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23. What answer does Spiritualism make to the objection: “Christianity and Spiritualism are opposed to each other.”

Read Moses Hull’s “Encyclopedia of Biblical Literature;” Dr. Crowell’s “Primitive Christianity and Modern Spiritualism;” Dr. B. F. Austin’s “Christianity and Spiritualism;” and you will find all the opposition is between Spiritualism and the perverted Christianity of today—better named Churchianity—and that the true primitive Christian religion and Spiritualism are most closely related and in general harmony. How—it may be asked—could Christianity be opposed to Spiritualism when the Christian Religion was really born in a Seance? The real beginning of Christianity, its motive power, its great impetus, came—not from the birth or death of Jesus—but from Pentecost, the greatest Seance in history. (See Dr. Austin’s pamphlet, mentioned above.)

24. What effect does the acceptance of the Spiritual Philosophy of Life have upon a man’s character?

It exerts an emancipating power over his mind and brings him out of the realm of doubt and into the realm of knowledge and hope. It inspires him with a love of truth and a desire for knowledge of spiritual things and spiritual growth and development. It tends toward a study of and compliance with natural law and hence improves his conduct and life, as he finds no escape under the teachings of Spiritualism from the consequences of wrong doing.