The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-03
RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE TUESDAY MORNING. g.

of ignorance. We begin to understand
that the seeming ills of this life are only
for our elevation. The cold storms of au-
tumn, the bleak winds of winter, all go to
purify the atmosphere. Sitting alone with
your consciences will be judgment enough
for you. Spiritualism has brought the
flowers of the eternal and laid them at the
feet of the children Of earth.
Music by the convention, when A. E.
Stanley engaged the profoundcst attention
of the convention for three quarters of an
hour with one Of his polished, scholarly
lectures, his subject being "The spirit of
spirituaism." At it's close the orchestra
played, with great beauty and appropriate
ness, "Nearer, my God, to thee"
Adjourned to 1;l5 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference of an hour and quarter.
Music by the orchestra. Mrs. Fannie Da-
Wis Smith was the first speaker of the af-
ternoon. Her address was preceded by q
beautiful invocation, and her address was
delivered in that chaste language of which
she is so complete a mistress when on the
platform and under the influence Of inspir-
alton.
The orchestra gave beautiful rendering
of one OF their choice selections. DIR.
Storer then took the stand for the last ad-
dress Of the session. He fret read poem,
was followed by Mrs. Manchester with a
very touching improvised song which
seemed fitting introduction or prelude TO
the inspiration that followed.
The subject of DR.. Storers address was
death and the after lfe," and was delv-
cred in his happiest wien. At its close the
orchestra favored the audience with their
music.
At the request of DR.. S'orer, Thomas
Middleton, the faithful apostle and servant
of spirtualism, an earnest worker in the
field for over thirty years, and who has
well earned the title of the cold man elo-
quent." took the stand and addressed the
audience in fifteen or twenty minutes
speech.
EVENING SESSION.
1t was thought best to have no set speech
and the whole session was devoted to con
ference. The subject of capital punish
ment was discussed and the convention
was reminded of the fact that after bill
to abolish capital punishment passed
the house in the Vermont legis
lature it was killed in the sen
senate by the clergy. Spiritualists as ,
body are opposed to the death penalty. In
| temperance and clairvoyant medical prac
| tice received some attention. The usua
votes of thanks were passed and the con
vention adjourned to meet in quarterly
convention at Cuttingsvile on the frs
Friday in January, 1877.
| The audiences were large and attentive
The hall was well filled the second day ant
the last day it was literally packed. AS
DR.. Storer remarked, these conventions ar
entirely democratic and educators of thu
people. Here we have free platform an,
any subject pertaining to the well being o
society, and the human race, may be freel
discussed, and if the masses cannot expires
themselves IN satisfactory manner now
by coming together in this manner the
will some become able to give utterance t
their thoughts IN a manner of which the
need not be ashamed. The convention we
considered success and the impresso
left with the people was evidently very fay
orable and calculated to awaken a spiri
investigation. E.. II.