Chapter II - Imposition and Demonstration
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will then diminish and lose estimate in the sight of man;
will then diminish and lose estimate in the sight of man;
and Spirit instead of matter be made the basis of gen-
eration. At this period phenomena will be spiritually
discerned, but there will be strong conflicting opinions
and results. Those understanding Life scientifically
will hold in check those, letting go of old opinions, who
would hang an M. D., a mesmerist, or a medium, – thus
curbing the violence of old beliefs exercising retribu-
tive vengeance. The truly scientific will be a law to
themselves of Love, Wisdom and Truth, and "do vio-
lence to no man, neither accuse any falsely." Sin will
make deadly thrusts at the science of Life, as penal code
goes out to give place to higher law. But those con-
trolled by Soul will spare the rod contrary to the relig-
ious persecutions of past history, and save the erring
from the gallows and gibbet. The martyrs will be the
adherents to science, in the coming centuries, and to-day
their fate is foreshadowed. In coming years the person
or mind that hates his neighbor, will have no need to
traverse his fields, to destroy his flocks and herds, and
spoil his vines; or to enter his house to demoralize his
household; for the evil mind will do this through mes-
merism; and not in propria persona be seen commit-
ting the deed. Unless this terrible hour be met and
restrained by Science, mesmerism, that scourge of man,
will leave nothing sacred when mind begins to act un-
der direction of conscious power. Sensuous man makes
war to the death on his enemies; but the spiritual pours
blessings on them unseen and unacknowledged; like the
chamomile, that crushed, yields the sweetest odor, spirit-
ual minds emit an atmosphere of Truth that blesses
their enemies and destroys error while it is persecuting
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them; but stir the evil sensual mind, and worse than
them; but stir the evil sensual mind, and worse than
the deadly Upas are the plagues it emits. Those who
gain the essential points of the science of Life will suf-
fer from the sensual world more than even the primitive
prophets and disciples did; but the science of being
supports its followers amid shoals and quicksands.
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Spirituality is the only Christianity; and its basis is,
Spirituality is the only Christianity; and its basis is,
"to be absent from the body and present with the
Lord;" sensuality is personality ever present with the
body. We have already sufficient professions of good-
ness without the Spirit: too many religions and not
enough Christianity is the genius of the age. Man
knows already too well how "to make long prayers, to
be heard for his much speaking," and to enlarge the
pharisaical borders, to steal in private and give in pub-
lic, but this is political, not Christian economy. What
we want is, "Christ and Him crucified," in other words,
Truth and the cross-bearing that attends it, to make
mankind better.
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Because a man has uttered the law and ten command-
Because a man has uttered the law and ten command-
ments to fashionable audiences some quarter of a cen-
tury, it does not follow that he can demonstrate the
Christianity of the prophets, and of Jesus who cast out
error and healed the sick. Sometimes people resort to
a cup of tea or coffee to help them preach, as if matter
was superior to Truth in this direction. Is the Truth
we utter matter, or God? and if the latter, "giving
does not impoverish nor withholding enrich;" have we
less of the Spirit that is God for having given utterance
to it, and is matter or Spirit our strength? Because a
man has obtained a high social and public position, are
we to conclude he must be a good man? The soft palm