Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-29
FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
The seekers After Spiritual Truth
Den"unce the Distarers Of Their
Meeting.

Resolutions adopted at an Indignation
meeting called by the seekers after su,r-
itual Truth to protest against ",be yrox.
disturbance and unnecessary and premea,.
lated violent invasion of a religious meet
Ing on Sunday night. January 4" adopted
series OF resolutions which have been
gwen TO the press for publication. The
disturbance referred TO was occasibned by
the arrest during the progress of a meet
ing OF medium on charges Of being n
SUSPICIOUS person. IL being alleged that he
was an irnpostor. The preambies set out
mat the Seekers After Spiritual Truth
Is an organization Of q purely religious
purpose and character, entitled TO liberty
OF conscience and freedom of worship under
the Constitution of the United States: de-
scribe the ruthless disturbance Of the
meeting of January ., ON the pretext M
arresting servant or minister of the So
SieV .hen onlclaurg in its public service
COMMUNICATING protests against the .un-
timely and outrageous violation OF good
order as well as the rights of a religious
pody; and assert that the whole proceed
n- re was conspiracy TO bring odium ana
cohtumely and wanton insult and injury
on sal1 society, and all true believers IN
the philosophy and knowledge Of spiritual
sciehce- me resolutions declare that as
citlzens, sptritUalists and others We pro-
Test against the ruthless Invasion and dis
turoance OF the said regular and orderly
reusious meeting on the evening afore-
hShNoned, and We urge all believers In
Tehgious hberty TO make diligent inquiry
as 20 whether places OF public religious
worship ia Washington or elsewhere are
not free from acts of persons who on the
pre,eSt OF serving process. civil or criminal
when IL might as well be done at other
time and place. Invade a quiet and orderly
assemblsge OF religious worshipers and
break up the same in unsHemly confusion
ana against the peace and dignity OF the
state, threatening a scene of possible yio-
lence and bloodshed by the unnecessary in
vasion Of a lawful and peaceful religious as
semblage, resulting from the just Indignation
such proceeding naturally inspires in
the breast OF every law-abiding citizen
present; that in view OF the unmistakable
purpose of the entire proceeding to deliver
a blow at the new and sublime truth of q,
demonstrated Immortality we invoke ell
good citizens who would preserve their own
civil and religious rights to frown upon
the delinGuents and professed officers OF
the law, who. for the assumed purpose OF
protecting the innocenrs' from alleged
imposition have. and may again, violate
in their own persons the constitutional
rights of all TO worship according TO the
dictates of their own consciences: and, that
as persecution inspires tenacity OF pur-
pose and courage, TO defend cherished prin-
ciples We pledge ourselves and call upon all
citizens in the District Of Columbia and
cin the United States, who shall become
cognizant of this any similar outrage
upon our common rights. 10 stand by the
truth that has made us free and assert
and maintain our constitutional preroga-
tive"