The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-03-13
HE PEOPLES FORUM.
"Spiritualist" Replies To Ham" and
Endeavors TO Convince Him of His
Erroneous views on SpiritualiSm.

Erroneous views on SpiritualiSm.
To the Editor of The Republican.
Permit me to come once again; not to
crap" Ham, nor to keep up the fire,
for. if you smoke him until he was the
color of a Sioux and as dry as an
Egyptian mummy he would still be
fresh. He appears to be going after
everything that has not received his own
packing house trademark.
"Bartering his venal wit for suns of
gold,
He cast himself into the saint-like mould:
Groan'd, sigh'd. and prayed, while god
illness was gain,
The loudest bag-pipe of the squeaking
train.
For the benefit of your readers, those
who, perhaps, like to know something
of both sides of this question | have
agreed to submit short reply to Ham.
| wonder why Ham said anything about
the mountain tea if he did not expect
the readers to place the same construc-
ton on it as was given by me. Just
wanted to fill up space l suppose. All
right Ham, you craw-fshed fine, but
you did not pull the hole in after you.
Feels the sting of truth There
was no truth in what YOU have written
to sting ANYTHING, and if you would say
less, or rather say nothing, until you
have investigated for yourself you
could say nothing against Spiritualism
and speak the truth O, yes, l said
Ham knew nothing about the subject
Well, why did he pass it over with a
That don make it so. | admit that
you know something about the history
. of Spiritualism in this country, but why
dom you give us the rest of it.
He refers to Spirits getting mixed.
Ham Ham! Ham! Produce your mixer,
we want to see the color of his hair.
We would like to see it work. Yes "a
man may know that fire burns without
sticking his hand in it," but there was
time when he did not know it. Philos-
ophy has been badly used by Ham.
Ham gets hot under the collar at my
statement as to how the Spiritualist
meeting is opened and conducted ana at
what | said about the lectures. He said
it is not true; just mild way as saying
it is lie. How does he know? "By
ignorance is pride increased; They must
assume to know the least. 3"
| could give you the names of no less
( than one hundred people, of average in
telligence, who would testify that they
had never heard anything in Spiritual
ist meeting to indicate that the Spirits
were evil. Ham, you do not know what
you are talking about, and furthermore,
you do not desire to know. where
ignorance is bliss it is folly to be wise.'
Now Ham, have read the Bible
through quite number of times, |
could show you hundreds of commands
you positively decline to obey. Do you
want to see them? Do not try to make
people believe that you know it all.
Don't delve into the dear old Book with
the spirit of an antiquarian, and pretend
to find something to kaw and crow over
like the carrion crows Call a spade a
spade, don't call person with familiar
spirit medium; don't call the witch of
Endor a wizard and a practicer of the
black art
You state that "men love darkness"
etc. Now did it ever occur to you that
most of the messages recorded in the
Bible were received in darkness. Why,
| would not be at all surprised to hear
you say that Christ was TRANSPORTED at
the noon hour. AS to your remark that
God does not need medium to toot His
horn, | will only say that it would be
unnecessary if horns like you would
foot true.
ssHere are just few references to
prove the spiritual phenomena of the
Bible:
Naturalization: Gen. 8:8; 1871; 1924;
Exc. 24:10, Il; Eze. 11:9; Dan. So;
Luke 24:15-17, 1881; John 2O19, 30.
SpiritaWriting. 2 Chron. PILL; Dan.
5:5.
Independent Spirit Writing: Exc.
24:12; 31:1S; 32:16; 341; Deut. 5:22;
$40.
Trumpet Speaking: Exc. 1918; 1919;
2018; Rev. ITO.
Trance: Gen. 1912, II; Dan 1919;
Acts 9:3, 9; 22:17.
Healing Testament: Mum. 21:8,
9; Kings 17:17, "a; 2 Riggs 5I,14;
Ais, 81.
Disciples to heal the sick; Matt 1913;
Luke go; 1919.