The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16

| whole with a distinct character and individu-
ality of their own, did or did no, emanate
from your own mind. They certainly did not
emanate from your conscious mind; and if
you nothing or their contents, you know moth
ing OF their origin. !, who know both, have
always told you the same thing. I am your old
friend on earth-life who passed away some
i've years ago, and who have ever been with
you to teach, to console and to assist you in
direction"
A little later Julia wrote me again
on the subject of suspending my pub
locations and retiring to seek a close
communication with the mysterious
things of the borderland. Her letter
was full Of wise words and cautious
advice:
avoid three classes of persons" Julia
wrote those who will seek information be-
cause they have no self-reiance and want
others to think for them; secondly the idly
curious, mere busybodies, who will come TO
you from no deep longing for knowledge of
and love of sensation; thirdly. those who will
wish to perpetuate sinful relationship. They
will not admit this. But they will seek it
earnestly, desperately, more often than you
imagine And it may be granted them. The
alliance that had been severed by the grave
may. be resumed. Therefore 1 say, do not
think that the step you are about to take
Will result in unmixed good. The majority
of men will seek not good, but what they
desire.
But do not think of dropping the idea
on this account. Do you propose to stop
navigation because you hear of storms and
rocks and quicksand. No! no, no. What is
necessary is to recognize that the border
land Is as important Cat LEAST to cross as the
Atlantic, but that it is not any more safe.
what you seem to forget is that the step you
propose to take with all its risks. will do
what is the most important thing of all. 1t
will practically abolish the conception of
death which now prevails in the world. You
have become mere materialsts. We must
break through the wall of matter, which is
sitting your souls. And your retirement fer
a kl fnr f1n irrhk frN
beyond to shine through That is enough to
justify the facing OF any risks. such have
described.
Avoid much as possible the three clas-
s6s Of whom [ have written, and conine your
attention and concentrate your efforts upon
the verifcaton of the continuity of existence,
and the possibility of securing unmiStakaba
communications from those who have passed
in borderland.
The focus of life is at present to the
majority Of men. confined between birth and
death The focus will be changed when
once you make it clear, not a may be,
but as a scientific certainty, that we live
here and can communicate with you. And
when you alter the focus of life. what is
it that you do? You alter the perspective of
everything.
you cannot realize how changed world
it will be. The change will, 1 know well,
be mainly for good. But no revolution ever
was which did not do, incidentally, much evil.
and your work will not be, any more than
anything else an unmixed benefit. You must
be prepared for many disappointments. and
you VIII often wish you had never touch
ed the subject The work of the bridge build
er is to cross the abyss. The abysses are
abysses They are not paradses. And the
more useful the work the more it will be OPP
posed.
"You will destroy. as if by a sword cut or
razor slash, the whole theory of the future
life that is conventionally held and believed
by the churches. You will allow those of US
that are here to speak to what we know
and see and feel. And It is not what you
have conventionally taught to expect Now 1
do not think you will find that what we have
to tell you differs from what the more intel
lgent and spiritual believers have arrived
at or have received by inspiration. The fun
damental principles are the same. We have
nothing to tell you that was not known to
the seers sand that was not declared by Jesus
But we have to tell you that the ideas which
have been received and are still taught by
many churches as to the future state of man
are simply not correct. They make you be-
lieve what is not true. And there is no doubt
at all that If you succeed in your undertake
ing you will render these ideas quite unbe-
lieved by any one.
Il want you to realize that the great es-
tab.ished ruts in which the truth has en-
bedded itself cannot be destroyed without in
juring for the time the truth itself. This is