Spiritualistic Theology.
By Editor
TWO WEEKS ago a sermon was preached in the Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, on this subject: "Do the Dead Revisit this Earth, and Take an Interest in Earthly Affairs?" From the brief synopsis of the discourse, as it appeared in the Bulletin next day, we quote the following:— "He thought that there are no dead; that those who have passed away are now living in the full possession of all the faculties possessed here. . . . The speaker went on to say that the spirits of our departed friends and relatives were with us, always hovering near," etc. We hope that is not a sample of the sermons that are preached. In fact, we know it is not; for we do not think that Spiritualism has yet captured the world entirely. We wish to make one or two comments from a Bible stand-point; but first we will call attention to the inconsistency between the subject and the discourse itself. "Do the Dead Revisit this Earth?" was the subject, and one of the first statements was that there are no dead. If so, then the only possible answer to his question is, No. The subject was very inappropriate, or else the sermon was all a mistake.