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... | {{Style S-Small capitals|Sir}},—In an article in the ''Whitehall Review ''of Sept. 13th, headed “' Spiritualism,” the writer describes an interview with Mr. J. W. Fletcher. After some interesting conversation Mi-. Fletcher is made to say—“It is the true view. There are men— not necessarily impostors, but charlatans—who have disgraced our creed. For my own part, when I learned that an American had rendered Spiritualism detestable and contemptible in this country, I at once resolved to come over and wipe out the disgrace. I have partly succeeded.” To whom is Mr. Fletcher supposed to allude? Surely not to Slade, a man whose power and integrity as a medium all Spiritualists who have had the opportunity of testing him are fully assured. | ||
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... | {{Style S-Small capitals|Sir}},—“Scrutator,” in your paper this week, speaks of annihilation as a tenet of the theosophists. It is necessary to obviate, by a few words of explanation, the very gross misconception which such an allusion may otherwise give rise to or perpetuate. I imagine there is not one of the body of students known as “theosophists” who believes that any human being is at once extinguished as to his conscious individuality at the change called death. The doctrine to which I suppose “Scrutator” refers is that which distinguishes soul from spirit—the spirit alone having and conferring immortality—and which teaches that the higher principle is separable from, though attached to the lower, until it has effected the conversion of the latter to itself. No one even superficially acquainted with ancient philosophy, or metaphysical theology, will need to be told that this distinction between soul and spirit is no new invention; and it has only to be understood to make any man’s assurance of immortality—not mere survival of this body—seem wonderfully rash and presumptuous. The doctrine is not at all in conflict, with any fact demonstrated by Spiritualism. There are even spirits of a high order who have given its terrible warning through mediums. | ||
I know nothing definitely of the views of the “Conditional Immortality Association” to which “Scrutator” refers. It is quite possible they have recovered a true interpretation of biblical passages which have been supposed to refer to eternity of punishment. So far, the results at which they have arrived will certainly interest theosophists; not so the question whether any orthodox Christian will be appeased by the annihilation instead of the damnation of unbelievers. | |||
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