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teAS loR 9Sgs9slLy after; the other.
which we report. wus from the text,
"What Is Man, psalm will. ~.
Notwithstanding all that the Bible
has TO say respecting the nature OF
man few subjects seem to be more
misunderstood Science declares man
to be- an animal of the highest type
or order In this. science Ii In ALSO
Lutte agreement with the Scriptures,
which declare of our llrst parents. THE
first man was of the earth. earthly" Il
Corinthians XIV. Az. Our text agrees
with this. declaring that man was
made II little lower than the angels
angels being the lowest form of spir-
II beings. man the highest type of
earth beings 4 particular account OF
mans crpntion II given. und when we
examine II we tnd II In full agreement
with what we have seen to be the
teachings of other parts of the Scrip
lures That account declares that God
formed man Of the dust OF the earth.
and 1t tells us thai nfter mans trans
gresSiOm had brought him under the
Divine condemnation of DEATH his
Creator said 10 him. Dust thou art,
md unto dust shalt thou return"
Wh;hco Came Our confueion2
In view Of ihpsp facts. which we
now have clearly before our mind,
how strange II seems hat most OF the
civill2td wnr q denies nll ana declares
TO the contrary that man IL II spirit
lbpiYg. and thar his death lg merely an
evolutionary step by which he passes
'on TO his real nature us spirit This
Is WDpOSPd to he very scientific. he.
cause many. presumably wise and sci
entiic people. thus assert iheinaelveS.
However. according to these same peo-
pie. such mn evolution. from human
nature TO snirli nature at death. In.
stead - being II desirable progression
or evolution IN decided diaadvan-
tnge. bpcnuSp. M they tell us. the ma
jority Of those thus graduated from
flesh conditions 10 spirit conditions
will ird themselves tortured either
prrEniorinllv or eternally. II would
seem. II This he true. TINT this at least
TO the majority. would he step Of
de-roinfion rlther than one of evolu-
ton.
i,ut upon what are these scientific"
and lerrned assumptions based? Who
will vou"h for the change said to take
place ut denth? Who will prove to us
that mnn In dying becomes a spirit
being of n higher order than human7
Thp"e ~ no such proof: the wish is
parent 10 the thought. Yet why should
men wish 10 he spirit beings at death.
II they believe, us the creeds declare.
thnt to"'urps await them IN the spirit
land await nine hundred and ninety
nine out of every thousnnd2 All, here
again humanity Goes ,aot believe Its
own creedS tg,re deyiiish, suggestions
nre allowed to remain In the crceds,
unhnl'eved by Ihe Intelligent, TO af
fright the unlntelligent. But alas!
these misrepresentation are rCalfp
blasnhemes against our Creator which
mlsrpn"peont his Wisdom. Justice
Love ard Power. And these basphc'
nous thnu"hts are accredited 10 the
Pihlc with the result that Il Is dlsbe
lieved nrd liz great Author doubted or
denied md thousands OF the lntelli
gent OF our race are agnostlcs,
cns Voice Only Answers.
Spirltlsm speaks up TO assert that It,
and II alone. can furnish proof that
mnn. OF the earth earthly. " after
death u spirit. u furnishes III medi
unis ~ whose instance tables are tip
ped and rappings are heard and 9th
er evidences are given OF unseen pow
,er: and these unseen powers, we ARE
told. nrp the spirits OF dend men seek
ing 10 rrOve to humans that they are
moi dead hut iiat I'm the moment Oi
death they were transformed into
spirit
And nIw our scientific men are tak
ing M the subject. They decline tc
be identified with SpIrItlsm aud deslg
nntc their findings psychir Phenomena
Mediums and their demonstrations
have been subjected to every Imagina
BILE scientific test Ia demonstrate that
the results ARE noi fraudulent tha
there II really spirit power, an lnvls
ible power which can do and has don,
remarkable things beyond the power o.
humanity. Accepting these Ipvealiga
tions BS scientific. pnd accepting lh'
results as scientific proof that ther'
Is spirit power or force which car
and has operated IN conjunction will
human affairs and especially through
mediums. what does this proye2 Wha
scientific fact have we here Ia ey'
denrp that these spirit powers huy
anything 10 do with our friends VIII
have died?
Lying Spirits" Says St Paul
These spirits operate through me
diums sometimes IN trance. sometime
answering by written notes from "no
where" sometimes mechanically grasp
ing the hnnd OF the writing meliun
and using II without her yolltlon
sometimes 10y rappings aud sometime
by ouiIa-boaris. declaring themselve
truthful. sincere. 1lonest. des!rous o
assisting humaalty. etc.
But does tssls grove. acientitrnll.
that they arc honest that the