The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-28

Liz flrbJ spiritual HOCleJy OF LOS
Angeles met Sunday evening Music hall
was crowded, tho occasion being an
interesting lecture by Doctor Ravlin,
who took for his eubject, "The great
actors in this life and in the spirit
life.'
In former years the drama was
means of religious instruction-was the
handmaid OF the church.
Pictures of human life were accom-
modated to action as means OF in
structon. Az the church degenerated
from its truth and purity, the drama
WAS divorced from the church-the pull
pit from the stage.
Actors were ostricieed from religious
society. Church members attending
the theater we're subjects of church dis
cipline, and yet some would attend the
theater when opportunity afforded, and
many clergymen when away from home,
where not known, would enjoy the
theater, and when at nome, where
known, would 6enounce it as sinful,
thus playing a double part, and thus
the pulpit became the jest OF the thea ter,
causing what seemed hopeless es-
arrangement. The chasm has not vet
been bridged. But when the time comes
that the teachings of the NazaFene
are universal then you will see preacher
and actor shaking hands, and stage
and pulpit come together. Won
drous change has already taken place in
church in regard to personal liberty.
One may now attend theater or
dance one evening and the next evening
attend the church. Thus nearer
approach OF the church element toward
the world outlines something OF the
drama in the spirit world. No more
than reasonable that we should give the
great actors that have passed into the
spirit life place and hearing. One OF
the greatest hearts that ever throbbed
in casket of clay was Shakeepesre's.
Shakespeare wrote not for the age in
which he lived. He wrote wiser than
he knew, greater than he was. Lines he
wrote lesped ages in advance. Shakes
peare is greater today in the spirlt-world
than he is in the dramatic circles OF
earth, and will be used in dramas of the
fu ure az bv actors of the past-Booth,
Forrest. Charlotte Cushman and Others
ITO be or not to be"-that used to be
"the question" Hamlet's soliloquy ia
past and past forever. Spirituslism
opens up the avenue to progress.
GTODaDly no aCtOT III inc past was
greater, more finished and scholarly
than Edwin Booth. None more eloquen
than James E Murdoch. Is James E.
Murdoch dead? is he no more? or car
RES he that grand art of elocution to its
highest in the spirit world, engaged in
some grand calling there?
Is there tragedy in the spirit world?
Yes. What does it consis' Of? In the
spirit world the enemies are evil habits.
There the elder Booth Stays his enemy,
strong drink, and stands peerless king
and victor over his spiritual enemies.
Young man with evil habits, slay your
enemy now and stand up a man. Com
edies are PLAYED in the spirit world,
pictures Of human life. Don't forget
that the 80 called dead live. The great
engagement that filled their minds on
earth engages their attention now. There
we will behold humanity one family
and thus in progress we will 90 on and
ON and ON. Bye and bye we shall grasp
the hands OF these of whom we speak
tonight. Spiritualsm. will move on in
progression until actors will materialize
in the future and go through their parts.
We have already seen enough as the
earnest OF what is to come. they will
speak to US again, and we. shall perform
the tragedies necessary to slay all this
enemies of our souls.