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16 MODERN SPIRITISM
and showing its profound influence on the whole
destiny of man and in every stage of his earthly
career.
Doubtless, the Bible is the greatest manual on true
Spiritualism, stamped as it is with Divine authority,
that exists; and, as we investigate the present
position of Modern Spiritism, we shall find that
between it and the true Bible-Spiritualism a great
gulf is indeed fixed.
In Favour of Spiritual Research
Let us clearly understand that, so far from this
book being written against researches into the spirit
world, it protests solely and entirely against the
degradation of this noble science by the Modern
Spiritism of the day. So far from denying a
future existence and another world, it takes its
stand on both as Divine truths, only pointing out
how transcendent are the Bible details concerning
both when compared with Spiritist communications.
I shall also show that the stand the Bible takes
against communication with another world, so far
from being sweeping and general, is strictly confined
to these degrading and dangerous practices so largely
revived in Modern Spiritism, and the practice of
necromancy.
All this must be always borne, in mind while we
carefully consider the practices and doctrines of
Modern Spiritism from the utterances of its most
distinguished leaders.
After a general survey of the subject, we shall
consider first of all its claims as a Science, and then
as a Religion.