The morning times., 1895-09-29
SPOOKS ARE REAL TO THEM
The National Spiritualists' Associ-
alton to Meet Here.
II VIII Assemble the Middle of Next
Month and Remain In Session
Three Days.

The third annual convention of the Ma
tional spiritualists Association of the United
States of America and Canada will be
called to order at Masonic Temple, October
15. This will be the second time the as
sociation has met in this city and the third
time it has met since its organization.
The object of this convention of the as
sociation is to establish powerful central
organization for the purpose of promoting
cooperation of effort throughout the spir-
itualistic world, to establish new local as
sociations, wherever possible, for the bet
ter education and equipment OF the speakers
and mediums. to devise system oil Or
ganized effort for the defense OF mediums
from unjust prosecution under the law;
mediumship being crime in many of the
States to-day.
The association seeks to establish schools
and colleges of higher erder than those
now in operation, letting natural education
prevail, and having the schools absolutely
non-sectarian; to establish hospitals, or
more properly, sanitariums, for sick and
disabled mediums and all in the spiritualt
istic world who are afflicted in any way.
The system is to be on an extended and
comprehensive scale.
psychic institutes contemplated where
those who have decided nlediumistic gifts
may have every facility and encourage
ment for the development of the same, to
The very fullest extent.
President Harrison D. Barrett in speak
ing to Times representative of the pro-
posed educational equipment, said:
M a hitrhar a
and the more exalted the system, the
purer that which comes through or ema-
mates from It, We wish TO establish
homes for aged speakers, mediums and
laity, where they may be cared for by
those of their same faith; and ultimately
we intend to build in this city, spiritual
lists temple, for use of spiritualists in
the United States, from which shall issue
the most orthodox teachings of our faith"
There is a movement on foot looking TO
the establishment of spiritualistic library
tor the preservation of the writings of
eminent spirituaiists, there being about
$50 volumes already collected, among
which are some very creditable produc-
lions, sho wing that. there are some of
our most intellectual and highly culti-
vated men laboring in behalf of the faith
1t is expected that there will be $50
or more delegates in attendance at this
conference, which will be in session tsree
days, and hold two business meetings
daily.
At 7:30 each evening grand public
meetings, with addresses, spirit commu-
n1cations, music, ETC., will be held;
large number of lecturers and mediums
will be present and participate In the
exercises. An invitation has been ex
tended to all spiritualists in the United
States and Canada TO be present. After
the speakers have given a talk on the
fundamental principles Of spiritualism,
its doctnaes, etc.. the test mediums will
give platform tests or public seances.
The Officers and trustees of the asso-
citation are:
President, Harrison D. Barrett, who re-
sides in the District, but whose citizen
ship is In New York State; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Cora L. v. Richmond Chicago,
Ill; secretary, Francis B. Woodbury.,