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Until very recently, the idea that spirituality was impossible save in
connection with religious systems, and rigid discipline, has been quite
general.
In the case of Dr. Finney, we find that all his life previous to this
experience he had been noted for his simplicity and child-like trust.
Following his Illumination we learn that he became a man of great
influence, and power, because of "the wonderful humanity which he
radiated."
Similar in experience, in its effects, is a case related by Theodore F.
Seward, the well-known American philanthropist, Mr. Seward relates the
following story:
"The strange experience which I here relate came to a friend whom I knew
intimately, and from whose lips I received the account. It is a lady in
middle life, who has for years been an earnest seeker for truth and
spiritual light. She was alone in her room sewing.
"Thinking, as was her wont, of spiritual things and feeling a strong sense
of the presence and power of God, she suddenly had a consciousness of being
surrounded by a brilliant white light, which seemed to radiate from her
person.
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