Sir A. Conan Doyle's Lecture at Torquay
Sir A. Conan Doyle's Lecture at Torquay is an article published in Light on 3 march 1923.
Sir A. Conan Doyle's Lecture at Torquay
Whether convinced or not, one of the largest audiences seen in Torquay Pavilion for a very long time left on Wednesday evening, February 21st, after Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's spiritualistic lecture on "The New Revelation," with only one opinion, that it had been a wonderful experience.
The Mayor of Torquay (Mr. G. H. Iredale) presided, and after referring to the position of distinction which Sir Arthur occupied in the world of letters, said that his record was proof that in taking up this subject he was honest and sincere. What was needed in this matter was a spirit of inquiry. While declaring himself a non-believer in spiritualism, the Mayor commended such investigation.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle said that while he loved his home, his books, and his family life, he had been impelled to take up this work by an irresistible impulse to enable others to share the knowledge that had given himself and his wife such happiness.
At the close of the lecture Sir Arthur and Lady Doyle and the Mayor were thanked, on the proposition of Mr. Evan Powell, seconded by Mr. J. Rabbich, president of the Paignton Spiritualist Society, who described an occasion when Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had visited his dining-room at Paignton, "I, my wife, and several friends heard Sir Arthur's son talking to him." The accent of the voice was unmistakable, and he also heard the voice of Sir Arthur's brother, Colonel Doyle, who was killed in the war.
