St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-04
INSPIRED BY sPOOKs.
Spiritualists Learn Some New
Points From a Strong Minded
Woman,

Spiritualists Learn Some New
Points From Strong-Minded
Woman.
An audience of about 100 assembled
at the Wacouta Street chapel last even
ing, Mrs. NJ. E. Aldrich, the inspira-
tional spiritualistic speaker, being the
magnet that drew them together. The
chancel was appropriately decked with
set pieces and cut flowers, and those
embems of purity and faith in the
world to come were placed about the
coy little temple. Mrs. Aldrich is
handsome, robust woman, with the
lines of determination strongly marked
in her expressive face, and her manner
and bearing indicate enormous will
power. She talks rapidly and convinc-
ingly, scores her points without effort,
pels attention from the most apathetic
listener. As she stood at the left
OF the chancel, tall, erect and command
ing, she was a counterfeit presentiment
of Lydia Pinkham, whose Yours, for
health" will tighten the ills of this
world for future womankind. DIR.
Trowbridge. the magnetic healer quar-
tette ana an organist completed the
official roster of the committee on enter
tainment. After several fiat races be-
tween the choir and the organ for a
place, and prayer, or rather an invoca-
ton to the spirit land by Mrs. Aldrich,
that lady advanced to the chancel and
began her talk, choosing for her theme,
"What Has Spiritualism to Offer in Re
gard to the Treatment of the Insane?"
Mrs. Aldrich took the position MAIN
tanned by Hamlet, that the human mind
is delicate instrument, and though she
called upon neither RoSencrantz nor
Guildenstern to prove the truth of her
assertion, carried this idea throughout
her discourse. By showing how impos-
sible it was to draw the line between the
sane and the insane without encroach-
ing ON the one or the other, she COM
pared the brain to the chapel
organ. 1t could bring forth delight
full strains of melody, OF rasping
bursts of discord. And so the mind
could be played upon by men, il and
out of the flesh, and in accordance with
their desire or power over another,
would produce good or bad result.
''And the public is taxed for the MAIN
tenance of insane aSylumS," continued
the speaker, when if we only knew
the key to release them from their
plight endless trouble to themselves
and their friends might be averted.
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and you will wonder at the patience of
the keepers who have charge of the
poor people confined to their cages.
Everything is in order, the keepers are
cheerful and all are apparently happy.
But you do not know the true state of
affairs. Notification of your visit has
preceded you; you are unable to lift
the veil and witness the deeds of tor
ture, misrepresentation and cruelty
which are enacted daily within those
four walls. These helpless victims of
unSound mind and disease are hope
lessly confined and have no Immediate
chance Of relief. | would be glad
to open the doors to all the inmates
of aSylums, and many of them would be
found to be guiltless of the awful
crime of mental irrespOnsibility." The
speaker continued by recommending
that those who were crazed by disease
be cured by iudiciouS and careful treat
ment, and the victims of mental de-
rangement should be placed under the
guardianship Of those who possessed a
sufficient power over the unfortunates
TO counterfeit and ultimately eXpel the
evil spirit who had domination oyer the
mind of the victim. lit requires one of
great will power to accomplish this
aim." said Mrs. ,Aldrich, in conclusion,
but the power of strong mind over
the weaker one will effect this desired
end; and the evil spirit, whether emaA
mating from the living or the dead, will
cease TO exert IFS Influenza