The morning times., 1895-10-17

Sunday laws and the medical fraternity
received attention from the National Spirit
ualist Association yesterday.
The session was opened with music, after
which the committee on the preside nt's
report made its report.
The committee consisted of the following
delegates: DIR. George a Fuller, Mrs. A.
E. Streets, Mrs. J. r. Francis, II. w.
Richardson. and Edgar N. Emerson
All OF the recommendations proposed
| by President Barrett were adopted by
the convention. The committee, consist
ing of Capt E. w. Gould. Clara Field
Conant, E. r. Whiting, Mrs. A. NJ. Glad
ing, and Ed. S. Pope. made its report on
the seeretary's report and recomme nded
its adoption.
Most OF the morning session was taken
up with the discussion of the institution
of lyccums throughout the country, which
which are intended as educational schools
| for children.
One OF the suggestions proposed was
| for the national convention to issue tracts
and colored pictorials for distribution
| among the children as a means of etluca-
| tion.
The establishment of a national school
was also discussed by the convention and
| many OF the delegates favored such an
| Institution.
PUT ITSELF ON RECORD
The per capita tax OF 20 cents COM
pelling each member to pay this amount
to the National Association, as now In
vogue, was continued
The greater part of the afternoon session
was taken up in hearing the reports OF the
auditing committee. the committee on reso-
utions and the discussion Of the 20 cents
per capita tax which was brought over from
the morning meeting.
The report of the auditing committee was
adopted as read and a rising vote of thanks
returned the members for their efficient
work.
The report of the committee was a very
voluminous paper. 1t affirmed knowl-
edge in the continuity of all life and its
operations in accordance with intelligent
law.
The resolutions concur in the immortal
deClara ton Of Independence that ali men are
born free and equal ard denounces in un-
measured terms the imprisonment OF medt-
unis in various States of tie Union under
false pretenses. The imprisonmcnt OF
Eugene Debs, the labor leader, without
trial by jury, was also denounced.
The association put itself ON record as
opposed to all Sunday laws based on the
idea that it is Gods holy day. The efforts
of the medical fraternity in several states
to have laws enacted depriving citizens
Of their God-given right to employ whom
they pleased to minister to them IN SICK
ness was also denounced as an Infringe
ment of mans Inherent privileges
Tile question of the association defraying
the expenses OF the board OF trustees came
up under n motion to reconsider and called
forth a lively discussion. IL was finaHy
decided that the expenses OF the Board
should be paid by the association.
Just before adiouning till evening. Mrs
NJ. E. Cadwallader, on behalf of Maryland
friends. presented President Barrett with
an immense bouquet of roses
u d a u III L.,
shortly after the opening of the evening
session President Barrett was suddenly
taken i'll and compelled to leave the hall.
Vice President Mrs. Cora L. v. Richmond
conducted the exercises during the rest OF
the evening.
The opening address was by Mrs Nj L.
Longley, who spoke OF the press in general |
Mrs. NJ. E. Cadwaliader next spoke on |
modernspirltualism. LoDgageSago,she |
the Lord said let there be light and there |
was electric light, and lastly the mediums |
said let there be light and there wasspiritual |
light. For centuries the blessings of edu-
cation she said, was within the reach OF /
a few. bigots and the clergy. but that is /
a thing of the past for now ignorance is |
looked upon as the only sin, and knowledge |
as the safest road to salvation.
But there is q time coming and it is not |
far distant, the speaker said. when all the
theology of the world will be laid aside and |
the people will begin to think and speak |
for themselves. There are laws on the |
statute books of every State in the Union |
which ought and will be wiped out, be- |
cause they are unjust.
In closing she called attention 70 what |
she claimed to be the disfranchisemeDt of |
the negro in South Carolina, and said it
should be a warning and question for
mediums to ponder over
At the close of her address she was pre-
Sentcd with Il basket OF roses by Mrs. B. B.
Hill, of Philadelphia.
The last address WAS by Mr.. Ebin Cobb,
of Boston, who related memories of the
long ago." in which he touched up Col
Bob Ingerson.
Mrs. j. ]. Whitney. of San Francisco,
4 test medium, explained how and why she
became a Spiritualist. She comes of a
family of ministers, one of her uncles
being bishop, but none of them ever at
tempted to diSsuade or deter her from
the course she was pursuing. She becomes
unconscious under the influence of her con-
troll.
She made several tests" which were
verified by persons in the audience.
During the evening the Langley quartet,
composed of Prof. and Mrs. Langley and
Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Hatch, rendered de-
lightful vocal music