The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-09-25

and the sequential character of the hfe /
hereafter. Job asked the question, eff
man die shall he live again?" Yet
the world had to wait until the light
and philosophy of modern Spiritualism
broke through the darkness of ignorance
and superstition for the answer
Present day experiences of inspira-
ton and spirit manifestation make cred
ible and acceptable many things in an
cient records which must otherwise
have been discarded as superstitious
and false. SpirituaIism redeems the
socalled supernatural and marvel
Gus" occurrences of the Bible, by ex-
planning them and proving their natu-
ralness. The capability claimed for old
time seers and prophets to see angels
and hear voices is now known to be
natural faculty which, in certain people,
is perfectly normal. while it can be cul-
tivated by most people who care to study
the subject and provide the necessary
condition for its development.
The famine of hearing the word of
the Lord and the loss of ''open vision"
of the spirit, which has afflicted Chris
tendon for so many years because of
the blind intolerance of zealots who, in
their adherence to "the letter." crush
ed out the sensitives through whom the
Esprit might have been revealed is
rapidly passing away, and we are being
fed by the living bread of inspiration,
and are growing strong enough to well
come the messengers who come to US
through the gateway of mediums from
their atterdeath home.
M. H. Wallace says: THE Spiritual
ist stands upon firm ground-the i'm
pregnable rock of ascertained fact He
knows that intercourse between the two
worlds is real, continuous; therefore he
is proof against all speculations, denun-
Citations and adverse theories. Dog
matte condemnations, .'bogy' cries.
charges of fraud against mediums, fail
to move or brighten him. He can speak
what he knows and testify to what he
has SEEM his positive and affirmative
experience and testimony outweigh all
the opposition of doubling Thomases'
who do not know"
Spiritualism is the science, philosophy
and religion of life. Rev. H. r. Haweis
has truly said: ut leads US to the CEN
ter and source of life; 1t tells us of the
remedial world beyond; 1t points to life,
not death. The cornerstone of the
Temple of the Spirit, rejected by the
literalists, must again be placed in posi-
ton, and spiritual gifts must be COW
eted and cultivated. Then gates may
be fully opened and the angels freely
come through to proclaim the glad It'd
ings Of life continuous, progressive and
joyons here and hereafter; and so the
worship of God may find expression in
the loving service rendered by man to
man in both worlds.
The contributions to your paper by
Ham" and others in the case: Devil
VS.. Sprtualism, have not hurt the
cause. No think ing man or woman is
going to pay very much attention to
such speculations. Hearsay testimony,
innuendoes, false, misleading, insulting
and slanderous statements from one who
has no personal knowledge of the case
can have very little weight His state
ment one week that those who commu-
nicate with us are evil spirits and the
next that we are being duped by tricky
mediums, reminds me of the story of
Mike Flanagan of the derailment of his
tram: "Of again, on again, gone again.
Flanagan.
Ham" has frequently referred to the
confessions of so-called medium S state
ments of his dear friend" and promi-
nent doctor" They, too, must be
John Doe alias Ham" Some have
confessed to being fakirs, but they
never confessed to being mediums.
They were not mediums but confessed
tricksters. All the mediums | have
come in contact with have had no diff
Guilty in finding plenty of friends, and
have been welcomed into the best homes,
Ham to the contrary, notwithstand-
ing. If they were of Hams class
and sailed under assumed names, they
would not only merit social ostracism
but would lose their power of medium
ship.
Hams" prominent doctor who states
that 10000 persons have become insane
through the excitement of Spiritualism
must have included Ham" among that
number, for one of Hams" type would
have made it stronger and said 5000, 900,
as all Hams" claim every Spiritualist
in the country have gone nutty. might
quote statistics and show your readers
that ninety five per cent of the unfortu-
nate in our insane asylums, and serving
time in our penal institutions, we're
brought up IN our churches and Chris
tian Sunday schools, where they teach
that Jesus paid it ALL" Did he pay it
all? The sooner the world dismisses this
idea and accepts as the truth that we
shall ''be judged according to the deeds
done in the body" and that Christ is the
savior to those who follow his teach
ings, and ''Do unto others as they would
that others should do unto them," the
better it will be-
The description of Spirituahst circle
frequently made by Ham" is false and
those who believe his statements are