Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-03-27

from the spirits OF the dead, that dom.
inant idea soon takes possession OF
the ones so deludcd that they lose all
interest in the everyday affairs of life,
read no books Except on spiritism),
read no papers, do not keep abreast of
the times and when questioned as 20
the reason, invariably say, "Oh, they
tell me all ought to know" Who are
they? why, my guides, of course"
Men and women who eXpend their
vitality in the cultivation of the sub.
jective faculties are comparativ ily
worthless in the practical. everye ay
affairs of life.
Let me caution all who are inter-
ested in psychic development 20 first
count the costs. 1t is much eastsr to
awaken the subjective power than it is
to control it. All is well so long as the
objective has control but not so when
the subjective gains supremacy beyond
the power of the objective to say
thus far and no farther"
Not long ago well,known educator
in this state California; extended his
Investigations to the extent that he
heard, or thought he heard, voices. He
lost his mental balance, reason abdi-
Gated her throne and he ended life's
fitful dream by his own hand. Thus
DR.. Jekyl changed himself into Mr..
Hyde once too often.
Possibly the greatest stickler in the
minds of spiritists is the query so of
ten propounded by them, viz. 'If two
embodied spirits can communicate
with each other by means of telepathy,
why cannot a disembodied spirit COM
municate with an embodied spirit in
the same way?"
This is usually supposed to be a set
tier. 1t is, from the viewpoint of the
| spiritist because his mind is settled
when he asks it, No amount of argu-
ment can ever convert deep-dyed-in.
the-wool spiritist
This important question is best an.
swered in DR.. Hudson's own words:
"As for myself, 1 do not know why
they cannot do not even know that
they cannot-so communicate. The
question is, Do spirits of the dead com.
|
| diumS?"
Throughout the who field of invests
cation, including every phase of spirit
ism extant, and with unbiased judg
ment, have l sought and sought in
vain for the proof that spirits do sc
communicate. l have been personally
acquainted with the very best ant
| H.,
try, but l have yet to meet one thai
has been able to give me any intelli
gent or definite message of the beyond
from that bourne whence no trav
eler returns"
l have every reason to believe tha
Christ had full, accurate, intuitiv'
knowledge of every attribute of thu
human soul. further believe that il
the parable of the rich man and Laza
rus we have full, clear, concise ant
definite expression as to His view O
spirit return.
Note the following expressions an,
see how significant and unmistakabl
are the nces,-"between us an
you is great gulf fixed; so that the
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cannot, neither can they pass to u:
that would come from thence" AlsC
though one rose from the Dead" etc.
Mark we'll that word though" an
see what it implies. What is the col
clusion to which we must natural
arrive? I believe it will be the gel
eral consensus of opinion that if Chris
considered it possible for spirits of tn
dead to commune with the living H
: would have taken this occasion to in
part the information. Not having don
, SO, the import of the parable is tha
it is neither possible nor expedien
. for any purpose whatever, for spirit
of the dead to communicate with tn
;. living.
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