Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-03
OFFICERS ELECTED
nusIsEss MEETING OF AssoCrA-
rIoy HELD AT TYLER's LAKE
YESTERDAY MORNING.
Mrs. jackson Delivers Address TO
small But Interested Audi
ence In the Afternoon.

Texas spiritualIsts certainly mean
business. Whatever may be said IN the
way OF criticism OF their religion, their
science or their philosophy their
seances. their materializations or their
spirit manifestations, they are In DEAD
earnest when 1t comes to the business
OF their enterprise. They say they
propose to conduct their business on
strictly religious principles Te the
eye Of the reporter they certainly pro
noe TO conduct their religion on busl-
ness principles This was evidenced
al their meeting yesterday morning.
The occasion was the annual election
OF officers Of the campmeeting assoela-
ton. After few Introductory remarks
By President Watkins, in which ne
stated that all who were present as
members Of the local societies we're also
members OF the state Campmeetlh5 as
ISOLATION, and were therefore emitted
20 vote. nominations were declared 70
be In order. Captain J. g. Natklnss q
Dallas, Judge J. ID. Wray ana ;. J;
Br1yguson OF Fort Worth. were placed
la nomination. The two latter gentle
men Immediately declined in favor OF
Captain Watkins, who was unanl-
captain thanked the members SIN
cerely for the honor and confidence
reposed in him for the second time, put
m0destiy stated that he had hoped
some one else would have been chosen
In his place. Mrs. /. a. Hlnsdale
speaking to a question OK privilege evil
IDENTIFY voiced the sentiment OF all pres
emit when she spoke Of his good ana
sell-saClfclng work IN the past and de-
clared that he was the right man In
the right place. Mrs. jackson ana
others emphasized this fact. The other
officers were as follows; First vice
president, Mrs. L \ Hinsdale, Of Fort
Worth: second yice-president, c. W.
Newman, Of san Antonio; third vice.
president, Or. J. De Buchanauae; secre-
/ tary. W. J. Mcconnell, OF Dallas;
| treasurer. Mrs l.. s. sutton, of Fort
| Worth. II was decided to create the
| office Of assistant secretary. and ID. \.
| stone, OF Dallas. was chosen to that
| position. Five directors were chosen
| as follows Judge ]. W. Wrey, Fort
| Worth. o. E. Dickinson, Mineral Wells
| DR.. b. c. Tabor, Dallas; Miss Bette
Lenox. Stephensville, and Mrs. L. 4
Hlnsdale. Fort Worth
on account OF the large amount Of
work devolylng upon the president Il
was thought best to create the un
official office OF chairman to be hlleS
| by person whose 1uty II shpuI1 oi
to preside at the encampments, intro
/ duce the speakers, etc. Mrs. Mary y
! Wilson, OF Fort Worth, was elected &
this office, Captain Watkins was giNei
the power to select such committees a.
| are necessary. Judge Wray, Mrs
Jackson and others VINO had ATTENDED
the great encampments in the Eas
/ and North rendered much assistanc
by their timely suggestions. All eN
pressed themselves as much please
with their success In their presen
eftort and with the outlook for tn
future.
Mrs. jackson spoke in the afternoo
TO a large and appreciative audience
She regretted very much that sh
would so soon leave Texas, but hope
TO return again In due time. Askin
for subjects from the audience man
were suggested. From among thel
she selected the following: Tell u
how earth matter and spirit matter ar
formed Man Is Inundated. she sal'
very much by the study OF the II
unltely large and the infinitely SINAI
Then with the microscope and q
telescope she dwelt most learned
, / upon matter. microbes, dust, protoplasl
! atomic life. the animalculae in dro
, ! Of water and in all our food. stardus
ether and the entities powers an
, 1 forces OF nature In general. Matter an
, spirit are co-equal, but spirit is frs
The thought which comes from
=, thinker an intelligence, 4 person
> some sense. must exist before II ca
express itself in organized form. II
spirit or mind which we call God mu
, exist In order to give expression TO n
y great machine We call the univers
, The development OF the butterfly fro
the caterpillar was cited as an illustri
ton OF the changes brought by life
It manifests itself In matter alwa,
working the most wonderful change
< I None OF us can tell how this Is dor
: much less how earth and spirit matt
n are formed All the matter the cart
y the universe we come in conta
d with. Is hut the ever changing e
/ preston Of spirit. Closing a short le
ture on this subject with a beautif
a insplratiCTal poem she took the que
e tion what Is Man" He Is the cor
{ bination OF those forces in nature Will
& express the highest type OF intelligen
% OF our age. He is the triumph OF III
the best mentality OF earth. "Wh
must / do 90 be saved" was answer
by the question, what am ! to
% saved from" Saving ones self Is kee
D. ing from the rocks on which
IN stumble. Cultivate yourself physical
D. mentally and morally SO you viii ha
I the power TO avoid the pitfalls OF II
d There is no punishment In store /
e. us for something We have never dol
our only salvation Is TO do our We
best always. II Is a dangerous d,
trine TO think that sin can be forgive
II We think We can be forgiven We
apt 20 do the same thing again II
the manner we follow the teachlr
H. and example OF Jesus, doing right
- the sake OF right that saves US. II
+, present struggle between labor q
~ capital" "co-operation.r and "dlv
~ growth" all these were taken a
r. woven into q most striking d
- beautiful poem, full OF humanitar
religion. instruction and help
thought, Capital and labor We're b
needed but they should be prope
II. adjusted. The great struggle betw
let them would result In the triumph
the rights OF man. and grand syst
OF cooperation would be esta blish
NJ Marriage and other subjects were tire
'0l ed In the same learned phllosophi
practical and poetioal manner.
dance OF "Wednesday night was $
cess. The old and young alike "Trip
:. the light fantastic toe" and u q
~ time was enjoyed by ali.