APPEAL TO SPIRITISTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16772, 11 October 1928, Page 11

APPEAL TO SPIRITISTS

FIGHT FOR FREEDOM CONAN DOYLE’S CAMPAIGN (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) [Australian and iN.Z. Press Association.) (Received Oct. 11, 3 p.m.) LONDON. OH. 10. •Sir Arthur Conan Doyle calls on 250, COO spiritualists in England to light politically for freedom. I lie law of England has denied spiritualists tbe right to use mediums. It was religions persecution. Id the. Conservatives were not willing to help, tlie choice, would lie hot worm lhe Liberals and Labor. “Wo are not going to be despised, ' he says. "Black materialism surrounds us. We must break through. We represent the young hope of the world among all Urn decaying forms of religion with which we are surrounded. Everybody who thinks ol the 7,000,000' war dead in Europe alone must, think also that the war came after 18C0 years of Christianity. L it is urged that I am mixing religion and polities whuff- does it mailer': Doesn't tin? Church of England'; Don’t Nonconformists," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Lady f)ovie have sailed for South Airioa. The a.ppeuranee of Sir (.'..man Doyle and Sir Oliver Lodge at WexLiniusier Police Court on July 24 in defence of a. medium. Mas. Clarke Caution, who declared that she was dominated by the j spirit- ci 1 lie Great White Chief, the American. Red Indian who. lived VOO years ago, aroused considerable interest. The Crown charged Mrs. Caution with tffiliog fortunes, basing the ease on the evidence of four policewomen who visited her. Miss Mercy Phillimore. >eeretavy of ihe London Spirituylist Alliance, was charged with aiding the accused. "1 have lived long enough to realise that there arc a great many things in t ho world, of which we cannot be certain, declared the magistrate, dismissing the summonses but ordering tin* payment' of £3O <usU'. Sir Comm Doyle gave evidente that the alliume did not 'countenance fortunetelling. Ini' existed to study the causes, facts am) possibilities ot receiving messages I'roin the dead, and to refute the idea 11-idS death ends ala lhe carom (i( mod imps were wid'rhdd most carefully. Undoubtedly the majority were genuine. The laws governing these tilings were, buvoiid human comprehension. Mediums were uii'onseious during control.