El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-08

in the human soul, condition in which
the angels existed of infnitive place
ard grace.
The address was prefaced and follow
ed by vocal music, two of the songs be-
ing set to the we'll known evangelical
vive US Again - A collection WAS taken
up, and tee afternoon closed with az
other exhibition of Mrs. JacksOn's
marvellous powers of impromtu poetiz-
ing. A school boy in the audience sug-
gtsted the theme, "What will the
Americans say when they lick Spain. -
Mrs. ia cksos took this a1d composed
on the SPY r of the moment s)me
twenty stirring star zas. The audience
was astonished and pleased.
The evening exercises was opened
by an address from Mrs. Mary Arnold
Wilson who spoke in part as follows:
Spiritualism teaches US that we are
not sinners, but children striving for
the higher and better realm of life,
that no innocent person can take our
sins away. After we have left this
spiritual world we may come face to
face with our past deeds; so let US fol-
low in the path Of righteousness. We
do not leap into the higher condition
of life at once, but we must work
gradually for it. Spiritualism teaches
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truth that falls across our way. No
body can learn your knowledge, you
must strive for that tn rough your own
experience and individual thought
must grow by itself.
l believe l was born a spiri.ualist
and yet l was taught a great macy
lessons in that faith when but a child,
however, the day came when 1 began
to think and when 1 read Emma Fl ard
| iv,fr por 70 Us fr,l1
believer in ,he faith, and found it q
great cumfor but since then I have
blossomed out into the realm of true
spiritualism. Spirituallsm really
teaches people how to d e, and how not
to fear such as you call death.
Kind friends 1 hope my experiences
that l have related here tonight will
be great help to you, that you will
strive to study into this great faith, OF
spiritualism.
Mrs. Jennie Hagan jackson then
arose and made q short closing addl ess
of thaoks as follows:
l want 10 state here tonight publicly
how much 1 enjoy this visit in Ell PasO
and L not only Investigated your city
but your neig e bors over the river.
never have enjoyed any place more
than this, for we nave been welcomed
| into your city with due hospitality
II ina friends, nave no speech TO make
| only that L am glad to see you here
listening to spiritualism, for it shows
that you are not SO MARI Ow mind d bu,
| that you can lietsn to another faith.
| wish to thank you all for the courteous
| way this city has treated US in our
short stay az this convention.
She then stated that Messrs. Knee.
shaw. Brown and Schlesipger would
remain in our midst for several week
Mrs. W. G. Wellington, of San Die
go, California, was tue next called on
| to address I'll e audience, and remarke
as follows: sit lies n your hands, kind
, friends, to attain the truth and we cay
to you, that GU have in your power to
save. And not one of yoa but that
should 60 home with this great truth
of spiritualism in your BOSOM. We
bid you good night aud thank you all
/ for your kind aLten ion."
Several other members addressed
the audience in tones of thanks for
their kid welcom,.
r. II. Knee haw, OF Galveston, c.o S.
ed the ever log in n address of thanks
to the city of e. Paso and it's people
for kind treatment.