Christian science healing : its principles and practice; with full explanations for home students / by Frances Lord.

  • Henrietta Frances Lord
Date:
1888
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    whenever this is done, the Divine life pours in. So slow and un- willing are we to learn, and to ' put two and two together,' that we read of such a sinner-saint, and also of a ' death-bed repentance/ and also of ' growth in grace' or ' evolution,' and never see that they are all different ways of the same thing happening. The ' death-bed repent- ance ' is such a bitter pill for people to swallow who are invited to consider that it admits the flagrant sinner to all the blisses of heaven, and are not invited to consider that it merely means the first baby step in progress has been taken, and a future life may, and will make opportunities of working for truth humbly, and as a privilege. EVOLUTION OF SPIRITS. From 11 Light? March 31, 1888. [Just referred to on page 411.] The great body of persons who are familiar with the modern phase of communication between the material world and the spirit world, are frequently spoken of either by the term Spiritualists or Spiritists. Many people are unacquainted, however, with the essential difference between the two divisions thus expressed. The two sects or parties are the result of a similar division among spirits ; the Spiritualistic spirits may be regarded as resembling the ' Conservative' party, and the Spiritistic spirits will then represent the ' Liberals.' [Such is the writer's view; to comment would lead the discussion too far.J u Materialistic science and historical research had some time since, thrown so much light on the material and external side of nature in all its kingdoms, and had overthrown so many myths, which had been received as sacred facts, that the brilliancy with which matter was illuminated had partially, and in some instances totally, eclipsed the inner and spiritual side, the result being Atheism, denial of miracles as unnatural and therefore impossible, and the accounts of them therefore fables ; and hence rejection of all spirit power. Consequent on this, future personal existence was also held an idle superstition. This state of affairs had now to be arrested. It was necessary to prove (i.) that a God existed, (ii.) that earth-life was but a preparatory state, a training-school for the longer life that had to follow, and also (iii.) the law of eternal progress. The spirit world, or at least that part of it who were appointed or permitted to co-operate in this great scheme, were at one, so far. But there was a difference of opinion among them as to how much or how little of truth should be communicated to man. One party, the Spiritualistic party, or Conservatives, were of opinion that it would be sufficient to prove by phenomena that indi- vidual personal existence continues after death; while at the same time teaching that the universe is ruled by one perfect God, and that the condition of the spirit in the future life is the direct result of its state on earth, and the conquests made over the lusts of the flesh, in the fullest rendering of that term. They thought that to reveal the laws of Re-incarnation would be to create such a revolution in the affairs of earth, that great danger might ensue ! they therefore considered it