Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-30

what is our baptism! Answer: Frequent
ablutions of water What is our inspirationi /.
Plenty of fresh air and sunlight What is
our prayer. Abundant physical exercise.
What is our love feastl A clear conscience
and sound sleep" And | find from the same
book that the chief item in their public wor-
ship is gymnastic exercise and that when
ever they want to rouse up their souls to
a very high pitch of devotion they sing,
page %: "The night has gathered up her
moonlit fringes;n or page 10: Come to
the woods, heighor' You say you arc not
such fool as that; hut YOU will be if you
keep on in the track you have started.
But says some one, wouldn't it be of
advantage to hear from the future worldi
Don't you think it would strengthen Chris
tians! There are great many Materialists
who do not believe there are souls, but if
spirits from the future world should knock
and talk over tn us they would he persuaded
To that l answer, in the ringing words of tho
Son of God: "If they believe not Moses and
the prophets. neither will they be persuaded
through one rose from the dead"
Now believe under God, that thi sermon
will save many from disease, insanity and
per,iition / believe these nre the days of
which the apostle sDake when he said: sin
the latter times some shall depart from the
faith, giving heed to seducing spirits" |
think nv audience, as well as other audiences
in this day. need to have reiterated in their
hearing the passages quoted some minutes
ago: There shall not be among you con
sulter Of familiar spirits, or wizard, or nee
rumancer; for they that do these things are
TN abomination unto the Lord; and ''The
soul that turneth after such as have familiar
spirits, | will set myself against them, and
they shall be cut off from their people"
But invite you this morning to a Christian
seance, a MONDAY seance. This congregation
is only one great family. Here is the church
table. Come around the church table, take
YOUR seats for this great Christian seance,
put your Bible on the table, put your hands OF
the top of the Bible, and then listen, and hear
if there are any voices coming from the
eternal world | think there are. Listenl
Secret things belong unto the Lord our
God. but things that are revealed belong
unto lis and our Children Surely that Is a
voice from the spirit world! But before you
,.is, from this Christian seance, | want
YOU to promise me you Will he satisfied
with the divine revelation until the
| hight of the eternal throne. breaks upon
your vision Do not 90 after the witch of
En-dor Do not sit down at table rappings,
| either in sport or i'll dead earnest. Have
| your tables So well made, and their legs 50
| even, that they will not tip and rattle. If
the table must move, let it be under the
offices of industrious hpusewifery. Teach
your children there are no ghosts to be seen
! or heard i'll this world save those who walk
| on two feet or four, huLsln or bestial Re
member that SpIritualisIn at the best is D
useless thing; for if it tells what the Bible
reveals it is superfluity, and il it tells
what the Bible does not reveal it is lie.
| instead of going out TO get other people to
| tell your fortune, tell your own fortune by
| putting your trust i'll God and doing
| the best YOU can | will tell your fortune:
! ..AIl things work together for good to them
who love God" Insult not your departed
| friends by asking them 10 come down and
| scrabble under All extension table Remem-
| Der that there is only one Spirit whose dicta-
ton you have right to invoke, and that Is
the holy, blessed and omnipotent Spirit OF
God. Hark! He is rapping now, not on q
table or the floor, but rapping on the door OF
your heart, and every rap Is an invitation tc
! Christ and "a warning Of Judgment to come
| Oh, grieve him not away. Quench him not
He has been all around you this morning
He was all around YOU last night. He has
been around YOU all your lives. Hark
| There comes a voice dropping through the
| roof, breaking through the window, filling
| all this house with tender and overmasterine
ntonation, saying: My spirit shall moi
| llways strive