Military persecutions.

Spiritism counts numerous representatives in the army, among officers of all ranks, who attest to its beneficent influence upon themselves and upon their subordinates. In some regions, however, among the superior commanders, it encounters not deniers, but declared adversaries, who formally forbid their subordinates to occupy themselves with it. We know of an officer who was struck from the list of nominations for the Legion of Honor and others who were confined on account of Spiritism. We have advised them to submit without murmur to hierarchical discipline and to wait patiently for a better occasion, which cannot be long in coming, for it will be brought about by the force of opinion. We have even advised them to abstain from any outward Spiritist manifestation, if necessary, because no constraint can be exercised upon their inner belief, nor deprive them of the consolations and the encouragement they draw from it. These small persecutions are trials for their faith and serve Spiritism, instead of harming it. They should consider themselves fortunate to suffer a little for a cause that is dear to them. Are they not proud to leave a limb on the battlefield for the earthly homeland? What, then, are a few disappointments and vexations endured for the eternal homeland and for the cause of Humanity?