Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-01-19
THE SPIRITUALIsT CONVENTION.

The Vermont Spiritualist Association held
a convention at the town hall, beginning last
Friday afternoon and closing Sunday evening.
Mrs. Wiley of Rockingham, president of the
association, occupied the chair. OF the other
officers of the association there were present
Mr. A. +. Hubbard of Tyson Furnace, vice
president Mr.. Charles Thompson of st. Al
bans, secretary aud treasurer Mrs. G. A. II.
Chamberlain of Waitsfeld, assistant secretary
Mrs. Lizzie Manchester of West Randolph,
chairman Of the board Of managers, and Dr.
Z. A. Smith OF Brandon and Geo. w. Ripley
of Montpelier, members of the board. The
association was well represented from all
parts of the state Mrs. Howard of Walling-
ford test medium, was unable to be present as
announced, on account of sickness. Music'was
furnished by the Arion quartette club of this
village. At the opening session, after few
predatory remarks by the president, confer
ence was held, participated in by Mrs Lizzie
Manchester of West Randolph, DIR. n Ran
dali of Woodstock and Mrs. A. w. Crossett of
Duxbury. The opening address was then de-
livered by Mr.. Cephas B. Lynn of Boston,
whose eloquent and forcible statement of the
aims and claims of modern spiritualism form
ed a fitting Introductory to the proceedings.
His concluding remarks occupied a part of
the evening session. Saturday morning. af-
ter the usual singing and conference, an ad-
dress was given by Mrs. Lizzie Manchester,
who announced peace on earth, good will TO
man" as the message of spirtualism. The
president then introduced to the audience Mr..
E. W. Emerson of Manchester, n H., test
medium, who, passing into trance state an
nounced successfully, by name, the presence
of several persons who had passed on" from
this and other localities These tests, it
was noted, usually bore more or less evidence
Of froppipanauc fbnYob
decided failures. The afternoon conference
was participated in by Mrs. Wiley DR.. Ran
dali, Mr.. Richardson and Mrs. Jasmer, and
was followed by an able address from A. E.
Stanley of Leicester, after which more tests
were given by Mr. Emerson. At the evening
session an address was given by Mrs. Wiley
subject, 1.-THE spiritual philosophy"
At the Sunday mornings conference, re-
marks were made by Mr.. Hubbard of Tyson
Furnace, Geo. W. Ripley of Montpelier, and
Mr., Richardson of Essex Junction. An ad-
dress was then given by Abbie w. Crossett of
Duxbury, whose topic was THE mysteries
and duties of life" Mr.. Emerson followed
with tests. In the afternoon Gen. W. H.
Wisewell of Boston was present and made
some remarks, and Mr. A. E. Stanley gave au-
other address, his topic being Life Its trials
and its triumphs." Mr.. Emerson followed
with tests, in which the spirits announced
that Brattleboro is to have another ''big
blaze"-bu did not state when. At the even
ing meeting the proceedings were varied by a
reading by Miss NJ Goodell of Amherst,
Mass. An address was then given by Mrs.
Fannie Davis Smith of Brandon, whose theme
was The new spirit and its means of grace"
Mrs. Smith is one of the ablest speakers in
the spirituelist ranks, and hor remarks were
listened TO with interest and attention by a
large audience, Briefly stated, their purport
was that the modern spirit of skepticism and
scientific inquiry was a most hopeful sign, and
that out of it would eventually come to man
kind the blessings of a larger freedom,
broader manhood and higher spirituality.
Mr.. Emerson then gave some more tests a
resolution was adopted rendering thanks to
the railroads, hotels, speakers, singers, board
of managers and citizens of Brattleboro, for
courteses extended; and the convention was
declared adjourned.