The labor world., 1899-07-01
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DO THE BIRDS SING, THE WINDS BLOW AND
OUR LOVED ONES LIVE over THEREY
by Paul Williams.

HAVE been thinking, Doctor, o
the evidences which you gave
me of future existence. Upon
enquiry and reading upon the subject
discover there are many people who
think they have evidence of spirit ex-
istence. But find that mankind in
general for their belief in immortal
ify must rest their belief on aith. ''5s IS
Yes, Mr.. Williams, what cannot be
proven by science must be, taken ION
faith. Very much of our knowledge
is founded on faith.
What is the best evidence, Doctor,
that / can have that we live after
death and that we can re turn and
make ourselves known to our friends
on. earth? / have kept watch of spir-
itualistic revelations ever since the
Fox sisters began their rappings in
Rochester, N. 8, many years ago, and
I fail to see wherein we know much
more about the spirit world than we
did before that time.
1sThat is very true, Mr.. Will iams.
do not think that the fact that spirits
of the departed friends can turn and
communicate has yet been scientifi-
call Y proven, but the evidences that
@ they do have been so many as to build
the Spiritualist demon nation into a
Sdenominatio sect of very consider
i able Importance. In fact, in looking
over the reli gious announcements in
our Sun day metropoli tan papers we
b. find mention Of more gatherings of
the spiritualistic faith than any
other.
know, DR.. Penrose, but that
proves nothing to me. You know and and
know that a large share of the pop
ulation of the earth are inclined to
chase some religious phantom that
4 they know nothing about. See all the
arious dem each so widely
different in belief with others and all
ii, such dead: earnest as to their belief
being right. Why IS Il i't5'' ?9', 9''Y
Ii The reason for this, Mr.. Williams,
is the universal desire existing among
& ali peoples of the earth for q future
existence. People want to live here
after. They do not know positively
that they will, but If any strong man
Will. persuasive powers comes along
with a plan that can be sustained by
some authority more ecially mys-
terious authority they are ready to
fall in with IT. itt.''
s'The origin Of all the various prom
inent religions is yelled in obscurity
and mystery. The personality Of
Buddha and the origin Of. the Book Of
Budha, the Budhistic bible, is ln-
known. Nobody knows anythings def
mate concerning Moses or the Tai
mud, which is the Jewish bible: No
body can furnish positive informa-,
ton about Zorro sterN or the origin OF
. Zendayesta, the bible Of the Persians.
Nobody knows who wrote the Chris
tian bible, when It was written, or
where. They are equally in the dark
as to whether Mohammed was really
a prophet of God, and whether 1se
Koran, the Mohammed bible, is actu-
ally the inspired and only bible Civ
ing us Gods word. People are also
i'll doubt about the Book of 5Nephi,
the Norman bible, and many persons
are disposed to question the authen-
ticity of Mormon scriptures as having
been given to the world on a set OF
brass plates found under an oak tree
in the interior of New York state.
But while we may doubt the authen-
ticity and inspiration of some of their
bibles the universal desire to find
some plan of salvation in the here
after has built up all these different
religions, the latest Of which is the
Spiritualists.'
..What has made the great differ
ence in religious belief, Doctor p
''That is largely explained by phre::
nology. The spirituality and yenera'
ton existing in the organization OF
mind is disposed to create a God OF
some kind. The kind of God which
the individual makes will depend up;
OF his other faculties and his educa.
ton. To illustrate: The man pos
sessing large combativeness and de,
structiveness would believe that Goo
would pursue an enemy and would
destroy him. The benevolent mar
would believe that God would forgive
The man, fond Of the beautiful, pic
lures God and heaven in the midst Of
delightful charming scenes. The in
diyidual who would deem il right te