The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

laR(.tt|Ak.4l hplfituautA all
NN.sf,giit,tfy over the United
y5SgsAlsN States. Is TO be
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n superb temple.
gorgeous and Impressive place OF wor-
ship, IN the very heart OF the city Of
Sen Francisco. whore the poor 80.
lourners here on earth and ghosts ga
lore from regions above may meet and
commune with one anolher-a wor-
shipping place for the living and the
dead. Il was thought until recently
nat the now assured place OF worship
would never matorlalize. except per
lapa on a lllllputian gcale In the small
confines OF a Undertaking. cabinet.
This was largely due 10 the lack OF
unity among splrltualistic bodies BY
his u must not be imagined that the
'ault was entirely that Of tho members
II these different societies. Far from
~ The spirits themselves are said
% have been largely to blame. /, must
act be thought that. because an argu-
mentailve woman dies. her spirit Il
sweetness and doclli,y pcrsonlhcd. or.
rather. apiri,uallzod. Not a Bit Of AZ
Spirits can be as pervorse. as moan,
~ hard 20 convince and Of "a disagree
able a manner as We poor morials who
are len 10 scold and frht among each
other here on earth. other spirits are
refined through death and are purity
ITSELF while others. agaln, have a keen
sense Of the humorous and are always
ready Tor nrankH cf an kinds. Wit
ness George" ore OF the attending
spirits Of The celebrated New York
splrima'igi. Fletcher George" was
rounier ard bon yivani On Mia time and
died By his own hand before De was
hall ihrough with ne pleasures Of life.
and Mr. Fletcher Oh ION pins and
needles" whom out dining with con.
genial friends for fear that George"
win play Some of rs Wild pnlks and
mnriiiy bis earthly friend. And
'Goorec' generally doesl Anyway,
there were iulernai frictiona among the
different bodies Of the cult On the Oar
western state and things ucro not
smooihed over until President Harri.
son ID. Barrett. the head Of he Nation.
Al Splriualistlo Association. went 10
California and brought peace and unity
10 the scattered forces. Chaos van.
lshod and the different bodies OF The
Golden State united and formed The
State Spiri;uallst.c Association. which
was duly Incorporated according 10
law. with the organization of this a..
ISOLATION oame also thc naturalization
Of the iong-cherished plan OF building
a temple Tor place OF worahln and ihe
ground win soon ho broken TO- the ley.
ing Of the foundation. The prcraec.
tive temple win be- erected near the
Intersection % Cough and Oak streets.
san Francisco. and the lo,. which o.
JoxiOO feet IN size. &C. the Elf OF q
western believer. The style OF the
building vii BE- late Gothic. End the
materials used IN lia construction wiz
be cream-colored Roman pressed
brick. a broad facade. OF an Imposing
and dlgnlaoi design viii graee the front
Of the huildlng. supported By agured
columns. over the facade will BE- three
picturesque gables. while al each end
will BE- massive huitr5sses. which win
give an air OF strength and
solidity 10 the entire structure
without detTaciiug from the
general artistic effect. The In
terror Of the auditorium win De anishod
IN oak. At one end viii stand a huge
organ. the glft Of San Francisco
woman. while the sunllsht will D. TEN.
pered BY streaming through GORGEOUS
~ painted Windows On the lower
aoor Will be a hanguellns hall ana spa.
clous rooms Tor the Ladies' Ala So.
cloty. On the same loer on The malh
auditorium viii be the library ard the
ehlldrcnu lyoCum. In the library. by
the way. there will be an excellent coli
lection OF the best works on general
topics. besides a complete list Of an
works pertaining to splrltualdm. The
library will be free and open 10 an.
Irrespective Of creed or faith. one
room will b. dedicated especially 10
soancea and viii be constructed on
plan similar 10 the "seanco room" IN
the Banner OF Light building IN Bos.
ton. In this "6anctum aauc,orum"
seances viii be held weekly. The
browning feature Of the temple will
be a huge tower. rising from the cen.
ter Of the structure and containing a
Clock also a gif,-aud a peal OF bells
The building. exclusive Of the interior
furnishings. win cost upward Of $780,
oO0. while the lattsr-all OF which VII
be donatsd-will cost good many
thousand moro. The dCrrn OF the
building ives selected by Mrs.. Elizabeth
sloncr. the state organizer and one
of che mos, promlnont plrituallrta 10
this country Tho Income from the
property now owned by me yar.our
societies will. d ia believed. more Char
cover the running expenses CT lhis 90.
porb temple Of the culL
Tho Greatest bore.
Every man On. after ail. MA own