The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-05
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the chair. The roIIcall of the delegates
showed that the larger portion were pres
ent and that the State was quite well rep
resented. Among those occupying seats
upon the platform were Hon. Harrison
D. Barrett, president of the National AS
ISOLATION, and Stephen D. Nye of Los An
geles, president of the State Camp-meet-
Ing Association.
A question as to the right of the Free
thought Spiritual Society of this City to
be represented in the association by dele
gates from its auxiliary (outside or
branch) societies was raised and created
some little discussion, which at times was
quite heated until National President Bar
rett suggested that the matter be referred
to a committee, and on motion the
president was empowered to appoint a
committee of three, this committee to be
composed OF persons not interested in any
OF the freethougnt societies, and to report
upon the mum Der of delegates 10 which
said society as whole was entitled.
President Wadsworth appointed as such
committee Messrs. hurry of San Jose, Dr.
Grattan OF Stockton and Stephen D. Dye
OF Los Angeles. The reading of the
minutes by the secretary, Mrs. Julia
Schlesinger, was next in order, and the
minutes were adopted. The president
appointed as committee on rules NJ. S
Norton, W. Z. Jones and J. II. Lohmeyer
On motion of MIR. Norton National Presl-
dent Barrett was made associate COUNSEL
IN said committee on rules.
The association adjourned until p. NJ
The president having announced that the
ladies had room to seat some forty people
in the banquet-room, large number of
the visiting delegates and members of the
association repaired to the tables and did
10, i
and there were basketfuls left, too.
The association was called to order
again at 2:30 P. NJ. The report of the COM
mittee on rules was presented and adopted
National President Barrett announced
the presence of Thomas G. Newman, ed
itor of the Philosophical Journal, pub
hshed IN San Diego, and asked that Mr.
Newman be recognized as the representa-
tive and delegate of the First Spiritualist
Society of San Diego. By unanimous con-
sent Mr.. Newman was declared the repre-
sentative Of the above-me ntioned society,
and amid applause took his seat among
the delegates.
President Wadsworth then read his first
annual report, which showed that the as
ISOLATION and the cause of spiritualism
throughout the State was in prosperous
condition. The reports of the treasurer
and secretary were read and referred to
the finance committee. The finance COM
was accepted. The report of the State or
ganiZer was next read and showed that q
number of new societies have been organ
lied ana that there is q greater interest
manifested in spiritualism at the present
time than ever before, and there is call
for information and light regarding it and
its doctrines.
Mrs. Julia Schlesinger as assistant or
ganizer reported regarding her mission to
the Redondo camp-meeting, which was
full of interest and showed that there is as
general thing much interest manifested
in the southern part of the State and a
tendency among the societies of that sec
tion to join the State association.
National President Barrett was called
for and gave one of his characteristic
little speeches. He brought greetings
from this East and said that the Spiritual
ism of California, like all things else Cali
fornian, was the largest and grandest to
be found in the world. He advised the
sinking OF personalities, the abandonment
OF envy and selfshness in the interest of a
higher and better spiritualism and the
rising on the ruins of dead past to a new
and higher type of manhood.
President Wadsworth announced the