The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-09-30
,ine Spiritualists Convention.
o. af 0fficers for the Ensuing Year. The
Resolutions Adopted

....i.ists OF Maine was held Saturday
.lly, sept. 18th and 10Th, in City
2uSJa, under the auspices of the
.. state Spiritualists Association.
.ay morning the several commit
va chosen and there was an adj
Dr. Dean Clarke. the we'll known
lu Spiritualist, an able speaker.
wing letter to Mrs. Viola Rand,
.anizer, from Francis B. Wood
rataly of the National Spiritual
- association, was read:
.I..-.iN NOTION. D. c., Sept. II, 81. A
,eeting to the Maine spiritualists
,a. success crown your efforts. Maine
.as If Harrison d. Barrett, the Lin
-he spiritual movement, should
support the institution that has
..- ..ah a success under his manage
organization is the watchword
lrging all loyal spiritualists on to
yanced motives than they have
ueyed. The religion of spiritual
vet triumph over its defamers.
FRANCIS BAILEY WOODBURY..
IDS were elected for the ensuing year:
.-.Ant. Rev. A. j. Weaver, Old Or
prominent Universalist minister;
president, A. II. Blackington,
ID vice president, Mrs. Sadie j.
Waterville: directors, Judge 6.
4Os, Augusta; \. F. Smith, Ban
Francis Ward, Portland; Charles
ewiston; 7. F. Rand. Hartland;
h Durham. Belfast; II. Hume
1jison: r. W. Woodman, West
sufamin Bradley. Fairfield.
umittee ON resolutions reported
wing, which We're adopted:
os we recognize in spiritualism
a most important movements of
and whereas it has come into the
al taken its place as permanent
the world progress.
rtqe Resolved thar we Spiritual
N4ine in convention assembled do
ledge to it d hearty and united
e That we recognize honest
b as the inspiration. power and
ut Spiritualism, and that We
oar mediums our undivided
g., gheir work in behalf Of truth.
3d. That we enter our eternal
State protest against all fraud,
.1 auy species of counterfeit me
.t.. That we hail the spiritualist
ohio as a SIGN of progress and
uuI earnest support.
a. That We favor the building
.aH0t OF homes for our worthy ana
mediums and speakers.
.ea That we give our hearty sup
.ur \. ). A.. whose WORK during
tour wears has demonstrated ITS
t.NeI u 81 0li5 VI III 0'' 'io '''
J No. he f,,or tba establish
..... local spiritualist societies in this
aer states
3D. mat we favor the eStaolish-
no,,ioo+ad Of lata yaars as the
.-.r investigating and demonstrating
t ilaI ~ I 'iou J 1'+7 a,,, ~
, MS State and uroe ON neople to
a. onorable means to secure its re-
~ -,i--a o,,, S,,nnnrt To ali move
~ ti,at tend to promote the progress
he world
sou 7"' Il"' We "ppi eei"'e ,iie oh
..I mis- tbp Maine Spiritualists' AS
uu.
~ I,,,-l, ~ I.inli11r and e,atuit
,aened their homes for the enter
r nf the convention.
saturday evening session was devot-
addresses by Mrs. M. j. Went
Knox Corner; Mrs {. H. Clarke
sta. pr. Dean clark OF Portland
d. Weaver OF Old orchard and
Ni-tie Holt Harding OF East Somer-
1AsS. lhefe were also tests D!
-.- "-Ning and MIS- A. " stevens OF
morning u Dean Ciarke gave
90, which VS. followed by remarks
" eaTer and tests by Mrs Harding
eaver' president OF the NJ ,. .
wed with an appear lot Tue estao-
% ehalls III our coileseS "neie
'udi DIS Wei d 'le o'nei ph'ios0-
ID be taught AS an outline OF 'he
''9g'' Work OF the M . > A. he
-N"- Ii Inc nTSt step would be the Sccur-