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

EsNO. Spiritualists are not in the mad
house, they are instructors on both sides
of life in religion which scientific men
have sifted and not found wanting.
Ham" would have you believe that
Spiritualism bIights all who come in
contact with its teachings. You would
think from his bold assertions that the
field would be strewn with Ireckage of
men and women everywhere. could
supply you with the names of hundreds,
yea thousands, who have investigated
and became firm believers without any
hurt. Alfred Russell Wallace, Cahlle
Flamaron, Caesar Lombrosia, Arch
bishop Cooley, James A Garfield, Abra-
ham Lincoln, William Mckinley, VIM.
E. Stead, Judge Edmonds, DR.. j. M.
PEBBLES, Prof. James Hyslop, Hudson
futile, Fps Sargent, Prof. Hare, Leyon
Dennie, Russell Dale Owens. Russell
Conwell, Abbie Judson, Ella Wheeler
Wilcox, DR.. l. P. Funk, Rev. Heber
Newton, DID,, Rignald G. Campbell,
D. D., G. Tabor Thompson, D. D., and
others.
Ham" would have you believe that
the spirits who communicate with US
are evil spirits. Rev G. Tabor Thomp-
son, DID, 526 Spruce street, Philadel-
phia, Pa, says with reference to this
charge: Many representative orthodox
ministers and laymen who would not
think of insulting individuals or families
connected with their own "doxy, seem
to think it quite the thing to offer in
suits to the great family of the so-called
dead, and the great brotherhood of the
so-called living who communicate with
each other. Slandering the angels is
poor business for any one to be engaged
ip, especially those who profess to fol-
low Christ who talked with the dead on
the Mount of TRANSPORTATION. Matt.
II: LA.
Ham" would have you believe that
the Bible forbids spirit communication.
Is this true? | will quote twelve
texts of scripture proving that it is not
only proper and right to do so, but that
the phomena of spirit communion and
influx made the inspired portions of the
Bible possible to each single sentence
in that book which he constructs to op-
pose it. it might be well for Ham
and those who agree with him to bear
in mind the fact that men are inspired
and not books; that there is q human
element running all through the Bible:
that there are none of the original cop
les of the scriptures extart; that the
Jewish scriptures are original as a reli-
gious book, in that they deny a future
life; that at least half of the Jews at
the time Of Christ did not believe in a
future life; that the chairman of the
council which selected the canonical
Bible was a pagan at the time and a
murderer; that half Of the Bible was
rejected at this time; that the Persian
fable of the creation of the earth. the
creation of man and his fall. was Dor
rowed by Moses; (he no doubt believed
it to be true); that science has long
since proved the story false; that the
human family have inhabited the earth
for at least 1000, 900 years instead of
5000; that were it not for the fact that
SO great a number refuse To turn the
light of reason and science upon its
pages as they read certain portions, viz:
the vulgar and obscene stories of the
Old Testament would be barred from
the mails. 1t is high time people living
in this twentieth century of civilization
and enlightenment used their heads
more and their tongues less.
Yours very truly,
E. S. WEST.
Oakland, Md, Sept. 10th, 1913.