcomes III tho manner
In vogue with ordinary nuralO, whilc thu noat per
ektcnt atnro overhead failed to view any Of tho
Rnowela spirits wlic'Sro supposed to hcSor ovor md
direct tho thoughts and rtorunccs Of tho Spiritual
elect In the uftI,oon somewhat smaller AIdicnco
Of outsiders present, tho morning papers coNsan-
Ing tho WooIhll lecture Of tho previous nyonng Nnv-
lug been in the meantime dgcalca. Tho statu' NJ
tho audience may 10 concisely put ut be-
low tho lntdtllings. It was composed fnnlnly Of
old women, whilc tho who woro present had very
much the appearance Of old women too There wero
young thoro; aono few girls, apparently aboat
years ao but It noticeable that mono OF these
wero gootl-luoliu Tho vast minority having their fes-
turea arrcd by Btrawherrybazos, scarred by scalds
or kerosene nccidcnts plttcd with Bnslpo1,-A fact
which n,ggeslol tho idea tst Splrtnal{am, especially
TINT which In tainted With tho Woodruff doctrines is
cEner rcssort for aheycd virgins, or those unforu-
natrs to whom nnuro Inns denied even modicunl Of
tho charms Of tho se1, who may In fact 10 e1tonized
Under tho expressive term Of "ae1unl Rcarocrow"."
Tho minority, however, wero old mon and woment
soInc Of lhc.n III their dotago with thrr niy eyes
which poured through spoctacea at tho speaker, bright
enng III occasionally tho thin lpa OF tho Wooahh
quivvrc under than usually liccntious alluslon
to moro tlall usually lTurtvnk subject.
Tic appearance of tho female portion Of tho audi
enco was admirably a,1mmod up by long, thin, coin-
n,on-.cnso farmer who was present spectator.
In answer to qtlcry from bystauder ho nuttercd,
soo voce, that, II there arc any goodooking spir-
iualfstciacs they hoy alo Up their minds to stay to
hum, this time" After or two ton-mnuto
speeches, hymn. that waa chi}dko aud bland, was
sung by OF the brethren and two OF tho astora.
THO male singer announced the hymn In q piping
treble and fourteen hisacd through thor
closcsot spirituaatic eeh peculiar Rtyfo Of vocal
1ration which s said 10 10 mich IN vogue In tho third
spirit world, but which uniatcd outsiders fal to
fully appreciate Mt first hearing. II thia, however,
only The more lse tue Moodn s EXT o
lioyers to become very fascinating when tatth.
fully carried out outsider tsns w1ua pronounce
The hymn over, the President Of tho meeting called
uron Lanra Cappy sn!th 70 address tue meeting
x,,nio r % Human % dolegsto from Madison Conn,
% Te n sos esrssy ten
on her utte lobby, which aho asserted religious
1S1'x Shher haa aro sssSdf 9s rfas hat I
mgr" accused the clergyo the country OF
nre hsh 2 rot agn'ns m
shs narrated how, Ut tue instigaon Of tho subterrau.
schemcrs, she Was denied the uss Of the public ha
Of Madison lecture III, anA how fcw noble friends
lid allowed her 10 speak from their back doorBtcpa
to an al,nirinE crowd, who crammca tho yard,
houses, alul drank iii her words Of Bpirituallstio
saricnco. Wa not this cruel conduct to oue who has
Sen p T. a 8a on as a aa ~ Sas fer
country? ,, ,,,,,o ,o,,o man frono
M na fsa aeacs aa son M
would not DO mentioned but that the only point III h
speech which sayoreh of mt or soquonee va" rathsl
At the conclusion of his adreas, Mrs. Severance, 9
there ure ans mistakes in tho na1acs they nuat y,
attributed to tho ack Of knowcago Of The oaecls1cle
81 pss .tansss o sass dea s us si ps
ge.hcr without any ATTEMPT at order or
XIX m1s a1s T. a. 1nasapos
MolJfook, Chtngo; q ? H!netley, irving s1!sh.
Weosa oraRa ;!sa3 as sd ,ss s1%ue! hv1a' Msn
Eeod Ee 'neo Konou % H. e. br!den, osborn rraris. az
a; Thu,h;ss ciarl j. ". ualI Amos Altman, Delaware
fss AEnss cooE % Mrs H. A. sraton, indiana sats Asso
a snai e:, c. ''af J. f. rat'*Pso Gt'sR Oliver eepssns s
Mrs. 9. Stephens. pr. Y; =. Hamilton, ohio; 1sss @
M.; sa1s "aar Sas s ":,e& II It. hea fa Hars as op
Smltn, Human i. stear,lH. anthony IIiggins f.
Cotton jennie nssinsop rs j. vs ! oaSe
Hnutey Nrz. Hubbard, EtcwaEt Cummings, Iutno1s
Mrs Oliver a1rctt George Pnminef & M1sc9nsn 9netror
n T.; i. 4. D.rtt,' Mrs. Mills, afr. Lybrand, u: 1
slocu,n G. " Mills, Y. ?. Jones' Mra Coia Ea1nI 1'i
hlra. $. j. Avery, A. Johnsons 4. e.. M9re!ana, aai
Mira. ii. Evans David Cotton, DR.: W. i. Bancroft '
Johu Wiison, Mrs. S, II. Lca. Mra. 9. H. RIci
sss2 S s \ II MarHS IL f. t. &t
ard, Grafton; i. Chew, Philadelphia; john Hard.
Mary n. Hardy, CAPT. Il. L. Drown, cSphas y. Lynl
setts uoorgo Gecr Anna Mddloburs, byron Bear.
man, L. Annio Htnman. stethin 9. nia., oanso
County. hish. a. II. Jordan, Mrs; l.. e. WHITING at,a
John hntsrau, Harry Wilhor, Israel =. Brown, Dr.
n Stevens, d.. i. i. Randy, Utah George L. narbo
Ebz d. Barker, San Frnncsco e. Inzelsinc, Ms!nt
Stewart, aeorgc dage hiatie H. Parry .. J. liowar
Julia Howard, John If. Smith, Milo Porter, Dr., D.
EeIncr, Martini Gage, 1Itrnm Dllwell 1llino's; b.
s,s hsG fo nsy Gy Mi WassSark;, Il Mtsor
IDoia W H. LII, Mrs. I'LL, A. 7. Gar1estson VILLA
walker Detroit Sarah ]. pcnoyer, L. O. Whttne
Dr. 4. tnrncsworsh, A. D. Clark, Ja'nes H. uaslo
Tho loading nprits, 10 10 apeah, Of the meeting be
them md indnscl in criticism Ttleir Alrenr"n
whom u Supreme Icing through tho medium
gradually pcrfcctiuB sIirita III that peculat 1nte
sphere which II by nunlc called limbo, haa chosen
on any of the brown Of tho uaao PLATFORM -occuplel
.yLilo tho wo1ncn-wg, without exception, they We
of tho kind to whom tho Ierils OF dangerous tempt
hayo to complain Of too much Of tho peculiar a!aye
President, Afr. Oooncy, Of Viuelnud, Now JaraeyE y
OF parliamentary rl,les Foteo Islander. When
engaged ln addressing tho 1neetinR ilo hitts with
arsiur QUO would hardly oxpoct from man Of h!s ye'
With thu woodruff, who reecivcs hiA attentions ;"