Spiritualism an Organized Religion.
By Editor
THE "American Spiritualist Alliance" of the City of New York, lately issued a Circular Letter to the Spiritualists and Spiritual societies, asking for co-operation by means of a general alliance of Spiritualists throughout the country. The circular says:— "The American Spiritualist Alliance is the outgrowth of a society of Spiritualists centered in the City of New York, and was incorporated the 28th day of June, 1881. "The objects for which it was formed are briefly stated in its charter, to be 'to promote the development and diffusion of Spiritual science and true Spiritual religion, as shown by enlightened reason and the highest teachings of the spirit-world.'" In the same number of the Banner of Light from which we copy the above, we find the report of an address by Dr. Lyon, in which he outlined the present position and tendency of Spiritualism, as we find them in the lectures of many other speakers. The following will give the reader an idea of his sentiments:— "The speaker held that those in the church who recognized the Spiritualism of the past, as recorded so fully in the Bible narratives, and refused to acknowledge the Spiritualism of to-day which was present with them—and those others among the Spiritualists, who recognized the angelic ministrations of the present hour, but refuse to give credence or importance in evidence to the testimony of the Bible regarding the Spiritualism of the past, were equally in error; the inspiration that was given to the apostles still lived and worked in the world's midst to-day, and Christian ministers, who were wondering at the diminished power of the church among men, would find the explanation of the difficulty in that church's refusal to comprehend this grand lesson of the age." We have no doubt that this explanation will be received by the majority of the "Christian ministers," and they will look to Spiritualism for a revival of their lost power. Thus will prophecy be fulfilled.