St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-31
SPIRITUALISTs CLOSE.
YESTERDAY WAS THE LAST DAY At
MERRLMAc ISLAND.
TALKS BE- THREE MEDIUMS.

:
ant Pioneer, Speaks Through
Mr.. Edgerly on Blood Atone
ment-President Bach Ordains
Three Ladies' and Delivers a
Trance Address.
Yesterday was the last day of the spir-
ltuaiistic camp meeting at Merrimac
island. The attendance was not so good
as it has been on previous Sundays
owing to the inclemencY OF the weather.
MIR. Edgerly spoke under inspiration at
10:45 o. IN. His subject was given him
by the audience, and consisted of several
questions. He was controlled by
Peter Cartwright, the old itinerant pio-
Deer preacher of the West Spirit Cart
wright regretted that he was not fort
unate enough while in earth life to be-
come acquainted with the truth as it is in
SDirituallsm. and that he had to make
this discovery after his passage. He
advised all to investigate, agitate, edu-
cate, dig for facts, and accept nothing,
unless it looks reasonable. He seems
to have less faith in the atoning power
of blood than he had, spoke of blood
having been accepted as an atonement
of old by all nations, and drew attention
to the fact that even at the present day
among SavageS, as discovered by differ
ent explorers, friendship can ouly be
attained and depended on through tast-
ing the blood of each other.
AT 1:30 p. m. ii public test seance was
given by Mrs. Bessie AspinwaIl. Mrs.
Asplnwall was not in good physical
condition, being exhausted by her
labors, but gave some apparently con-
vincing tests.
AT 2:35 W. II. Bach took the platform
and lectured on the subject of 1.-The
Evolution of Religion" He traced the
evolution of religions from the early
cave dwellers to the present, illustrating
all along how these different religions
grew from natural causes. He quoted
largely from mythology, and such early
history as Is accessible, to the race. He
spoke also Of the origin of many things
connected with present religions, such
as the 18th of December, the birthdays
of many OF the Gods, the evolution of
ceremonies, the reason why churches
use bells, and other things of that nature.
Mr.. Bach spoke over an hour, and
was listened to with interest. After
closing his address, he
Ordained Three Ladies
as ministers of the gospel of spiritual
ism. The candidates were ranged on
the rostrum, and MIR. Bach addressed
them ana the audience inSpirationally.
He explained that the Northwestern
SpirituallStic association was regu-
larly Incorporated society, being cor
poratiou according to the laws of Min
EeSota, ard therefore authorized to
ordain ministers, the same as other re-
iIgouS Institutions. He related that he
found his ordination certificate 10 stand
him in need when he was on the point
of being prosecuted as medium in the
state of Texas, and when he showed his
certificate the proceedings had to be
dropped. After addressing the audi
ence he became fully entranced, and de-
livered very affecting address TO the
three candidates, giving ITEM such adj
vice as only highly developed intelli-
gence could give. He was listened to
throughout with deep attention by the
audience.
AT 4:30 there was q test Seance by
Oscar A. Edgerly. He said spiritualiSts
claim that there is nothing supernatural
uor occult in existence, and SpiritualiSm
is simply a natural fact, and all its Oc-
currenc1S are simply natural causes
and effects. Tests, they claim, are a
very simple thing. Every one, as they
assert, has spirit friends around him.
These are anxious to come in contact
with those whom they left be-
hind. These friends are, of course,
perfectly familiar with the conditions
of those left in earth life, and are anX-
iouS to identify themselves. For this
purpose they give what they can to the
controlling spirit of the medium who
gives the tests, and that's all there is
to it. Mr.. Edgerly made 1t perfectly
apparent to the audience that there was
some uneXplainable power with him,
because he gave names and incidents in
the lives of different persons who were.
said to be strangers TO him. and which
were nearly all acknowledged by the
persons addressed as facts.
After Mr.. Edgerly'S test, Mr.. Bach
addressed the meeting in Il farewell
speech. He said. regarding the respect
ability of SpiritualiSm. that while such
magazines as The Arena" held its
pages open to all discussions on this
subject, and while such men as Mr..
Savage, of the Unitarian society, coun-
tenanced all that they did, there Ger
tainly could be no question raised as to
proDriety of going to spiritualistic meet
ings. s.,f ..ae
He said further that all psychological
societies that have been formed SO far,
except the one with which Mr.. Savage
is identified, have been formed to dis
prove the ideas of the spirtualists in
stead of proving them. His remarks
were listened to by larger audience
than the earlier addresses, as the
weather had improved, and afterwards
the camp meeting broke. up. with many
expressions of good will and approba-
tons of what had been accomplished.