Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-27


do now from such accusations as those
i'm the article on spirltism. me
fingers that could pen sucii
an article could manipulate wen the
thnlmb-screws Of the lnquisitioii Vi
light the fires of Smithfield. ~ mas
ever been the fate of seekers for the
truth to suffer reproach and persecution
AT the hands OF their tellow-men.
What are looked upon as the superstcc
tions of to-day will be the science on
tomorrow. will say rs Replen did
to Galilea, "Fear not; the truth Is I'M
perishable and philosophers can no.
pluck the stars from the heavens,
and the truth OF Splritualisih
cannot be crushed by the orthordoNy
giant. And nos word for the COLI
mander in chief She Is woman OF
intellect and merit, and IL she aihrms
that she holds her position by the aiu
of spirits, she has the Bible TO sustain
her. "Are they not sent forth as nm
istering spirits to minister unto us,
and the. spirit belief Is that one
of the most powerful attractions
of our departed ones is their
love for those they have lett
on earth. 1t draws them by degrees
into the current OF the astral light, VIZ
brating between the person syinpa-
thetic to them and the universal soul
A" 1t las given no revelations that nave
benefited mankind | would ask
the writer to read DIR. Watsons ne
Iigion OF Spiritualism," DIR. Peebie,s
''Our Homes Hereafter "Art Magic"
by Emma Hardinge Britten, the gem
of spiritnalis.ic effort of this and every
other generation. Roger Bacon, the
well-known scientist, was
seer or medium. AT one
time being summoned before Queen
Elizabeth, he waived his wand anu
straightway there was heard such
music as had never been before, ana
such smell as If all the rich perfum-
cries of the world had been there pre-
pared. An English nobleman, who
was skeptic, being present, and hav-
ing said many unkind things, asked
in a testing way to see his sweetheart.
Roger Bacon pulled hanging III the
kings apartment aside. and
every one saw II kitchen
maid with basting ladle in her
hand. The proud gentleman threat
ply answers; Threaten not lest | do
you give scholars the lie."
at builds no aims houses and has
no charitable institutions 1t is not
necessary to build houses for aims or
charity. Lift up the fallen, set them
on way to help themselves, and you
'front.' need so many houses. L know
spiritualists who have gone to the
houses of fallen women, and by
showing them the path to virtue and
by kindness and charity have led
them 10 purer life. do not your
aims before men to be seen of them.n
The foundation stone of spiritism is
charity and to do unto Others as you
would they should do unto you. lit
separates husband and wife" | APP
peal to the lawyers to know if the
cases of divorce filed in our courts are
brought by spiritualists, That there
are bad spiritualists as well rs hypo-
crits in churches. and fraudulent me-
diums as well as immoral ministers we
do not deny. Who would think
of condemning the christian religion
as wholly bad because some of its adj
vocates are bad. How many newspa-
pers in the last year tell of ministers
who have soiled their robes with gross
immortality? 1T is moral disease
that wrecks mind, body and morals, y
broad and sweeping assertion at
which every medium at spiritualist
feels ii just indignation. Dr. Watson,
DIR. PEBBLES, Mrs. Richmond are
mediums renowned for their intellect
and fine morals. / will add to this
number Mrs. S.A. Talbot of Galveston,
a woman whose sanity is unques-
toned, and whose morals cannot be
lmpeached. will now speak for our
young medium of Fort Worth, a girl
of spotless character and simplicity
known to be perfectly sane, and per-
feetly moral; come forth from yeuI
hiding place and tell the people they
are not pure, bring your witnesses and
prove your charges. Fight your battles
| in an open field, and
not behind stone walls, come
| like a true soldier and prove tho
strength of your weapon. Charity is
not pulled up, thinketh no evil, be
haveth not itself unseemly. And nov
rs an advocate OF purity, virtue ano
their twin sister, spiritisn, sign my
self
a WOMAN AND A SPIRITUALIsT.
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