The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-05-30
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Fortune TELLING.

pafadcxieal but tor The acne sake o. what
! believe to Be lhs truth in reference to this
sur pct
first as 10 the character In general Of
those who claim % possess this poser
Are they from among the most intelligent
portion Of society; or are they even from a
moDg reputable socieiy2 Net even from
among the latter. But instead Of this they
are wandering beggars. having adapted this
mode in order to procure a living instead
of laboring. The old sentence to man was
''by the sweat Of The brow shalt thou eat the
bread, an ra her than so do, they prefer
aeeSing = living Of he credulgs and | must
say simple PARTON of community. The
moral character Of mary Of them is at least
ausrieious. And | have never as yet heard
Of one giving reliable evidence that they
could reveal the future
Now do they give any evidence of a ai-
vine commission? not that know Of, not
sven a moral life. The fact of the matter
is God has hedged in the future with inn
passitle barriers, reserVing to himself his
providence above the prercgative of making
itknoan. and for anJ creature 10 assume
that ~trerogatiye without a divine commits.
sionls arrogating to himself divine attributes.
and hence guilty of a sin Of no ordinary
magnitude. 'secres things belong to God.
but those revealed 10 us and our children"
II they have this commission let them give
tangible evidence to that eject. 1t 10 IN no
ways advantageous to Us to know the future
faster than providence reveals it. / infer
this from the very fact that Col has made
no pr ,vision for it. If it was for our best
interest, doubtless the great and beneicent
Greater would have made provision to thai
effect.
Ifthey can tell more about the future
than peop!e generally can. it doubtless i,
owing TO satanic influence. Bat do not un-
derstand me, that even in alliance with the
Devil, they csn make it known. Who is
the Devil? Why none other than a crea'
ture Of God the great Greater of all ,hipgs
and II sFesture, he must be finite and Sc
cannos see oneinch deeper into the future
than xhat / can. / am willing to admi
that lac is a creature OF vast and capacion'
powers, and in addition thereto can add
large amount Of experimental knowledge
for he has had considerable to do with lhi
world, an its inhabitants.
Nov admitting the fortune teller possess
es a full and pefect satanic inspiration it i
nothing but probable conjecture. Satan ne
doubt is a close observer Of cause and eifec
a. relating TO this worIJ. and having seen
given cause or chain Of causes produce
certain effect, whenever he sees similar eau
ses acting he will naturally look for an ef
feet IN The later case somewhat analogou
to that in the former, and this is all IL
knoWiesise Of the future hs possesses. A
gain he remembers no doubt hundreds {
gases where such causes produced certai
effects, ar hail a te idency to influence in
diviluals Of a certain temperament, az
turn their inelinaiions in certain channel
and now when he sees the same or simili
causes connected with a creature Of lik
temperament or habit. he can coajaetur
and only conjecture what his future life
this world will be. His knowledge Of Il
future thtn IL and only can be conjectur
But what he looks upon 10 be the same
similar GAUGE, is not always so, nor yet Il
person whom he considers ike some 9th,
person in habit and temperament is dout
less not pree isely alike, and consequent Il
effect or Influence in the latter case may n
be the saFae as in the former, and hen
satans know ledge Of lle future ii barrow,
down to uncertain conjecture. The F.
tune Teller then in league with the De,
and by him plenary inspired is only at
70 conjecture and tell me afew things pc
tanning To my future days. How derog
WJ bhGu - ~ " q S1SA Nbaihottip cbH
intellectual or moral, 10 see an individu
hawking around the Fortune Teller'S illl
tent. a though they were an envoy pier
potentiary from TIE court Of Heaven. it
worshiping them that are no gods, in ii
way. Wis: it requires an Infinite wisdom
tell The h.lupe, aa1 they are finite and ca
not tell il, and | resorting TO them on Il
errand | DO is virtually sayins they can.
that my action ascribes tothe creature VIII.
belongs to HE creator. Il is TO my mir
evidence Of an ignorant man or woman
zee them p%atrouise such a cause. Al
what shall / say Of men claiming not on
respectabiity Of intellectual character, b
iikeaise claiming high standing in ~clrixtis
churches, who are guilty Il must say gui
III Of this fault. Men who profess to b
lisye, receive and be governed by the teac'
ings Of he bible! 20 far as this one thing
eoncerned sheir belief is lie, ard their q
lion confirms IL.
| look on L then a. strong evidence
gainst The good character of any one. BOZ
,nlelleetaaliy and morally; to pstronise Il
cause, and extremely bad evidence OF
D;,tA,bnet where tha r. rs,.ae T4lL