The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-06
Mr.. BLEDSOE is CHOSEN
He Is Again Elected as Head of KAN
sas SpirituaIists.

With the conclusion Of the Kansas
State Spiritualists' association conven-
ton this morning the following officers
for the ensuing year we're elected: Pres
ident, A. Scott Bledsoe, Topeka; vice
president. W. II. Henderson, Law
renee; secretary, George b. Payne. To-
peka; treasurer. John Boyer. Sterling.
Mr.. Bledsoe has already served as pres
ident one year.
The trustees for 1e04-O5 follow: S NJ
Tucker. Wichita; G. B. Moore, Fort
Scott; ] S. Ensnainger, Topeka; c. w.
Harm, Claf1in; Mrs Ida f. Rexroad,
Hutchinson. The delegates to the Ma
tional association meeting are A. Scott
Bledsoe, Topeka, and w. H. Hender-
son, Lawrence.
After the election of officers a short
business meeting was held. The ar
fairs and growth of the association both
showed very favorably- The attend
ance from the state has been very
good, reaching its high water mark at
the meeting of the Knights and Ladies
Of Security hall Sunday night at
which time over 600 people were pres
ent.
At the meeting Sunday night A.
Bledsoe delivered the invocation. Laura
9 .Ffxon of Chicago gave the lecture.
rests We're made by Mrs. Wagner of
Topeka. At the afternoon meeting the
lecture was given by Mrs. Eta S. Bled-
soc. Music was furnished by Mrs. Clark
of this city. At the meeting on Satur-
day night the lecture was delivered by
Mrs. Virginia Bryan of Ohio.
Excerpts from the resolutions adopt
ed this morning follow: Mediumship
is a blessing of inestimable value to
mankind and should be encouraged
guarded and defended with zeal and
energy. That the late assault upon il
by an anonymous book in which it is
classed with crime is a base and cow
ardly libel, whose author is out of time
and place while permitted to roam at
large. Mediums. while not perfect, are
in an useful departments of life the
peers of any body of religious teachers
on earth.
Provision is made for the punish
ment of crimes by the natural law of
cause and effect. The effect of sin in
variably follows its commission and be-
comes its ample punishment. For this
reason we recommend that mild educa-
tional means be employed for the
reformation of the guilty. In brief We
would supplant public vengeance with
kindness and fraternity and subSt2ute
the gospel of love for the gospel Of
hate as taught in our jurisprudence
Efforts to make mankind good by
Legislation have always been, and must
continue to be failures. Kindness and
correct mental and physical education
are the only means known for the ac-
complishment OF that object, and hence
we recommend this adoption and the
repeal of those laws that abridge legiti-
mate human freedom and persCflal
right that ought to be deemed invio-
| late.
"Au spiritualists should love religion
while our admiration for piety should
excel all known form of expression.
| I'VE are seekers for truth and hence
4 hold all opinions we now entertain
ready to exchange for better ones. This
! position places US in direct conflict with
writes creeds. all of which we would
abolish. did we possess adequate pow
4 er. They are letters to human thought,
tfoes to progress and friends only TO
superstition and bigotry.'