The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-31
MIR. LATADY WRITES
ON SPIRITUALISM

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
The editorial in this mornings Age
Herald relative to the spread of Spirit
ualism in England is worthy of more
than a passing notice, Rev. l.. z. Jacks
in a recent address observed: Il do not
know how any man can look upon the
world in which we are now living with
out coming to the conclusion instantly
that it stands in need Of some masterful
SAVING power> SIT is a rescue that is
needed rather than mere REFORM There
has been a shipwreck, a catastrophe
things have got out of hand; and there
is a. state of terrible confusion
The reverend gentleman has expressed
an almost universal conviction, and just
such a doctrine of repentance as was
advocated in Judea some nineteen hun
dred years ago, the echo of which has
about faded away, would seem to be
in order Things had got out of hand
at that time, likewise. and the Promised
Prophet urged his people to repentance
to a remembrance of the law; but repent
ance has about ''petered' out to maud
lin sentimentality relative to individual
the law from which, according to the
Promised Prophet, it were easier that
heaven and earth shall pass away, than
that one title shall pass, is no longer
dreamed Of In fact, it is proposed that
it be abolished utterly through some no.
ton of its> entire fulfillment in the adj
vent of then Pophet, and the 'ignis IA
tuus" of redemption is. about to pass
again in the bog or fen of human super
sp,tt in re m bra nee - sal th
Isaiah Remember the days of old"
says the law; think back in heaven s
name or we shall all die in your sins.
What sins? The little miserable sum of
uettv transgressions of the flesh to which
the Lord seems to pay very little atten-
ton?
Not in anywise, but to those sins which
bring a whole people to blindness, state
into which it would seem the, English
people are passing. Could such an abom-
nation as Spiritualism take possession of
a people brought up under the law There
shall not be found with thee any one that
useth divination, or one that practlceth
augury, or an -enchanter. or a sorcerer,
or a charmer, or consulter with a IA
miliar spirit or a wizard. or NEGRO
mancer" For whatsoever doeth these
things is an abomination unto Jehovah "
Rescue! The rescue is at hand; that mas
terful saving power for which the mod
ern Ajax prays is even here, would he
| and the like of him address themselves
| to that remembrance, repentance, through
which a whole people may be saved from
abomination, and give over that exalta-
! ton and qualification of the individual
which finds expression in hypocrisy, emo
tionalism, sentimentality and phariseeism
Man has become so absorbed with himself
that he must needs forget God.
| AS matter of fact, things have not got
out of hand at all; but man has taken
God in hand upon his own responsible
ties. and such only are we taught of Him
as is set down in the precepts and COM
nandments of men. Wonderful to relate
there are high dignitaries of the church
| who look upon this piece of aboninatior
under the law, as the rescue" Truly, as
| Isaiah says, Il will choose their deu-
soins, and will bring their fears upon
! them" A. IAATADY.'
| birmingham. October %, 1919.