Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-12-17

the destroyer, but who is plunged into
deeper misery the instant h, yields IT, tho
tempting 'one glass more so the med'-
um. Nothing can rescue him or her bus
the hand of God, who is mighty TO save.
It pleased Him to reduce me to the zero
of human woe, that might he snatched
as a brand from the burning. Had He
not vouchsafed this great mercy, the prob
ability is, that instead OF trying to scrve
Him. and atone for the mistake OF life.
time, should still be wandering up and
down the capitols of Europe and Asia in
tie accomplishment Of my Spiritual Oes'
tiny and Mission. desperately inten: on
converting Ferdinand, Louis Napoleon,
the King Of Delhi. Nasr-oo-deen, and
the Grand Turk; for believed that l
was Hea, e. sent to save humanity in
general, and crowned heads in particular
Disease cut short my labors in that line;
was kindly cared for. This demonlacal
phrase of Spl,itualism deprived me OF rea-
son, led me from my home and duties,
caused me to squander in world rowing
sum more than sufficient to have render
ed my family comfortable for life. Now,
all my efforts can scarcely furnish the
homliest fare, and the second act Of the
drama concluded in fearful crime. In
moment of despair, during that terrible
madness. with dreadful intent, I severed
the blood vessels of both arms
in four places. Chance led man to APP
proach me ere the lamp Of life had quito
gone out, ard by superhuman exertions
I was saved. All this charge to de-
monism and the internal doctrines taught
by many invisibles, be they spirits or
devils During my greatest illness l
was attended by physician who under
stood my case, who forbade me to think or
act of or in Spiritualism, but to look to
God fer that aid and comfort which He
alone can give, and to attend the preach
ing Of his Gospel by Gods preacher in
the woods and fields. 1 followed his ad-
vice, gradually regained my health OF
mind and body, for which his name 90
praised. The result Of my illness was,
that | became convinced that however
fscien:lic Spiritualism, as operative on
my own soul, might do to live by, it
would never do to die by. The anti-B BIZ
BILE, anti God, anti Christian Spiritual
ism, l had perfectly demonstrated to be
subversive, unrig ghteous, destructive, dis.
orderly and irrclisious, consequently to
be Stunned by every true follower Of God
and holiness. l had not for ten years
seen happy day prior to my conversion.
In the extremity of my woe, l called on
spirits for aid, but no spirits came to my
assistance. Reduced to the verge Of hor-
ror and despair. called on that God
whom had in the insolent pride ofin-
tel!ect, SO often derided. | believe my
prayer was answered, my understanding
opened, my body heale reason restored.
mind comforted, & my trembling feet set
as believe, on the Eternal Rock Of Ages
For seven years l held daily inter-
course with what purported to be my
mother spirit. I am now firmly per
sualed that it was nothing but an evil
spirit an Internal demon, who in that
guise gained my souls confidence, and
led me to the very brink of ruin. We
read in Scripture of demonic possession
as we'll as of normal spiritual action
Both facts exist probably to-day; ! am
positive the former does. AS an Offset
to the foregoing list of good G: things
coming out of this medium school,
formidable list Of evils can be presented.
\. j. Davis and his clique of Harmoni.
alists say there are no evil spirits.
clnphatically deny the statement. Five
of my friends destroyed themselves, and
I attempted it by direct spiritual intlu-
enccs. Every crime in the calendar has
been committed by mortal movers Of
viewless beings! Adultery, fornication,
suicides, assertions, unjust divorces, pros
titution, abortion, insanity, arc not evils,
| suppose charge all these to this
scientific Spiritualsm, and not to Reli-
gious. This scientific Spiritualism has
healed the sick, comforted the mourner,
converted few. 1t has educated the
ignorant; it is royal road to knowledge.
yet prefer different school. 1t has
also broken up families. squandercd for
tunes, tempted and DESTROYED the weak;
it has blnished peace from happy ia mi-
lies, sep rated husbands and wives, an
shattered the intellects of thousands.
We hear much Of its good, but little is
said col ccrning the black catalogue on
he other side, or of mediums driven to
premature hell. True, there may be and
doubtless are good spirits, who are
Christians and Godfcaring, but to one
such there are millions of black a, d