SPIRITUALIST CHURCH

Evening Star, Issue 23048, 29 August 1938, Page 7

SPIRITUALIST CHURCH

An address was given to a large audience at the Spiritualist Church last evening by Dr J. M. Moorey. Taking as his subject, ‘ A Glimpse Into the Beyond,’ he stated that it was_ only a glimpse we were able to get. The two most important things were birth and death, but the latter, to a large percentage of people, meant the finish of all things, although the churches taught there was a life after death. It was impossible for many minds to comprehend anything outside the five senses, and the term “ death ” simply brought to mind a lifeless body with no consciousness of an afterlife. From the Spiritualist point of view such an outlook was entirely wrong, as life continued in the next world in much the same way as on the earth. Drawing on his own experiences, he told of glimpses he had seen of the life beyond, where life was carried on according to the way one had lived and developed while on this plane. Many humble folk had become great teachers over there, and women who iiad been denied the privilege of motherhood were training young children in the finer things of life. By many a glorious reunion with loved ones was experienced, while others, because of their material life, became bewildered and did not realise the change called death. According to the previous lile, so the spirit contacted with like spirits as it'was the natural law for souls to gravitate to the place and company which harmonised with thoughts and desires. Over there colour was expressed in sound, and had its complement in colour—they were both equal. The causes of earthly mistakes and the motive behind deeds were understood, for what was thought in the heart was written on the face. There was no pretence. all were their natural selves. it was necessary, maintained the speaker, to realise the truth spoken by St. Paul when he stated' that there was a spiritual body and a physical body. It was the spiritual which continued after death, and according to tlie earthly development so the spiritual would take on characteristics of a like nature. Until one had a knowledge of the “ real ” man he could not control his circumstances; for all must learn on earth if they would progress in the beyond. The president, Mr R. N. Ridd, presided.