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The Spirit World
The Spirit World
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Published in New York in 1894. (288 pages)
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text.
This book is a sequel to "There is no Death" which is also a Nook edition published by Digital Text Publishing Company.
Contents:
Chapter I. My Correspondence — Chapter II. The Cure for Death — Chapter III. Spiritualism and the Bible — Chapter IV. What Authors and Poets Think of Spiritualism — Chapter V. Miss Marryat's Bogus Bogey — Chapter VI. How to Investigate Spiritualism — Chapter VII. What Spirits have Said to Me; — Chapter VIII. Spiritual Correspondence — Chapter IX. My Séances with Cecil Husk — Chapter X. Some Private Experiences — Chapter XI. A Chance Séance with a Stranger — Chapter XII. A Séance with Mr. Rita — Chapter XIII. On Mediums and Spiritualist Societies
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.....From my earliest and most unthinking days I have always felt that the one, great, unfulfilled want of this world is the undeniable proof that, when we leave it, we shall live again, or, rather, that we shall never cease to live. There must be a big screw loose somewhere in the various religions presented to us, which profess to give us everything but this—vague hopes—threatening fears—promises of reward and dread of punishment—but not an atom of proof that, having passed out of this body, we shall exist either to enjoy the one, or endure the other. And never have I been so thoroughly convinced of the truth of my assertion, as since I published, now three years ago, the record of my experience in Spiritualism. Since that book appeared, letters have poured in upon me from strangers, in every habitable part of the globe, at the rate of seven and eight a day, and the cry of one and all has been the same: "Show us our dead! Give us some sign that they still live and that we shall live with them."
.....Those who believe my statements, will be glad to hear, I think, that my literary name has not suffered in any way from my audacity—on the contrary, the book has been received with more enthusiasm than anything I have ever written before—and that I have the happiness of knowing that it has conveyed comfort and belief to many a sorrowing heart. Mothers have spoken again with their children, husbands with their wives, friends have met friends, through my agency, and I thank God for it. More than this, men and women who never believed in anything before they read my book, have written me that for the first time, they felt they could reconcile God's mercy with His justice. Some of the Catholic papers have published abusive articles against me; but as they were written by one of my nearest relations, it is not to be wondered at, for a man's foes are ever those of his own household, and especially when the man has been successful. But what time had I to think, even, about newspaper articles, when I had the supreme pleasure to receive a letter like the following? A young soldier wrote it to me from the Cape. I have no authority to mention his name; but I know, in consideration of all the pleasure he has given me, he will pardon my giving a few extracts from his letter here:
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text.
This book is a sequel to "There is no Death" which is also a Nook edition published by Digital Text Publishing Company.
Contents:
Chapter I. My Correspondence — Chapter II. The Cure for Death — Chapter III. Spiritualism and the Bible — Chapter IV. What Authors and Poets Think of Spiritualism — Chapter V. Miss Marryat's Bogus Bogey — Chapter VI. How to Investigate Spiritualism — Chapter VII. What Spirits have Said to Me; — Chapter VIII. Spiritual Correspondence — Chapter IX. My Séances with Cecil Husk — Chapter X. Some Private Experiences — Chapter XI. A Chance Séance with a Stranger — Chapter XII. A Séance with Mr. Rita — Chapter XIII. On Mediums and Spiritualist Societies
Excerpts:
.....From my earliest and most unthinking days I have always felt that the one, great, unfulfilled want of this world is the undeniable proof that, when we leave it, we shall live again, or, rather, that we shall never cease to live. There must be a big screw loose somewhere in the various religions presented to us, which profess to give us everything but this—vague hopes—threatening fears—promises of reward and dread of punishment—but not an atom of proof that, having passed out of this body, we shall exist either to enjoy the one, or endure the other. And never have I been so thoroughly convinced of the truth of my assertion, as since I published, now three years ago, the record of my experience in Spiritualism. Since that book appeared, letters have poured in upon me from strangers, in every habitable part of the globe, at the rate of seven and eight a day, and the cry of one and all has been the same: "Show us our dead! Give us some sign that they still live and that we shall live with them."
.....Those who believe my statements, will be glad to hear, I think, that my literary name has not suffered in any way from my audacity—on the contrary, the book has been received with more enthusiasm than anything I have ever written before—and that I have the happiness of knowing that it has conveyed comfort and belief to many a sorrowing heart. Mothers have spoken again with their children, husbands with their wives, friends have met friends, through my agency, and I thank God for it. More than this, men and women who never believed in anything before they read my book, have written me that for the first time, they felt they could reconcile God's mercy with His justice. Some of the Catholic papers have published abusive articles against me; but as they were written by one of my nearest relations, it is not to be wondered at, for a man's foes are ever those of his own household, and especially when the man has been successful. But what time had I to think, even, about newspaper articles, when I had the supreme pleasure to receive a letter like the following? A young soldier wrote it to me from the Cape. I have no authority to mention his name; but I know, in consideration of all the pleasure he has given me, he will pardon my giving a few extracts from his letter here:
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