CONAN DOYLE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 45, 17 November 1920, Page 7

CONAN DOYLE

INVESTIGATIONS IN SWIUTUALISJI Sydney, Novembor 18. ' Sir Couan Doyle, in a lecture dealing with his thirty-four yews' investigations in spiritualism, doelarwl tlmt his title to any little savings h'o nftd made, any literary reputation, anything oil earth save his honour and his family, wie all as mu'tl in fife. RUrter compared with the impoi'tanco of this question. In support of tho claims of spiritualism he quirted t.he names of leading scicutilie men who supported lliom, and asked whether it. could bo thought that these wientistsworo in a conspiracy- to delude the public, i Thoro was 110 question of mistake —either that, or they wore nmd, unless, in tho other alternative, tho thing was truo. Dealing with the opposition of the Churches, ho said that, instead of being mot by vituperation from the pulpits, spiritualists should liavo tho nulit hand, of Christianity givon 'lo them. Tho loetnror caused a deep impression by describing his own experiences, (specially meeting with the spirit of his dead son. —Prcs« A san. ■