What should the history of Spiritism be?
Several persons have sent us multiple reports of manifestations with respect to the history of Spiritism, which we have already addressed. To those who believed to have brought a brick to the construction of the edifice, we thank them for their intention but we must say that Spiritism is about something more serious than a catalogue of phenomena found in books.
Since Spiritism has marked its presence in the archives of humanity it will be interesting for future generations to know how it was started. It will then be the history of these events that characterized its first steps; the struggles endured; the obstacles erected and progress made throughout the world.
The true merit is modest and does not seek to impose. Humanity must know the names of the pioneers of the work, of those whose abnegation and devotion deserve to be inscribed in the archives; of the cities who were in the vanguard; of those who suffered in the name of the cause so that they can be blessed; of those who brought suffering to others so that we can pray for them to be forgiven. In a word, the history behind its dedicated friends and confessed or hidden enemies.
One must ensure that intrigue and ambition do not take the place where it is not theirs or the acknowledgement and honor that they do not deserve. If there is any Judas, they must be unmasked.
A part that will not be any less interesting is that of the revelations that successively announced all phases of this new era and the events that followed them.
To those who believe the task to be presumptuous, we say that, given our exceptional position, we have documents that belong to nobody and are safe from any eventuality. Considering that Spiritism is unquestionably called up to perform a great role in history, it is important that such a role is not diluted and that an authentic history be shown as opposed to apocryphal stories that could be fabricated for personal interests. When will that history be shown? It will not be soon and perhaps not in our lifetime since it is not supposed to satisfy our immediate curiosity. If we talk about that in anticipation it is so that nobody make the mistake about its objective. As a matter of fact Spiritism is at its beginning and many other things will happen before then. It is therefore necessary to wait until everything occupies its place, right or wrong.
