Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-08-23
primitive church Of Christ and his apostles, but

primitive church Of Christ and his apostles, but
perhaps We have enough ut present for Bro.
Hamilton to exercise his propensity to ridicule
upon. Shall a christian minister, who loves
the Bible, ask what's the good of spirituaiism,
when II comes with demonstrativc proofs of
the phenomena recorded all through It's sa red
pages: When Harvey found that the blood
circulated III the human body, the doctors OF
his day asked, what is the good Of ii When
Franklin brought down electricity from the
clouds, people said, "the old fool will get
killed trying his experiments some day, and
what is the good of it, any how :" These
questions were asked when these grand dis
COURSES were in their infancy but no intelli-
gent person asks to-day what good has the
knowledge Of the circulation OF the blood and
the electro telegraph been to man these
questions spring from mans ignorance, ana
the question, what's the use OF sprltuasm
has the same source. But the good OF spirit
ualism lies just here--tiat it teaches man that
there is something better TO live for than mere
money; aad il necessarily teaches this, be-
cause it brings home to his consciousness so
wildly that IL is impossible TO shake it off, that
this lie is not all OF existence, but beyond
these few years there is an eternity in which
money has no part.
You may say that the Bible needs no proof
and support, but is that true? If true, what
mean the utterances of scientific men every
Bible from our public schools? The truth is,
it sadly needs support and | sincerely believe
that had ii not been tor the facts brought out
by modern spiritualisn, the phenomena re-
corded in it would have been disbecycd by a
majority of men in christ"ndom to-day. OF
one thing may be certain, that If it is ever
established beyond diopute,that the phenom-
ena of spiritualism are delusons, those record
ed IN the Bible will 90 too, for il millions OF
men in the nineteenth century arc deceived,
they will never doubt but that the disciples
were cheats or were cheated and one great
good of spirituasni doing Isl that it is putting
the Bible back in to the hands OF men who had
cast il aside. and they read it in the light that
spritualism sheds, with renewed yigor and en-
HANGED pleasure.
Spritualism takes ont Of men their sectaran-
ISM for on It's broad base they can meet jew or
Gentle, Barbarian Scythlan! bound or free,
| and feeling that there Is one universal father
that there is one universal brotherhood of man.
1t has released us from that bondage under
which we 50 long labored-thc fear OF death
| for 1t lights up the dark passage with radi-
ance ali lis own. 1t brings the spiritual world
to our very doors, and looses our ho.d upon
material things by presenting to our vision its
own SURPRISING beauty and worth. Ills Is
some of The good it is DOING 10 day what has
it done in the past? All nations and tribes
have had their seers, who looked beyond
Inc vail, ana llelf tftlldn CAME DbCh 10 lIclll
In the long ago--as ours DO tO-day-lo say,
1--WE still ivcn The truth is, the world is liz
debted to spiIltualism for the hope and faith of
Immortality ana as religion was founded
upon this belief, spiriLuaiisln is the corner
stone OF all the religions that have swayed the
world Christianity rests upon it, for if Jesus
returned not, Paul says, "Ihen is our hope
vain" IT. then the Bible is help, II religion
Is blessing, if the belief in Immortality be u
precious gift, then men need no longer ask
what is the good Of spritualism, for they are in
debted to it for their all, The time Will come
when men will not ridicule spiritua ism, but
with hearts full Of JOY will give thanks for the
grandest blessing that the Creator has given
to the world Aud not only this, but we be-
lieye the time will come when mankind gen
orally viii not feel themselves diegraced by
being seen in the society of SO called mediums
or spirtualists. but will seek their company,
that they may learn more of the important
truths which interest the whole world. If a
Paul and his companions were not ashamed 10
take up their abode in the house Of Philip OF
CoSarea, the Evangelist, "who had four daughters
which did pruphesy, Acts: 81, ., we see no
good reason why any of US who nrc less than
Paul need blush in the presence of similar society.
That the God of grace and peace may abide
with YOU to lead. guide and teach you in the
way OF all truths, is the sincere desire of
Your friend
J. l.. BEAR DSLEG,