New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-10

Christian Spiritualist. Spain printed fou
Spiritualist periodicals.. France three. Tor di.
previous to the war;, Italy one. Sicily one
Hungary one, Brazil one, Australia one til,
Horbinyer Of Light-and Germany several
treating of Spiritualism under the heading
of Psychology.
While in London. last July. he accompa
| the residence of William Crooks, +. X. S.,
to see his apparatus for experimenting upon
the forces connected with physical medium
ship This gentleman from the East. firm
Spiritualist, is gathering material. designing
to publish large volume upon his return to
Asia Minor. embodying the teachings of
| Spiritualism in the Armenian language.
| While travelling upon the continent and in
| the East, some three years since the speaker
| Florence, Naples, Messina. Athens, Constan-
tinOple. Smyrna, and other localities.
Spiritualism in no way cOntlicted with the
higher inspirations of past Biblical teach
ings or the divine truths uttered by Jesus
and the apostles. On the Mount Jesus held
intercourse with the spirits Of Moses and
Elias. The early Christians retained their
spiritual gifts for over three hundred years
after the ascension. 1t is the spirit that
giveth life. The Scriptures are full of vi
sions. dreams, prophes!es. frances and mar
veiOus gifts. And as neither God nor His
laws have changed, these things may-these
signs. gifts and manifestations dO-exist in
the present In fact. Jesus said These
signs shall follow them that believe" And
again: "Lo' | am with you always"
Eighteen years of earnest and critical inves.
legations of these spiritual marvels in this
country, in Europe. in Smyrna. Scutari.
Constantinople and other portions of the
East had rewarded the speaker with the
blessed knowledge OF Immortality Paul.
enjOined the men of his time to add to
their faith knowledge This is the charge
said he, give to you.
Houses and homes. wealth and fame were
mutable. The body was perishable. The
spirit in it was the real man. The bones in
The human temple may be considered the
main timbers: the blood the watery ele-
ment the head the topmo>t story: the eyes
the windows: while back behind these walls
OF flesh, blood. bones and nerves. the con-
sclous immortal man lived. reasoned and
arranged all plans If ac ion. Death sew
cred the copartnership between the body
and the spiritual man. Earth returns to its
earth. The spirit is free to roam space re-
turning at will to the loved ones of earth.
Memory is eternal. Love is bud that
opeLs on earth to bloom forever in the bet
ter land These beautiful truths of Spirit
uallsm brush away the mOurners' tears:
give the sweetest answer to prayer; inspire
to the loftiest efforts. and bring the peace
and Joy Of the heavenly life down to earth
Those who accept the divine principles Of
Spiritualism, and live IN them. enjoy that
peace which flows like river" The most
advanced Spiritualists had as yet but just
entered the vestibule OF the grand temple.
They are yet to have their day of Pentecost.
Emma Harding Britton. in referring to this
spiritual movement. said Internationally
Can We come to any other conclusion
than that this Pentecostal day is to lead to
the coming of second Messiah! He is not
yet in our midst: We are only listening to
the voices crying in the wilderness. These
voices come to us in the form of spiritual
science. But do know that the baptism
of fire is Vet awaiting Ia. when we shall be
found worthy. Fire consumes. but it does
not annihiate; it changes. but does not
destroy
The church spiritual Of the future would
be both religious and scientific. Love
would be its baptism. and the fruits OF
the spirit. 'peace. purity. and "all things in
common its daily eucharist. Then exhort-
ing the Spiritualists to energy. enthusiasm,
and more thorough conservation to their |
principles. he announced the subject for the
evenins-'thc doctrines and tendencies OF
Sl,iritualsln."