The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-01-09 00:00:00

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SPIRITUALISM—A SIIAM OR A REALITY I
To the /3dibtt.

Sir,—! thank you sincerely for the fairness you have
shown in your insertion of the different letters upon
" Spiritualism."
:Spiritualists, as • hotly, are nut proselytizers, for they
know that it in not a subject to he forced upon any one.
Those who need it will assuredly lei in the right way, and
time, drawn to it. They who are repelled by it, are
better without it. But the aggressive iniesures taken by
Government sgainst us now, compels us to come forward,
and, by all means in our power, to let all know—" What
Spiritualism really is
Serjeant Cox, in his recent presidential address before
the Psychological Society, remarked "Most truly that
this prosecution of Dr. Stale is not inerelr an attack upon
him personally, hut ' An endeavour to discredit, through
him, all psychological phenomenon, the proof of wham
existence is destruction to the doctrines of materialism.'"
All Spiritualists desire it to be taught far and wide that
Spiritualism is net a subject to be tidied with ! or to he
entered upon in either a frivolous or a captions quarrel-
some spirit.
Like eierything else on earth it has its dark, as well as
its bright and beautiful side—its abuse, as well as its use.
As briefly as possible let me point out the difference
between the use ant the abuse, •, far as I see it, frolll the
pint of view of a "Christian Spiritualist." Anil I think I
limy say that there are thousands of Spiritualists who
would willing endorse these views. Th., "Christian
Spiritualist" finds, in the present influx of supernatural
Foyer, the fulfilment of christ's words, " I hay., many
things to tell you, lint ye cannot bear them now."
The Scriptures throughout are confirmed and explained
by the light thrown upon them by the knowledge of
Spiritualism, for there are many parts iif ti., Bible
absolutely inexplicable except as read in the light of
Spiritualism. Teachings that are theoretical merely
heroine praetieal and of daily help when read by the
Christian Spiritualist. Thousands hate been converted
from infidelity or a state of painful iloul4 by seeing the
troth of Spiritualism in its lower and more material
phae, awl thus being enabled to see that the " Miracles"
of the Bible are not merely things of the past ;lout the fact
of their having happened LtieLyears ago is now receiving
confirmation, hee,vise siiiilbor time Are now in our midst
to satisfy the "Themes s" of our day. Solomon says
" Where there is no vision the people perish."
In Miesh iird awl 6th ire read "Therefore might shall
le, unto you, that ye shall !ewe no vision. Anil it shall
he dark unto you, that ye shall not divine." This Wag
a sign of "Gars displeasure." Materialism he. for ages
done its hest to stamp out these " visions" to perpetuate
the "famine" prophesied hy "Amos," (nth chapter, End
verse), but its day ir4 drawing to a close, "Joel, words
arts now being veritial (and, "Your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream
atcaltis, your yoLIII4 Men shall fel. Vi 14,11.- TO meet the
Urgent need iI the ago this strong influx of Spiritual
.wer is now sent int , our midst, lettering to the gr-mod
the stronghold of infidelity and the dente walls of
Inaterialtilli. "Shaking the dead bones of so called
religion, and infusing fresh Spiritual power into its
midst"
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The sting of death i, removed. We know that our
loved ones pass Oil to join the "cloud of witnesse,," who
are always at band as " ',tering spirits sent forth to
minister." But. I 1111 l st-speak of the thousands who live
a life of utter worldliness, who neither think of, or care
for anything beyond the pleasures of life.
No thought if a future world enters into their head to
trouble them ; they heed not the fact, which all should
know, that we each of Its live in our own Spiritual sphere.
It may Is., a low earthly ((there—Or it may be in har-
mony with the. higher ,pb re, of angel life.
The investigation into Spivitualism, thus brim,ing his
own surr. 1111 l ding, will lintl himself either receiving the
purer tsaching and spiritual help that he desires or, he
may find that he has truly to 0 wrestle not with flesh and
blood, but, with the rulers of wickedness in high places."
The knowledge of OA, may he a rich blessing. io showing
. . . .

