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Lecture at Wanganui.

[Wauganui Herald. J '" J Mrs Moore delivered la's. night 'Jaa U ' eloquent lecture . pn, j Spiritualism, , before the Freethought .Association./' The^.,.- ' turess made a strong 'appeal not to allow prejudice' to prevent the fair and i_npjar- j~ tial investigation of the phenomena, flirt the ground that they did not harmonnier^ with previous experience. She showe-1 Hl that some of the, greatest minds' of vie I'^1 '^ age had accepted Spiritu.ali_m : . : as' ; tr«., I!i ■ , and been convinced that it hada'scientf-'nr fie basis. Mrs Moore said : that 'by/the light of Spiritu-lisra many of. theiob* -i-,, scurities ot the past, both . iv Scripljurtjs., 7 and m history, were made clear, , . ,||piritj t ,, ualism established the immo tality of'the' soul, immediate presence of the spintaof r " the departed encouraging and' defending their friends on earth!" Its' r pbedbi__iina ifi '" -had f .been subjected to the severest testa, iand eight million's bf believers m Ariier- i'l ica bore testimony to "its truth. Mr* Moore, m course of the lecture,.- isang) " The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers^ with telling effect, her rich Toice^oing. >,>■ full justice to the spirit-stirring hymn^- ' and was loudly applaude:!. The lecture was criticised by several members of the .Association' who,' while' re.oghf-'.ng'the perfect -Incerity 'and' Ability* %fi many Spiritualists, could no6~admit that the -evidei.ee appeared to 'them .sufficient! tp{ sustain so great a structure,^',,:.,..,;' laad

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