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By Don Bailey

All religions teach of a life after death, but this is just a belief - a faith in a resurrection at some future date. These religions simply don't know what happens after death, and a follower of these religions doesn't realise the fact of his future state, but looks upon FAITH as an entire and absolute fulfilment of all his ideas on religion, that he leaves the futures in the hands of God.

Spiritualism teaches how to prove that life is continuous after death of the physical body and that communications is a scientifically proven fact.

True Spiritualism makes articulate all those lofty teachings that at our best moments we have consciously or subconsciously known to be right. We know doctrines and creeds to be unimportant, - for it is what we do - the way we live our life, that matters. A spiritualist looks upon the present as part of eternity and thinks of his fleshly nature as merely the seed of his spiritual future, knowing that the future rests upon him, and the way he conducts his life.

Since 1848, many have been helped along the road to spiritual knowledge, and because of this, greater service will be rendered.

Seeing and hearing psychically is a perfectly natural function in man. Centuries of suppression by the ignorant have obscured this fact and through persecution this power was almost extinguished.

Today these powers are manifesting through many instruments. The sick are being healed by spiritual power, and mourners are being comforted by knowledge and spirit manifestation.

There is no dark valley to travel, no strange road, when we understand. Death is just a door to a wider experience - a greater revelation. It is we alone who decide by our daily conduct, whether we make or mar our spiritual life in the realms of spirit. We pass through the change called death unharmed and unchanged; it is the beginning of a new life where we can still serve.

Friends and helpers are there to teach us that there is no greater work, no greater love, no greater religion, no greater philosophy that to serve the Great Spirit and man.

Survival does not depend upon a church, book or creed - it is a natural law; however we decide our place in the beyond by the way we live here.

Those of us who are convinced of survival must live our lives so as to set an example to others, for while people may not read our literature, they will read us.

Our theme is service.

Let us strive to go forward, giving service in all things and to all men, for in doing so we are serving the Great Spirit - the grand unity of totality.