The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-11-21
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A0OOo DDte1S0o1tu0-0Os Os
Thai headiag had better - .Absst ~
Supernatural" For absst ep,siesalisn,
Pr y, " frankly confess - know nsxs y
soothing u ell, and % don't propose y tall
about Il bat shses 10 Ne material snd
Physical, fse which ~ havs sAs evidences q
COR ssrpcssal ssssss; - absos ~hish
Scisass concerns Asrsslf. Then there u sAS
lnmassrial and Spiritual, = 70 shs which
our corpcrsal ssesss fail 10 snl With which
science refssss 70 have anything more 10 do
tAaa 70 Doubt sud Deny. Il 10 onl, bscasss
Spiritaalisu falls under Ah hstsr hsal MI
- alluds 70 il. Il ID NOS that specially, but
he Supernatural generally, that shall ssssgs
~.
In these latter days Of iaduc.ivs research
vs bring svsry,h.ng up before The Judg
mens seat Of Schemes for trial. We submit
everything 70 ito tests prove and disprovs
everything By lie rules Of Evidence. The
adhsrsn.s Of 6piritu.lism boldly appeal to
its arbi,rameat and its sanction they frame
their phenomena into system for which
they slain her name in the caristeaing.
Since this is 20, lot % zee what han been in
the past the fortunes Of the Supernatural in
Ne assping Of Science.
Not very good fortune - are bonsd to con.
Tess q tAs stars.j The old Science tolerated
the SupsrAatutal somswhet; but the modern
ssisaes in spirit rejects il Utterly. Denops
occupied ~ important placs in the philose-
ply Of PlAso-fasiliaR spirits closely 0sAsA-
| ing over. directing and recording the acsioas
Of msrsals. fhas vas he chisf Of shs Old
Se;snos. t1srA Recon vas tAs shisf Of III
nsv end he avs: The nAsass Of sspsssk
tics 10 The people, md il I'll sspegstisios siss
men follsv fsois." The Plass Of ihs old in.
dulesd in prophesiss ~ Basos Of he new
says, my judgment il, that they ought al 70
Be despiseA, sud ought 70 serve bus for win>
i tsr-talk By the 6re.side." You could easily
guess that the new Science would treat the
Supernatural il quite rsugher way ahas
the old. Il hes reduced the spirits. dsmons,
gsaii, sprites, drvads, faanii, FAIRIES, ghost
aad the rest into inpAlpable noshipgs. Blu,
/
these is universal. So universal that on this
very groaad he Learned Dosssr Mers-lsaA
Heaven rssa HE soul tAsss several osnt1-
r,ss-ceuld not dssbs Ne existence Of ghosts.
Fer aid As: "rhas tAefs should b %
aaivsssal fans and fear Of tAaa which never
-, nor 10. ass:esn 10 ever 10 The world, il
- ne The srsaAeee niyncle efsll''
The rsadsn Of The Had and he Odyssy
ksow how real demons were 10 the muse 81
nsmss. HssioA classified he spirits and
Described than WITH mssA particularly.
Ard Thalss With svss more particularly
than Hssisl. The Greeks Nd lhs dsnoas,
but the Romans their corresponding esnii,
instead. The gsnii Of the Ronsns we're -
isnanerabls host Of spirits; every man,
house OF city, had an attendant genius. The
gsniss Of svsfy mortal aeeonpaaiss him iste
life, sid conducts him in I'll its vieissitudss
He 10 the companion Of the misehanees o.
veil = the pleasures Of life, lalees q the
di6eslsy sppsars soostimss 70 have been
solved, The Individual had bic pair OF ssnii,
rood and bad" TSat y vAas the Romans
belisvsa svsr - nsay ssaesnss 40. Aud
before them he aneisss Bt41scass believed
sAsrs sas isvisibly walking - ssA s;ls IT
evssY naa, f,isAtfkl visioss spirit prompt
ing hin % svilI aad spsn ~ esAss sids ;
bright ehiIlisA svirts sssiae ~ - ffom III
~ szgine hin = slsAt hfs. TAs ascssas
Ra.aa aalsstalisiis pess-pAilsssphss, .Ls.