The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-08
PIRITUALISTS' REUNION
Final Meeting of the State AS
ISOLATION in Golden Gate
Hall.
What 1t Is Claimed That Organiza.
tion Has Done for the Order.
A Funeral.

The State Spiritualists' Association met
in Golden Gate Hall Sunday morning
in informal session. A large audience
was present. President Thomas G. New
man presided, and on the platform we're
Rev. II. P. Haworth, Mrs. Hendee-R Rogers,
Hattie D. Wrenn, Mrs. f. A. Logan, Mrs.
Maxwell-Colby, Mrs. Fannie Place and
Mrs. 6. W. Shriner.
The exercises began with a fine violin
solo by Professor R. D. Young, accom-
panied by Nine. E. Young, which was fol-
lowed by poetic invocation by Mrs. Hen
dee-Rogers.
State President Newman introduced
Hon. Harrison D. Barrett of Washington,
D. c., president of the National Associa-
tiou of spiritualists. He said that formerly
there had seemed to be no place in the
world for SpirituaIism, but that now, since
organization, all that was changed and
spiritualism has place and an influence
in the worlds a recognized factor in the
great moral work of civilization. He held
that the God of Spiritualism was that all
pervading power which creates, evolves
and moves all things.
Thomas G. Newman followed and
likened spiritualism in California and the
Nation, previous to organization. to Sher-
idan's army, and President Barrett's trip
through the States 10 Sheridan's famous
ride, the result in both cases being the
same = confusion and disorder were
changed to order and system.
Rev. H. P. HaWoTth's address was full
of good points and evoked considerable
enthusiasm among his listeners.
At the afternoon session Mrs. Chandler
led the audience in singing Nearer My
God to Thee" after which n. F. Ravlin
spoke on The Evolution of Esoteric
Spiritualism, and said that by exoteric
systems one might turn out all sorts of
thinkers, professors, ETC., without once
touching the spiritual nature. He was
vehement in his defense of woman.
Mrs. Emma Sherwood of Chicago sang
1.-The Poor Mans Sheaf."
Professor w. ]. Colville, a speaker well
known to San Francisco spiritualists,
spoke upon the same subject as did Mr..
Ravlin.
A violin solo was then given by Pro-
lessor E. A. Whitelaw OF Boston, accom-
panied by Mrs. Geraldine Morris.
The evening session of the association
was attended by crowd that filled Golden
Gate Hall. The meeting was opened by
the playing of the President Barrett
march by Young's Orchestra. Mr.. Bar
rett recited 1.-The Song of the Mystic, by
Father Ryan, the poet priest of the South,
and proceeded with his address.
"Spiritualsm," he said, comes with
message of love and an outstretched hand
to all classes. from the lowest pariah OF
society to the highest in the land-shuns
none, but is ready to help all up to
higher manhood or womanhood-is ready
to help all who have lost the raiment of
purity 10 win new garments and the crown
of duty we'll performed"
An address was given by Mrs. Eliza
beth Watson, who for a long time prior to
1889 was lecturer for the Progressive Spir-
itualists' Society. Mis-. Watson's address
was short but full of poetic feeling and
was frequently interrupted with applause.
After some pleasing musical. numbers
had been given Edward X. Earle the test
medium. gave series of, tests. At the
close of Mr.. Earle's tests the meeting adj
journed.