Thus the first great step was taken, in order to lay the facts of Modern Spiritualism before the world
- Date of account
- Published 1885
- Source
- The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism
- Reference
- The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism · selected passage 34
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
Thus the first great step was taken, in order to lay the facts of Modern Spiritualism before the world
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyThus the first great step was taken, in order to lay the facts of Modern Spiritualism before the world. It was now to be tried in a way by which no guilty person could hope to escape detection. Any one guilty of fraud as great as this would have been, had it consisted of simulation on our part, must certainly have met with swift exposure, and been stripped of all power or opportunity for further mischief. In fact, could it be rationally apprehended that we, or any one, would have dared to face an adverse public, of a thronged city, and the entire sentiment of a world against us, as we had been directed to do, with nothing but a damning falsehood at our backs to lean upon?
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis is a historical account assembled under the reporting and publishing conventions of its period. It may preserve testimony, hearsay, retelling and editorial interpretation together.
Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyA modern comparison can identify recurring descriptions and possible explanations, but the account is not treated as independently verified evidence merely because it appeared in print.
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