Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-14
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called spiritual medium in Ban Fran
cisco reminds one Of the fact that. al
though similar exposures are Of frequent
occurrence in different parts Of the coun-
try, the number OF persons who are
willing to DO humbuggsd, and will pay
money to DO humbusged. does not ap.
pear to decrease. Professional mediums
when exposed in n place will 60 to
another place and commence business
again. and 90 long a the iool-killsr neg
lects bis duty spiritual mediums will
fnd . Sufficient number Of persons with
more money than sense. who are willing
to be imposed upon. to enable them to
get . good living without work.
Probably more impudsns frauds than
professional spiritual mediums do no,
exist. Though caught in attempts to
impose upon mi audience. a. In the
recent San Francisco expose. that fact
does not deter them from following the
same methods again. And the ersdulity
and superstition OF wsak-mindsd people
10 90 great that exposed mediums who
have been caught in their tricks BY one
audience have NO difficulty in obtaining
other audiences who In turn are willing
TO b deceived.
But while nj may justly denounes
so-callsd spiritual mediums for their In
position upon the crsdulous, and be-
cause they obtain money by false pre-.
tensss. 1t may be asked. by what right
do those persons Who believe In the
Christian religion dsnouncs innocent be-
levers in spiritualisn for their beliefs
Can II be truthiully said that believers
in spirituslism have not the same
grounds for their faith that the different
sscts Of orthodox religions have for
thsirsi Although %spiritualism may differ
somewhat in one Of It's phases from re-
lieions that are called orthodox, il 1t not
based upon the doctrine Of the immor-
tality OF the soul. q OF the funda'
mental doctrines Of the Christian relig.
ion2 When religious teachers teach thai
q man has . soul within him. an entity,
that can exist separate from the body,
have they not laid the basis for = belief
in what is called s%piritualism9 And ID
not spiritualism q kind Of . parasitic
growth upon the old Hindoo and Egypt
ian doctrine OF the Immortality Of the
soul?
And while s~piritualism may have iti
e~hsrlatsns who take advantage Of ID,
creduliiy Of innocent believers in 1t tina,
they may wear purple and Ans linen,
have not oil ferns Of religion from the
days Of Aaron and the Hebrew priests Of
old down to the Tslmsges Of today fos.
tered q class Of men who have always ex.
acted tithss from the people that they
might live on the fat OF the land?
1t may be safely said that SO long ss
the minds Of men arc clouded by super.
s%tition. so long will men DO imposed
upon BY crafty persons, who. in the
guiss OF teachers. will manage to obtain
sufficient money from the people to sns'
bio them 10 live without much labor
And Il makes bot little difference whether
the tithingmen are spiritual mediums oil
descendants Of Aaron, &C long a. they
enjoy the fruits Of other mems labor,
The results are the same. though the
methods OF reaching results may be dii.
fsrsnt. But until men cease to subor.
dinats reason to the teachings Of super
s%lition. cunning persons will wax fat BY
playing upon their crsdulity.