St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-01
TEE STATE spIRITUALIsTs.
The Events Of the Second Bay of the
Spiritual Convention.

The Events Of the Second Bay of the
Spiritual Convention.
The morning session of the state spirit
ualists was more largely attended than was
the meeting of the opening day. Porter
Martin, the Pennington oracle in spiritual
ism, was the first speaker. DR.. Z. L. Ly-
rls of Boston followed in a historical view.
He declared chat there were unmiStakable
evidences of spiritualism in prehistoric
ages. The Bible serves. in a measure, to
strengthen the theory. He turned his at
tenUion to the Bible, which he chose to
StigmatiZe as an imperfect record of a pc
culiar history of peculiar notions. He said
the god of the Jews was not the God of
Nature or the God of the spirtualiSts.
The similarity goes to indicate that the
works are all based upon each other, but
cunningly framed to suit The various creeds
and the people who prefer one style of wor-
ship to another. The balance of the fore
noon was occupied by Mrs. Goodwin and
Mrs. Gardiner.
TIE AFTERNOON SESSION
was opened. after the song Cast Thy
Bread Upon the Waters" with an Easter
day spiritualistic poem by Mrs. Lita Bar
ney Sayles Of Connecticut. Prof. Lock
wood of Wisconsin followed in an address.
He argued against all theories of creation,
and then endeayOred to show at length that
mind is infinite. He argued that mathe-
MATES, chemistry and other fundamental
elements are a part of the infinite. The
speaker, in answer to the common question:
''Why do spirits talk to mediums
rather than to speak directly
to the worldly friend" said:
What would you think of man who will
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tograph as well as anybody?"
The speaker strenuously objected to the
word death, as meaning something which
no scientist no spiritualist believed 1t
means annihilism. He said there is no such
thing as annihilism, death being only dis
Indignation of the body from the spirit
He asked why it was that mediums, who
assumed to be controlled by the spirits of
great minds departed-fOr instance of By
ron or Shallespeare-Only give expression
to the merest tumble. Answering it he
explained that the medium had not the
brain structure to give thought or express
sion to the grand ideas to be evolved by the
spirits. consequently the spirits seek out
minds in sympathy. He closed his remarks
with an eloquent appeal to his hearers to
place themselves in sympathy with the
purer spirits.
The special committee having in hand
the work of framing a constitution asked
further time. in order to give opportunity
to consult certain works on SpiritualiSm and
other organizations.
IN THE EVENING
the exercises opened with PRAYER by Mr.
Gardner.
Mrs. Lille opened the ball with what she
termed an inspirational poem, but before
no loin n1 hot 81 no
claim that the poem should be perfect. 1t
was a rather pretty couplet to the effect
that God is love- and reignS above.
Mrs. Lepler was next introduced, and
after few Introductory remarks she sum-
moned to her the departed spirits to COM
municate to the audience through her as
the medium. About dozen came in all,
of all ages and both sexes, ana some of them
We're recognized.
TESTS IN THE AUDIENCE.
Mrs. Spencer from Milwaukee, next
gave a number of tests through the au-
dience. She profeSsed to be controlled by
an Italian girl, and she began by reciting
the reasons why the maiden should visit
the earth. Stepping to the side of gen.
tleman we'll advanced in life, she described
the spirit OF his mother. She then stepped
to lady in mourning and said she saw a
boy Who. was drowned. The lady replied
that she recognized her son, who was
drowned last summer. The medium made
several other tests of similar nature and
was followed by Mrs. Saunders of Mime
aDoIiS a medium who also gave tests.
At 1880 this morning Mrs. Lille will
speak, DR.. Lyons will speak at 8 in the
afternoon and Mrs. Lille again in the
evening. DR.. W. D. Thomas will also give
character readings.