SPIRITUALISM.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1832, 13 August 1906, Page 3

SPIRITUALISM.

To the Editor Gisborne Times.)

gif in implying to Captain Slattery, I must’remind him ho loaves ono pattof the letter out of the question, namely, the clairvoyant vision and Mrs Booth a direct voice to her daughter, namely, " Your .ima has not com'’,” what epiritua, ists form clairaudient messages. If Miss Boo.b believed what t-he wrote in All the World, .he must bo a whatever name she goes by. Accuracy does not appear to bo tb« General’s strong point, according to Captain Slattery’s idea ; bat if ha meant what ho said when ho r.foired. id his pel* sooal intercourse with the spirit world arm his spiritual communion with tho departed saints, and the oro form true to her mission cornea mno frcqicnJy timn all. besides ossurlcß him of hrr continued partnership in bis struggle, and tost is my blessed, my beautiful wife.” If words have any moaning, then tho frequent visits of his wife and her ateuranco of continued partnership proved that ho has or,joyed spirit intercourse, the cooafortiog and coneo’ing blessings of the minutry of the departed saiot3 of his boards lovo, and therefore ho is a spiritualist, for no admits to have received and enjoyed spirit communion, and all who do that arc spirit ualists in the true sense of tho woid, Captain Siottery thicks that it requires a eeanee room to get messages. Any sensitive can get them tho some as tho Booth family if thoy pub themselves m that

condition, it’ they oommunioato with iho spirit world, which says, raid Eeclo?. 9, 5.6, Then thn Captain wanta to know what is spiritualism ■’ Spiritualism is ono of .tbo positive foiotrcis, having tor il.s basis mi.lions of observed fact', from which havo bom deduced by purely inductive methods its two great funda-

mental truths, nnmoly : Ist. That man aa a spiritual bring survives tho change called dtnth ; and 2n 1. That as a spiiit ho can and docs return to tho oaitli. and can and doos oommunicata with h's brethren still in the flush. I will refer tho Captain t) Joel 2. 23 29, and will find out what tho Hihlo touches, Spiritualism tenches tho Fatliorhood of God, and tho brotho.'hood of man, and thathere is no death; and teaches that eternal progceiu i m in tbo destiny of all. I wish now to quote from Hit' Adam Clarke, LL.D., tho eminent coui-

iLunlator. ‘ L believe tluro is supernatural and spiritinl world in which human spirits, both good and bad, live in n state of cousoioiiMioss. .1 brliovo that sny of

these spirits may, according to tho order of God, in tho laws of tlioir pi ico of residence, havo inSercou.sj with tho world and bfcimo visiblo to the world.” Lord Brougham,statesman C’Evon in tho most cloudloss tki;s of scepticism I see a rain cloud, if it bo no bigger than n man’s hand. It is modem spiritualism. 1 ojuld givo you hundreds of quotations ihat would fill your paper, but will confine myself to three or four names. Professor (now Sir) Olliver J. Lodge, F.lv.S , Dr., 3.-., LL.B., Prof, of l’nysics, Umvorsiiy College, London ; Professor W. 1' Barrett, F.R.S.E, Prof. Exprimeulal Physio and Dean cf iho faculty of tho Royal Colli go ol Sciences, Ireland ; Dr. Robert Chaim hers, F.R.S., LL D„ author ” Vestiges of Creation” nud othor uotks; M. Tutors, ex President of Franco. 'This being my last reply to Captain Slattery, I thank yon for past favors. —I am, ote., JOHN W. MACKRELL.

(To the Editor of the Times.)

gir, It appears my first letter was correct. I stoby Saturday’s isauo Mr Parry wants to give tho people of Gisborne his ideas on Spiritualism cheap, while the Qis homo Soiriiualist Society havo lo pay about £7O Kr advertising and halls. I j-- , dio expound their viows, replying tu Jr Parry if ho had given any Bible proof, not only tbo old stork quet - tic n i, t, o Wiloh of End. r, which is on a par with whore did Gain’s wif.tcrmo from ? Wp, as Spiritualists, want something more, because ws can give it to him from Goriesis to Revelations. Now, I put him ;o tho t-eei as a Bible student re immirla 1 soul, and his answer was which everybody knows, net nil answer, at u'l ; bo t-riod lo ovndo it. I shall adt him not to give his ideas ; but nothing only Bible proof ug-iiust Spiritualism, and also arlc him where did Eve get her immortal soul ? ns God did not breath into her nostril, bear in mind ; they bad all the same breath, even the p*gs and cattle ; but Eve was ad aloiio. l f , according lo a g-_eat many students, Adam possessed an im* mortal soul, why did Gad require them to seek it as bo dees in Romans 2, 7 '? Thanking you for your valued space. I am, eto , JOHN W. MACKLIELL.