This section is from the book "Psychosophy", by Cora L.V. Richmond. Also available from Amazon: Psychosophy.
The Congress was the great Unification of Religious "beliefs" into one grand humanizing of the minds and spirits of all present
It was notable that the "Fatherhood (and Motherhood) of God, and the Brotherhood of Man" (the human race) was enunciated by the finest representatives of all Religious beliefs. And such fraternal fellowship of doing good to others, whether coming from Brahman, Buddhist, or Christian, was hailed with tokens of approval by all composing the vast assemblage - except alone the strictly "Orthodox Christians," under the name of the "Evangelical Alliance." Alas, that difference of "creed" should stand in the way of universal fellowship and Brotherhood!
But the after effects were very wonderful: in the melting away of superficial barriers of dogma and creed, in the "Christianizing" of "Christians" by their gentle Oriental Brothers, who, by urgent invitation, remained in this country for a time and expounded, for the enlightenment of Occidental minds, the Vedic, Brahmanical, and Buddhistic lore; or, if from China, the teachings of Confucius and other great Chinese "Teachers" and "Reformers."
The broadening of the minds of the clergy and laity in this country was most manifest, to the end that true Religion is recognized as the Same, under whatever name, or however disguised with differing forms, ceremonials and creeds: The primal and Final basis being essentially the same, whether originating in Egypt or England, in China or America: The worship of -
The Infinite Cod (eternal Love and Wisdom). The One God: Om, under whatever name.
The Immortality of the Soul, like unto God (in quality, Love and Wisdom).
The Fraternity, fellowship and kinship of Souls. The religious acts of doing good to others.
Other indications of the New Dispensation are:
The "outpouring of the Spirit." The reappearance of "Spiritual Gifts," constituting the added, and indeed the only, evidence, aside from the inner convictions of the Soul, of continued existence of the spiritual personality beyond the change called, death; the increasing number of people who have visions and experiences, not explainable by any of the known scientific (mental) hypotheses; the formation and continuance of "Psychic Research" societies for the sole purpose of investigating the new and wonderful phases of phenomena, both physical and mental, in that which is known as "Modern Spiritualism"; but above and beyond all, the existence in the world today of hundreds, nay thousands of human beings, who know they have seen and conversed with their dear ones of the household who have "passed on," who have witnessed the undeniable evidences of the power of disembodied spirits over matter, independent of the usual dynamic processes; over minds, independent of the usual action or capacity of such minds, and over the human (embodied) spirit to the degree of great inspiration and exaltation; all this crowds into the nineteenth and first decade of the twentieth centuries, with the great force of an incoming tide. Indeed, there are many who think that the sum total of this Spiritual Awakening that is in the world today is the New Dispensation. But its culmination is not yet; nor can the Embodied Angels be known to those who look with near vision, and are in the midst of the great awakening. In after years (ages perhaps) those appointed to "Show the way," can clearly be seen. Today those that are ready are listening to the voice, and listening to the message that is borne in from the Spirit and Angelic realms by ministering spirits, and by the Angels of the new Dispensation.
Meanwhile such as are growing into the new Light, are being prepared. The Earth itself is making ready, its people are being prepared for the Sixth great awakening.
Already the announcing Arch Angels have appeared among the higher Angels of the heavens of Earth; already the Messengers - Embodied Angels - who herald the new Dawn, have given their preparatory messages. The great Unrest of the nations; the urgency and import of the rushing together of many mighty forces upon 4he Earth; the wonderful works of the many Embodied Angels tending to culminations in Mechanics, Art, Science, Religion; the rising of the messengers among the Ancient peoples bringing their primal Faiths to meet the Great New Light; the struggle of all the shadowy powers and elements to retain dominion - the supremacy that is surely slipping from their grasp; the persistent turning toward the New Light by those who have been taught and trained in the schools of the Angels. All these and many other indications show that the New Day Dawn is not far distant, that as the Sun and its attendant - dependent - planets, draws near the completion of its great cyclic revolution around its central sun, the world attuned to the glad culmination - after the storms and struggles that must first come - will rejoice in the glory of the New Day.
Storm Swept, war-scourged for so long, - the Earth awakens to the New Day, enters upon the new Sun Cycle. And those Souls that are culminating, those lives that have been made ready, will greet the New Messiah with glad acclaim and hail the Dawn of the Day of Perfect Peace and Joy and Love.
 
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