The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-27
SPIRITUALlSTIC
CAMP MEETING.
Seances Are Being Held at Lake
Brady This Summer, Where
DOCTRINES ARE EXPOUNDED.
Exercises Last sunday--A Goodly Audience
address by win G. Hodge, of Chicago,
On Latter Day Spirit
ualism.

address by win G. Hodge, of Chicago,
On Latter Day Spirit
Lake Brady is beautiful body of wa
ter about the size of Meyers lake, and
is located three miles east of Kent. 1t
is said to be fully so feet deep in places.
The east side of the lake has a bath
house, pavilion and hotel, besides the
usual accessories of a summer resort.
There are numerous cottages scatter
ed about the spacious grounds. Many
of these bear inscriptions indicating
that seances are held within, for this Is
the resort of the Lake Brady Spiritual
istic Camp association, which was or
ganized in 1899.
The property is owned by private
parties, but the association has an op-
tion on the grounds and lake, includ-
ing all improvements, at $4,000. Ex-
cursions are run to the lake every Sun
day. Last Sunday 400 people came
down from Cleveland. Some of the
excursionists went on to Ravenna,
which is near the lake. The camp
meetings of the spiritualists opened on
Sunday, July 1st, and will close on
September I'd. The meetings are held
in an auditorium located in the woods
a few hundred feet back of the cottages.
The place is a natural amphitheatre.
Numbers of people have cottages at the
lake, and materializations are daily oc-
currences. They are held behind closed
doors and every particle of air and
light are excluded. 1t was reported last
Sunday that two men tainted during
a. 90 - H.
In a conversation with one of the
bright lights of spiritualtsm who Is To-
Gated near the auditorium, the writer
was informed that spiritualism is not
religion, but is considered simply in
the light of scientific investigation. 1t
does not pretend even to supply code
of ethics or morals, and every individ-
ual is free to do as he or she pleases.
At the services held on Sunday after
noon, the chairman opened with a re-
quest to the gentlemen seated on the
benches just outside of the auditorium,
TO please refrain from smoking during
the services, although the speaker ac-
knowledged to being fonu of the weed
himself. After some beautiful solos by
Mrs. Russell, of Alliance, Mr.. Will C.
Hodge, of Chicago, the speaker Of the
afternoon, was introduced.
PREACHED ON SPIRITUALIsM.
Mr.. Hodge opened with a poem, the
idea of which was that the most beau
tiful story for mortals to read is found
in the blush of roses, and other phe-
nomena of nature. Holy scripture is
traced in the rocks as well as in the
suns and planetary systems.
Mr.. Hodge said in part: Heaven will
be no heaven unless / meet my mother
there. In 1S4S certain sounds were heard
in Hydesville, n. Y, called the Roches-
ter knockings. The discovery was af-
terwards made that they were the re-
suit of an intelligence, and those spirits
said that they once had mortal bodies,
and although dead they were never
more alive. Immortality then became
proven fact, and although persecution
followed, spiritualism persisted and
we now have phenomena enough to fill
a hundred bibles.
I'm my thirty-two years experience,
/ have never seen an honest person in
vestigate spiritualism without becom-
ing convert. Spiritualism was not Of
the worlds seeking, but came to us
from the invisible side of life, as soon
as the world was ready to receive It,.
TheSalem witchcraft was a spiritualis-
tic manifestation. Spiritualism is the
basis of every religion in the world.
The bible is filled with it. l want to say
to my hearers that you are going to see
your departed friends in the light. /
have already had these manifestations
The genius of modern spiritualism Is
stasT .N.l. n. T.
thing that modern spiritualism de-
stroys, and truth will always remain
truth. Anything that will not stand in
vestigation will have to fall. We teach
that the best thing any human being
can do is to think.
us it reasonable that people who liv-
ed 1000 years ago should form a code
of ethics and morals that would an
swer for all time? We do not say, be-
lieve or be damned; but think and ac-
cept, If it agrees with your sense of
right and justice. We have no partic-
ular hell to put you in If you reject our
theories. We never persecute any hui
man being. heard man say that he
had investigated spiritualism and was
convinced that there was nothing in It,
I found that he had attended just three
seances. Think of one getting a full
of chemistry or astronomy
in just three sessions!
FRAUDS IN ALL THINGS.
"spiritualism is the philosophy of life
in its entirety here and beyond. 1t is
philosophy. 1t Is fact. 1t is here to
stay in spite of all that may be said
against 1t. 1t is based ON actual knowl-
edge. We know there are frauds.
There are black sheep among our people
as well as among others, but our peo-
pie are as good as any on the globe.
The tendency Of spiritualism, when un-
derstood, is to make people better.
Spiritualism is the best thing that ever
came to this work-a-day world of ours.
The knowledge that comes of our con-
tinuance beyond the grave is worth
more than all the creeds. God is benefi-
cent and good. We have not fallen
from Eden but are IN the n-Qrade