The fountain : with jets of new meanings . d to some extent; and that all per-sons, unconsciously to themselves, are acting out thefeelings, the will, and the mind of spirits ; 8. That spiritual intercourse is perpetual; that it isnow everywhere operative ; and that, being at lastestablished, it cannot be again suspended ; 9. That the reading of books and reflection, as ameans of obtaining truth, are no longer necessary tobelievers; that the guardian band of spirits will im-part to the faithful every thing worth knowing; andthat, for any thing further, one need only wait uponthe promptings of
The fountain : with jets of new meanings . d to some extent; and that all per-sons, unconsciously to themselves, are acting out thefeelings, the will, and the mind of spirits ; 8. That spiritual intercourse is perpetual; that it isnow everywhere operative ; and that, being at lastestablished, it cannot be again suspended ; 9. That the reading of books and reflection, as ameans of obtaining truth, are no longer necessary tobelievers; that the guardian band of spirits will im-part to the faithful every thing worth knowing; andthat, for any thing further, one need only wait uponthe promptings of intuition, and that, in any event, whatever is, is right. These errors, these superstitions, and these dog-mas, like all other human developments, containrich intimations and germs of truth. These theorieshave taken deep root among a large class of avowedSpiritualists. And the legitimate effects, it will beremembered, are visible in the disintegrations and de-compositions of character; in mutual disrespect and SORROW AND SUPERSTITION. 217. A CREED-CRUSHER EARNESTLY RECOMXENDED. recriminations ; in the disorganization of all our publicefforts, and tlie abandonment of our beneficent enter-prises ; in the irreverence manifested toward even thegreat central Princi-ples around which allpersons and factsmust bow and cling ;and, lastly, in thegradual suspension ofthe delightful inter- HHcourse itself, by whichthe glory and un-speakable opportuni-ties of immortality have been brought to light. After twenty-five years of constant investigationinto the many and various phases ofthis subject, and with almost dailyrealizations of somewhat of the infinitegoodness embosomed in these highprivileges, I can most solemnly affirm,and I do now make the declaration,that the nine propositions indictment, are mostly errors and hurtful the-ories—injurious in their effect upon the individualjudgment, and still more injurious when made thefoundation of faith and practice. They belong t
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