Letters on Spiritism.

I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When, however, the Spirit of Truth comes, he will teach you all the truth; for he will not speak of himself, but will say all that he has heard and will announce to you the things that are to come. And when he comes, he will convince the world of sin, of justice, and of judgment. (Saint John, 16:12, 13, and 8.)

The reflections we made above, concerning the Avenir, do not apply only to periodical sheets, but to publications of any other nature, volumes or pamphlets, whose number multiplies incessantly, and whose authors are likewise champions who take part in the struggle and bring their stone to the edifice. A fraternal greeting of welcome to all these defenders, men and women who, shaking off the yoke of old prejudices, raise the banner without any personal ulterior motive, with no other interest than that of the general good, and who make ring out the cry that liberates and emancipates Humanity: Outside charity there is no salvation! No sooner was this cry uttered for the first time than everyone understood that it contained an entire moral revolution, long since foreseen and desired, and which found sympathetic echoes in the five parts of the world. It was hailed as the dawn of a happy future and, within a few months, became the watchword of all sincere Spiritists. For, after so great and so cruel a struggle against egoism, it at last allowed a glimpse of the reign of fraternity. The pamphlet we announce here is owed to a lady, a member of the Spiritist Society of Paris, an excellent medium, head of a private group admirably directed, and whom one could reproach for nothing but an excess of modesty, if there could be excess in good. If she signed her writing only with initials, she surely thought that an unknown name is not a recommendation; moreover, she has not the slightest intention of presenting herself as a writer. But that does not mean she lacks the courage of her opinion, which is a mystery to no one.

Mrs. J. B. is sincerely Catholic, but a very enlightened Catholic, which says everything. Her pamphlet is written from that point of view and, for that very reason, is addressed mainly to the members of the clergy. It is impossible to refute, with more talent, elegance of form, moderation, and logic, the arguments that an exclusive and blind faith opposes to the new ideas. We recommend this interesting work to our readers. They may, without fear, propagate it among persons who distrust orthodoxy, and give it in reply to the attacks directed against Spiritism from the religious point of view.