Life and labor in the spirit world: Being a description of localities, employments, surroundings, and conditions in the spheres.Longley, Mary T. (Mary Theresa)
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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
I have known Beulah to leave her bright, happy home in the supernal
realm and immure herself in some dark, unsightly, and miserable place
where a human being groveled in the haunts of wickedness, sorrow, or
despair, in order to bring the magnetic rays of light from her own pure
presence and the soothing, cheering influence of her beautiful sphere,
to bear upon that unhappy spirit for its own advancement; and I have
known her to absent herself from her nearest friends for months, during
which time she was engaged in ministering to the wretched and sad,
walking by their side, dwelling in their midst, never withdrawing her
helpful influence from them until she had succeeded in elevating their
spirits above the gross desires of carnal life, or awakening within them
emotions of peace and hope where before only despair and woe had
reigned. Oh, this one blessed spirit has accomplished great good in her
own humble manner. Because of her ministrations alone, hundreds of souls
now blossom out in gladness and beauty, which before were shadowed by
desolation and the keenest pain.
REFORMATION OF SPIRITS IN THE LOWER SPHERES.
It is true that hundreds of evil-minded, ignorant, crude, and unfolded
spirits pass out of the body annually, and it is also true that most of
these unfortunate ones remain for a long time in the darkened condition
which the effects of their earthly career have surrounded them with; but
while this is so, it is sweet to know and realize that good and noble
souls, enlightened and developed spirits, are making grand and
unwearying efforts to elevate, strengthen, and educate those who come to
the eternal world bowed down by moral weakness and spiritual infirmity.
These endeavors for the sake of others, are not without avail,—on the
contrary they are grandly successful; and while we are constantly
receiving new arrivals of such poor unfortunates in the spirit world who
are in need of the ministrations of pure and good teachers and helpers,
we are as continuously finding other heretofore ill-disposed spirits
arousing to the requirements of their being, to the necessity of making
an effort to rise above the darkness and slough of evil conditions, and
to a desire for a holier and a better life; and I am glad to be able to
report to you this grand truth. Daily are the angels of goodness called
upon to rejoice over many sinners who, repenting of their wrong-doing,
are determined to become worthy members of humanity. Therefore, though
largely peopled with undeveloped, unholy human beings, even the lowest
spheres of the spiritual world are spheres of advancement, wherein are
provided facilities and opportunities, i.e., conditions for the growth
of their inhabitants, which conditions are seized upon as soon as the
torpid minds centered there became sufficiently aroused under the
stimulating, supporting light brought to bear upon them by unselfish
ministers of helpful goodness, to become aware of their true position
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