Show 1 LOND SPIRITUALIST LONDON lR T ST Al r I r CATHOLICS GA AGAINST PRACTICE J New York May IS Dr Dr J J. rt n a member of or tire the London Society of ot Psychical Psychical chical chien Research who created such a In In tho the Catholic wont world by Ills his lecture Jecture on spiritualism at Delmonico's Wednesday night Is here not as CIS supposed sup sill posed to lo encourage delving del Into tho time rea real of or the but to warn C Catholics Cath Cathi- th- th olics olles of or the tho grave grove dangers of ur tamperInG tampering tam tam- pening with tho the spiritualistic Dr who Is Js Sta staying at SL St Joseph Josephs s seminary seminar Yonkers set forth j tilt facts of or his bis position to a reporter toda tOlla I I am urn he here not riot to encourage spiritualistic spirit spirit- I practices s. s but to discourage them said time the doctor The rhe pope pol has given gl me permission on to set the exact acts of m my spiritualistic Investigations ions before tho time members of or the lie CatholIc Catholic Cath Catli- olic faith and amal in this WLl way va point out the time dangers of tampering tampering- with the Inhabitants In Inhabitants inhabitants In- In habitants of the spirit world To lo Show 1 t I I r am commissioned to do all nil In my power to discourage spiritualism I J believe c this can ho done clone b by showing the tire debasing effects of or spirits end and communication therewith on the human mind b by practical lectures For this reason I held a meeting at Delmonico's Wednesday and anel delivered In my first Il Illustrated ii- ii lecture Dr Is Instructing the students students stu stu- dents clent at St. St Josephs Joseph's In tho the dan dangers ers of ot spiritualistic practices He lie said that aa os soon as ns he lie hail had finished his course of or lectures there then he hc would KO goo to other parts of or America and antI eventually e over o overall overall all parts of or the world Inhabited b by members of the time Catholic faith and point out the tho disasters which follow in iii tho time wake of or experiments In the time spirit won world 41 I For or man many years cars I have devoted tIe myself myself my my- self to spiritualistic Investigation with whir witha a view to discovering whether Its effects ef effects effects ef- ef were good or bad upon human beings continued the time doctorI doctor I J have ha come to the tire conclusion that moral decay and physical decline are arc the rewards towards reaped b by those who tamper tam taM- per with the tire beings of or the tho spirit world In Jim fact I have proved pro this absolutely I In England near nearly neaily seven eights of or tin the I men inca whom I have hu had bad assist me have ha I j I sooner or later Inter been beon t cn wrecked ship morally mor mor- k 1 ally and physically The Catholic belief belier while virIle It lias for forbidden bidden delving delving- Juro tile spirit world hiss lias always acknowledged tile the existence exis tence of ot spirits and their communication ion tion with the time world The They have bc- bc ed lIe tint that spirits were irene of ot a n Ion low moral order and ond I have ho found that spirits arc are usually a lot of or bJ blackguards and ami liars It Is a difficult and anel well nigh night I Impossible matter to establish the truthful Identity of or the tire spirits How Jow do spirItualistic practices affect r the moral amoral anti and physical welfare of at In Individuals Individuals' JaI Ja- Ja asked the reporter That Iha t Is th the tho poll poira ll By holding holtUn continued Intercourse with the tho lie spirit world the time ope Jr throws open to 0 external intelligence Th The passivity pas passivity pas pas- si necessary to lo communication with spirits which winch of or course arc are external j leaves lea the tire mind of or the time person receiving I ing lag the communications open to other external Influences Thousands of or people arc are In the time madhouses mad mad- houses housos of or the world simply because they would not riot leave Ica spiritualistic practice alone I 1 Hypnotism Is not without similar dangers A passivity of mind much I f like Jike that used In lit spiritualism 1 Js is necessary necessary f sar sary to produce tire the phenomena In hypnotism tho the mind I Is also thrown open to external Intelligence It disturbs disturbs dis dis- the time moral balance Tire The mind no 00 longer wel weights weighs hs moral questions properly and anel In the tho end 1111 the result Is chaos and crime It Is the story of or Dr Jekyll and Mr oIl Hyde all nil over o again ag th the Hyde the tho madman tire the brute tho tire monster Is the result of ot op opening the door of the thc mind to outside Intelligence which In time st steals als In iii unawares Wan's and ami reeks ruin |