The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-07-28

one OF his children; consequently we love him.
we don't fear him; we have implicit confidence
in him as regards justice. etc. Jesus we regard
as medium and our elder brother. Our re-
ligion teaches us that the only He'll we shall
ever find in the other life is remorse of con-
science for mistakes we have made here, For
our Devil we simply write the word Devil and
draw our pen through the D. Spiritualism is
as old as human thought. 1t was Graded in
the MONDAY splendor of Gods chosen people.
and so-called modern Spiritualism has ever
stood forth as beacon light to those hungry
souls who were cropping in the darkness of
theological error. The long ago child of Spirit
ualism is mightier in the nobility of its man.
hood today than at any time during its past
experience. Benighted nations and deluded
dogmas have opposed it. Ignorance, super
stition and ridicule have arrayed themselves
against it; but, clothed with a consciousness
that it is the religion of wisdom, of Love and
of Truth, assisted by spirits of intelligence.
experience and power, it has gone steadily
forward and in little more than six decades
of time Spiritualism has, by no boisterous on
slaught but in quiet, unobtrusive manner,
taken from the bosom of the theological church
thousands, aye hundreds of thousands, of men
and women of intellect and of reason who
have dared to investigate and having investi-
gated have had the moral courage to think
and act for themselves Bishop Fallows of the
Episcopal church came out not long ago and
said 81 have known for many years that it
was possible for US to communicate with our
departed friends and pyschic phenomena and
philosophy will eventually be taught in our
schools and colleges and we shall hold COM
munion with our dear ones on the other side
as We do now with people on the earth plane'
Dwight l.. Moody, the great evangelist, or his
death bed, with his dying breath, practically
repudiated all the teachings of his life and
gave Spiritualism one of the most beautiful
endorsements it ever got. Moody's dying words
were these: Earth is receding, Heaven is ap-
preaching. God and his holy angels are calling
me If this is death there is no valley. this is
delightful. l have already been within the
Gates of Heaven and seen Dwight and Irene in
spirit"
Dwight and Irene were his grandchildren
who preceded him to spirit life. Moody died
with smile on his face. and Mr.. Editor you
would be surprised TO know the percentage of
those who die with smiles on their faces At
the last moment their spiritual vision seems to
be intensified and they behold visions that are
withheld from mortal eyes. Henry Ward
Beecher knocked at the door Of Spiritualism
and obtained knowledge Of its truth which
caused him to tender his resignation as pastor
of Plymouth church. He frankly told his peo-
pie that he could not eonscienuiously preach to
them any longer from the old creed. His sue
cessor. DIR. Lyman Abbott, placed himself on
record in Harper's Bazaar not only as be-
lever in spirit return but as medium He
said. over his own signature: Il am well salts
ned that since my mothers death have been
controlled by her spiritual presence" Rev
Minot J. Savage says: There has never been
one objection made TO modern Spiritualism
that was not made to the young Christianity.
The writings of the best American and English
poets TEEN with the inspiration which charac-
terizes Spiritualism, Longfellow's angel Foot
steps etc.
Returning to the cause of my writing this
letter would say that believe the characters
of our mediums will compare favorably with
those of other gifted people-actors, poets,
authors, artists, as well as clergymen. AS l
write this book lies on my desk giving the
names, location, date, nature of the crime de-
nomination and punishment of 4,10O ministers
of the gospel; but we would not be justified
from this record in making a wholesale con-
demnation of the one hundred and twenty
thousand more or less ministers in the United
States. True mediumship,like brilliant genius,
which is indeed only another kind of medium
ship, will always command attention We
may rail against its possessor as we will, but
the world recognizes this distinction with
other gifted people it basks in the radiance
of the splendor and glory of the writings of
Byron, Burns and Poe but we are saddened
and disgusted the moment we turn over page
in their private life.
This author says, Thousands of blighted
homes attest its deadly power" &c. l hope
God will forgive him for making this assertion.
True Spritualism never had anything but a
contrary effect upon any home-my home is a
happy one, Mr.. Editor as well as a pretty
good one as you will testify if you ever honor
it with your presence. l have been married to
my wife for q years and love her more every
day she lives. l have climbed the highest
round in the masonic ladder and owe no man
dollar that he cannot have for the asking.
]. E. DARLING.
Winterport, Me.
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