SPIRITUAL SCIENTISTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14528, 20 May 1909, Page 10

SPIRITUAL SCIENTISTS.

Under tho auspices- of the Spiritual Scioulsts' Society, 011 Sunday ovening the usual services, were condueleil by Jlr and Airs Weeks. I'ollowing on the opening liyjim by the coiii'i-eir.dion, Mrs Weeks olfered an invoiation, and gayo a reading, iMvtilJed "My Creed." Mr Weelis, who gave the add'rr-ia, clkko for is lopic "Is .lieiiiKirnatioii True?" In dealing with Iho .problem tlio lecturer traversed ihe various urgiumMits employed bv llioso wbo allirm •'reincarnation," such lis "i|. is sincl.ioiictl 'by Ihe llible." " It. is lauglir by reUirniug npiril*." " It, explains si) many of the intricate problems of human life," and that " One material existence is altogether inBiillieieni. for tlio soul to unfold all its Vowers and faculties," etv. He arp-uvil tliat these content ions wore not enough to prove tile c;!mo. m lliev coukl each lxi explained in a moiv ratuvtal tnr,l satisfaeKory manner. Against lhc«> ho urged tuvveral telling obj<>efions, ailirmiui: that if the soul tad lived on earlh for snob vast, periods of time, in various material bedie.:. we (-liould iuw wiioc.-s a far suiwrior type of humanity, menfeJly, morally, and i-piiitiinlly than anyt.hing we know of to-day. .A.jiiiii, that if it were the purpese of Cod that we had again to return lo a materia! phase of existence in order tliat we might gain fresh ev-p-.e'e'iuv- and correct the errors of -ome prter iiieai'Mtion—as reincarnaiionisis ileelared—then um!tuih:cdlv .-ome prevision i.-oe!.-l hive l:ee„ desb.-ned whereby we shcuhl have loir..', v.ilh our liiemori-.ti active. j-tv.-li.-'tiir clearly the object of our •.Minir.:, As this was iH ibe case, if we had ever bvvl 011 earth nrevioudv. w e were totally oblivious of ihe fact. Therefore, there ecu!:' not !■" any ulilltv in out' present l»ii-do:i. Ivvsiisc we l;ni".v lh> iwimese for Which «.' ( -me. Mr Weeks lluallv' argued that reiiteani-ition wr~ totally opnos-id to g.'tiiiip-' -pirituali,,!!!. There ev'sl-d a <o,u-p'-.'te lack of am- inference thereto among n-iy of tho earliest and mvM accredited writes and b.ichers of lhat. sy-tem: tliat it was completely unknown until if was tl F'.oir.'.htiwti, who wrote untW ihe- m-m d. plume of Allen Karrlik. Mrs Weets followed will, a, number <f r sychome|.-i;-<l'':noi: ,, .iv.tioi'.- aed veirii mc:.::i:cs, t'ee by lkva< to wlioin <!:ev were given, .iffovili": r.'i't'cr.il to all present. The <v rvic.'s ecntinr,:' to increase in ihe number of atleiylantj and ?row in interest.