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borders of the states—conditions or worlds—touch; we become aware of that fact by the phenomena which we call spiritual. We term them “spiritual” because intelligent beings make use of the opportunity of communicating with us in understandable language; they, the spiritual beings, are not the cause, they only use the opportunity; they step in for a moment, and lift the veil that shrouds our future. The condition, the state favoring such intercommunication is present, in obedience to independent and immutable laws of nature. And what does the fact of the presence of a double teach us? Why this, that we actually pre-exist in another state, even before death has come and severed earth’s existence from our soul being. Some eight years ago I ventured to hazard a theory, which I called the theory of Intro-coexistence and predevelopment. The many opportunities I since have had to verify this theory have, if anything, tended to confirm my conviction of its applicability to the state of facts now before me.
To conclude—for I am growing wearisome—I contend that Spiritual gifts, medial powers, are not the property of a family, or a rice. they belong on the contrary to the whole human family, varying in intensity and diversity, according to the characteristics of each race, and to the circumstances affecting the race; but nevertheless common to all mankind. And in the diastole of the great heart of nature we are periodically brought nearer to the other world which borders on earth’s existence. And when the systole sets in, concentration supervenes—the human race bears with it, as acquired knowledge, the consciousness of the presence of another next nearest world. The knowledge so acquired has been used in all ages past as the groundwork of new religious beliefs. In all time past this has been the case. And I may venture to say, that no movement of the present age is fraught with greater significance than this very Spiritualism, which, sneered and scoffed at in its early stages, is now imperatively commanding attention.
<Untitled> (The London Times estimates the cost of building)
The London Times estimates the cost of building and re storing churches in the English establishment since 1840 at $175,000,000. The number of churches built was 1,727, and 7,114 have been restored, including twenty-seven cathedrals. The cost of building the new churches, including the land, has been on an average, about $40,000.
<Untitled> (Suicide)
Suicide.—Sometimes the motive for suicide verges on the ridiculous, as in the case of Diedrich Braunlieben, 62 years of age, and old enough to have known better. This precious fool cuts his venerable throat because his second wife refused to go with him and assist him paying his respects to the grave of his first wife. The only creditable feature of the affair is that he had the good taste to cut his own throat, instead of getting mad with the second Mrs. Braunlieben and cutting hers.—
Chicago 'Tribune.
<Untitled> (The writings under the signature of M. A. (Oxon))
The writings under the signature of M. A. (Oxon), which have appeared in the Spiritual Scientist, the London Spiritualist, and Human Nature arc attracting merited attention from the fact that the author is not only an accomplished scholar and elegant writer, but one of the most remarkable mediums of the day for both physical and mental phenomena. Did the Rev. M. D. Conway, in his recent defamatory assertion that, “here is now not a medium of any fame in London whose fraud has not been exposed,” mean to include M. A. (Oxon.)? But the insincerity of Mr. Conway’s misrepresentations is now perfectly well understood both in England and this country.
We have seen a recent letter from Mr. William Crookes, London, in which he says,—“I have resumed my seances with Mrs. Corner (late Florence Cook). We have tried sitting by moonlight, and have had things carried about, and musical instruments played on in the sight of all present, while some of us have seen hands touching and patting us.” We are glad to see that Mr. Crookes is still prosecuting his researches, and we hope he has not given up his idea of recording in a book his studies of the materialization phenomena.
We have many inquiries from England about Col. Olcott's book. It is regarded as settling the question of materialization phenomena. When will the thick-headed public learn that Spiritualism was not annihilated by Mr. Owen’s card?
Egyptian Ornament
The origin of Egyptian ornament is lost in antiquity. The monuments and palaces erected 3000 years ago, and which contain the finest Egyptian ornament handed down to us, are built from the remains of still older buildings.
Thebes, the capitol of ancient Egypt, has the finest monuments, palaces, houses, etc., known to us. There were mostly built during the reigns of Ramases and Sesostris, 1200 years before Christ; since that time Egyptian ornament has been in a state of decline, which has been brought about by foreign influence. As long as they were left entirely to themselves their ornament was faultless.
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Editor's notes
- ↑ The London Times estimates the cost of building by unknown author, Spiritual Scientist, v. 5, No. 6, October 12, 1876, p. 68
- ↑ Suicide by unknown author, London Spiritualist, No. 217, October 20, 1876, p. 144
- ↑ The writings under the signature of M. A. (Oxon) by unknown author, Spiritual Scientist, v. 2, No. 8, April 29, 1875, p. 94
- ↑ Egyptian Ornament by Halliday, A. L., Spiritual Scientist, v. 5, No. 6, October 12, 1876, p. 69
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Spiritual Scientist, v. 5, No. 6, October 12, 1876, p. 68
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London Spiritualist, No. 217, October 20, 1876, p. 144
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Spiritual Scientist, v. 2, No. 8, April 29, 1875, p. 94
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Spiritual Scientist, v. 5, No. 6, October 12, 1876, p. 69