Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-12-01

there must be like plan, or tree in the un
seen world from which it exists as an effec
| flowing from its cause .-
sTrees and plants in the other world
shook my head doubtingly. sThat is I
mere spiritual world
'Will you have a world without the OBJ
jects that make up world?' asked tn,
stranger. "A spiritual world will have
| spiritual Objects
'Oh, SPIRITUAL .-ss.. -...
Your ideas of the SPIRITUAL said ,hs
stranger, sare still dark and obscure. Blu
this is no cause of wonder. Here all i:
brought to the test of our sensuous precep
tons; and it is hard to rise above these anc
Withdraw our thoughts from them so as tc
think abstractedly But do not reject as
false what you cannot understand when
first presented. You need not, you should
not, receive as true what comes to your
mind with Sufficient evidence. But to neg.
alive proposition because the mind does
not rise at once into its comprehension is
not the act of wise man. Hold your
mind ever in the affirmative principle; bu,
admit nothing as truth which is not clearly
seen. Prove all things; and in doing so,
bear in mind this wise saying. There are
more things in heaven and earth than are
dreamed of IN your philosophy
We separated-I and the stranger. But
| could hot forget his strange language.
two lives!' said /, rs sat musing alone
in the still watches of the night that follow.
ed. Two lives and two forms of life; and
an outer and an inner life; the seen and
the unseen. Two bodies; o natural and a
spiritual body; each substantial and capa-
BILE of receiving and retaining Impressions
How full of meaning is allthis! How
much does it involve! And can it be true. :"
The longer pondered the subject the
more truth seemed involved in tine PROPOSE.
tion. 1t was plain to me that the unseen
body, the spiritual man, must be as com
plete. in every part as the natural body
which was but its outer garment, or, rather
its means Of action in the lower and less
perfect world of matter
And if all this be so, said |, one thought
envolving another, 'how wonderful. in per-
lection must that body be organized. as it
is, Of spiritual substances; and how perfect
ly most that spiritual countenance express
the passions and emotions of the soul!-
All! how different will all be when we
come TO lay aside this body of flesh and
b!ood-this mass Of inertia, now filled
with the life of the spirit which it is ever
In that unseen world, there will
be no veil Of matter TO hide the moral quail
ity. All eyes will see US in our true spir.
ilual forms.
| paused The last words utteredswere
the plane for new influx of ideas.
What is spiritual lorm?' | asked my
self. Ipondered long ..s
what is spiritual!'
unused still further. ...-..
1t is thought and affection. A spiritual
form, then, is form OF affection; or, in
other words, an affection clothed in its
proper thought; for it is by thought lha,
affection comes into manifest perception,
and shows its quality. Can this be so?-
How much, undreamed of before, is involv-
ed! Will evil affections give beautiful
form?' MOP was my involuntary an.
swer. .
My thoughts turned towards beautiful
young lady, whom | had met during the
day, who was greatly admired for personal
chars. In form and face, she was almost
iaultless. now remembered that, in con.
verslng, she had exhibited a feeling ofmal
ace towards another; and had also display
ed large share Of vanity.
'The seen body is beautiful said |, still
musing; but, is it so with the unseen body?
Can evil affection clolhe itself in form of
loveliness?' -..-.
| pondered this question until there came
a great change ! was no longer in my
chamber, musing upon different questions;
but among company of people who sat
in the porch of which was more perfect
than anything had ever beheld Before
US spread out beautiful landscape.
This is new country to me- said | TO
one who was near me; and, as spoke,
tried to recollec the way by which had
come, 'Whal is its name?''
sThis is the World of Spiri.s,' replied
the person 10 whom had addressed the in.
quiry.
'rhe World Of spirits!' A thrill went
through me Was |, then dead?'
Not dead,' said my companion, who
perceived my thoughts, 'but truly alive
You have laid aside the body of flesh, and
arisen in the true spiritual BODY
But these are fesh!' said l. holding up
my hands; 4 can touch one against the
other. Moreover / can touch your body,
and it is FIRM, like my own.'
'And yet all is spiritual,' was replied.
your body and mp body, and the bod
les of all around US, are spiritual in their
substance Our senses likewise are spir.
itual. What made US men on earthl Our
flesh and blood! Mere dead matter?-|
Far from it. We were men, because we
were spiritually organized, and, in hu
man form, made after the liken ess and in
the image Of God. Does the laying aside
the natural body make US less men less
human? No. And can we be men with
out having bodily form and senses9'
h. ohod ~ ,bop