The Washington times., 1922-09-24

ing their foundation"
People cannot become spiritual
lists merely by table turning. They
need, in the first place, sincerity.
and they need to be increasing
their knowledge all the time. This
must be done in a spirit of great
reverence.
High spirits, 1t must be remem-
bered, do not redescend upon earth
to tell fortunes, nor to advise on
business matters. Help may be
given, where II is soreiy needed In
business concerns, but there win
never be any answer to inquir ers
who say that they will believe in
spiritualism when they find a
medium who can give them all
the winners for a race.
POLICE CLARvOYANCE.
There Is great interest at pres
ent in psychometry. Now psyche
metry is not celestial gift; 1t is
an unused human power which
many people possess In marked
degree. believe in II strongly.
and I think that every police court
should have its psychometrist or
clairvoyant for the purpose Of
tracing clues. But psychometry
must not be confused with higher
spiritual powers. s.,.
Our critics have a good deal to
say just now about ectoplasm.
How little many Of them know on,
this subject is proved by the man
who asked me why did not bring
a sample Of ectoplasm away>with
me from Paris when ! had the op-
portunity.
As a matter Of fact, ectoplasm
has been microscopically exam
ined, and has been found to be
made up Of constituents similar
to those Of the human body, which
is what We should expect. That
was upon an occasion when per-
mission was given by the medium
for the ectoplasm to be cut. had
seen a sort Of ectoplasm lying
across the front Of the mediums
dress, and have held II between my
finger and thumb; II is curiously
live and vibrant. Ectoplasm, re-
moved fromfthe medium, dissolves
in light as snow dissolves IN the
sun.
Ectoplasm is a means by which
spirits can disclose themselves,
and 1t varies in delicacy or rough
ness OF texture. Sometimes 1t can
be photographed. It is only
means to an end. and that Ia how
spiritualists regard II.
WHY, I BELIEVE"
II anyone asks how I can believe
this. I can only reply, Because I
have seen" have now witnessed
SO many phenomena that I would
not go across the room to look at
more, merely as phenomena
have seen and talked with
many people who have passed over.
Sitting once with my wife and
three other married couples, ip-
cluding q Judge, q Member ef
Parliament and an eminent engi.
neer, I saw and talked with ray
mother for q considerable time.
Each Of the others present also
saw and spoke with loved rela-
tives now on the Other Side.
do not say these things for fun
and certainly do not say them
for gain. Why should I say them
at all IL they are not true? I am
not AN imaginative man-excep:
when / want to be and deliberately
use my imagination! I am not q
dishonest man, as my American
audiences seemed quickly to rea-
lize. And Americans had heard
so much about fraud that they
were prepared to be highly critical.
Far from being antagonistic %
religion, the psychic movement is
destined to 'vivify religion, which
has long been decaying and be.
coming a mere formality. With.
out psychic knowledge much of
the New Testament Is incompre-
hensible. With It, one has re-
newed assurance of its essential
truths.
When every allowance has been
made for fraud and for. self-decep.
ton (which Is more common) there
remains a great residuum Of proved
fact which makes this movement
the most serious attempt there has
~-~ been made to place religion
Or q basis Of definite proof.
Spiritualism unftes real sciencs
and real religion. each supporting
the other.
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