Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-20
CONVENTION CLOSES
Gathering of State Spirit
ualists Association at an End.
WAS DECLARED A GREAT SUCCESS
Two Sessions Held Yesterday at Mar
ket Street Theatre Were Attended
by Large Audiences-EIoquent ADJ
dress Delivered by Harry j. Moore.


by Large udiences-EIoquent ADJ
dress Delivered by Harry j. Moore.
(From Mondays nalIy.J
The close of the annual convention
of the State Spiritualstst association
was witnessed by large audience
which gathered last evening at the
Market street theatre. Two sessions
were held yesterday, the first one at IL
O'Clock and the closing ceremony
which marked the last session of the
second annual convention began at 8
O'Clock. The address was delivered by
Rev Harry J. Moore of Chicago whose
excellent talks during the meeting
have been SO welcomely received by
those who attended. Spirit tests were
given by Mrs. Eva Mccoy of Marshall
town, and Mrs Clara Stewart of Still
water, Mimi, and their work was a
revelation TO the audience
Convention a Success.
The second annual convention, which
has just closed. was successful in
every way and the visitors express
themselves as being greatly pleased
at the manner in which they were en-
tertained and cared for during their
stay. Today they are returning to
their homes and are all pleased at the
success of the second annual gather
ing. There has been a marked increase
in the interest shown in the work of
the mediums at the meetings. yesterday,
the large audiences witnessed the me-
diumS assume almost supernatural pow
ers in communication with those of an
unseen world. The address of the eve
ming was delivered by Rev. Harry j.
Moore, OF Chicago, on the subject 10
an of Arc as a Medium and Savior"
He spoke in part as follows:
Rev. Harry J. Moore's Address.
Joan of Arc lived in superstiti-
GUS age among superstitious people,
and for the fact that she could not
be otherwise than superstitious her.
self. The spirits of Saint Catherine
and Saint Margaret knew that it was
absolutely necessary for her to cement
her ideals with those OF the church in
order that she might accomplish the
work. In view of this fact, the first
message that came to her told her to
be good and obedient and to go often
to church. The second message that
came to her was to go to the succor
of the king of France, for she it was
who was to restore to him his king
dom. And then with eyes filled with
fear, and trembling like an aspen leaf,
she declared that she not only did not
know how to lead an army, but she
couldn't ride horse. Her parents OPP
posed her and her father went SO far
as to request his son to drown her
| rather than suffer the disgrace of hav-
| ing his daughter lead an army. He
went SO far as to say that he would
drown her himself rather than have
her SO disgrace him.
| The First Test.
"Bauericourt, captain of the kings
army refused to have anything to do
with her at first and thought she was
| possessed with the devil, and he asked
some of the priests in regard to this,
and some of them confirmed him in
his doubts. She gave the king two
tests the first of them consisting of the
fact that the king disguised himself,
and pretended to be courtier, and at
/ lhS oSiuS lilliC PioSilio q SoulllCl W
represent him as king. She took one
step toward the one who was feigning
king and stopped and surveyed
those assembled. She then
walked up and embraced the knees of
the true dauphin of France and said,
Thou are indeed the true dauphin. y
But he went so far as to deliberately
deny that he was the dauphin Then
she told him that he was the true and
rightful heir to the throne of France.
Prophesied Disaster.
another test that she gave was
given to the duke of Lorraine, telling
4 him that he had better reconcile him
self to his wife, as he hadn't very long
to live, and sure enough her prophecy
| came true Upon one occasion she
said that battle was being fought at
Herrings and again she was correct
AT another time she gave test to the
kings body guard, telling him that his
end was near, and sure enough it was
not long afterwards that he attempted
to ford river and was drowned.
Chas. Dickens Quoted.
| Zone of the greatest tests that she
gave is given in the language OF
Chas. Dickens, and is as follows: She
said there was an old sword in the ca
thedral Of st. Catherine, Fierbois
marked with five crosses on the blade
which st. Catherine had ordered hel
to wear. Now no one knew anything
about this sword, but when the cafhe
dral came to be examined, which was
Immediately done, there, sure enough
| the sword waS found
Joel Tiffany's Work.
"Voices have been heard in all ages
of the world. Socrates was guarded by
a demon or guardian. Paul heard the
voice of Jesus while on his way tc
Damascus. The late Joel Tiffany, who
wrote works on law which are still