The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-11
Mediunlship.
To the Editor of the EVENING LIGHT.

TO the Editor of the EVENING LIGHT.
Please allow me to say few words in your
valuable paper in regard to mediumship.
Medillmship has its joys, its cOmpensatiOns
and its triumphs il has also its palms, its perls
and its SORROWS. None, perhaps, but those who
have trOddcn the path that is marked out for
the professional honest public medium can I'M
herStand or appreciate the fact. The expert
cnces of mediums are varied and diversified.
subject to all classes of influences, fully rs Ii
able to be brought under the magnetic control
OF some positive will on earth rs to the intlu-
tnccd by discmbOded spirit, the sensitive in
Struments of the spiritual Orld-Our medi-
umS OCcupya very delicate and painful posi-
ton. Whatever they do or say may be miscOn-
Strued by the public which understands moth
my OF the interior workings of the vast ma
'hlnery-the great moving power of medium
snip. Exposed to the criticism of an ignorant
world, mediums are condemned, maligned and
nls1udged many times when they are totally
innocent of all attempt to wrOng-dOnp and
they are Obliged many times to bear the brunt
OF harsh and cruel judgment upon their lives
and actions. Mcdiumship is the grand unfair
nShing link between the world of matter and
the world of spirit: it is the great reservoir of
power made use of by intelligent, conscious.
ieathleSS beings, with which to demonstrate to
nOrtalS the truth of immortal life. Medium
ship is the open doorway through which the
spirits of departed friends enter into our
nolneS and our lives and make their presence
known, bringing with them flood of light by
which errors are exposed. Is 1t not astOnish-
ing that this great power, this mediumsnip is
~olittle valued or noticed by the scientific men
of to-day, those very Swans who profess to be
Investigators in the relms of truth or of fact?
ct they stumble blindy On,gropng their way
IN darkness while searching but the cause, ORR
GIN and purposes of life
But there is something in connection with
the subject of mediumship more surprising
still than the fact that scientists are prone to
ignore the existence of such a mighty unison
to understand spirituaIsm, and to
be well informed concerning its phil
oSophy. ethics and phenomena, are SO
ignorant concerning the laws that govern and
control mcdiumship Many individuals in our
ranks declare that medium can labor hard
during the day and then be used rs an instru-
nent by the spirits in the evening without in
Jury to himself, or in Justice to the work of the
spirit World. Others cannot understand why
Il medium needs to be guarded in association
with others. or must be particular as to his
net and general living. when If any of these
persons would study into the laws governing
mediumShip, they would discover that as man
ual labor dcpleteS the system OF physical force,
50 also spiritual work eXhallstS the nervous
force and spiritual magnetism Of the mudum
and when there Is drain upon all these forces
1T once, the entire machinery falls out of re-
pair. But whatever food aSSimilateS with the
system and is readily digestcd supplies materi-
al and spiritual power to him who partakeS Of
ana therefore provides II favorable condition
to the spirits i'll their work while the general
surrounding of II medium be they pleasant or
otherwise determine the character of the man
leStationS of u spiritual origin that are pro-
duced through his instrlImentality so sensi-
tive is good honest medium to existing con-
dltiOnS, that he is made happy or miserable, as
the circumstance may be. by some little occur
renee that would make no impression upon q
person not similarly constituted.
Very little, aS yet is known of the laws con-
trolling mediumship, But it behoOr us all to
study them closely and to seek to learn all that
we can Of them SO that we may assist in prOvi-
ing the very best condition to our mediums
Tor the unfolding of their powers and for the
work of the spiritual World.
Let your light shine that men may see your
good works and the new way of life is to lie
what we talk of and will carry it to the deaf,
readers of the EVENING LIGHT.
I.G.G