Facts, Definitions
Questions And Answers
1. We believe in God
2. We believe that God is expressed through all
Nature
3. True religion is living in obedience to Nature's
Laws.
4. We never die.
5. Spiritualism proves that we can talk with people
in the Spirit World.
6. Be kind, do good, and others will do likewise.
7. We bring unhappiness to ourselves by the errors
we make and we will be happy if we obey the
laws of life.
8. Every day is a new beginnning.
9. Prophecy and Healing are expressions of God.
These Declarations of Principles were written by
our forefathers. The principles were given much
thought and took quite a while to be written as we
live by them today.
Principles 1-6 were adopted in Chicago, Ill at the
Annual Convention in 1899.
Principles 7-8 were adopted in Rochester, NY at
the Annual Convention in 1909.
Principle 9 was adopted in St. Louis, MO at the
Annual Convention in 1944. Principle 9 was amended in 1983 to include Healing.
Principle 8 was amended in Rochester NY in 2001.
Our National Spiritualist Association was founded at the World's Fair in Chicago, IL in September of
1893 and filed for incorporation on November
1st 1893 in Washington, DC.
Declaration of Principles. These are the
guidelines of our philosophy and religion.
Following is our Declaration of Principles,
which is followed by the simplified form:
1. We believe in Infinite Intelligence
2. We believe that the phenomena of nature,
both physical and spiritual, are the
expression of Infinite Intelligence..
3. We affirm that a correct understanding of
such expression and living in accordance
therewith constitute true religion.
4. We affirm the existence and personal
identity of the individual continue after
the change called death.
5. We affirm that communication with the
so called dead is a fact scientifically proven
by the phenomena of Spiritualism.
6. We believe that the highest morality is
contained in the Golden Rule: whatsoever
ye would that others should do unto you,
do ye also unto them.
7. We affirm the moral responsiblity of
individuals, and that we make our own
happiness or unhappiness as we obey or
disobey natures physical and spiritual laws.
8. We affirm the doorway to reformation is
never closed against any soul, here or
hereafter.
9 We affirm that the precepts of Prophecy
and Healing are Divine Attributes proven
through mediumship.
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