The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-13
reported for the Rutland Globe.l
Eighth Annual Convention of the
Vermont State Spiritualist Associa-
ton.
Plymouth, VT, June ~, 1876.

FIRST SESSION.
The convention met in the commodiou
hall of The Wilder house, and was calle,
| TO order at 1880 a. NJ, DR.. L. A. Smith
president Of the association, presiding
| The first business Of the association wa
to appoint Thomas Middleton, Charlie
Walker and Charles Crane a committee O,
business TO arrange the order of exercise
and provide speakers for each session
Bira. Fannie Davis Smith and Mrs. II. 4
Mussey were appointed g committee OIL
| finance, to act in concert with the board o
managers OF the association.
Mrs. Fannie Davis Smith was invited t.
open tho deliberations of the convention
by IN Invocation, which was delivered Il
her characteristic and inimtabe style
The secretary then read petition signe,
by tweniy-scyen members and Others livia
| in the tn.ne &c u'~-'-.ts,o IUT a separate
Organization. to be called 1.-The Northern
Vermont Spii,ualist Association" Tho
diicussion II the petition occupied the re-
mGinder Of the session, ard was par,lcipa
ted in by Cherries Walker, DR.. Smith, Sa.
bin Scott, Charles Crane, Thomas Middle.
ton, Harvey Howes and d. p. Wilder.
The spirit OF the discussion was candid
and fraternal, but decidedly unfavorable to
the petition.
The attendance on the first session is. as
usual, not large, and the only speakers
present arc DR.. II. p. Fairfield, of Green
wich village, Mass, and Mrs. Fannie Davis
Smith, of Brandon. Other speakers are
expected to-day, among whom are DR.. H..
b. StorcT, of Boston, ard Mrs. Nellie ].
L. Brigham, of Colerain, Mass. On the
whole the convention opens auspiciously
and bids fair to be success.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The session opened at half-past one with
considerable accession to the numbers. The
choir led of with a song, when an hour
was devoted to conference. In these con-
tercnces the largest liberty of speech is al.
lowed, and great variety of subjects are
introduced The discussions are often
very interesting and sometimes highly in
structiye. Remarks were offered by Messrs.
Fairfield, Scott, Crane, Holt.
Walker and Madden. The discussion
turned principally on the ministration of
spirits and the influence Of spirit com.
munion on the present life the conditions
necessary for such communion and the re-
liability of spirit messages
At the close of the conference there was
song BY the choir, when Mrs S. II.
Matthews Of Springfield, was introduced as
the regular speaker of the afternoon. The
subject was Eighteen years of experience
re medium" Adjourned to $3.50 p. m.
THE EVENING SESSION
opened with singing by the choir. The
subject of naturalization was discussed in
and participated in by Messrs.
Scott, Storer, Geer and Mad
len, who related some of their experiences
with Undertaking mediums. AT the close
)t the conference, the choir sang a song,
md DR.. II, p. Fairfield took the rostrum
md gave the regular address of the even
ng. DIR, Fairfield speaks In the uncon-
cous trance. He is n speaker of great
orce and power; logical, analytical and
parking with illustration. His epunci-
4tlon is rapid. 1t would tax professional
eporer to follow him, and no abstract of
ia lecture could do him justice. lie pre-
acod his address by short invocation To
he "spilit of the universe" He took for
us subject, "Ihe souls communion" and
nnounced his text On found in Heb. xiii
b. "but to do good and to communi-
ate, forget not A few of his utterances
re given below.
First perception, then reflection, then
ommunion these then constitute the |
finity. The helpless infant only perceiyes.
be youth begins to reflect, and the Young |
ian and woman commune. The upgush, |
lg springs, the sparkling stream, the quiet |
Ike and the rolling, heaying waves of |
cean, the fruitful valleys and the majestic
fountains are the only iRtalli6!e rereiation
T G0d to the children OF earth. The re.
eciivo faculties receive the inspiration of |
lind and matter. Perception is the Jewish
lspensatiOn, reflection the christian dis
ensaton, and communion is the dispensa-
on OF modern epirilualsm. No wonder
hrlstlans are so weak, and lean, and pale.
tcause they never eat Tor their own sake.
ut always for somebody else's sake. Spir-
u@l communion is that which men of all
atoms and in all ages have sought through
rayer. Communion is means of instruc.
ON beyond every other means The in
mt Is the promise of the youth, and the
outh is the promise of the man and the
oman, 20 christianity is the promise of
)irltuslsm. Peter was trance medium
le came as Fairfield is a trance medium.
on know on the Mount of Transtirura-
on he said: ''Let US build three taber-
icles, one for thee, one for Moses and one
" Elias, not knowing what he said!
oplritualism makes man think, 1T makes
IN speak, it makes him act. When we
arm mat we have an immortal spirit as
ell as body we shall begin to care for
at spirit. The more like a man Won
axe Jesus the better you can appreciate
u; the more like God you make him
IS you can understand him. Jesus ia the
thor and fnisher Of our faith then we
ave no longer any business with faith and
G spritualist has arrived to knowledge.
The remarkable improvsatrice, Mrs.
anchester of Randolph, closed tho last
sslon OF the first day with song impro-
sed on the subject, "The Love of God"
opposed by Thomas Middleton.
Adjourned to meet at 0 a. n., Saturday.
ne 10.
SECOND DAY.
The iirst session of the day opened with
arge increase of numbers, and they con-
ued to come until the large hall of the
ilder house was well filled before the !
'se of the session. The subject of locst- ,,
the next convention was discussed in
inference, and proposals were entertained s
IN Felchyllle, Cuttngsvile, Granville
i Rochester. 1t was voted to hold the
xt annual convention at the Wilder '
use, in Plymouth, about the 10th of t
ne, 1877. The conference closed with a 7
lg by Mrs. Geer. =
The president then introduced A. +. i
lbbard, of Tyson Furnace, az the frat C