The Rev. Mable Anna Riffle, 84, of 4113 Mounds Rd., secretary of the Indiana Association of Spiritualists and director of the Spiritualist Camp at Chesterfield, died at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in the St. John's Hospital. An ordained minister of the Spiritualist faith, she served 54 years as secretary and director of the...

2019年6月18日 · Christian Spiritualists, like Mable Riffle, were instrumental in building Camp Chesterfield, and as the majority of these early mediums converted to Spiritualism from a more mainstream Christian tradition, they brought with them vestiges and customs that were a part of their religious upbringings and belief systems.

2013年6月25日 · Photograph of the spirit Silver Belle with the medium Ethel Post-Parrish. Her cousin, Mable Riffle, managed the Camp Chesterfield. (via Wikimedia) Table tipping, ectoplasm, and rapping sounds...

She is currently working on her book which documents the lives of two Spiritualist women, Amelia Colby Luther and Mabel Riffle, and their impact on Spiritualism and Camp Chesterfield. The book, Revolutionary Women: Amelia Colby Luther and Mabel Riffle, is due out in 2021.

Under Rev. Mable Riffle’s leadership (ca. 1910-1961), the camp expanded exponentially, drawing thousands of visitors annually from across the U.S. [5] Summary: After the devastation of the Civil War, Spiritualism gained popularity with Americans as they sought to communicate with the spirits of lost loved ones.

This bronze message reads: “Mable Riffle—47 years of service, 1955” and followed below by an alphabetical listing of names of mediums officially associated with the Chesterfield Camp during the past half century.

From around 1909 until her death in 1961, Reverend Mable Riffle [Image at right] steered Camp Chesterfield with a strong hand as Secretary of the association. Rev. Riffle’s resounding mantra during her long years of service to the IAOS and Spiritualism was a simple question: Is it good for Camp? (Richey 2009).

Mable Riffle, 47 Years of Service plaque. This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Indiana State Library.

Ladoit Riffle, Mable Riffle’s son, received a donation of one telephone pole from the Indiana Telephone Company and had it placed by same. The totem pole was attached to the telephone pole just the day before Camp Opening in 1962.

Two Full Beds, Three Dressers, a Couch, Chair, Coffee Table with shared bathroom facilities. Maximum number of guests: 5 (plus an extra: cot). Suite is in the lower-level of the hotel. Tax is not included in the stated rates. IAOS Member Discount …