Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Death and Life in the Spirit-World, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by J. R. Francis and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Encyclopedia of Death and Life in the Spirit-World, Vol. 1 What is Death, which, in all ages of the world has received so much attention from the philosopher, the scientist, the poet, the metaphysician, the minister of the Gospel, the king on his throne and the peasant in his humble cottage? It is almost universally feared - an inherited tendency, probably - and it rarely takes place, either in the higher or lower walks of life, that bitter tears are not shed or moans of anguish manifested by immediate relatives and friends. Its presence is never courted, only by those who contemplate suicide, and even they have no adequate conception of its true nature. The prevalent views of Death entertained by all the orthodox religious sects, and zealously promulgated from the pulpit, are erroneous in nearly all respects but this one - it actually occurs. The higher concept of Death, the one endorsed by all minds which have left in the rear the austere religious tenets of the church, and in consequence have stepped to a higher plane, views it in the light of a grand and glorious change, through the instrumentality of which the spirit is freed from its earthly body and environments, and is thereby enabled to advance to a higher altitude in the spheres of progress. The main object to be attained in the Encyclopaedia of Death, and Life in the Spirit-World, is to so educate the masses that the last great event in the earthly career of each one will no longer be regarded with superstitious feelings, but on the contrary be looked upon as a beneficent ordinance of Nature, without which the world would soon be plunged into darkness and woe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."