Month: March 2021

49. How might the message work among Spiritualists be lifted to a higher plane? 1. By more study of the conditions necessary to the exercise of reliable mediumship and attention thereto. 2. By classes of instruction for all Spiritualists under a good teacher. 3. By requiring a Three Months’ Course of reading and Catechism instruction for all beginners and investigators before they are admitted to Seances. 4. By emphasizing the fact that Spirit Messages are chiefly and primarily for spiritual instruction and comfort and only incidentally for material interests. 5.…

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47. Are Mediums to blame for untruthful and unreliable messages? Not necessarily. If they have desired only to receive and give out the truth, and have helped to instruct the public in the true mission of the spirit message, and have sought to use their spiritual gift for spiritual purposes, they cannot be blamed for the impressions received when they have yielded themselves to spirit influence. 48. Are Mediums responsible for the abuses that characterize spirit messages? Some mediums are progressive, spiritual and seek to educate themselves and their patrons…

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43. Are there not instances where men have sought advice from the spirit world in worldly affairs and, following the same, have met with disaster? Quite a number of such cases have become known to the writer. 44. Why does the advice of the spirit world on worldly matters so often prove unreliable? There are doubtless many reasons for this. 1. The inhabitants of the spirit realm are out of direct touch, and not EN RAPPORT, with material conditions. 2. Some spirits are asked to give advice along lines of…

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40. What, then, is the true Mission of Spirit Messages ? First to convince men of the continuity of human life. Secondly, to spiritualize our thoughts, affections and lives by instruction and guidance. Thirdly, to bring us Consolaton in the sorrows and bereavements of life. Fourthly, to enable us to reach through Mediumship exalted and powerful spiritual helpers in the great crises of Life. Spirit messages are not designed to take the place of our own reason and moral sense in ordinary affairs or in business life. 41. What class…

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38. But Spirit Messages often contain trivialities and recite petty incidents in human life. Can such trifles engage the attention of Spirit Intelligences? Semingly trifling incidents in human life noted and reported by our spirit friends prove the nearness of our spirit friends and their watchcare over us. If such incidents deepen the conviction of the truth of spirit return in any human mind, they are no longer to be regarded as trifles. Sir Oliver Lodge, Dr. J. H. Hyslop and other Researchers hold and emphasize this view. 39. If…

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35. Are all unreliable messages from lying spirits? By no means. Many messages express the opinions, possibly the sincere beliefs of the spirit communications, and these are proved by future events to have been founded on misconception and error. Spiritualism has never claimed any infallibility for spirit messages. 36. Are there any other explanations of the failure of spirit messages and spirit prophecies to come true? Undoubtedly there are many other explanations of the failure of spirit messages. The whole method and practice of spirit communication is still in an…

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33. It has been charged that Spiritualism destroys homes; weakens the sanctions of the marriage tie and is one cause of the many divorces in American life. What are the facts? The answer is found in the fact that there are no happier homes in all the land than the homes of Spiritualists; that Spiritualists recognize the home as one of the great bulwarks of society; that Spiritualism teaches all its followers to recognize the rights of others and to treat every person with charity and kindness; that Spiritualism contributes…

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31. What attitude does Spiritualism take toward other Religions? A friendly and appreciative attitude, recognizing the rights of other religionists to think and act for themselves. Spiritualists rejoice in all good accomplished by the churches and various religious cults, freely acknowledging the fact that all of them are necessary in a sense to meet the varying needs of men in different stages of intellectual and spiritual unfoldment. While gladly recognizing the truth given out and the good done by others, Spiritualists claim equal right to point out the errors and…

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29. Why is a Medium necessary in Spirit Communication? A medium is generally (not always) necessary because most people are spiritually blind and cannot see spirit forms; deaf and cannot hear spirit voices, insensate and cannot perceive spirit presence. There are, however, many who, if they had instruction and could rightly interpret their own experiences, would be able to communicate with spirit friends through their own powers. We call such people mediumistic. Mediums are necessary to most people as telescopes are necessary to the astronomer. They bring that which is…

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27. In what way can our departed friends aid us to nobler and happier life? First, by demonstrating the after life and the fact that our conduct here brings to us a natural reward or punishment over there. Secondly, by the strength and inspiration which a knowledge of the continued love and watch-care of our departed friends imparts. Third, by impressions and messages in which we get words of kindly warning, wise counsels, and, sometimes, active cooperation in our life work. 28. May not spirit communication be a curse as…

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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…

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