The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-19
SPIRITUALIsM.
EditOrs OF The IntSlllgenccr:

EditOrs OF the IntalligencGr:
Will you allow one interested in spirit.
ualism TO give his views on the subject
through tho columns Of your paper
rather in reply to a communication pub.
lished In Mondays paper Of February Q,
taken from the Presbyterian, and partly
10 show to those who have never investi-
gated the subject, the mnldtudinous rea.
sons from the Bible for believing in mod.
ern, as well as ancient, spiritual man ifest.
atiOns. Now TO those who make this
subject theirstudy, orSa great many at
least, II becomes their religion, and a
thing which they hold, dear; and we do
not like. or think It right Tor q person who
has perhaps never investigated the sub
Ject farther than to visit one spirit meli=
um to pronounce 1t all the work Of devils.
We should consider that the word angel
signifies messenger or. minister sent, for
Are the Angels OF God not all min
isteriug spirits sent forth to minister to
those who shall BIO heirs Of salvation ~
Heb. |, Il. That, In connection with the
whole chapter, proves not only the TACT Of
angels being spirits sent, but also the truth
Of the principle Of spirit manifestations,
owe know not what language means.
Yet we will adduce further proof from
the Bible. The terms, angels and men
sent, Is used IN tho Bible, seem to have
one Specification. The angels at the
Sepulchre were called men BY Mark
and Luke. Also, in Gen. XIX, verse
thirteen; also, in, Jas. v, 1915;
Also many times over In Judg. xiii; ard
Zach. !. Especially in Dan. IL, 81, "the
man Gabriel being caused to fiy, etc"
Also IN Key. xxts II, the measure Of o
man Is called the measure of the angel
confirming the synonomoua adjudication
Of the two terms. Aud further, Seems
that the angel that John ielt like wor-
shipping, REV. xix. 10, and xii. o, con.
tesSed that he was one Of Johns fellow
servants, The prophets.
That those who pass out OF this nun.
dane state Of existence at what Is called
death, rise into LIE, in the spiritual state,
immediately, or very soon thereafter, ID
plain from the words Of the Lord In Matt.
xii, 81, So shut as touching the HEsuR!
REcTIoN OF THE DEAD" &C., &C., show
Ing that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob had
risen. when the lord spoke to Moses Ri.
ILL.,, ., 10. In fact, that they never really
died, torwhen was God not their God
Now, II appears that Moses and Elias did
appsGr to men Of ecfth, aSswe say angels
or spirits dotomany now: Furthermore,
in the parable Of the rich man and LazS-
rus, Luke xvi, 195verse 10 end, the rich
man, Lazarus and Abraham are all repre-.
sented BY the Lord as Etoing IN spirit
land, while the rich mans iive breihren
stu Iiped upon earth, Now, me
Lord, by this parable leaves us
to inter positively that Lazarus
could have been sent 10 tho five breth.
rem on earth habit been any use Can
any Bible reader think the Lord
could act 80 evaslvelyi Il the rich
mans request could not have
been grantedl From these thines
II Is clearly shown that what In scripture
Is called the day ofjudgment, the last day
ETC., means . state or condition, as day
most clearly has that meaning in Gen. |
y, IL, etc, and In u, 4. Especially Is this
matter settled by the Lord Jests himsell
In speaking with Martha In reference n
her brother "rising again in the ressurec.
tion at the last day" BY saying u Am the
resurrection and the lie" John Ii "a Ok
It Ia clear that men rise from their eiSy
tenements In the enloyments Of All thei,
faculties, and bodily forms and functions