The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-08
HE'S A PSYCHIC"
Native of India Attending spiritualist
Convention.

Convention
The meeting of the Spiritualists of the
state in annual convention is on In To-
peka This is by far the largest and
most successful convention that has
ever been held in Kansas. There are
300 delegates and members present
These represent the largest member
ever been known
Among the prominent Spiritualists
present are Mrs. Jerry Simpson, Wichi-
Ia the widow of the former congress-
Shaw, banker from Plainville, Mr.. w.
P. Sailing, Winfield, Mr.. James Hodg-
son. Hutchinson, Mrs. Josephine Bruer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wingett, and Mr.. George
Tenney, all from Sterling, Mrs. Bessie
BelIman, Winfield, Miss L. E. Nc
Carthy, formerly from Denver. but now
from Kansas CITY, ana Dr. Jose Montoya
from Wichita. All these and many 9TH
ers are prominent workers in their re-
spective cities. Miss Mccarthy is said
by Mrs. Bledsoe of Topeka, to have
yer for 30 years, and a fascinating
speaker" Mrs. Bellman has been a
prominent worker in the state for ten
years and ar one time read a paper
before the National Spiritualist con-
vention-
Rev. A. Scott Bledsoe has been presi-
dent for five years and has been re-
markedly successful. He retires this
year at his own IGQu6SI anu Will pTODd-
bly, be succeeded in the presidency by
Mrs. Bessie Bellman. Mrs. Bledsoe
said this morning: Mrs. Bellman is
the most prominent worker in the state
at the present time, and is heartily in
sympathy with the policy which has
brought about such harmony in the
association" The present convention
seems to be remarkably free from poll
tics, and bids fair to remain so.
One of the unique figures in the con-
vention Is DR.. Jose Montoya, a
Psychic from wichita He is a ma
tive OF India He says that the
Psychic Is one step higher than the
Medium" He dates Spiritualism back
to the cradle OF the race and refers
to Christ as Medium" He says that
all East Indians live on a vegetable
diet, believing that by doing so they
aid materially the soul development.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
the following committees were APP
pointed:
Credentials-Mrs. Bessie Bellman.
Winfield, Henry K. Kraushaar, Topeka,
and Mrs Ella Wingett, Sterling.
Resolutions E E Mccarthy.
Kansas City, DR.. Jose Montoya, Wich-
tia, and Mrs Eta Bledsoe. Topeka.
AmendmentsW. P. Sailing, Winfield.
Mrs ]. A Bruer, Sterling, Mrs. Mary
Shaw, Wichita
Ways and means-Mrs. Jerry Simp-
son,t Wichita, Geo. Tenney, Sterling,
and w. q. Voss, Topeka
The amendments committee reported
yesterday that the next meeting WOulQ
he held In Wichita
After the afternoon meeting few of
the Spiritua1ists remained in the par
lors OF Security hall and held a seance-
Mrs. Mary G. Shaw Of Springfield, MO-,
was the Medium and conveyed some
very interesting things from the spirit
world Among them was that the
planet Mars was inhabited by a race
to that which now inhabtis- the earth.
A friend of a man in the circle came
back to earth and gave this startling
He would not go into de-
tails at all, it is said, because there
were so many other spirits who were
waiting to converse with friends pres |
emit Another piece of interesting news
given out by Mrs Shaw, was a COM |
munication received by Mrs Jerry |
Simpson from the former congressman |
advising her to buy a piece of property |
in wichita, about the purchase Of which |
she had been hesitating.
Bledsoe delivered his annual address.
He was followed on the programme by |
DR.. Montoya, and Mrs ]. A. Bruer. |
The music for the afternoon was fur
evening by Calkin's orchestra
The programme for the remainder of
the convention is as follows:
SATURDAY.
go D. m-Reports Of committee.
300 D. m.-Miscellaneous business.
$3.50 .. m.-Election of officers.
500 p m, Address-Mrs- E. E. Nc
Carthy, Kansas City, Mo.
$3.50 l.. m, Lecture-Mrs. Bessie Bell
man, Winfield.
Psychic readingsNDr. Jose Montoya-
SUNDAY.
800 o. m. Symposium What Has
Free Thought Done For the World? |
Talks limited to Is minutes each-Mrs.
J. A Bruer, Mrs Bessie Bellman, w.
G. FairchiId, A Scott BledSoe.
400 p. m.-Spirit messages
300 d. Lecture-MrS. Eta S.
Topeka.
S:45 p. m, Messages E. E. Nc
Carthy.
Music-CaIkin's orchestra