The herald., 1895-07-23
THE CAMP OF THE SPIRITS
Another Day at the Santa Monica Camp.
Meeting
Interesting Papers Read and Conclusive Tests
= Given to the Public-Those
Present

The second day Of the spiritualists'
camp at Santa Monica witnessed a larger
number OF tenters on the ground than
did the first. The attendance was noe
quite as large, there being fewer skeptics
among the audience at the three meet
ings. The interest is increasing among tht
believers. Today's article in the Heiald
was very generally discussed. there being
a good natured criticism of it that in the
main was favorable to the journal.
The morning service was commenced
with the usual song servcie. Miss Lydia
Allen, young lady ia her teens. deliv-
cred trance address. followed by tests
by Mrs. Rozilla Elliott. The main inter
est of the day centered in the afternoon
session when Prof. W. q. Bowman was
to talk. The gentleman is an orator of no
mean power, and considerable of a logi-
clan.
singing. after which President Dye, intro
duced Miss La Ranscum, who read a
spirit poem about the city by the sea.
Professor Bowman was introduced, and
the Bible" He did not enter into a gem
eral discussion of the merits of either, but
confined his attention to the fact that the
Bible taught spiritualism in all its
phases, and laid it down as a funda-
mental fact that all good Christians who
believed in the Bible must believe in spir-
itualism.
Admitted at the outset that spiritual
lists did not believe in the Bible in the
same sense as the churches, he then be-
gan comparison OF tho teachings of the
Bible, stating that the reason he chose
the theme was on account of the univer-
sal reverence there was for the book as
the inspire work of God.
His subjects of comparison were "In-
spiration the essence of the Christian
andSpirituaistic belief "but while Christ
ians only believe in good inspirations,
spiritualists believe in good and bad.
That spirtualisn was system, philoso-
ply or science OF the universal realm.
AID il the medium held out sign of
only rooms to let, and was not particular
of hes tenants character, they would be
good, bad and Indifferent.
The speaker had for his central throught
the point: "He or she who steps upon
spirit1alist platform talks to the whole
realm of the universe. finite and infinite"
arranged JOINT debate between DR..
Stephenson. the pastor of the M. E..
church here, and the gentleman, of an
amicable nature. for the purpose of hear.
ing both sides at the one time and giving
the latter the proper publicity.
LILO programme lOE tOQdy lb as 1OllOWS :
1880 a. m.-Mejiums' conference, led
by Mrs. Cowell.
2:3O p. m.-Address by Rev. Geo. W.
Carpenter.
Tests by Ben NJ. Barney.
7:30 p.m.-Lecture by Mrs. Cowell.
Testsby DR.. Schlessinger.
Among those who are already cam ping
on the ground are Mr.. and Mrs. H. 8.
Wilmans Mrs. u. e. Waterhouse. Mrs.
I. A. Hsndoy. Mrs. A. Wright, Mr.. Wal
ter Hall. Mrs. Amanda Hall. Mr.. and
Mrs. Shaefer. Mr.. Oscar Berger. Mrs. San
ford johnson, Mrs. r. ]. Bowen, Mrs. J.
Weir. J. T. Briggs, Mrs. Clara Briggs,
Mr.. Samuel Briggs. Mrs. Phoebe Briggs.
DR.. j. M. PEBBLES, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Wiggins. Mrs. G. L. Burton, Mrs. M. E..
Weeks Wright. Mrs. T.. Metzger. Mr.. w.
H. Dodge, Mrs. A. H. fleasants, Miss
Rose Pleasance. F. x. Ireland, Mrs. M.
J. Ireland, Mr.. G. Brandt, Mrs. Anna
Brandt. Mrs. A. Luebert, Mrs. Nettie
Howell, Mr.. s. D. Dye Mrs. Esther Dye.
Mrs. R. Cowell. Miss Gather, Mr.. F. w.
Curtis, Mrs. F. W. Curtis. DR.. J. B. Elliott.
Mrs.. B. Elliott. DIR. L. Schlessinger, Mrs.
Julia Schlesslnger. MIR. A. Is. Cooney, Mr.,
Henry D. Talbot, Mr.. Capt. Tyler Mis.rM.
C.Tyler. Mr.. Sam Samuels. Mrs. Samuel,
Samuels, DR.. N. D. Wilcox, Mrs. N. D.
Wilcox. Miss L. Miller. Miss Fowler. Mr..
A. ]. Moss. Mr.. A. J.Moss. Mrs. A. Il. West.
Mr.. Stanley Gould, Mr.. E. Shattu, k, Mrs.
+. Shattuck, Mr.. E. u. Lunt, Mrs. E.
Lunt, Mrs. NJ. Carter.