SPIRITUALISM

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11402, 22 March 1930, Page 2

SPIRITUALISM

IS IT HUMBUG? United Press Assn—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON. March 18. Disapproving of criticism ol an Italian medium named Millosirco, published, in the P ychical Research Society’s journal, Sir Conan Doyle lias resigned from the society and has sent a letter to the chairman, Sir Lawrence .Jones, desc-i-diing the article ais a series oi misrepresentations and insulting innuendoes, which implied that an Italian nobleman had; practised comp! icnteA* frauds upon a circle of his friends. Ho added: “My only recourse is to resign after 36 years’ patience and publicly to protest against the society’s unscientific and hi:-sed work.” Sir Conan Doyle has circularised members, declaring that the society lias become an ant—spiritualistic. organisation, and, urging them, to hand in their resignations. A reply issued by Sir L. Jones and the secretaries states that Sir Conan Doyle’s writings have given him great pleasure. He is now regrettably ill and therefore he w shed to avoid entering into cent rove ••sy '■ut it was necessary to point out that Sir Conan Doy! e takes the “cult” view of spiritualism and therefore, naturally resented criticism of phcnomeii; whcreoi those taking a “cult view <■! -piritualism are content to base their laitli. Tho society insisted on a Irgh standard of control oi psychical phenomena, V 'L< teas Millc ;m - fittings were carried out in darkness with no control and no searching oi those present. It i« understood two other resignations have been rcce vcd. Sir f i nan Do.' So is abed -offerim i.om tin' strain of overwork.