The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-08

doors to the visitors and bid them welcome.
PRESIDENT Brown, after a few remarks,
introduced Mrs. J. b. Hagan jackson OF
Grand Rapids. Mich. who responded 10 tho
words or welcome In fitting manner.
She said. in part: We answer for the
people present, from the association al
large and for the people OF the National
| ASSOCIATION; we thank you heartily for your
Find welcome and greeting and we extend
| a hearty welcome to those who have come
here through curiosity, who are not be-
levers In spiritualism, but who have come
! to learn"
After another selection by the orchestra
| President Brown announced that Mrs.
jackson would recite extepporaneous 70.
ems on any subjects that might be suggest
ed from the audience. Sunlight FRO
| eression, Life in the Spirit World" In
the Vadley." "Driftwood" aud Texas Mag
nolia' were topics that were suggested.
| Mrs. Jackson announced that she would
| construct a poem on the two subjects
Sunshine" and Progress" combined; also
on the subjects "Drftwood" and Texas
Magnolia combined and she exfemporizcd
very beautiful poem on each subject.
After her recitation she thanked those
| present for their close attention, and after
| a benediction pronounced by her the mse!-
ing adjourned till y. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session opened with several
selections from a local Ahoir. after which
President Brown gave reading from the
text book then Mrs. jackson invoked the
divine blessing upon the meeting.
by special request Mrs. NJ. Arnold Will
son. well known in this city in musical
circles. sang q beautiful solo entitled In
Heaven We Shall Know Our own"
DR.. Franklin Brown spoke on the SUBJ
tect, Has Spirltualism Come to Stay?"
He said in part. Another question fire.
quently asked us Is. Has there any good
come out of spiritMalism?' or What has
spirtualsm ever done for humanty7' As
far as we understand the lesson OF life. all
religions are here for one purpose, but we
are asked is spiritualism a religion. Spir
itualism Is a religion, because II comes Into
our homes and into our lives with n sweet
message OF hope and love; because 1t
teaches W. 10 live so as to be better pre-
pared to meet our reward and to enter the
place prepared for us. But you ask what
has it done? Has II established colleges,
hospitals. etc? No. but we have never lost
the opportunity to make the heart glad. 1t
has saved people from going to the insane
asylum; it has kept scores out II has come
into your churches and brought the watch
word with II. II has revolutionized the
whole method of religion. W. live in and
breathe the truths. All things we see. we
hear and enjoy are truths, and that being
the truth. spiritualism has come to stay, |
because 1t expresses to you the truth. II
answers many OF the questions that have
never been answered satisfactorily. Spr-
itualism Is a religion OF progress, therefore
1t must live. We believe In a reward for |
the deeds done in the body; for what good |
things we do We are rewarded and for that |
pain which We cause We shall suffer II |
helps to make men and women think and |
when one begins to think about this sub |
ject he begins 10 examine his own .cond.- |
tioL.
1T Will live because II has lived fifty |
years through . struggle
After another song by the choir Rev. r. |
II. kneeshaw spoke on "Moderp Spiritual |
ism" THE North South East and Wess |
unites in one great body to. present to you |
the modern spirltualism. II is too late In |
the day to apologize for the ws-h 1t has
lived too long to sheer II down. L, has hal |
the finger OF scorn pointed at 1t and out
lived IL too long 10 speak Of II lightly. We
are proud OF the cause which we represent, |
and for which We are here assembled and
our cry is onward, upward, homeward,
heavenward."
After a selection from the choir and a
collection taken. Rev. Kneeshaw gave a
clairvoyant reading. after which tho bene-
dictcp was pronounced by Mrs Jackson,
and the meeting adjourned til this morn