Life and labor in the spirit world: Being a description of localities, employments, surroundings, and conditions in the spheres.Longley, Mary T. (Mary Theresa)
Religion
Life and labor in the spirit world: Being a description of localities, employments, surroundings, and conditions in the spheres.
Longley, Mary T. (Mary Theresa)
Spirit writings; Spirits
Such spirits as those who live in Rocky Nook are the guardian angels of
the poor, ignorant, unclean, and miserable children of earth; their
mission is to attend these unhappy creatures, and to work in their
behalf, prompting a good thought or generous impulse in their hearts
whenever conditions are favorable; watching over and looking after them,
visiting the more fortunate ones of earth and influencing them to pity,
assist, and teach their miserable fellow-beings. Thus they toil on,
attending their charge even though it live a life of error, going with
it to the spirit world and working upon its sensibilities, until at
last, in some way, it recognizes the presence of the good angels, turns
from the evil ones around it, repents of the past, seeks for light,
finds it, and begins to labor for the good of others. And so Rocky Nook
is a school of preparation where teachers become qualified to minister
to the needs of the lowliest of earth; it is a beautiful spot, and well
worthy a place in the Summer-land. The labor that its inmates perform is
destined to out-work grand results to humanity; and when earth’s favored
children co-operate with them, the victory over ignorance and evil will
soon be won.
Sunny Isle is a beautiful island that is covered with the greenest of
grass, and spangled with the sweetest and prettiest of flowers. The sun
sheds its golden rays upon a number of cosy homes on this radiant
island, in which little children dwell together in harmony and love. The
houses on Sunny Isle are circular in form, and composed of a white
material which resembles the marble of earth, only more transparent; the
roofs are supported by pillars, around which flowering vines twine,
shedding their fragrance upon the balmy air. The interiors of these
homes are decorated with beautiful pictures and statuary, and furnished
with pretty yet simple furniture for comfort and convenience of the
inmates.
On this island a number of little children live with their parents and
teachers, and pursue their studies from day to day. These little ones
once lived in earthly forms; but the conditions of the material sphere
were too severe for them to endure, and so they drifted to the
Summer-land. Some of them are with their own parents, who passed from
earth before they did; while the fathers and mothers of others are still
inhabitants of the mortal sphere, and do not know that their little ones
are cared for, taught, and protected by loving guardians, who are
laboring for the good of others.
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