The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

soul, overcome with surprise, is often
stunned by the sudden transition. The
very instant the soul comes TO realize
its surroundings there Is a swift under
standing OF what has transpred, but
sometimes a mist of unrest surrounds
them and they grieve for those left in
earth life.
Then the spiritual nature awakeps
and the spiritual side Of spirttualism Is
brought out, and the soul seeks To know
the truth and We try to show them the
way OF life. We take them to the River
Of Life, and In It's waters they lind
strength and healing. or they are car
ried to the hospitals and cared for and
cured OF their wounds. Some OF them
are 40 mnnrled a. to he scarcely recog-
nlzed as men. This IS the great crime
Of war-the sending of souls into eteT-
nifty with such "a suddenness that they
are unable TO make any preparation.
They are stunned and cannot understand
until the awful shock Is forgotten
Very mea,,re are the avenues by which
men can communicate with their loved
ones who have passed over and We are
constantly meeting Instructions to our
coming into close connection with the
world we used to call our home, but We
are now SO in touch that We can speak
With those we love. and some dag we Shall
see them. often they catch glimpses of
The well loved faces and forms Of their
beloved, but they cannot speak to us or
know that We are there; but the time
Will soon come when that sweet and
happy privilege shall be- given to those
10 whom the spirit Of truth shall reveal
himself.
The soul is child Of our spiritual
nature as much az the spiritual nature
j. n child ~ God. We shall some day
come into our blrthright, ~ the child
comes into his own by right of birth.
over the line is our home-only step
and We are born again into the spiritual
nature, which is our Inheritance from
our Father. We are not to die. but to
he born again-not OF the will OF man.
nor Of the will Of the flesh. but Of God.
The spiritualist would never reach
his own ideal of spiritual strength in
the mediumlstic circle alone. where the
naturalization manifests only for money
and IL used as "A scheme for the en-
richment Of the one who is able to call
into your world the spirits of those in
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We; We are the same individuals we
were In earth life. We must he born
again into spirit life. as We were born
into earth life. Very often the birth
Of soul IS instantaneous; some are
ushered into the spirit world as | was,
no time to say farewell to my dear
ones.
Much turbulent water made me try
~ lal Il.
spasms Of terror AT the thought OF
death. 7 was in whirlpool of bodies,
whose souls were already In the spirit
world, before men on earth knew Of
their so-called death" came so
quickly that II was over one month
before 1 fully realized that had died
II was so unlike what l had always
conceived death to be that 1t did not
seem possible so great change had
taken place.
Then l wanted TO go TO my dear ones
and tell them that I was not dead, but
was alive forever more. Now, very
clear ls the way over the border. very
safe is the road which leads to the
spirit world. None need fear to travel
over this road; II Is not the cold stream
over which we must be carried by the
boatman with the silent oar but a glad
voyage over a sunlt sea, with bright
angels to watt us over It's waves: and
when We reach that sunny shore there
will he waiting those we loved and
who went on "A little while before u.s.
No crossing the bar, but IA smooth sea
with no clouds, but the glory OF God
shining over the water and the waves
stilled by the sound of the Master s
voice as He says, Peace, be still"
When we can readiust our poor
weary eyes to the new light OF heaven,
We find the much missed wife. the be-
loved son and the father who went and
left US lonely All are here. None may
como with us; that may he true, but
all will welcome US. Love, Infinite love
is here, and men win find the soul
lonGlngs all satisfied. Without the love
OF our mother our father and our hus-
band and wife the infinite love could
not be complete.
/ We shall find II here. and over ALL
and In all, and through all the love OF
our Father In heaven, wonderful love!
which is more spiritual than the love
OF the earthly father, who is many
/ times only n father In name. Tho
heavenly Father is father and mother,
and more.
Much has been written about the
wonderful mansions in the spirit world,
and | cannot close this article without
making an attempt TO describe them.
We all have our mansions, our homes,
and We go to our homes for much
needed rest, for we get tired here, and
We need rest In the atmosphere of
home with our dear ones. Some OF us
still await the coming Of those who will
make our home complete. In the mean
time we work to build beautiful man
sions for them when they shall come
These mansions are ours only as we
build them, and very often we arc not
able to do this for long time. Some
times we are unable to overcome OBJ
stacles which are in the way, and so the
| building is retarded until we can find
the means to go on with the work. So
we must be patient, and il Is not always
easy to do that. We now are building
mansion for those who came here so
recently. sent by the cruel war. They
need all the help we can give them
| poor souls, and we are very busy doing
! for them ana making them less lonely
in this spirit world, where is only rest
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