The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-11

York Delivered q lecture In behalf Of
spirituaiism. admitting. in 80 niamy words:
''There is fascination about consultation
with the spirits OF the deal that has ter
dency to lead peop;e OF from their right
judgment and to instl into them fanati-
cism that Is revoiting to the natural
mind"
1t not only ruins its disciples. but it ruins
the mediums also. only give it time. The
Gadarean swine. ON the banks of the lake of
Gal;iee, no sooner becanis spiritual medi-
ums than down they went in an avalanche
Of park to the CONSERVATION of all the
hsrdsmen. The off1cs Of q medium is bad
fer a man, bad for a woman, bad for u
beast.
bring against this delusion q more fear
full indictmsn.-it ruins the soul immortal
FIRST. 1t max - man IL quarter OF an inti-
del: then 1t makes him haif an Infidel; then
it makes him whols indieL The whole
system, Is I conceive it. is founded on
the Insuf!iciencv of the Word Of God as q
revelation. G. d says tn. Bible is enough
for Us to know about the future wolrd. Yon
say it is not enough, aud that is where yvu
and the Lord differ.
And although the Scriptures say: add
thou not unto His words, lest He reprove
thee and thou be found liar" you risk IL
aud say: ''Come back, spirit of my de
parted father; come back. spirit of my
| departed mother, OF my companions. of nv
| title child. and tell me soma things don't
| KNOW about you and ab ,ut the unseen
| world" If God is ever slapped square IN
| the face, it IS when spiritual medium
puts own her hand on the table, invoking
| spirits departed To maze a revelation. God
nas to d You all You ought to know. and
how dare YOU be pryinr into that which Is
none VI your businessa You can not keep
The Bible in one hand and spiritualis:n III
the other. Ono or the other will slip out
| of your grasp depend upon it. Spiritual
| ism is adverse to the Bible in the fact that
it has in these last days called from the
| future world men to testify ayains, Chris
tianity.
have in my house book which was
used in this very city in the pIblc service
of spiritualists. 1t is well worn with much
service. l open that book and it says:
| ''Wha is our hap,ism! Answer: FIRE.
quent additions Of water. What is our in
spiration! Plenty OF fresh air and SIM
| light. What is our prayerl 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 worship is gymnastic
exercise, and that whenever they want 10
rouse up ther souls to u very high pitch Of
| devotion they sing page sixty-five: The
night has gathered M her mOonllt frluges:"
| or page sixteen: s'CUme to the woods,
heishow You say you are not such 4 fool
as that; but you Will be il you keep on in
the track you have started.
But; says some one, wouldn't it be of
advantage Ia hear from the future world
Don', you think it would strengthen Christ
| ianss Tnerc are great many lnaterialists
| who do not believe there ara souls; bu: i
spirits from the future world shOnr., knock
| al talk over to US, they would be per-
| suadei.' To that answer in the ringing
words of the Son OF ODD: III they lieve
! not Moses and the prophets, neither will
| they be persuaded thou ,h one rose from
| the dead"
Now l believe. under God. that this ser.
mon will save many from disease, insanity
| aud perditIon. believe these are the days
OF which the apostle spake when he said ::
I'm the Inter times sume shall depart from
| the faith, giving heed 10 seduclug spirits"
think my audience, as we'll as other audi
ences in this day. neei 10 have reiterated
in their hearing the passages / quoted
soma minutes ago: 'srhere shall no, be
| among you Il consui'er OF familiar spirits
| wizard. or necrcmsnccr; for they that do
these things are an abominat.on unto the
Lord:' AMI ''tie soul that turn.th after
such as have familiar spirits. will set Ny
self against them and they shall DO cut OF
from their people,"
But invite you this morning TO a Chris
. y,
grcgation IL on,y one great family. Here
IS the church table. Come around the
church table, take your seats for this grea,
Christian seance, put your Bible On the
table. pu, your hands on the top Of the b.
ble and then listen AMI hear If there any
voices cnninZ from the eternal world. !
think there are. Listeni IS cres things
belong unto the Lord oar Col. but things
that are revealed b. cng unto Us uaI to our
children" surely that is voice from
the spirit world But before you RS
from this Christian s,;,rce, want You Il
promise me- You Will be snti,iia,i with the
divine revelation until the iiEht Of the
eternal throne breaks upon your Wis on.
Do not go after the witcn OF Eiidor. d.
| not sit down at t,b!e-raponys, either IN
sport or in dead earnest. Have your Ia
bes so well made and their legs 80 even
that they viii not tip and rattle. If the
ttble must ,n,ve Let it be under the Offices
of industrious hous,wifery. Teach your
children there are no ghosts TO be seen
or heard il this world save those which
walk en- two feet or four, human.
or bestial. Remember that spirituAlI>m
at the best is useless thing, for
if il tells what the Bible reveals it is
superfluity. and ii 1t tells what the Bible
does not reveal it Is lie. Instead of going
out to get other people to reveal your for
tune tell your own fortune by putting your
trust IN God and ioing the best you can.
l will tell your fortunes: "Ail things WORK
together for good lu them who love God"
Insult not your departed friends bv asking
them to come down and scrabble, under az
extension table. Remember that there il
oniy one spirit whose dictation you have
right to invoke and that is the holy.
blessed and omnipotent Spirit Of tod.
HarS! He is rarpin2 now, not OF q
table or III or. but rApp ng on the door
of your heart, and every rap Is au invita-
ton to Christ and a warning OF jrd E,eEt
To come. y. yricve Film not away. QIench
Him not He has been all around you this
morning. He was all around y"u last
nigat. He has been around you a your
! lives. Harl! There comes 4 voice drop
ping through the roof. breaking through
the window. filing all this house with ten.
der and OyermasterInY iE'oIat!On al. ing:
MY spi 1t shall NOT alwav strive"