The evening times., 1896-10-22
sP|a|TuAL|sTs' FINAL DAY
Routine Business Was Trans
acted at the Last Session.
PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE
Monthly Mass Meetings Are to He
Held Under the Auspices of the
National AsSOciatiOn-GOOd Finan-
cial Report-Pl9ns Made to Further
the Spiritual temple Project.

The National Spiritualists' A ssociation be-
gah its third and last days business ses-
sIvu thIs morning Ut 10 O'Clock Win many
delegates present.
The delegates reports, submitted by
Mrs. Cauw andder, chairman, showed that
Ouly Al societies out of 100 had sub
mitted their annual reports, and for that
reason justice could not be done as to the
stauuIng of the association. Out OF the
forty societies reported three were State
associations and the remainder were re-
ports from local societies. The report
stated that the total number OF spiritual
lists belonging to the forty societies was
I,40U; receipts during the year OF the
societies reported was S1O,3SO.61; eX-
penditurcs, S9.663.s balance on hand,
S1,211.69: rentais, S2,S95; seating ca
parity. 5.20s: meetings during the year.
1915: average attendance per Sunday.
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The committee announced that any char
ter society who failed 10 pay its annual
dues will b. dcbarrcd privilege of sending
IL representative TO the national assocl1-
ton. motion was made to adopt this
recommendation. and after good deal OF
discussion. the convention decided that the
board of trustees
PROXIES TO BE ALLOWED.
The matter of allowing proxies was
brought up, and after 1nuch debate, 1t was
decided that proxies To the association in
the future viii be allowed As in the past.
Proposed amendments to the constitution
Of the association Were next considered.
Much debate was had on several proposed
am endments, the committee recommend
ing thatthey he rejected, which was flnaily
adopted. An amendment providing for
fund to be known as the national spiritual
lists temple fund, for the purpose OF buy
ing lot and erecting temple thereon
whose purrort and influence shall be dis
tinctly national, combining an auditorium,
seancc room, a library, living apartments
for the secretary and for such mediums is
may he there located under the auspices of
the n. S. A, and also such educational
departments as the board of trustees may
in their wisdom adopt. And 1t provides
that the erection OF the temple should not
begin until there would be in the treasury
a fund sufficient to pay the entire contract
price Of the erection OF such building.
without discussion the whole matter was
referred to the incoming board of trustees.
FOUR LECTURERS EMPLOYED.
In the report of the financial committeeit
was recommended that four able and com
petent lecturers he employed to go into
the field nho should advance the interest
OF spritualism. This was adopted.
The association allowed $1,000 annu-
ally for the secretary, instead OF $500,
as it now is.
The delegates " ere instructed to purchase
copies of Washington papers and have the
proceedings of the convention rcpublished
in the papers al their respective homes.
1t was provided that mass meeting be
held monthly during the next six months
in one Of the large cities in the country
under the auspices OF the national asso-
citation.
The report Of the committee on lyceum
work recommended that more attention be
given to the perfection OF lyCcums for the
children: that object lessons be commenced.
that when lyccumS are established let II
bc for the chldren'S benefit and not for
..cray-h aired people" The committee
also recommended that suitable music be
provided at the childrcn's lyceum; that
much care I've taken in the selection OF
officers and teachers of lyCeums. The com
1nittee also recommended that spiritual
song-bouks and not orthordoX books be
supplied. The report as a whole was
unanimously adopted.
The association adjourned until . O'Clock.
A reception will he given to the delegates
tonight from to s O'Clock in Masonic
Temple. by the Washington Spiritualists
Ladies' Aid Society.
After the reception an entertainment will
be given.