Evening star., 1907-10-15
BAR TO ELECTI0NEERING
CONVENTION OF sPIRITUALIsTs
FoRBIDs POLITICS.
President of the Association
Announces Com
mittees.

The question as to whether electioneer-
ing upon the part Of some Of the delegates
in matters before the association was
proper was taken up and thoroughly dis
cussed at the meeting of the National
Spirituaiist Association, held in Masonic
Temple this morning. Former representa-
tive Schirm Of Baltimore. Mrs. M. D. Cad
wallader Of Philadelphfa, Mrs. Laura D.
Fixen of Chicago, and r. F. Fischer Of
Pittsburg made addresses upon the sub
ject In his address Mr.. fischer declared
that the spiritualist organization must be
spiritual and not political. and that the
electioneering of the past must not be re-
peated in the present convention.
Mrs. Cadwallader and the other speak
ers were of the same opinion. Communi-
cations were read from various branches
of the spiritualist movement in different
parts of the country.
President Barrett then announced the
following committees:
Committees Announced.
Rules-George w. Kates. Pennsylvania; i;
Mrs H. L. p. Russeque. Connecticut; /;
Paul Macarthur. Missouri; Mrs. Carrie
Hinsdale, Texas; George H. Brooks. Wis
Consn.
Presidents report-J. S. Maxwell. Min
nesota; Charles r. Schinn. Maryland; !;
George Weston. North Carolina; Mrs. c..
II. Wong, Indiana; Mrs. Z. L. Nicholson,
California.
Finance. ways and means-Mrs. Carrie
E S. living. New York; Mrs. Tillie u.
Reynolds. New York; DR.. w. F. Marlen.
Florida; c.. L. Stevens, Pennsylvania; c..
d. Pruden Maryland.
Amendments-Oscar A. Edgerly, Michi-
gan; A. W. Belden, California; II. C..
Boerstler Ohio; Mrs. NJ: Wooisey. Indi-
ana: Mrs J. P. Whitewell. Minnesota.
President Barrett called the afternoon
session to order at O'Clock. when dis
cuss.on of the Temple Fund Society report
was begun At the meeting this evening
at s o'clock Mr.. E. w. Sprague Will give
messages and a vocal and instrumental
musical program will be rendered.
Expounder in a Trance.
Last evening at the meeting Rev. Thorn
as Grimshaw of St. Louis gave lecture
on spiritualism. During the time Mr..
Grimshaw was speaking his eyes were
closed and 1t was announced that he was
in a trance.
At the opening of his address he spoke
slowly, but before he closed he was speak
ing SO rapidly that the oflcial stenogra-
pher of the convention had all he could
do to keep his notes correct.
Messages From the Dead.
Mrs. L. u. Pru11n OF baltimOre ana
Mrs. Alice Sexsmith gave manifestations
| as mediums by transmitting messages to
persons in the audience from relatives and
| friends who died within recent years.
| Mrs. Sexsmith was next introduced, and
upon one occasion called to an elderly
woman in the first row. She said that q
| spirit. seemingly a departed sister, was
standing by her side. The woman ad-
dressed shrugged her shoulders, and
| seemed for moment to be much fright
ened. but braced herself and when Mrs
| Sexsmith asked her questions in order
evidently. to ascertain the identity of the
| spirit. she would refuse in each instance
| to answer. Mrs. Sexsmith then pa ssed on
| to another auditor with a message. At
| the close of the seance Rev. Mr.. Love pro-
! nounced the benediction.s