Re-issues of Publications.
By Editor
THOUGH the attention of the reader has not been particularly called to the subject of publications, there has been no lack of activity in this department for some time past in our Office. We have just issued ten different works, some of them new, and others so thoroughly revised and enlarged as to make them about the same as new. Bro. Waggoner has just revised his work on the important and growing subject of favoring us with his society here at the Office, while he also himself put it in type. In no better way can we give the reader an idea of the nature of the revision, and present character of the work, than by presenting the preface to this the third edition, from his pen as follows: "In this edition we have added two entire chapters, to wit, one on the Dangers of Mediumship, and one on Opposition to Marriage, or Free Lovism. "All of the quotations are put in a condensed form, so that, while there are but 32 pages in number more than in the former edition, there are about 50 more of reading matter. "The same general design has been carried out, only adapting it to the more advanced state of the Spiritualistic theory. "The points stated are proved by full quotations from the most authentic Spiritualistic sources, and the credits given; and that they are fully proved, we are willing to leave with the candid reader. "Our quotations are so full, on so many different points, that we have no hesitation in offering this as the most complete view of 'Spiritualism as it is' that has ever been published. "The preparation of this work has involved the reading of many of the standard works of Spiritualism, and in regard to their literature we have always found it to be low in the scale. Were we to classify their writings it would be as follows: 1st. Sentimental and puerile. 2nd. Blasphemous. 3d. Disgusting. Specimens may be found, but by no means the worst, in our quotations. We think it very safe to say, that so many books on any other subject, or from any other source, cannot be found, so destitute of thought and reasoning, so full of senseless platitudes, as the Spiritualist libraries. "The reading of their works has greatly strengthened our convictions of the Satanic origin and dangerous tendency of their teachings. The 'sure word of prophecy' is fast fulfilling. The 'great day of the Lord' is hastening; God's wrath will soon be poured out on the workers of iniquity. "May we find a refuge in Jesus in that day."