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which becomes audible wnen 9tt18-
ing on the inner parts of the ear.
a spirit, they say, can never make
himself heard. because he can not
move the sir. They imagine
that you can Ho more make
any kind Of impression by
4 spiritual substance upon matter
than you can hammer an iron bar
fiat with a feather. Hence, in their
opinion, the inpossibility OF COM
munication with a spiritual world.
The whole argument rests on An
erroneous conception Of the sub
stance Of spirit. If 1t could be ad-
mitted that matter is one thing and
spirit another, and Of = different
nature, then there would be some
plausibility in the argument. Were
spirit to be considered only quality
or an abstraction it could have no
conceivable effect on material oh
jects. 1t would then be about as
easy TO make a pair of shoes Of ro-
tundity or to build q house of space
as to impress spirit on matter. But,
fortunately for a true conception Of
things, it is now more and more
conceded that spirit is really matter,
although more subtle than that
which we daily handle. And v hen
this truth is clear, it is easy to see
that this immeasurably fine sub
stance can operate on other sub
stances, just as We see that eiectrici.
~ can move heavy loaded street
car at a respectable speed.
The question Of the possibility Of
communicating with an unseen
world may properly be reduced to a
question of facts. Did anybody
ever see or hear anything or any
body from that other world? II 30,
We are as much bound to believe in
the existence of that world as we are
to believe in the existence Of the
dwarfs in Africa, Of which travellers
tell US. In both cases we accept
competent testimony to fact.
Revealed religion is based upon
the possibility of communicating
with God aud angels ami spirits.
But we have numerous testimonies
outside the pages of sacred Writ
which corroborate the statements OF
the Scriptures. A few may be Ie-
ferred TO here.
Gregor the Great, mentions Q sea
captain. called Baraka, who drifted
about on the keel OF his boat in the
open sea for several days, Until he was
about to expire from hunger and
fatigue. The sailor told the following
about his wonderful deiiverance:
Struggling with the waves and
about to go under. 1 was seized with a
wonderful feeling. was neither fully
awake nor asleep. And, behold, as
was there in the middle OF the sea,
somebody appeared to me and
brought me a loaf of bread. As soon
as had eaten this, obtained new
strength, and was shortly afterwards
taken up by a ship that passed by"
Goethe relates the following Of
Benvenuto Cellini:
This Cellini was incarcerated and
despaired about his fate. Once he in
tended 10 commit suicide when an in
visible being seized him and threw
him four yards from where he stood.
The following night young. beautiful
being appeared and blamed him for
his behavior. When the CASTELAR,.
who held Benvenutoi in captivity. con-
iemplaled 10 kill him, voice was
heard by the prisoner: o, Benvenuto!
hasten and turn TO God in prayer and
cry earnestly unto him." He prayed
and heard the voice again: 'kest in
peace and fear noir Tine prisoner was
once by this being taken to , large
hall, where he could see many dead
people whom he had known.
DIR. Woetzel, Chennitz, 1904.
published an account of the appear
ance of his deceased wife. He had
taken q promise Of her on her death
bed that she should appear, if possi-
be, but on her request, he had
again released her from this promise.
She came, however. The doctor
relates:
"A few weeks after her death /
thought heard in the room, where
was, a wind blowing. The lights were
almost blown out. A window WAS
opened and I saw the form of nv
wife who said, with soft voice: Karl.
Tam immortal; we will soon meet.'''
The author was willing TO make a
S"Oi Il s'-'ieiiien' Vi 'nis event.
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o''e" 81" anu ooh'eteu WIN a hys-
.eiious eis'"aee- hs oiographer,
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when he was told that his imagi-
haliOn iea nun aslray' NE replied;
ma oSs.o ooo au1e "ha'
l-no,r,a,I,o Tha ;n,,r,n.,;o ny
bps,, ITSELF with s,ch ,h;ncs ,s no..
been stored up in the thoughts. but I
nave repeatedly had conversationswith
that spirit and learnt things of which