The union Democrat., 1870-08-13
AFu.ur. for all InsclliEeaee.

The hereafter Of the churches is vague,
intangible lnd uncertain. Il is at best but a
promise, either Of eternal blessing or eternal
torment.
The hereafter for all intelligence soon to be
acknowledged and popular, hereafter of all
soul, i,s conditions and surroundings will to
every candid mind be demonstrated BY proofs
more and more frequent and convincing.
In one sense, this Faith is new in that. il
is on the verge of general recognition. In
another sense, il is OLD. For the Laws of
Nature, OF Being and of Consciousness hare
ever existed. Human belief affects them not.
The Earth was careering around tho Sun
when all mankind proclaimed it fiat. sta
tionary plain. TWAS turning on its axis
when n bigoted priesthood commanded Co
pernieus to declare that it stood sii.l. The
blood ccursed through the veins an1 arteries
of millions of generations ere Hnrvy demon
strated its circulation and oil the while the
unknown people Of the past deemed it mo-
tionless fluid.
Man has presumed to try and make Truth.
lie has, seeirg with dim and imperfect wis.,
ion said '.This thing is thus and so nor can
il be otherwise, for our wise men have so de-
clared it,
The resistless Powers Of Nature design not
even to laugh or scorn, these vain boastings.
They work on and ever on calmly and myste-
riously. They bring forward generation af
ter generation not only of men. but Of all life
and being, animals. birds and fishes, varying
in degrees Of intelligence. All these, swept
steadily on shed in time their material cover
ings. their flesh and bones and blood, nerve.
cartilage and tissue. That is left behind.
Yet therefrom there is evolved an invisible
something finer. subtler and superior. We
call it mind. soul, instinct, sagacity inttlli-
gence. All these are but its expressions !;
only proofs of it's existence.
How know you that main exists and has
consciousness, when the weary, eyes are clos
ed in death? BY many tests. BY the evil
dencc of my own sense and reason all extend
ing through period Of years and from va
rious sources.
And how NAV we know and see and have
these things proved into us?
We can only say Watch and Wait. You
will find, despite sneer and scoff and ridicue
mi contradiction that b1th belief ard testi-
mony concerning the -inmortality. the near
ness, the consc;ou ess. and the communica:
tion of what we term the soul will come from
very many quarters. You will. to your SUR
prise find the soundest and clearest minds
acknowledging IL in secret or giving it at
least respectful hearing. You will discover
that the folly of narrow unbalanced brains,
though it may for n little time rctard can
never prevent the advance of Truth. You
shall see how the hue aud cry of ridieule ard
opposition will die away when the minds who
control the worlds opinion dare to come
forth and own what they have long held in
secret. You may learn tha, thoughtful men
have in every age been aware Of Great Truths
which they dared not proclaim for the world
was not ready for them. You may learn
that discovery new to you may have long
been old to others.
The world waits now on cool unpreiudiced
Science for its deliverer. The materials for
shat Science to work uron. the phases of GER
tain phenomena are at hand in every city.
town and village in the land. The field for
-
ing and competent lalorers are very few.