Mrs Moore's Lecture.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 70, 21 February 1884, Page 2

Mrs Moore's Lecture.

' iHerald.] . ;.,.•• Mrs Jd[pore; delivered last Sunday night an. eloquent lecture on Spirit'dalism before the Freethought Asaociationi The lecturer made a strong appeal not to allow prejudice to prevent the fair and impartial ..investigation of the phenomena, on the ground that^they did not harmonise with previous ex* pefiencexj She showed that some of the greatest minds pf the age had accepted Spiritualism as true, and been con^ vinced that itj had a^ scientific basis. Mrs Moore said that by the light of Spiritualism many of the obscurities of the past, both ; m the and m history, were made clear. Spiritualism established the immortality of the T soul, the immediate presence of the spirits of the departed encouraging, and defending their friends on, earth..' .: lts phenomena had been subjected to tbe severest tests, and eight millions of believers m America bore testimony ,to its truth. Mrs Moore, m coarse of the lecture, sang " The - Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers " with telling effet, her rich voice doing fall justioe tojthe 1 spirit-stirring hymn-^ancl was loudly applaudedi The lecture was criticised by several members of the Association, who, while recognising the perfect sincerity and ability of many Spiritualists, could not admit- that the evidence appeared to them sufficient, to sustain so great' a, structure; • ' ' ' '■ ' ■ < : ; ■ ; ■'• ■■"■''■'.'.■ - ii,. ■■■.',,.