Chapter II - Imposition and Demonstration
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sion; frankly naming our master whether it be God or
sion; frankly naming our master whether it be God or
matter. No sequel is left to disease destroyed by Truth,
never a consumption in consequence of measles; for
this would take the demonstration out of the hands of
Wisdom and give the balance of power to disease. I
am, is the Intelligence that touches the chords of man
to every harmonious issue, but the dream that Life and
Intelligence are in matter would make this "I" both
matter, and Spirit; a thing impossible.
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Healing the sick through Intelligence is science, in
Healing the sick through Intelligence is science, in
obedience to Wisdom that gave man dominion over
serpents, deadly drugs, etc., and is the natural and nor-
mal control that Soul holds over sense. One of the
greatest absurdities of human reasoning, is to admit
person, or matter, better doctors than the Principle of
man and the universe, learned of science. Would we
not blush to say, man is a better musician than the Prin-
ciple of music? Physiology, hygiene, or materia medica
has no claims in common with Intelligence, the Princi-
ple of being; and mediumship, galvanism, mesmerism,
etc., are the right hands of humbug. The remark was
once made in our hearing, "My guardian spirit is
nearer to me than God." This was undoubtedly true,
understanding literally nothing of the science of being,
personality was more to him than Principle; and any
change of belief would erect a new standard of con-
science.
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The theory called spiritualism objects to a personal
The theory called spiritualism objects to a personal
God, but no 'ism so directly depends on personality.
The individual exceptions to this error will reach a
higher standard, sooner or later, and leave their material
basis, such as electricity, matter conditions, medium-
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ship, dark seances, etc., for the science of Life. The
ship, dark seances, etc., for the science of Life. The
word spiritualism, is comically misapplied when made
to designate a sect supposed to hold commerce with
"spirits," not Spirit, but personality, in some instances,
"sensual and devilish." The true significance of spir-
itualism, is a reign of Spirit over matter, of Principle
over person, in which Soul, instead of sense governs
man. Any error is a belief of matter, and cannot pro-
ceed from Spirit, God; when the departed become
Spirit, those of earth who believe in substance-matter
can no more communicate with them than darkness
can enter- light, that would destroy it. When you reach
communion with Spirit, you will gain the utterances of
Truth only.
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What is called mediumship tends to destroy all reli-
What is called mediumship tends to destroy all reli-
ance on understanding and science. Admitting inter-
communion between evil, here and there, both in time
and eternity, we are afloat on the breakers of error, where
nothing can stop its flood-tides breaking perpetually on
the shores of time.
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We learn Truth from divine revelation and our own
We learn Truth from divine revelation and our own
demonstration; what we cannot understand and de-
monstrate with scientific certainty and harmony we had
better let alone, for it leaves us at the mercy of a belief.
The illustration of mediumship is a circle inside of
which waits a material body to be mesmerized by a
spiritual one, under the table, or perhaps in it, who
informs you he rotates eternally back to things of time,
and this is progress, through which he becomes Spirit,
God (?) while in glorious rapport with matter, sensual-
ity and sin!
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In contradistinction to the 'ism of Spiritualism, let it
In contradistinction to the 'ism of Spiritualism, let it