Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-23

liable" That Is true. OF spirits from III,
spheres; which are all strangers to u>
/ And Mr. Barker's atteapt at wiitici,n OF
| th!' statement, is not great gun" Thai
\ j. -.
\ Bat this writer says. Probably the bcSt
way 20 ascertain whether spirits are re-
I Liable or npt. i to examine the Bible and
. th, rer 'rd, and hi,lo.y Of chri~,ia litv. e
I A un.ncky appca'. tor Sprrual-n. A,
/ The Btole severely conlrmn, the >in 81
I consulting tn dead See Lev 10: 81. Ch
-: y. Dtu;. IS: 9-l2 sam. 2s:3 lG.
Chr"n. 10: I3 lsa. ;. 1920. Acts IS
/ l6-I9
The rel binders representation that th,
l>rc;,!itr- were coI~ultrr, with "a iniliar
spirits. eciu>e saul. an apo,tar King.
wcAt to i meiu.n ~orccre->. l. weak
I >"ph'-try. And hi, attempt To connect
thfi>t with Ibis great vice. because Moses
aud Elias conser-cd with him ON tile
mount. j. niuic than wcak; il i great
Ni". And hi, assertion that ''thc apostle.
received power and di,coursed amer tie
manner ot tran>mrdiuuis :" on the dav ot
fcutcc">t. i too absurd to cal for an an
>Wcr. What have those scripture, To do
Win modern -pirituali-n; but to condemn
= And Mr. Barker, statement that. .Thr
cdi.A christians sought all uf the ,pirii> =
d iam' the church. Ii some member, 81
the early church fell again into the h,,,hcn
>in OF consulting the dead. thc church
were not in the fault; any more then NOW.
10 such conduct ia IT, members.
W. Barker abuses an the scripture, hy
claims il support oi III, .nisiluaii>u.
Except the cl>cof the 100 medium. whose
false divnationS ruined Ahab. rhc.c
were influenced by "hin. ,uIfi, Cd.
'hron. l.. But the case OF saul. ! sam.
=. l. against him. Thi, >orccrc., ,l.l n,t
expect TO see a spirit. 1t mnuld nishten
hei' She did not dare Ia speak to a ~r.rit !:
though the very one Appeared >hc claimed
she c"p'd cali. When God sent samuel.
she cIi with loud voice Sh, d,r.
h"t attempt 1" act the medium between the
r'ii NgHH>i and King Saul Tile >nfcrr,
NJ mci.uni,in Wa> cnufuundrd. au,I eyt.I
punished FOR The crime III ..a.ai,i.,
c"''n~c' oi one that had familiar .p.r;i.
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say Ncr San any one prove th.., l.llcu
angels do not exit, or THAT these N, r.f
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uo Instance. wlsrrfhc .uirft os d,.,.I ,,,,,,,
pu--,--.i Iud ,pahc thrnu.l, a li,i,,,, nor.
>uu. IAi> Wa, an iutri.tion Of m. b,,tb.u
Ihe r,joind.r saA.. ..Tb. s..utlhn,,,.
complains that our doctrine, ami ,,.,,l.
are .Ioos. eunu,b' I, j,.,.aI iii
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ih.. ar-.aiu,ir. II yoplJ h.v, h....,,. .t,tr.,
lie said. ne ,pififu.lI>t. III tj.fs ,..,,.,,.
have nu, a. ,et ad.p,..,l ,r, cr....l ,,-..,,,.-
.clib.J !, su, ,r,i,l.. ,tt. w.
have no co,,..itlff.,., o, b,.t,,,.. ,,,.i..,
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given toltn,,.r. ,,, ..,,,i.,..-.,,.t.,
consultation ~ t,i,,..,,
an" ~ me"
mediums are continually teaching doc
trines and morals: of ali sorr. and II,.d.
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A''" ~ "'' r''pohN'p'c i"r what =
said by auother-thou0b the ,,.,li,,,