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... | Mr. Henry Lacroix, in the course of a letter to the ''Banner of Light, ''says that Mr. Lessard is the mainspring of Spiritualism in Nantes, in which city apathy in relation to the subject prevails. At Tours he did not stay to see any Spiritualists, but was informed that Mr. Denis was one of the chief supporters of the movement in that fine old city. Mr. Comera is a leading worker in Bordeaux. Mr. Lacroix was there told that some years ago there were three thousand Spiritualists in Bordeaux; at present it is difficult to bring twenty together. He was told that this change had been brought about by the misconduct of mediums. Mr. Lacroix also says:— | ||
“The French character is too highly ''spirituel ''to be practically spiritual. Here and there are to be met a few endowed with the proper spirit for ''work; ''but the great majority are satisfied with talk simply. Were it otherwise, the Spiritualists of France would have long ago been blessed with scores of mediums of every kind. The spirits can do for us only so far as we do for ourselves. Now and then a medium of mark is signalled out, and much is said about him or her; but the ''apparition ''is sure to pass away soon. The Zouave Jacob is one instance, and the same may be said of little Honorine, who was sent back home from Paris —where her mediumship failed utterly. I consulted my guides as to that last case, and was told that strong mediumship, to be made available, must find proper sustenance, not quibbling and suspicion, among the so-called believers. Number is also necessary to bring out quality. I was told by my guides when I arrived in Paris that the French Spiritualists would have to be made ashamed of themselves, by the example set them by their neighbours on the continent, before they would go to work in earnest. My fruitless endeavours in organising circles in different parts of France have convinced me of the truth of the above saying. | |||
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