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Claims Evangelist Should Tell Truth.
Wilmington, Del, Sep, 6, 1919
Editors Pleasantville Press
In your issue of August Both | noted
an article printed under the headline,
"Spiritualism Discussed at the Tent
on Second Street" After reading the
article thoroughly it made me wonder
how some ministers of the gospel can
summon sufficient courage to stand up
before an audience of intelligent peo-
pie n PROFOUND such a creed as was
given by Evangelist Holman.
The first principle should be of all
creeds to show respect and honor to
deciples of other religious beliefs, and
to preach the truth from every angle.
The sermon as preached by Evan
gelist Holman, as described in your
valuable paper, causes me to decide
that brother Holman knows as much
about the religion of S%piritualism as
a monkey knows about running a type
writer. ~Spiritualism is a great
TRUTH, and when a man belittles
himself by preaching that it is the
works of Satan and his angels, he is
treading on dangerous ground.
For the benefit of the people who
listened to such untruths, | will state
that there are hundreds of churches
through the United States, and it is
estimated upon good authority that
there are THIRTY MILLION Spirit
ualists in the u. s.. and in a few years
one hundred million, because the re-
ligion is growing with a mighty power
and nothing can stop its continued
growth.
There is, of course, some reason
back of preaching such rubbish to the
people. 1t is not for me to state the
cause; that l will leave to your de-
cision. One thing sure, it does not
show much brotherly love for others
who have the same privilege to believe
creeds and isms as our brother Hol-
man. 1t is about time that some of
our ancient and old time myths were
dropped from the pulpits and in its
stead the real TRUTH preached from
proof furnished by scientific methods
employed today to find the truth.
Because a house is painted green on
the outside, should a man stand out
in the street and tell the people that
the inside of the house is also painted
green, when he knows nothing about
the inside of the house ? Is that log
ic Mr.. Holman is following the
same blind system of preaching i'm
possible and unscientific myths.
The s%trangest part of Mr.. Holman's
sermon is the fact that he acknowl-
edges after saying that the Spiritual
lists are in the clutches Of Satan and
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fesses that the great horned monster
visits the orthodox churches. Under
those conditions all classes of chris
tians must be in close association with
Satan as well as ~Spiritualists, the only
difference being that Spiritualists can
talk with Satan. Our worthy brother
further states that none are in greater
danger because of the influence of evil
spirits than those who deny the exist
ence and agency of the devil and his.
angels.
According to the above version of
the devils power, he can ruin any one
of us poor weak mortals by simply
crossing his path without committing
any sin or wickedness. Just simply
say that ~Spiritualists do not converse
with Satan, and it places us in great
danger of eternal damnation.
My advice to Mr.. Holman is to read
a few of the 1900 books that have been
written on the Religion, Science and
Philosophy of S~piritualism, and he
might discover just how foolish and
weak is his creed on the subject, and
he might discover that it is wicked to
preach and deceive human beings in
proclalming things as the truth, when
they are false. The science of Spirit
ualism can prove conclusively that
there is not one word of truth in the
Satan story, and they can prove it
from many sources.
S~piritualism is not an | THINK re-
ligion, but l KNOW, and the sooner
the people get their eyes open to the
great truth, the sooner the real saving
of souls will begin.
The true scientific S~piritualism is a
religion that teaches Honesty, Justice,
Morality, Purity and Charity, and no
devil or satan ever associates where
these laws are obeyed. 1t also teaches
that we can and do receive messages
from our mothers, fathers, friends and
acquaintance because they are ever
near us to assist us in our earthly
struggles for existence. | trust our
good brother will look more fully into
the great Scientific Religion of Spirit
ualism, and the next tent he occupies
will bring forth words of truth that
will be more comforting to those who
listen to his discourse.
Thanking you for the space this will
occupy in your worthy paper, and
wishing all my friends success,
Very truly yours,
VIM. NJ. GOFF,