Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-03-12

the lamp of life had quite gone OF,
and by superhuman exertione severed
The blood vessels Of both arms in. fodr|
places. Chance led man 70 approach
me ere the lamp Of lie had quite gone|
out, and by superhunan exertions II
was saved. All this l charge to De.
'nonism and the internal doctrines
taught by many invisibles, be they
spirits or devils. During my greatest
illness, l was attended BY a physician
who understood my case, who forbade
me to think or act Of or IN Spiritu.
alism, but to look to God for that aid
and comfort which he alone can give,
and to attend the preaching of His
Gospel by Gods preacher in the woods
and fields. I followed his advice,
gradually regaincd my health of mind
and body for which His name be prais-
ed. The result ofmy illness was, that
l became convinced that however
scientific Spiritualism as an operative
on my soul might do to live by,it would
never do to die by. e.
The anti. Bible, anti. God, anti Christ
ian Spiritualism, had perfectly dem
onslrated to be subversive, unrighteous,
destructive. dlsorderly aud irreligioas {;
consequently to be summed by every
true follower Of God and Holiness
l had not for ten years seen happy
day prior to conversion. In the ex-
tremity of my woe I called on spirits
for aid, but no spirits came to my as
sistance. Reduced TO the verge of
horror and despair, I called on that
God whom l had in the insolent pride
of intellect so often derided. believe
my prayer was answered, my under
standing opened, reason restored, mind
comforted, and my trembling feet set
l believe, on the Eternal Rock Of Ages.
For seven years ! held daily inter-
course with what purported to be my
mothers spirit l am now firmly per-
suaded that it was nothing but an evil
spirit and Internal demon, who, in that
|guise gained my souls confidence and
led me to the very brink of ruin. A.
J. Davis and his clique Of Harmonial-
lists say there are no evil spirits. Il
emphatically deny this statement
Five Of my friends destroyed them
selves, and l attempted it BY direct
spiritual influences. Every crime in
tthe calender has been committed by
mortal movers of viewless beings
Adultery, fornication, suicides, deser.
sions, unjust divorces, prostitution,
abortion, Insanity, are not evil i sup.
pose! / charge all these to scientific
spiritualism. It has banished peace
from happy families, separated hus.
bands and wives, and shattered the in.
Itellect Of thousands.
Harmonialism robs God of person.
atty, converts him into . .sarified gas
many million times finer than electrici.
lty,' {! y according TO Davis, and ele.
Yates Reason to the throne of the uni.
verse, by deifying the human intellect.
God, Nature, Love, Panthea, rarified
gas, sublimated oxygen and ether, are
by this lexicon convertible terms and
essences. <H -
Let me briefly recapitulate my es.
innate Of Pautheistic radical popula,
Harmonialism. 1t is Goddess, noDre.
hgioas, opposed to the Bible, all eccle'
siastical organizations. Tits subversive
of human dignity aud public morals
lis destructive Of al we hold most
dear and cherish most sacredly. l,
robs us Of faith in Christ without Civ
ling Us substitute. If robs us of on,
refuge Of religion, cultivates the intel
leet at the expense of the heart l,
is a masked nonster-aal brain and nc
body. - *1s .s.'. - Z.S'
You will be led on, step by step, OF
and on, and only stop at-Ruin. Re
sist its dreadful magnetism, for You,
very susceptibility proves inoompetcn,
to deal with it with safety to your
selves. Resist them with all you,
strength, relying on God for perfec,
salvation; never forgetting that HI
helps those who help themselves
Rely OH HIM.