Evening star., 1896-10-21

state legislatures. He wanted no religion
taught In the public schools, for as soon as
the teacher teaches religion he becomes q
priest. He wanted no oath exacted in the
courts.
Jesus said. Swear not at all.' and If
Jesus were in this country today He could
not testify in half our courts. A man who
won't tell the truth without an oath won't
tell the truth with one.
1T is human power that keeps the GRIM
inal to the truth. He Is afraid of the cross
examination that makes him tell the truth;
he Is afraid of the judge and afraid he
Will be found out. He is perfectly ready to
take an oath. and really wants to do so
to give weight to his lie Miracles never
yet stopped commitment of q crime; it
Is human power that checks 1t. II a thief
goes into field to steal a horse and only
God is there he will steal the horse; but
If the sheriff is there he will not steal the
horse.'
Mr.. Putnam spoke against Sunday laws
He was in favor of Sunday as day Of
liberty and rest. but he did not want a
Sabbath He said there was no foundation
for keeping Sunday as holy day, except
the command of Constantine in the year
32l, and Constantine was one Of the blood
lest men who ever lived, and murdered his
own wife and son. There was a Sabba 18th
and an anti-Sabbath party in the church.
but St. Paul said of the Sabbath, in speak
ing of its observance, Let every man be
wholly persuaded in his mind"
Mr.. Putnam was frequently interrupted
storm of applause, beautiful bunch Of
ohrysanthemums being presented to him
by an admirer in the audience.
Mr.. Geo. Scott then rendered couple Of
comical songs: But He Couldn't Get a
Shave on Sunday" and parody on Just
Tell Them That You Saw Me.
Clara Field COnant then explained to the
audience the phenomena of clairvoya1ce
She said she saw spirits as she saw per-
sons, and frequently could not tell one
from the other. and gave an extended ex-
planation of various phenomena connected
with clairvoyance.
Master Julius Burnham of this city rem
dered violin solo with splendid effect.
MIR. Altcmus' Tests.
j. H. Altemus of this city gave an ex
hitition of mediumistic powers that made
the skeptical think. After singing Scatter
Seeds of Kindness the medium went un-
der control and rushing from the stage
to the center aisle chose member of the
audience as the central figure of his test.
About you are several Spirits" he said.
Sarah Jane Reamer is the name I am
given and she has message for Charlotte
Perkins"
The shade wanted to assure her friend
that she still lived and the person for
whom this message was given readily said
he knew the persons designated. Then
The medium gave a message to one OF those
present from Lily Hull, who passed over
september 1888, anu MS statements
were pronounced to be correct.
Rev. Moses Hull spoke to the audience
briefly on immortality. He said that no
proof of immortality had ever been given
except through spiritualism. and told a
story of a Methodist minister who had
proven" immortality by the writings of
Robert Dale Owens, not knowing that he
was spiritualist, and was shocked when
he found his error.
The meeting was concluded by mediumis-
tic tests given by Mrs. Maggie Waite and
violin solo by Professor E. A. Whitelaw
OF San Francisco.
Delegates Present.
list of delegates who have arrived here
to attend the convention follows:
California-Oakland, ]. V. Mcintyre; San
Diego. Mrs. S. j. Gill, Mrs. Rachel Wal
colt; San Francisco. Mr.. j. j. Whitney,
State Association. Mrs Maggie Waite, Mrs
J. j. Whitney, Mrs. Elizabeth Sloper, w.
J. Colvile. Mr.. NJ. S. Merton, Mrs Julia
Slessinger, John Mullen, Prof. ]. S. Love-
land Mrs. S. Cowell not present, Mr.. S. ID.
Dye. Mr.. VIM. Yeaw, Mrs. D. N. Place.
Summerland, Mrs. c. A. Sprague.
Canada-Toronto, Mrs. NJ. E. Young of
Boston, Mass, Mrs. Loe F. Prior.
Colorado-Denver, DR.. G. c. b. Ewell,
Mrs. Mary S. Hatch.
Observation-Disclosures Mrs. Matte AL
bee; Courponce Lake Spiritual Assocla tion
Mrs. A. E. Pierce; Meriden, Mr. Henry W.
Hale; Mantle. Mr. E. r. Whiting; Nor
Wich. Mrs. Helen Wood; State Association
MIR. Jos. Storrs, Mrs. j. d. Storrs; Will
mantle, Miss Mary Hatch.
District of Columbia-Washington Mrs
Adeline Glading, Mrs. Jaquess, Mr.. Henry
Stenberg.
F'lorida-Tampa, Mr. c. Parcell Mrs
Della Concannon.
Georgia-No representation.
llilnois-Blo Mr.. S. K. Hail. Mr..
Fred freeman; Chicago, VIM. Richmond.
Mrs. S. H. Mcintyre, Mrs. Frances E. Ding
man.
Iowa-Dubuque, Mrs F. =. Stinehart:
Mississippi Valley Association camp meet
Ing, Col Jas. Freeman, DR.. o. G. w. Adams,
DR.: 7. ]. Preston.
Kansas - Arkansas City. Clara Field
Conant
Maine-Etna, Mrs. Viola A. B. Rand, F.
N. Smith
Maryland Baltimore. Mrs. DR.. Graham,
Chas Schirm, Chas. w. Stanglen.
Massachusetts-Fall River, Dr. N. u.
Lyon; Boston, w. H. Bach, Mr.. Hebron
Libby, Mrs. Carrie P. Pratt; Salem, j. B.
Hatch, sr.; State Association. Mrs. Carrie
L. Hatch, Mr.. J. b. Ha tch. jr., Mr.. T. f.
Rand: Worcester, Mr. Jno. Wheeler.
Michigan-Ionia, Mrs. Q. II. Soule; Owos-
so. G. w. Shook; State Associa .ion, Mr.
Jno. Hutchinson, Mrs. A. f. Sheets.
esota-Northwestern Camp Meeting
Association. DIR. S. n. Aspinwall, a. c.
Dunn; st. Paul, Mrs l. G. r. Evans.
st. Louis. Capt. E. w. Gould, Mrs. NJ l..
Wheeler Brown, Mrs. Matte Chamberlain;
State Association, Mr.. NJ. A. Warren.
New Jersey-Linwood, Jos. Broadhead,
Mrs. S. M. Broadhead.
New York-Brooklyn. VIM. H. Hawks,
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Kurth, Mrs. Thrall; Buff
falo, Mrs. A. G. Atcheson; s. E. and p. I'm
ion, Lily Dale, Mr.. Frank Walker Miss
Eliza ]. Walker, Mr.. Isaac P. Walton;
Waverly, Mr.. John Eggleston; East Au-
rora, H. w. Richardson; Yonkers, Mr.
George A. Bacon; Oswego, Mrs. E. E.
Poucher.
Ohio-Geneva, L. G. Hutchinson Hoaglin
township, Mrs. Erlich; Willoughby, Mr.. L.
w. Bond.
Oregon-Portland, Mrs. Ella Royal Will
Jams. Mrs. Jennie Hagan Jackson.
Pennsylvania-Philade Mrs. NJ. E.
Cadwallader, Mrs. B. B. Hill, Mr. Theo.
Ibach, Miss Mary r. Galloway, VIM. p.
Lees; Pittsburg, Jno. Grayburn, Mrs. S.
Myron; Richmond, g. w. Day.
Rhode Island-Providence Mrs. Ida p A.
Whitlock.
Utah-Salt Lake City, Moses Hull.
Fraternal delegate from the American
Secular Union and Free Thought Fedora
ton, Samuel Putnam.
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