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Nces in our day, there will be no necessity for us to attribute them to any supernatural influence, either good…

Date of account: Published 1857
Source: The Spirit Land
Reference: The Spirit Land · selected passage 104
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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nces in our day, there will be no necessity for us to attribute them to any supernatural influence, either good or bad; for it is a well-received maxim, that "what man has done man can do." To suppose that the merciful Father of spirits would harass and frighten mankind by haunting their houses with strange noises and …

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nces in our day, there will be no necessity for us to attribute them to any supernatural influence, either good or bad; for it is a well-received maxim, that "_what man has done man can do_." To suppose that the merciful _Father_ of _spirits_ would harass and frighten mankind by haunting their houses with strange noises and rappings, ghosts and hobgoblins, and spirits of the uneasy dead, would be derogatory to his paternal character. And who, for a moment, could believe that he would torment little children in this way, when our Savior took them in his arms, and blessed them, and said, "Of such is the kingdom of heaven"? No, we must attribute such things to any other source than as proceeding from the throne of God.

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