Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-01
Spiritualists Think He Should
Take Up the Issue, as He
Made the Attack
VAIL AND ANDREWS REPLY
Hull Is Ready for the Reserve Excoria-
tion-WiII Meet Any Gentleman, and
Think One Can Surely Be Found in
the Churches - "spritualists," Not
"spiritists"-chasins Wrong Foxes.

| discussion of local Issues involving
of the State Spiritualists' Association
Of Iowa, and l. F. Andrews, president
of the First Spiritual Society of Mar
shalltown. A communication to the
T.-R., addressed to Rev. Pye, is pre-
sented today, in which are outlined a
few thoughts of the Spiritualists re-
gan,ding the recent controversy.
The managers of Mr.. Hubs cam
paign believe that as long as Rev. Pye
made the attack he should take UP the
issue. Rev. Hull is ready for the re
serve excoriatton" spoken of by the
Methodist divine. The Spidtualis,s are
willing to have their champion meet
any gentleman. and think that one can
surely be found in some of the
churches. The communication of the
Spirttualists follows:
Rev. Nathaniel Pye, MARSHALL
town, Iowa--Dear Sir: AS Mr.. huil
was absent from the city and, as we
though. it better to consult him be-
fore answering your letter, we delayed
the matter until today. II Mr.. Braden
has six specific charges of grossly inn
moral conduct against Mr.. Hull, and
these charges are true, Mr.. Hull Is UNI
worthy to meet Mr.. Braden. II he is
gentleman, or any other gentleman on
the public rostrum.
Mr.. Hull is now nearly 10 years old,
has been minister, and before the
public in the United States and Cam
ada every day since his 18th birthday.
II he is very immoral man-guilty OF
six specific acts of gross immortality
surely somebody beside Mr.. Braden
would have found 1t out in less than
fifty-two years. Mr.. Hull's life can be
traced from the cradle TO the present
time, and yet not one person can be
found who personally knows, or ever
did know, of one instance of Moses
Hull's gross immoral conduct
AS Mr.. Braden's oft-repeated libel
GUS statements against nearly every
Spiritualist and free thought lecturer
in the field place him cut of the arena.
nothing further need be said on this
question. No debate will be held with
Mr.. Braden OH terms less rigid than
those already mentioned.
"Reverend sir, we will meet any gem
Geman whom you may select. You
can surely find one in some of the
churches. The endorsement of Mr..
Rraden by Rev. Mr.. Lemon yourself,
ct al, is no endorsement. You do not
know him personally, as Mr.. Hull does,
or you would not endorse him, we are
sure.
mfr. Pye, you. yourself. are the
proper man to take up this issue. You
made the attack; you informed your
audience that you thoroughly under
stood what you We're doing. You also
indicated that IL the ire of the Spirit
ualists was aroused by that discourse,
you wondered what they would do II
you gave them the excoriation you had
in reserve That reserve excoriation
was what we called for. Please bring
IL on. II your courage has oozed out.
then place somebody in the arena who
has not printed and told libelous false
hoods about nearly all the prominent
workers in the Spiritualist field.
1--WE know nothing Of 'Spiritism' ex-
cept what you submit in Mr.. Braden.s
propositions. We are 'Spiritualists.'
not 'spiritists.' We belong to the Spir-
itualist local. state and national asso-
Citations. We will debate no PROPOSE
ton with the word .Spiritists' in it.
We hold that we are worthy to be
called by the name we have chosen.
After the question of speakers IS
settled, it will be time to decide the
questions to be debated.
Respectfully yours
JOHN D. VAIL.
fPresident State Spiritualists' Asso-
citation of Iowa.
Il. Fl. ANDREWS,
president of First Spiritual So
ciety.
.Marshalltown, Iowa. March l. 1904"