For a long time we were alone in the battle field to sustain the struggle against Spiritism but low and behold we now see champions from multiple sides entering the field as to belie those that pretend that Spiritism is finishing. First La Vérité from Lyon, then the Ruch, the Sauveur and the Lumière from Bordeaux, the Spiritist Review d ’Anvers in Belgium, the Archives of Spiritism in Italy from Turin. I am pleased to inform that all of them bravely lift the flag and have demonstrated to our adversaries that they would have to face our reinforcements.
If we offer a just praise to those journals for their demonstrated firmness and for their refutations full of logic, we must above all praise them for maintaining moderation, that is the essential character of Spiritism, being at the same time proof of true force; for not having followed our antagonists in the terrain of personalism and offenses, incontestable sign of weakness, for one can only reach such extremes when lacking good reasons. The one that has solid argumentation makes them prevail; they are not replaced or weakened by a language that is not worth of a good cause.
In Paris, a newcomer presents itself under the unpretentious title Avenir, Monitor of Spiritism. The majority of our readers already know it as well as its editor, Mr. d’Ambel, and were able to judge it by its initial arms. The best propaganda is to demonstrate what can be done; then it is followed by the grand jury of the opinion that announces the verdict. By the way, we do not believe that the latter will not be favorable considering the sympathetic welcome it received at its appearance.
We also add our personal sympathies, conquered previously for all those publications destined to bravely serve the cause of Spiritism, because we could not consciously support or encourage those that by their form or content, voluntarily or by imprudence, were more harmful than useful, deviating public opinion with respect to the true character of the doctrine, or by offering a flank to founded attacks and criticism from our adversaries. In such a case the intention cannot be granted the credit of the fact.
