"The Other World" in 2 volumes features about fifty examples of the Supernatural collected by Frederick George Lee. The facts and records set forth have been gathered from time to time in the period of twenty years, as well from ordinary historical narrations as from the personal information of several Lee's friends and acquaintances interested in the subject-matter of the book. Many examples of the Supernatural were published here for the first time, in an authoritative and complete form. Table of Contents. Volume 1: Introductory – Materialism of the present age The Miraculous in Church History Spiritual Powers and Properties of the Church – Sacraments – Sacramentals – Exorcism Witchcraft and Necromancy Dreams, Omens, Warnings, Presentiments, and Second Sight Volume 2: Spectral Appearances of Persons at the Point of Death and Perturbed Spirits Haunted Houses and Localities Modern Spiritualism Summary and Conclusion
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The Other World
Table of Contents
Volume 1
PREFACE
MATERIALISM OF THE PRESENT AGE
THE MIRACULOUS IN CHURCH HISTORY
SPIRITUAL POWERS AND PROPERTIES. OF THE CHURCH
WITCHCRAFT AND NECROMANCY
DREAMS, OMENS, WARNINGS, PRESENTIMENTS, AND SECOND SIGHT
Volume 2
SPECTRAL APPEARANCES
HAUNTED HOUSES AND LOCALITIES
MODERN SPIRITUALISM
MODERN SPIRITUALISM. CONTINUED
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
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Again: while Scepticism is rampant, and some are endeavouring to bring back the Pagan notions of ancient nations, to galvanize into new life the corrupt imbecilities of the past, men of science are making assertions and assumptions of the boldest, if not of the wildest nature. One such recently maintained the following proposition:—“Taking our earth, we know that millions of years have passed since she began to be peopled.” Now, the maintainer of this assertion notoriously holds some peculiar theories about the means by which the solar system (and consequently other systems) was made, or rather grew. These theories, in some of their details, are or may be founded upon certain more or less well-ascertained facts. But when he uses the term “know,” we are bold to point out that such an assertion rests on mere assumption.[7] We need facts—facts which could stand the careful investigation of persons skilled in taking and measuring evidence; and secondly, we require to be reasonably convinced that no other possible explanation of a difficulty be forthcoming, except that on which his assumption is founded and his inevitable conclusion (as he regards it) deduced. But how often with scientific people the phrase “We know” stands for “This is our theory,” or rather “This is our present theory;” for scientific theories change very frequently; and points which have been most dogmatically laid down at one period have been with equal dogmatism condemned and repudiated at another, by those who apparently strain every nerve and exercise every gift bestowed upon them, to deny and cast out the Supernatural from amongst mankind.
From the introduction to a volume of great interest (“The Maxims and Examples of the Saints”), the following extract is taken, both because of its inherent truth, and also because the Christian instinct in defence of the Supernatural is so prominently and forcibly expressed in every line. Mr. de Lisle’s words stand thus:—
