The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-02-27
4 SPIRITS LETTER.

municatlan II ON Him-Meeting of Spirit
uaists-Nationai Association Conven-
ton ut Madison square Garden.
New York, Feb, 26,-The mass con-
vention OF Spirituallsts, in the interests
of the National Spiritualist association,
held its first of six sessions in the con-
cert hall Of the Madison Square Garden
at 1880 q. m, to-day This convention
adyertises three sessions this day and
an equal number tomorrow. Songs,
addresses, piano playing, tests and psy-
chometric readings, with an occasional
improvised poem thrown in, comprise
the pabulum to be furnished the audi
ence.
The New York Evening Suns account
says:
An American flag. a pitcher of ice
water, two pianos, several chairs and
table made up the furnishings of the
stage at the west end of the concert
hall this morning.
The attendance was fair and--meas-
ured by the buzz of conversation pre-
vious to the commencement Of the ex-
ercises-of a very neighborly charac-
ter.
This buzzing did not entirely cease
when q tall young man, with white
face and Paderewski hair, sauntered
down to the piano. His name was Pro-
fessor Colt. He began the operations.
Faint applause, but no recall, followed
the end Of his effort. There came next
a hymn, in which the audience Joined,
and then a silent invocation.
1.-THE reason of this convention is that
there is something to say" began Mrs.
Cora Richmond preliminary to intro
ducing Mrs. Mary A. Newton, president
of the First society of New York, who
was to make the address of welcome.
"A greater reason, however, is the
imminence of spiritual in the world
continued Mrs. Richmond.
Mrs Newton prefaced her remarks
with few picturesque words, in which
she told the anecdote of the discovery
of Spiritualism on earth. 1t was in the
Fox family and consisted of "rappingS.
The mother of seven children, each of
whom tried to initiate the unearthly
sounds, refused to believe that because
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her children, followed by three long
drawn sepulchral ones, which indicated
the age of one of her children who had
died shortly before. The child was
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quei ic" - caliuo. pe' was tne an
smer' Ailo.iier epirltualst SAD thae
| Siie was ilsht, anu mere began the cohl-
| III tilll. Win the unseen world
what VIII DC the enc! asked Mrs.
| ~" 'oi' eirain l, inls news mas
spile 1roulio tue Woriu as Tar as mortal
SLIPS sun 80, sue continued. Inc uii-
seen ~ now the real 1t Is TO our medl-
uiils' those sensitive instruments that
| coiiilecl the iS!hg ana the dead, we
| owe everything. Let US 40 much LOT
.NeIh'
| Mrsv Newton is medium herself.
one proved IL. Pretaclng her piece Gle
| reslstehce win the sentence Hosts OF
| unseen ones are mere 10 greet US, she
salo mat her husband, Henry j. New
TON, was rlGht at her side. MT Newton
III NE was the heao OF the splrltuailstlc
| lraterilty III America.
lls usetulness on earth was abrupt
| ~ terminated by g. Lexington avenue
4 capie car at Iwenty-thlrd street and
| BroadEVa y al snort time ago Besides
standing AT ms WIDOWS SIDE during the
| nleetlhe TINS morning ne thoughtfully
| "roIe hef d ieetef last evening winch
WAS READ 20 the attenalng prothers ana
SISTERS.
Mr Newton SAID IN ms letter: HAD
IL oeen my privilege to sun dwell in
| mortar me l Would nave mace the ad-
| ufess OF welcome TINS morning. IT IN
| DER such conditions would nave done
IL why NOT now? lie praised the con-
| Ventlohs members IN no measured
| terms Tor thelf great work, spoke OF
ms repeated visits IN the spirit recent
~ at carnegie nan ana cotlldnt say
| SilOus5Al itIGC lAlllSS duOul Lie SGCIG-