the urgent ni7etl for) • to forsake all evil, in every form:
Evil in his outer life, and equally, the evil in his secret
thoughts. Rot, if he still insists uism necking only the
low earthly pinto, he mok assurc•lly will find that
Spiritteslien is, to hint. a revelation sal, awl repulsive,
awl the very reverse ttf l'ure or Holy,
The value of the varied forms of meiliumship eon only
Ito known by experience. It is n•et for any one to decide
14 to which form is the hiffher, or the lower, for different
Mill& need different kinds of manifestation, end stoking,
ati•l3 may, even in the lowest, (awl totemic lomi)s the most
repulsive) felon And that he hes gained the first step nf
• ladder, which like iambs ladder, I,l:teed on the earth, will
lead el step by step, even to heaven itself.
But all who would leant more fully of this wonderful
mite ct can dot,, by reading some of the Standard Books.
l• would recommend -" Front Matter to Spirit" by
' professor awl Mrs. Ds Mortan. It is the account of ten
! years careful investigation of the subject. "The II istory
of Emeornaterd in eh Ages," iv Williont Hewitt. " Foot
fails on the Roundary of Another World " and " Debate-
able Stunt" both by Robert Dsle Owen. These Ma,' be had
at " Mudie's" if not at most Libraries.
The " Sitiritualist" a weekly 'toper price two-penee
1 Edited In W. 11 II orrison, awl sold at, ;14, Great Russell
I Street, Lenten, Li a Valaaloje ,4.111 14 Spiritualism.
Awl the "National Associati•en of Spiritualists" at 34,
! (West Ittt4,llStreet, 11,1,0ele.tme, j, at ways span
1 from ID in nterning, until 8 in the eve to all
Enquirers, as nell as to Members. The Library there, in
eonnotion with the reading room is a most valuable
collection of works upon Spiritualism, awl all kindred
topic,

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.•ot., i..itel white perfor 11l ill 4 at Dun.
t,,, • ',roe days az., 'Lockjaw ...need death.
Gyttutol'ilitislA IN GIANIttIiGANSIIIIIE.
if c,tr, ~11.,14.1 has I oeconte as twevalent in I ; himorgan-
tl.at the authorities in different parts of the
~„t, have Wiled orders to seenre nlng for ',ever.'
weeks to tome, whilst those miter. about are taken up
awl aefitroye.i. Nearly thirty 1111LN which had been
bitten by a terrier known to he MO were killed on
Thur.-day in the Pontypridd district.
EXCITING tIIA,tI". ArrEit A BF:AIL
Sono excitement wa, oceasioned on Friday in the
11...iglihourbood .4 the common. Southampton, by the
fact , -on.: bear being at large. The animal, a
Ptrd nine months .4.1, had been
reeutly touch., ..4 ot a ii... .1 officer by the I indlord
of the Basset Hotel: who allowe.l it rut loose in a
stable at the rear of the premises. It escaped at...tee
by ntryjw! opeu 41 wintlowdiap, and got rill tile 1111 l 1011,
Where it Sy:111 ,413.0.1 for some hours, taking refuge
I..oanwhile iti a tree, awl beino,” tiltimately captured In
a turnip ii.. 1.1 after it had been stunned by blows
front sticks Ad
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A Si AGISIRATI'.. r()NVIt:TLD or FRAUD.
Friday. at the ',Merionethshire quattet sensions,
Stephen Rawly, agl 79, a justice of the peace and
•hpnte;tient ~nant for Itereforlshire, was found guilty
..; iMntrting, In, fain pretences, a debt of £9l and
eredit from sir, John R. navien, proprietor
.4 the ('.rs-y-golol Hotel. Bariimutli. Prismwr eatne
v. tile hotel with two women, and stay...si arr., lie
rd.l i.elwspie on a Glomamter hank , for C5...11, whi.:lt
eMsm... wan .iishohoured ; and his representations that
In had railway shares a 1..: pniced false. lie wax
sentenced to,a month's hard