Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-11-19
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One Of the most interesting aud Inn
questions Of the present day,
md at the same time the most vital IS
ar as religious belief and theoretical
iogmas are concerned Is, do the spirits
If tho dead ever revisit and communi-
ate with the livingr According to
he Bible, and all ancient and modern
history, spirits and supernatural appa-
have visited the living at vari-
ous times yet 1t Is only withlnlthe last
twenty years, OF thereabouts, that the
attention Of the world has
been most especially called to the sub
ject, End the deepest thinkers and
most critically just Investigators have
given their earnest attention to 1t.
The bigotsd, unprogressive ,oneA en-
tirely wise In their own conceis have
refused to even consider the question,
and they still blgotsdly, blindly per.
slst In their self complacent wiltul ig-
uorance. Such are simply stumbling
blocks over which the wheels Of pro-
gress must will and do ride. Yet
even these are beginning, one after the
other to open their eyes and ears to
the popular voice, and the authority
of announced and developed facts. As
In the introduction of all new religious
belief aud theories. as for instance even
christianity. the first PRONUNCIATION Is
through the mouths Of the ~lowly-the
fishermen of Galilee-and the apostles
Of tho now faith must travel. as 1t were,
with staff and sandals poor, and CON-
ps~ratively homeless, impelled by their
own abiding enthusiastic belief, to 60
forth throughout the land proclalming
the truth to all the people. Thus 1t Is
that Splritualism, even now In Its In
fancy, so to speak, has thus far found
more earnest advocates and investiga-
tors among the lower and middle
classes Of society than among the rich.
The n grand objection to Spiritual
ism Is that It Is at variance with many
of our preconceived ideas, the religious
education Of our youth, and the faith
of our fathers. Most Of US have been
taught that the body was put In the
grave, there to await an indefinitely
stated resurrection while the soul,
about which there was always q learned
dispute A. to its Immortality, passed
away to heaven, hell, purgatory or
some other much disputed. future state
or condition, dependent upon our
actions and deeds during life, our re-
ligious opinions, and 'other also much
dispuslngly discussed contingent con-
ditions. S~plritualism. however, Is
much moro definite, practical and tan
gible. 1t Is based upon the immortality
Of the soul aud the finest teachings
found In the Bible. It sets forth that
the body,-the mortal she'll, as 1t werc,
returns to It's mother earth-"ashes
to ashes and dust to dust"-whlle the
soul, freed from It's earthly hAbiliments,
floats forth Into eternal space, resting
forever from all further care and
trouble. Should tho departed spirit
ever desire to again communicate with
Its loved ones Of earth, 1t may do so
through proper mediumship. and not
In obnoxious, terrifying, ghostly form,
stories of which have so Mortified our
youthful days; yet they do not seem
to be able to return at will, and the
spiritual theory Is that even the most
potent mediums cannot call them up
at will. In this particular Father
Manogue has made a serious mistake,
II the Virginia Chrosfcls Of last Friday
Is good authority for his announced
ideas on the subject.
And now In regard to the recent
mysterious supernatural manifesto
tions at Virginia, popularity mention
ed as the "McDonough ghost" Tho
reverend gentlemen as well as others
who so earnestly Investigated the
phenomena, were all. persons Of
sound sense, truth and veracity, and
although we did not also personally In
vestigate the matter, yet We are will
ling to believe their freely published
words and opinions, and that they
really did see and hear what they say
they saw and heard. Their expert
ence was simply that of thousands, yes
millions Of others throughout the
world, aud 1t Is no wonder that tho be-
levers In Spiritualism are now stated
to be more numerous than any Others.
and fast Increasing. Noone, however,
should yield belief In this or any other
new theory without tangible proof to
the senses. No one should be deceived
in such an important matter, nor de-
ridsd for either their belief or unbe-
lief. There Is a great deal Of humous-
gerry which passes current under the
name OF ~Spiritualism, yet If there Is
truth at the bottom, It 10 we'll worth
digging for, and that religion which
shall most faithfully embrace and in
clude within Itself and teachings the
tangible, material truths developed
and demonstrated to mankind, will be
the future religion Of the world.
wHEElER,S Typographical CORPS,