Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-01

what is your spirit world like?" asked
Minister Heyser.
Il do not know replied Mr.. Miller,
''but if you want to know 1 have no doubt
yos could find out by inquiring of some
spirit friend you have. All know is it is
a world of activity. There is no harp
playing and singing and wearing crowns,
as it is belived by people generally, but
the spirits are employed just as we are
here, only on a higher plane. You can
gain great information by reading Swe-
denborg's works"
"Swedenborg was an imposter," said
Minister Heyser, impatiently. He was
crazy"
$50 people said of Christ" said Mr..
Miller, .'and they crusifed Him
Il can prove Swedenborg was crazy by
his own works" said Mr.. Heyser.
'You are mistaken" said Mr.. Miller,
Swedenborgh has larger vision than
you have. He was in superior state"
'Then there are meE with larger Wis
ions and in superior states in the Flat
bush Lunatic Asylum" said Mr.. Heyser.
They should be let out. 1t is cruel to
keep them there, according to your
theory"
THAT is not so" said Mr.. Miller. you
are inconsistent. Your religion is found
ed on spiritualism. You will find all
through the bible that spirits are consult
ed. You will find that Paul consulted the
woman of Endor after MS prophets were
all dead and Samuel appeared to him and
said he would die and ne did die. That
woman was medium"
The story is doubted" said Mr.. Hey
ser, "and il is generally supposed to have
been mythical"
"But what other manifestations have
you seem" broke in the reporter.
II have seen some of the spirits every
week. I have seen delicate substance on
the floor, as delicate as a lady's lace hand
kerchief, and have seen it gradually rise
up vitaliZed form. / have seen the
spirit walk about the room and converse
with the sitters, and then dematorialize.
1t is all well enough to laugh at it, but
forty years ago congress lampooned
Morse when he suggested his telegraph,
feet his system is. SO it is with Spirit
ualism."
CHRIST THE GREAT TEACHER.
But" interposed Mr.. Heyser, your
principles were advocated by Swedenborg
300 years ago, and they are about in the
same position to-day as then. Telegraphy
is a science. Spiritualism is not"
"Spiritualism was not taught by Swed
enborg first" replied Mr.. Miller. Christ
was the great teacher. He said those
who came after him would do greater
| things than he had done. The wise re-
flute our teachings, 50 we go among the
! poor, and they put on the wedding gar
ment.'
But you said wise men like Sweden
borg are Spiritualists," said the preach
er.
There are some," replied Mr.. Miller.
There was Judge Edmunds. He was a
medium, and lawyers nocked to him for
advice. He could talk to spirits, and had
great power. Christ selected his apostles
because they had mediumistic powers"
But SwodenbOrg did not believe i'll the
Bible" said the pastor.
Il know that, and think he was mis-
taken" replied Mr.. Miller. But the
| Church does, and SO it must return to
! Spiritualism."
Then to the reporter he said: spirit
ualism il not belief, it is a demOnstra-
! ton. | recently received n communica-
ton at one of the seances at my house,
I
me. in Cheyenne, Kan. / sent it to him.
He sent mo back letter saying the writ
ing was TINT of his sister, who had died
| three years ago, and contained much of
consolation for him. His sister was not
| known To the mGdium, as she had never
! been three miles from her home, and he
sent me $40 to give the medium.
At my Office in Willoughby street, when
| ran my paper, had seances, and nov
or was there n week passed by without
some OF the spirits writing editorials for
me. They were splendid literary pro
auctions. Spirits are just like mOrtals.
! They want to know they are welcome
! and then they will como They are Just
! like people on earth. Now | would not
| go to your Office if | knew that you did
| not want me. There are mediums who
can tell you what is in Il sealed letter by
! touching it or placing it on their fore
! head. Not only that, they can tell you
| who wrote it and whore it was written.
| That, however, is psychometric power
which all possess to n larger or less ex-
| tont. This is world of effect. The
| spirit worlG is n world of cause. SO our
lives are dominated by the spirit world.
| There are undevcloped lying spirits
which go to prove the truth of the Cath
olic idea of purgatory. However they
cannot affect us unless we are OF low
moral standard. l have seen and have
had my picture taken with
that OF my spirit friend. That il taken
by the higher development of spiritual
! photography. There is no phase of life
! that Spiritunlism does not reach. 1t ele-
! Yates and ennobles all that it touches.
Its facts and its phenomenonr demonstrate
| that life is continuous, that the soul is
immortal. But this is only an incident.
! Intercourse between the spiritual and
mundane worlds means an accession to
mortal life of higher forms OF art, wider
fields of endoavor, higher compass of
action. and loftier ideals of life and
| duty.