The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-16
BIBLE SPIRITUALISM
MOSES HILL CLAIMS THE IxsPIRA.
TIoy CAME FROM SPIRITS.
The Prophets of Old Sought the Me-
Observation-Disclosures a Mcdiumistic
Chronicle by John.


posed to the Bible" With many that
seemed to be an all-sufficient argument
The Bible was set down per sc as the
source Of all authority, and if spiritual
ism happened TO be out of harmony with
supposed statement OF that book or a
doctrine deduced from it that was
enough; spiritualism was OF the devil
and had only evil ends in view.
Few spiritualists in the beginning of
They had witnessed phenomena that
were convincing and had been intro
duced to a philosophy that was charm
ing and elevating in it's nature. If the
minister said the Bible was opposed to
them and that that book had predicted
Its rise as the monarch Of the last-day
decisions why, of course. he knew. Many
of them felt as Theodore Parker did
when told the Bible was against HIM on
the slavery question. His answer was:
so much the worse for the Bible If
the Bible has placed itself on the wrong
side or this question that will stand as
one count in the final indictment against
that book"
Hundreds Of spiritualists. hearing that
the Bible was against spiritualism and
knowing that, Bible or no Bible, spirit
ualism was true. without further cere-
mony rejected the Bible. Thus many of
the most sincere and honest men and
women in the world have been made TO
believe they were infidels.
Every new development in philosophy
or ethics has had to run the same CANT
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leo and other heretics were stated
follows:
1. 1t casts suspicion on the Doctrine
of incarnation.
2. 1t upsets the whole foundation CT
theology.
3. If the earth is only one among many
planets then other planets must be in
habited, and IL so, all men did not de-
scend from Adam or Noah.
This was all the proof needed that
Calico and his confreres were working
to undermine and overthrow the Bible
Andrew d. White, president Of Cornell
University, said:
when Calico had discovered the four
satellites of Jupiter the whole thing was
denounced as impossible and impious.
1t was argued that the Bible clearly
showed by all applicable types that
this was proved by the seven golden
candlesticks Of the Apocalypse, by the
seven branched candlesticks of the
tabernacle and by the seven, churches
Of Asia. Mathematical and other
reasonings were met by the words of
Scripture. 1t was declared that
Galileos doctrine was proved false by
the standing still Of the sun for Joshua,
by the declaration that the foundations
of the earth are fixed so firm that they
cannot be moved, and that the sun run
eth about from one end Of heaven to
the other"
I hope no spiritualist will ever receive
quite the same treatment that was ac-
corded to the above named hereto.
GALILEOS PERSECUTION.
After being imprisoned fourteen years
and suffering ALMOST beyond endurance
he was finally compelled to kneel before
church dignitaries and say:
II, Calico, being in my SEVENTEEN
year. being prisoner and on my knees
and before your Eminences. having be-
fore my eyes the holy gospel, which /
touch with my hands, adjure, curse and
detest the heresy Of the movement OF
the earth"
For several years past few of the
spiritualists have claimed that the Bible
Is the spiritualists own book; that so
Tar from 1T being opposed to spiritual
ism, the spiritualists are the only people
who can explain exactly how the Bible
came into existence. and that Catholics
and Protestants will yet be compelled to
GO to spiritualism for correct interpreta-
tions of the Bibfe.
Spiritualists do not take the Bible as
an inspired book: they do not believe
that any book ever was or ever can be
inspired. Even a god could not inspire
q book. Men, women and children are
inspired; not plenarity or fully, but in
accordance with their capacity TO re-
ceive Inspiration. These inspired men
and women write out as best they can
some OF the results of their inspiration.
and that writing. not the inspiration. is
copied, translated, arranged and put into
books. Inspiration itself is more or less
perfect as the inspiring spirit may have
more or less wisdom and as the subject
or medium may be more or less capable
OF receiving inspiration and handing out
It's results.
The claims for inspiration, and that
the collection of tracts which are now
called the Bible make up the sum total
of 1.-The word of Cod" Gods revealed
word" ETC., is not made in or by the
Bible. II is comparatively modern
claim Inspiration is everywhere in the
Bible called ''the word of God" L will
give a. few instances. Genesis XIV, /:
After these things the word of the
Lord came unto Abram in a vision,
saying. fear not Abram; | am thy
shield and thy exceeding great reward"
verse OF the same CndDter says.
And behold the word Of the Lord came
to him saying, this shall be thine heir"
Nobody believes that Bible walked up
to Abram with these revelations
The whole of the 11sth Psalm is full
of similar expressions. Thy word Thy
laws" Thy statutes occurring in al
most every one of its 176 verses In
Verse IS the author says: Establish
thy word unto thy servant" That is,
according to the previous verse, quicken
''Thy word that is. mediumship, hath
from this psalm. The reader is re-
quested to read ii all with the idea that
the author is praying for inspiration
ments, laws, precepts. etc.
they come, let us devise devices against
jeremiah, for the law shall not perish
with the priest, nor counsel from the
wise, nor the word from the prophet
Come and let us smite him with the
tongue, and let us not give heed to any
of his words"
PROPHETS HAD DREAMS.
In xiii. %. he says: 1.-THE prophet
that hath a dream let him tell dream.
and he that hath my word let him
speak my word faithfully. What is the
ehaff to the wheat? saith the Lord"
Many other testimonies of this kind
might be adduced. but the above are
deemed sufficient for the candid. and
write fer no others