The morning times., 1896-10-22

The second afternoon session of the
| National Spiritualists' 4 ssociation yes
terday began with the submission of the
| report or the committee on credentials,
which W as read in detail and adopted.
The committees report on the presidents $
report was read, clause b y clause, and adopt
! ell or amended seriatim. Among the recon-
mendations OF the report Were tEose pro-
| viding ior printing or 2 1000 copies OF the
| constitution and bylaws OF the association
| Iur free distribution; approving or the ap
| puin,ment or missionaries, approving the
| careful espionage by the association OF So
Called mediums and 1ortune-tellers, and
| the weeiins out OF tnis class, providing lOr
| the organization OF State associations; re-
Com mending the formation OF Il fund for tie
erection OF a Temple or Spiritualism in
The National Capital.
School of Psychic Philosophy was re-
| commended in the report, was also u
fund for the purchase Of the Fox home
in Rochester, but a cOmmiuiee making
Later report took an opposite position on
this matter.
The Committee on the secretary's report
covers fully the grOundwork OF Secretary
WuOdburys exhaust We document. Mis-
siUnary work in the Southern States. and
especial activity in New York, Were re-
Commended among other things.
TkEA sURER's REPORT APPROVED.
The auditing committee adopted the
treasurer's report with out amendment
or discussion. He stood On the platform
ANA Listened to LIS own praises and was
smuthered by OratOricai bouquets so to
speak. After a long discussion on the
question nf making Mir. barrett national
organizer aa well as president. Mr.. SchiEn
ar La for D.
making the point Of OrGer thai the consti-
tuition already covered the bieCt uE-
der discussion. IL was decided to make
President Barrett Il ciicf organizer with
such assistants as he might employ.
The special committee on lyccums had
not reported. During the discussion that
followed the subm SsiUn OF the report
on the presidents Recommendations, the
matter Of the Seibcrt fund was passed
without action. Daring this discussion
al were IInpreS Sed with the business
like methods used IN handling the sub
jccts under con sideration
\ feature Of tie afternoon session WIS
Tire number ii speeches made by delegates
in cummendation of President Barrett anu
tie methods he Fad used III advancing the
cause # splrttualism.
The report of the committee on reSulu-
tons was the last work If the afternoon
session. The document is the platform.
tic articles of faith Of sEirltuaiism, ana
tie declaration OF principles by which
they desire to be judged.
ITS PRINCIPLES DECLARED.
It declares, among other things. that.
We the delegates of the national con
vention OF Spirtualists Of the United
States OF America and Canada, declare
the Truth of the conscious existence OF the
spirit or man. after its separation from
lne body, ana its ability, Unuer proper con-
dltiuns, to communicate intelhgenuy with
spirits still incarnate, we declare that the
love and guidance of our dear ones who
have passed 10 the summerIand is the
sweetest boon of human kind and that the
instructions OF the highly developed spirits
lead us To exalted plains OF intellectual
Illumination and moral purity.
We declare that the teachings of the
brightest spiut intelliGeuces are incum-
patible with bigOtry and tyranny, but are
in consonance with tie Wi,irst possible
liberty of the mind: therefore, be it
Resolved, That We pledge our unfaltcr-
ing liegiaHCe L. the white ilag OF Spiritual
ism, and to the stars and stripes OF our
beloved country.
Resolved, That We oppose by ballot,
pen, and tongue, every effort made To
abyidge our rights as citizens, and that
We keep "A vigilant eye for the detection
ur any IusidinuS schemes having for their
purpose the recognition By the State OF
any form OF religion"
OTHER QUESTIONS DECIDED.
After adopting sections dems ndins a
pure personal life for every medium; guar
antceing legal protection from prosecution
10 legitimate mediums: declaring It 10 be
the purpose OF the National SplrituaIisJs'
Association To carry SpIritualism beyond
ITS present position and make IL useful To-
the public; ihdorsiug the various educa-
tioual efforts of the association and those
coun1csed with il; recommending quarter
ly reports from the secretary, aud com
including the efforts of Mrs Cadv allaGer in
behalf of prosecuted mediums, it was fur
thcr resolved.
That we tender to Mr.. II. c. Rurch.
the manager If the Ebbiti House, our cor
dial thanks for the use OF the larlu:> ur
that hotel for our reception on Monday
evening last. To the press of this city for
ii full and truc reports OF the proceedings
of this convention, and that We express
uur appreciation to all persons of what
ever shade of opinion who have been
generous enough to deal with Us in the
>rir,t of brotherhood and cooperate with
US ir the cause OF humanity"
Just eforeadjournmcntit was announced
that Mrs Flora Cabell of Washington vol
untecrs the douatiOn of $500 in cash
toward the temple fund. and agrees TO
give. by her will. $1.UOu at her death.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The evening meeting was of a char
acter similar To last nights. Mrs. Cora l..
V. Richmond presided. A song by Miss
Maddern. with violin obligato, opened the
entertainment. and Mrs. A. NJ. Glading
followed in a twenty minute address.
which she prefaced with the statement
that she was always under spirit control
when she spoke in public. Her talk was
a definition of the true scope
of spiritualism and the n. S. A; of con
graduation OH the past and guidance for
the future. A vocal solo by Mr. Sullivan
followed.
Mr. sprague of New York made force
full speech on the relations of spiritualism
and spiritualists TO the public. and de-
plored the misrepres entation and bad
faith from which the cause suffers: re-
minded the public that in order 10 obtain
on any subject they must go to
people who have studied it; that spiritual
ism was not all table-tilting, and in spite
of the most careful surveillance, frauds
would creep into any belief.
Mrs. j. J : Whitney was the test medium
for the evening. She said before making
her demonstration that she was n total
stranger here and that, therefore, to the
uninItIatcd she would say that this ought
to relieve her of any suspicion of collision.
The tests that followed were numerous and
interesting, and it was stated that with
one exception the spirit communications
were to persons not spritualsts. Miss
lack snn fhp hit ay1niuv N