Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-24
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE SPIR.
ITUALETs' PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF MEMPHIS
i congratulate you upon the completion oil
our organization under charter from the State OF
Tennessee. Our charter having been received,
constitution and bylaws adopted, and the neces-
sary committees appointed, the organization is
now in working order. Judging from the com
mentE that have appeared in the newspapers, ii
would seem that some have been struck with
Rmazement that sueh an organization should have
been framed and chartered. You who have been
close obervers OF events OF the past have learned
that some sort of protection has become almost q
necessity. II has been customary in the past for
every irresponsible scribbler who wished 10 make
himself appear funny and witty at the expense OF
spirtualists to write and publish all sorls OF ride
ulOus falsehoods about the sayings and doings OF
SpiTitualists. 1t has also become q common prac-
tice Of late to
ARREST MEDIUMS
under one pretext or another, cast them into
prison, buffet and abuse them, threaten and in.
timidate them, and extort from them false comics
sions, and induce them to sign false documents
and proclaimed throughout the lano, Another
EXPOSURE another mediumi confesses to fraud
ana trtckeTy." Whatever may be said OF the stabil
ity and integrity of mediums who do make fase
confessions in order to gain their liberty VIII
that we know that human nature in the flesh i:
weak, and we are informed that Peter, who was
the most staunch and enthusiastic follower OF
Jesus-even ne, in the hour of trial, denied his
Lo d and Master Therefore, it is not strange thai
some of our mediums do, under this sort of trial
make false confessions, in order TO gain their lib
erty and then, like Peter, 60 forth and weep
Und6r this cnarter
OUR MEDIUMS AND LECTURERS
are as secure under the law against arrest and mo
lestation in any way as any minister in his pulpit
This is as should be, because this is religion
this is our faith. II is not q blind faith in some
unknown and indefnable myth or mystery, but
it is a religion capable of ocular demonstration
The Spiritualism Of to-day is the same kind oil
Spiritualism that was manifested when the spirit
OF Samuel appeared TO Saul, King of Israel, and
talked with him; the same kind of Spiritualism
that was manifested when the angels appeared t(
Abraham and talked with him; the same kind Of
Spiritualism that was manifested when the fingers
OF a mans hand wrote upon the plaster of the
wall before Belshazzar, the king; the same kind o.
manifestation as that when the spirits of Moses
the mount; the same kind of
.SPIRITUALIsM
spoken OF in the last chapter of Revelations
eighte and ninth verse, as follows: ''And
John, saw these things and heard them
And when had heard and seen, I fell down &c
worship before the feet of the Angel which Showed
NE these things. Then smith he unto me, SET
thou do 1t not; for am thy owservant and
OF thy brethrsn the prophets, and OF them which
keep the saylcgs of this book; worship God
This is the same kind of SpirituaIism referred tC
in the first chapter of Hebrews wherein it is said
of angels: Are they not all ministeriDg spirits
sent forth TO minister for them VINO shall be hers
of sslvatiOn?'' Now say unto you, my friends,
/ thank God that he has given unto us this angel
ministry, by whom and through whom we may
know of truth that
IF MAN DIE HE SHALL LIVE AGAIN.
/ will say unto you also thank God that through
this angel ministry and the manifestations of the
spirit that has been manifested to me through thi!
ministry, l, your humble servant, nave been con
verified from infidelity and materialism unto
true and positive knowledge OF immortality auc
may here say that, except through this ange
ministry, immortality cannot be demonstrated
who are members of any church, do not seve
our relations with the church, but rather inviI,
world the glories of the sublime truth of immor
Iality.