The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-23
PASTOR
RUSSELI'S
SERMON

UFFALo, y; Y. Jan: 22.-Pastor
usual fresh, attractive and in
~ structivc style, One address was
"a on Tho Great Hereafter the
her, which we report, was from The
"a, What Is Man?" psalm will. D.
Notwithstanding all that the Bible has
\ sae respecting the nature OF man. few
.b1ects seem to be more misunderstood.
+ the highest type or order, In this,
lance is In absolute agreement with
ID Scriptures. which declare of our first
rents. The first man was of the
|rfh earthly Il Corinthians XIV, 40.
NJ text agrees with this. declaring that
n was made little lower than the
Irels-angels being the lowest form of
||rit beings. man the highest type OF
|rfh beings. y particular account OF
ms creation is given, and when we
anime il nc find it in full agreement
|fh what we have seen 10 be the teach
Es OF other parts OF the Scriptures.
1at account declares that God formed
hi of the dust of the earth, and 1t
"a brought him under the Divine con-
mnation of death. his Creator said TO
n. Dust thou AIT. and unto dust
alt thou return.
Whence Came Our Confusion7
n view Of these facts. which we now
ne clearly before our minds. how
ranee il seems that most of the civil
ID world denies all and declares to the
man is spirit being
d that his death is merely an evolu-
nary step by which he passes on TO
real nature as a spirit. This is sup
ms. presumably wise and scientific
ople. thus assert themselves. How
er, according To these same peopje.
u an evolution, from human nature
spirit nature al death, instead Of be-
a desirable progression or evolution.
a decided disadvantage. because, as
" tell us. the ma jorty of those thus
Iduntcd from flesh conditions To spirit
lditions Will find themselves tortured.
her pursatorily or eternally II would
M. II this he true. that this at least,
The majority, would be a step of de-
ntfon rather than one Of evolution
Sui upon what are these scientific"
learned assumptions based? Who viii
ush Tor thc change said 10 take place
,deathE VINO VIII prove TO us that
~ IN dying becomes spirit being Of
higher order than human?
There Is no such proof; the wish is
rent 10 The thought. Yet why should
h wish TO be spirit beings ~ death
they believe. as the creeds de"lsrn uIsIn
e tortures await them in the spirit
ld--awaii nine hundred and ninety-
e out OF every thousand? All here
3ln humanity does not believe Its own
eds The devilish suggestions are al
'eu 10 remain in the creeds, unbeiieyed
The Intelligent. 10 alright the unintel-
eni. But alas these misrrnresenta-
us are really hlasphemies against our
sator which misrepreseut his wisdom.
tlcn. love and power. And these bias
Ne. With the result that I, is disbe-
yea and its great author doubted or
'ied and thousands or the intelligent
oiir race are senostics.
One Voice Only Answers.
,plriiism speaks up 10 assert that il.
u alone. can furnish proof that man.
The earth earthly. is after death
rf- II furnishes us mediums at
cse instance tables are tipped and
pings arc heard and other evidences
'giVen OF unseen power: and these un-
N powers. we are told are the spirits
dead men seeking 10 prove Ia humans
4 they are not dead, but that in the
neni oi death they were transformed
o spirit
md now o'u scientific men are taking
The subject They decline 10 be iden- 4
cd with spiritism and designate their
iinss psychic phenomena. Mediums
their demons ira lions have been sub
led to every imaginable sciontinc test
demonstrate that the results are not
there is really a spirit
@er. an Invisible power which can do
hes done rema rkablc things beyond
power Of humanity Accepting these
'estigatioUs as scientific. and accept
the. results as scientific proof that
re Is spirit power or force which
aud has operated in conjunction with
man affairs and especially through me-
ms, what does this prove? What
cntiic feet nave We here To evidence
Il ihcse spirit powers have anything
DO with our friends who have died2
Lying Spirits Says st. Paul
These spirits operate through me-
ms sometimes IN trance, sometimes
'wering by written mites from mo
ere. sometimes mechanically grasp
thc hand 90 lhe writing medium and
ng II without her vulition: sometimes
rapplngs and sometimes by ouija-
rds. declaring themselves truthful. SIN