Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-04
DISCIPLE OF FUSION.
HE BELIEVES THAT ALL FREE
COINAGE MEN WILL JOIN
THE PopULIsTs. u.
An Interesting Program Was Car
ricd out Mt the Tyler Luke
spirituaIist oampmeetinE.

The feature of yesterday Mornings
program was the lecture by Col James
Hlndman OF Illinois on spirit forces
in human progress. Taught the crtho-
dox view OF he'll in early lie, he said.
he almost shattered his brain IN an
effort to reconcile the unreasonable
and conflicting teachings CT theology.
But he grew out OF this INTO & broader
and more humanitarian view Of nan-
kind. To the teachings OF Thomas
Paine he owed much Of his knowledge,
both in government and religion. BY
1900 there will be world Shading in
this country, because we are now uDJut
at the end OF this world-thousht period.
Like God, man is to an extent omnlscl-
ent, omnlpresent This was Illustrated
by many incidents. We viii always
learn more and more OF the facts Of
the universe. and thus become more
God like. In Puritan times a woman
was fined s. for kissing her babe on
Sunday. Texas has advanced on that
type OF civilization, our spirit friends
are always suggesting new truths 10
us, ana directing us to better attain
ments. We have women in this coun-
try who can set up better system OF
government than the world ever saw.
Spritualism Is bringing these thoughts
10 the front, and there will soon be
crystalized In our national life. IN our
land OF 700l0,0O0 people. 50.O00.OO0 are
homeless. our debts are over $40 0O0.-
100000 and We can't pay even the inter-
est on them. We cannot ind a bright
90 .g.att
Is refined bnrbarism. a revolution In
certain, that will burst these chains.
This comes from the spirit forces who
are OycrshadOwing us. / am not an
infdel, but ! must accept the truth as
l see II and battle Tor the welfare OF
down trodden humanity. Lack OF
knowledge Is destroying us. We must
develop and educate the people by
giving them the truth concerning pres
ent conditions and opportunities. What
a vast army OF educators we have now.
Referring to Mrs. Jackson, he said
such lectures as she had been giving
would not have been accepted forty
years agO. As u result OF this educa-
ton, ere long every man who works
can have a home Of his own, free from
debt. We Will he able to settle the
bread and meat question by four hours
labor day. Women by their votes
should help bring this about, There
sAoulu DC no room Tor a million dol
lar church, a saloon or prize fight in
our civilization. He believes in the
arlstocracy OF BRAIN rather than
wealth. Fun freedom Is the only cnn-
dition Of progress. In the last 500
years 42,O0O.0OO OF men have been killed
In war. our philosophy win do away
with all tine causes OF war. The free
coinage men will come TO the Popu-
lists and the reform ranks will sweep
away the last vestge of slavery Most
splrituallsts are Populists and tho
minds OF all these classes OF political
ana religious reformers are open 10 ali
new truths concerning the evolution of
q higher type Of civilization. The fir-s
OF S3,0O0,OO0.0OQ In usury are burnInf, US
up as people All this goes 10 st,n-
port an Idle aristocracy, II should be
spent in developing our splendid M
uonal resources. We should unite la
demanding what we produce Where
ever there is an Idle aristocracy there
are slums also Our system should do
Nelop all the best that il IN us Fre-
uuent applause was ELECTED by this
mhsterful discourse which brlstieJ
with sharp points and deep phllosonhi'
en- statements. In the estimatlon ~
those who heard him. the colonel we'll