The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-05-01

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the writing Of Andrew jackson Davis
and other religious balderdash In the
place OF this old Bible. | have IN my
house book which waa used In this
very city In the public service Of spirit
ualiata. IL is we'll worn with much SER
vice. open that book, II says; what
10 our haptiemY Answer, frequent ablu-
lions OF water. What 10 our inspirationp
Plenty of fresh air and aunlight. What
II our prayerY Abundant physical OK
ercise, What IL our l0ye-feast2 A clear
conscience and sound sleep" And and
from the same book that the chief Item
In lhell public worship Ia calisthenlcs;
and that Whenever they want 10 rouse
up their souls to n very high pitch OF
devotion they Sing, page 65 "The night
haa gathered up hor moOnlii friDges,"
or, page III. "COme 10 the woods, hegh-
h0," You say you are not ench a fool as
that, but you will be II you keep on In
the track In which you have started.
But" says some one, wouldn't II be
OF advantage 10 hear from the future
worldY Don't yOu think II would
strengthen Chrlstiansp There are q
great many mateliallsta who do not be-
leye there are souls; but II spirits from
the future world should knock aud talk
over to us we wOnld all DO persuaded
| To that answer the ringing words OF
tho San of God: "lf they believe not
Moses and the Prophets, neither will
they be persuaded, though one rose from
| tho dead"
Now, believe under God that this
| sermon Will save many from disease, In
sanity and pefditi0n, i believe these are
the days Of which the Apostle spake
when h0 said; I'm the latter times
some shall depart from the faith, Civ
Ing heed TO seduclng epirlts." | think
my audience, as well as other audiences
In this day, need to have reiterated
IN their hearing the passages; "There
shall not be among you q con-
sulter OF familiar spirits, OF o wiz
ard or a necromancer, for they that do
these things are an ab0minatl0n unto
the Lord" and "the soul that turneth
after wizards, and such as have famil.
lar epirlta, | will even set my face
against that soul. and will cut him of
from his people"
But Invite you this morning 10 n
christian seance. This congregation Ia
vho kiohV ihhiiy' utIt IN lHb CnuTcn
family. Come around the church table,
take your seats for this great seance,
put your Bible on the table, put your
hands on top OF the Bible, then listen
and hear II there are any voices coming
from the eternal world. think there
are. Listen Secret things belong unto
the Lord our God, but those things that
are revealed belong unto us and TO our
| children, Surely that In voice from
the spirit world. But before you rise
from this Christian seance | want you
TO promise me you will be satisfied with
the divine revelation until the light OF
the eternal throne breaks upon your Wis
lou. DO not slt down TO table rapplngs
either In sport or In dead earnest Have
| your tables 30 we'll made aud their legs
90 oven they will not tip and rattle. IL
| the table must m0ye lot II ba under the
0liices OF industrious h0nsewifery.
Teach your children there are no ghosts
| 10 bo seen or heard In this world save
those who walk on two or four feet, hu-
man or bestial, Remember that Spirit
ualism NJ best Is useless thing; for II
IL tells what the Bible reveals, II isa
superilulty, aud IL II tells what the BIZ
BILE does not reveal, II lies. Instead Of
gol0g out to get other people to tell your
fortune, tell your own fortune by put.
ting your trust In God and doing the
hest you can. Iwlll tell your fortune;
"All things work together for good TO
them that love God" Insult not your
departed friends by asking them 90 cut
up capOrs In closet or come down and
scrabble under an extension table. Re.
member there Is only one spirit whose
dictati0n you have right TO invOke,and
that Is The holy, blessed and 0mnipOtent
spirit Of 6Odl ilarkl He is rapplng now,
not on table or the llOor, but rapping
on the door OF your heart, aud every rap
Is an invitation to Christ and warn
Ing Of judgment TO come Oh, grleye
him not away Qupneh him noll H0
has been oil around you this morning.
He VIA all around you last night. He
has been around you all your lives.
Hark There comes voice dropping
through the roof, breaking through the
window, filling all this house. from door
10 door, aud from floor TO ceiling, with
tender and 0yermastering intonations,
saying my spirit shall not always
strive with you"
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