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A Weekly Journal Devoted to the PHENOMENA, PHILOSOPHY and PROGRESS of S P IR IT U a L I SM A Weekly Journal devoted to the PHENOMENA, PHILOSOPHY and PROGRESS of S P IR IT U A L I SM . RELIGION and REFORM. Entered as Second Class Matter, March 15th, 1929, at the Post Office at Boston, Mass., U.S.A., under the Act of March 3rd, 1S79 (Sec. 397, P.L. and R.). N o . 2 2 4 7 —V o l . X L I U . F riday, Dec. 1 9 , 1 9 3 0 . Price T w o p e n c e . MARYLEBONE SPIRITUALIST ASSOCIATION LTD., QUEEN’S HALL, Langham Place, W.1. North London Spiritualist Association, (Limited by Guarantee), Public W orship : Sundays at 0-30. H o r n s e y R d . N. 19 (one minute Hornsey Rd. L.M.S. Stn.) 8UNDAY, Dec, 21st. at 6-30, Su n d a y , D ec. 21st, at 11, M r . W IL L IA M EDWARDS. M r . ERNEST HUNT, A d d r e s s . A t 7, M r . A M rs. E. J. PULHAM. M r s . E. M. NEVILLE, C lairvoyance . W e d n e sd a y, D ec. 24th. at 8, M iss E. C. CANNON. S u n d a y , D ec. 28th, at 11, S E R V IC E . A t 7, M r s . E. 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