Chapter II - Imposition and Demonstration
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mortal sense was touched by this Principle, it would
mortal sense was touched by this Principle, it would
present no appearance of Life, possess no sensation, and
the immortal would appear in its stead, and the spirit-
ual take the place of the material; even as light de-
stroys darkness and in its place all is light. Soul is the
only truthful communicator with man. Mortal belief
and immortal Truth, like tares and wheat, grow side by
side until the harvest, but to divide instead of unite
these, is the design of Wisdom that separates the wheat,
and gathers it away from the tares.
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That all things are possible to Truth, is a scientific
That all things are possible to Truth, is a scientific
position; and that all error is possible to belief, is
equally apparent. Secretiveness, jugglery, credulity,
superstition and belief, are the foundations of what is
termed mediumship. But the so-called mediums have
a strong hold on the sympathies of those who mourn
the loss of friends; in the sorrows of bereavement,
when thought like a fermenting fluid is ready for a
chemical change, they turn the gushing emotions into
the belief they are not separated, and this consolation
comes to the mourner like heaven's benediction, gaining
a strong foothold in the minds of millions. Hence the
hold mediumship has on community, a belief coming at
the hour of individual acceptance, clad with the drap-
ery of heaven, a mystery and marvel, its phenomena not
understood, what needeth it more, as the foundation of
a new 'ism? Perfection is not expressed through im-
perfection, therefore Spirit cannot pass through matter;
there are no temporary sieves, even, that strain Truth
through error.
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Matter controlled by Soul, God, is harmonious, and
Matter controlled by Soul, God, is harmonious, and
governed by a demonstrable Principle; but when one
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belief controls another – and this is mediumship – every
belief controls another – and this is mediumship – every
possible imitation of the real is made by the unreal.
The possible to Soul is the impossible to body, so also
the impossible to science is the possible to belief. The
ideas of God never amalgamate, but retain their distinct
identities and are controlled only by the Principle that
evoked them. The mineral, vegetable and animal king-
doms have their distinct identities, wherein one creates
not or controls the other, all are created and controlled
by God. Admitting Life and intelligence in matter,
admits mediumship, making man create and control
man; beast, bird, and plant create and control one
another. But this reverses the order of creation, intro-
ducing confusion and discord.
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Darkness and light, infancy and manhood, sickness,
Darkness and light, infancy and manhood, sickness,
health, etc., are distinct beliefs that cannot blend. To
suppose infancy is uttering the idea of manhood, or
thinking its thoughts, would be rejected by reason and
revelation; and vice versa, that darkness represents
light, and sickness health, or that we are residing in
Europe when we are on the opposite hemisphere, is
simply absurd! Logic would not attempt to bridge over
these distinct conditions, and they are not more mark-
edly distinct than the so-called dead and living, that
you think to unite again on planes so different! the
one called substance, and the other shadow, matter and
Spirit communing together; one would inevitably blot
out the other. That Spirit and matter amalgamate is
the error progress and science will destroy.
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Mediumship pre-supposes one man is Spirit, and con-
Mediumship pre-supposes one man is Spirit, and con-
trols another man that is matter, while both remain the
same opposites; that bodies which return to dust or new