New Britain herald., 1924-03-04
COMMUNICATED
SpIRITITAIISNI

Editor New Britain Herald:
 In reading my evening paper, the 1 Herald, my attention was attracted to
 the report of the meeting held in the ! Lyceum theater yesterday afternoon, addre ssed by E. l.. Cardey or the
 above named topic, or more purticu-
 larEy announced as "Spiritualism EX- posed"
 In reading the report, which l have
 every reason to believe is. accurate.
 the thought occurred to me, why is it,
 that 2 so-called evangelist and I l have listened to many-cannot con- 1 fine himself to the truth when stating ! his case? Surely man who is try ling to lead the people towards a high i CT life, who is supposed to teach the truths as taught by Jesus Christ, at 1 least ought to try and confine himself 1 to facts while so doing. If he is ig
 norant of the facts. then he should ! inform himself thoroughly, before he makes statements, that he cannot, in the light of history sacred and pro 1 fane. prove.
 Nearly all of the statements made by the speaker relative to the subject, dIt HOt true. olle statement dtItl- buted to him is true, namely, Mod ern spiritism is reality. There is an intelligent force back Of it. although much of it may be accounted trick cry" This same may be said of near 1 ly every line of thought that has a religious trend. We have heard of religious charlatans. He says, the
 Bible nowhere speaks of the dead as being able to come back and talk with the living" Did he never read of Saul conversng with the spirit of the prophet Samuel? Did he never
 read of Christ conversing with the spirits of Moses and Elijah on the mountain? In fact the Bible is full
 incidents that confirm the philosophy
 of spiritualism.
 Tt denies the divinity of Christ"
 My mother, one of Gods annointed,
 was a very deyout believer in the di-
 Ninity Of Christ. d follower of his teachings; and practiced her religion,
 not by abusing those with whom she did not agree, but by devoting her life to humanity. Yet she was a firm be-
 lever in spiritualism, and died at the age Of S4 with a smile on her face as she boh"ld and named the dear ones
 who came to help her past the gate
 to the next stage of her life. If her
 life was satanic, God give us more like it. Tt denies the Bible as Gods word" Another statement that is not true. Some of the best speakers on the subject that I have heard, took their text from the Bible, as the word of God. Tt denies q personal God entirely" So also do most of the greatest religious teachers of today. One prominent Methodist bishop de- clared that God is not a person, but a power" Denying tho personality of God, does not necessarily deny the l power of God.
 Its fruits have sent tens Of thous- l ands of men and women to the in- | sane institutions of this and other 1 This statement. he can l not prove. Many religious enthu- | siasts have become insane who were | not believers in the continuity of life, | but why condemn the Christian re- ! ligion because some have become | 
 e The writer has been a believer in l spiritualism for over 40 years, and can | truthfully say. that to one who be- l lieres in the philosophy. from actual | experience, it matters not how many | ignorant ranters proclaim against it, | we have the proof of actual exper- | fence and observation, while they ac. cept their theories in blind faith. l Seeing is believing" is an old saying 1 that is quite true.
 Now, with your permission. a few facts. No true spiritualist recognizes | any charlatan or mountebank' they recognize but few so-called fortune | tellers; they believe in the Fatbcrhood | of God and the brotherhood Of man: they believe that all mankind are a rart of God and are ''in themselves, iivine:" they believe, because they know from actual experience, that | life is ever lord of death, and love can never lose its own" They be- Iievc that there are guardian angels who watch over HIS and try to guide and protect us, many times from our selves. They believe that love. not hatred. is the ruling force in nature. Finally, they care not how many assail
 heir faith in the divine law. for facts | be changed by the ignorant II fanting of someone who does not Il know whereof he speaks III