The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-06-01

would come and go, and the shadows
were perpetually chasing each other over
the broom.straw fields. His face was now
red, now purple, now white, and, before
got through with him, ring-streaked. and
speckled as rattle e-snake-according to
the workings of his various passions-and
felt as if | were playing the pianoforte
on him. R-
The next night, his confessional was
empty. On Tuesday, he saw that the
hopes of his gain were gone. He took
the stage, and passed my house, cursing
and swearing like privateer's man. and
protesting that he would give FIVE dollars,
if he could only feel that cursed preach
er's bumps. What had become OF his re.
llgion? I only touched him on the ra'o,
and it all fed, s.like the morning cloud
and early dew" Religion! They have
as much as they want-as full as a dog
tick! Who ever heard Of an undevout
witch, or atheistic wizard? They usually
claim kindred with the saints, like the me-
dunn who followed Paul and his brethren,
CRYING out, s.These are the servants OF the
most high God, who show unto US the way
of salyation!" But Paul felt scandalized
by her testimony, although it was true, and
| he cast out her devil. His abiding doc
trine, on this head, was, sshaye no fellow
ship with the unfrui:ful works OF darkness.
| The primitive Church had the advantage
| of us. When they were sgrieved" by
devils they could cast them out. but we
have no Paul among US. 1t is said that
when certain Pope was looking into the
Papal treasury, he said, '.St. Peter can
no longer say. "silver and gold have
none.'" A cardinal who was standing
by, said, '.No: neither can he say. stand
upon thy feet and walk" Still we think
that the dignity and health of the Church
{ require that those who have familiar spir-
Its. or who seek them. should be put away.
But some say, 1--WE do not practice the
black art, we only inquire" Yes. inquire
J of those who have familiar spirits-the
very thing which God has SO imPressiyely
forbidden. Saul only inquired; but the
4 Lord marked that act as the crownine
sheaf of his apostacy. The medium oi
Endor would never have dreamed OF dis.
} turbing Samuel, if Saul had not solicited
her: and our soitches would have little tc
do, il they had no customers. Some ol
the greatest adopts in this conspiracy
against all righteousness, are connected
with the religious community; and II any
\ Of the angels of the Churches slumber 9
little longer al their posts, the temple Of tht
> living God, which was once called house
/. of prayer, will become den Of witches
, wizards, afour-footed beasts of the earth
!, and wild beasts, and creeping things ane
fowls of the air"
J, Some seem to think, if they can estab
7 lish their clain and prove that their wori
e is genuine, that will sanctify the whole
' matter, and will justify them in denounc
7 ing every one who opposes it as tigOt
$ We are ready to meet the Old Hooker OF
g either tack; but in order TO realize how
$ funny would feel il relieved a moment 0
$ my weight Of bigotry. choose at presen
: to consider it as revival of the real Asl
h atic witchcraft. or necromancy.
!. We read lately of an experiment mad
: bv scientific doctor, who has never grad
: uated in the sublime science of necroman
e cy, but who nevertheless exercised Who'll
s circle Of mediums. We have not the pa
/ per at hand; but as well as we can recol
Q iect, he isolated the mys,ified stand D.
IS placing piece Of cork under each loo
e and then to put certain in the superlativ
!. degree, he surmounted his corks with pane
j. of window glass Then he barreled an
re hooped the wizards and witches with vt
y rious lets and hindrances. He then calle
~ upon the spirits, who had long since r.
n. ported themselves ready, waiting, an
s. willing; but they were all struck as dunn
ie as frogs in dog-days. We were diverted
ii. in reading how he dumbfounded-Wel
ge ster-his chums of the higher class
I'd aoccuzt literature, - and that, too, secunde
US artem Still we have it in our power
;" publish more simple and less costly r
be cipe. We know pious minister OF II
H. Gospel, who has long since worn himse
OF out in the active services of the sanctuar
but who still breaches continuous Sc
Id mon to his fellow citizens, by godiy wa
1t and chaste conversation. In his multi
e, dinous avocations. he has frequently dro
'ut ped into their circles, accidsnty, he to
TO me Of several wonderful things, which !
ur neiphbors had reported. When we ask
III him II he had ever been an eye or ear W
ey ness Of these mysterious movements
at sounds? he said that on one occasion
for came in while they were in the zenith
od their incantations. One Of his neighbe
=" politely asked Of the spirits il they wo,
ng knock little for brother as he h
lid never heard the like.
ses "Well, did they rap?"
nal "Not once.
oy- We then said, ..What did you 81
ut. what did you do, while among them
We knew that the brother was meek
I'd. diffident, and we wished to draw it oni
. him. When we got the secret out, it
ln- something like this. He had never &c
vas among them, designedly. but once.
nto whenever he discovered where he was,
lps. silently raised his heart to heaven,
hat feryently prayed that the Lord would X
ad, all the evil spirits far away from him, 9
by cursail the power Of the devil. Some
out. our readers will recollect the deflnit
uld which pious old African once put q
) to THAT prayer. in his innocent respon
iext aDo, nv Master, cut off he tai, -
rch, smooye!'' Well. it was in this way
thel brother cut off their conjuratior. sm
l.di- smooth, and always had silent wall
the among them. Now We rejoice, any b
The that they can be silenced, whether phiit
Lfter phicaily. by conductors and norl.cond
arge fsor. nr sreliuiouslv. by PRAYER. We, h