REGARDING your article (LET, August 5) about mediums, I am a Catholic and my husband, daughter, her friends and I visit the Spiritualist Temple and have found it very comforting.

We sing hymns and say prayers and think mediums are wonderful. They know all about our deceased ones, very happy in the next world.

It has brought me a lot of happiness. The spirits know all about our lives and pass messages on to the Medium and send us their love and advice on any problems we may have.

I've seen people there who go in very depressed and come out cheered up. No church can ban mediums. If people wish to visit them they should be free to do so. You have to have an open mind.

J MARTIN-CLOUGH (Mrs), Laburnum Road, Little Harwood, Blackburn.

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