Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-29
BISHOP BOWMAN,
OF the NeIhsdist Church, n Eelievsr I'm
SpfrItaaliHH, whicS Is aaHIaK
Alarming strides Am mORs the Faithful,
Roth Catholic amt Protestant.

The ST, Louis Repubiic1H ssys that Spirit.
uaiisn appears TO be gNiniDg ground amen
the clergy OF St Luis, botn Catholic and
Proiestau', and is no losgsr c1nin ID to the
Liberal L'sgus or those Who are supposed
to be supersii.ioul through ignorance. Ssv.
er.i pries,s have al different times s,stsd
that they believed Ia ;oe supernatural as
m 2uiIested TO the eyes Of men through yi.i-
bie spiritual apparitious, and when the ex
trsordinarV stories concerning q hsuated
Church in Scotland we're going the round.
OF the press some time ago there
were even Jssuiis who thought the
statements then made were By no
meaDs altogether iuprob,ble. 4 short
sine ago a story WAS published concerning a
certain Caiholic church 10 this city to The
effect thst i.s altar wAs haunted, and he
story ia still considered we'll authenticated
by many VINO say they heard spiritual rap.
pings within the sac.e5s sinstitutioa at stated
tines. From the ranks Of the Catholic priest.
hood the belief 10 Spirliusl;sm appears TO
have iraysl d into other denominations, as
can be readily Cleaned by 4 perus,l OF the
following from ;as B9s'on BIaR.r Of Light:
"Bi-hep Bowman preached the morning
sermon Sunday before LAST before the confer
euce love least Of the Msthodiets in this city,
on which occasion occurred the ordination Of
a uumber Of descons. Like m suy another
good Methodist, tne bisnep, with bis large
heart packed full OF sympathy, and his iu-
stIGct iof spiritual penstrstion, b4iieves in
the ability Of thu spirit of mac in It's exalted
moments to look IatO the fui1re world and
zee what il there diplaysG for iJs delight and
iuvi!atiuu. Could We al OF us hsbitu ate
Ourselves 10 the contemplation OF that which
ID not visible to ths sense, but none the less
exisis as a reality fcr the spirits vision, it
would be better for our ligss here in throw.
lag from them the Slmuss disco 1rssIag load
Of superstition whicd ttey are made TO
carry ike beasts cf burden, Of no ser.
vice whatever 81 tue eud OF the Journey
The bishop dsc5u5sei among other things,
on death and G?iog. SDsszlng OF Ihe differ
ent preferences for the mede Of dying, Scrip
tarsl and 9th h'rHise, be gave for mia at OF
the erd OF the prophet Eli 81. In making
mention OF his -rsoBai trials and sIccessiul
coUHcts ia religion, De sald that when for
long tIue he lay 10 ae4r death To st all sbou.
him we're coGflen; that he would die, ne got
a glimpse OF heaven. Many might, hs ad.
mItted, think him crazy, bat he declared he
vas not crazy, aad ne mad an abiding faith
in hs Intellect. He said that he knsr
he had gons Ihrsugh toe valley. While
he was IN that state sr condition he said
he saw and caGverssd With mis- daugh-
ter F-nay, wso had died at the
early age of eighteen. Sne appeared 10
him, be said, u basuiilul, aerial nature and
ia tie form 10 which she was faEaI! 10 him
before death. Ii said he asked her where
..~s rEI'7't5er wds replied that she was
IN distant part sn heavenly mission, but
would be on the wharf to meet him Shen the
boat came in. Toe feelings OF all who heard
tbs bishop ntrr etiv-, 50 simple and SO
truthful, ware vislhiy touched, aud the syu
pathetic response Of very msny vas wi,h
,sars. NV, Thy not raise 4 Iumpus in the
hetGodist Csurch ever tuese trace
reGi!sls OF one of is honorsd aod be-
t775d bi-E9Ps, and sI.her discipina or
diSinisI hin IRON the Church? He has
talked plan ard accepted Spiritualism, say
Ing bat 20 doubt many psrsons migat think
him iazans wh,e toiag 20; but he iusisl.a
10 At hs vas in The full p,5session Of ma TO-
ieliect, and knew very wei what had paused
sni what he WAS then saying. II is actual
vl.ions like this one which Bishop BIwm n
had, accompanied hy couvsr.&tion with
spiritual beings, th't establish the vital
tfatR Of spirit communion, aud no cGviling
Or cTillcism caa drive from iha hum an soul
'ho pgrpoge to baiisYs that which it ia
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