Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-30

IA \ fascination about oonsaltatisa with sns
spirits Of The dsad that has tsndsncy -
led people OF from their right jadgneat
and 70 install into than fAnAttc1s0 teAS
& revolving 70 the natural mind"
ID NOT only ruins its disciplsa bes u
ruins the mediums also. only gtve u ane
Ths Gsdaraen swine, on ths banks - N
Lake Of Gslilee, no socnsr becans spirit-
nal mediums than down thsy weat, IN
AN AyALANcHR or PoRK,
10 The constsrnation Of Ill ths hsrdsDsa
The offios Of Q medium b bod for . nm,
h>d for q woman, bad for boast
Ibrine seainss this dslasiea ensrs Ssar.
fol indictment; it ruins Ne sal innoftaL
First IL makes . man Q quarter o. sA "
fidel, then u makes him half an tsndea;
then il makes him whsls inads. The
whole system, q coscsivs Il b felndsd
on the insuficisncy Of ths Word q God =
. revelation. God Ays ths Bible h issno1xh
for roo 10 know about The futars world.
You ear it 10 not enough, and there b uhers
you and the Lord differ. You clear The
table, you shove aside the Bible. you pat
your hand on the table and ~: New lel
spirits Of the future world ooms md tell
me something the Bible haa nos told ne. "
And although the 6u3l1lra ~:
fssAdd tnou mol unto He woroa.
lest hs reprove thee and thoa b
found liar" you risk Il, and ny: Come
back, spirit OF my departed father; come
back, spirit of my departed mother, of my
companions of my little child. and tsll me
some things don't know about you and
about the unseen world" II God Is ever
slapped square in the iace, u IL when .
spiritual medium puts down hsr hand on
the table, invoking spirits departed to
make o revelation. God has told you all
you ought TO know, and how dare you be
prying into that which 10 none OF your
business You cannot keep tbs Bible 10
one hand and spiritualism In the other.
Ooe or the other will alp ont Of your gfasp,
depend upon Il.
Spiritualism 70 adverse 10 the Bible 10
the tact that Il has In thess last days called
from the future world Christian men 70
TESTIFY AGAINST cHRrsrIANrrY.
Ib mediums call back Loreuso Dow, ths
celebrated evangelist, and lorsnso Dow
testifies that Christiana are idolators.
Spiritualism calls back Tom Payne, and
he testites that he Ia stopping In The Ams
house in heaven with John Bunysn. They
call back John Wesley, and hs testihes
against the Christian religion which hs oil
his life gloriously preached. Andres
Jackson Davis, the greatest Of all ths
spiritualists, comes 10 the front and de-
cisrss that tho New Testament 70 bat "ths
dismal echo Of barbaric age.," and ths
Bible only lone Of the pen and Ink rslios
Of Christianity" They attsmpt 70 Sub.
stitute the writings Of Swedenborg. and
Andrew jackson Davis, and other religious
balderdash, In the place Of this old Bibls.
have in my house book which Wa used
In this very city In the public service o.
spirituAlists. II Ia we'll worn with
much service. ! open thss back,
and It says: "whst Ia our hap
tismp Answer: Frequent ablutions
Of water. What is our inspiratiouS Plenty
Of fresh air and sunlight What h ou'
prayc,P Abundant physical exsrciss.
What Ia our love-feastP A clear cousciencs
and sound sleep" And I fnd from The
same book that the chief item in thsif pub.
lie worship !. gymnastic exercise, and that
whenever they wanted 70 rouss up theil
souls 10 very high pitch Of devotion thsy
sing. pags sixty.fve. 'sThs night hs1
gathered up her moonlit fringss," o. pasl
sixteen: Come 10 the woods, hsighor'
You say you are not such . fool - thst
but you will be II you kssp on In Tho tssch
you have started.
"But," says some ope "wouidn't u b
OF advantage 10 hear from the fatars
world? Don't you mink u Weald
strengthen Christians? There are grsai
many materialistz who do not believe thses
are souls, but II spirits from the futurs
world should knock and talk over 10 M
they would be pesuaded" To that an
swer, In
THE RINGING WORDS
Of the Son of God: III they believe no,
Moses and the prophets, neither will they
he persuaded though e,e rose from tbs
dead"
Now / believe, under God, that this ser
mon will save many from disease, insan
ity, and perdition. believe thess arc ths
days Of which the Apostle spaks when h
said: I'm the latter times some shsll do
part from the faith, giving hesd 10 seduc
ing ppirits." think my audiences, ~ we'll
as other audiences In this day, need 10 have
reiterated In their hearing The passages
quoted some MINUTES seo: "Thsrs
shall not be among you . con
sulter Of familiar spiritA, q
wizard, or pecromApcsr; for tbsy
that do thsse things arc an abomIns
ton unto the Lord" and "rhs soul Che,
turneth after such ~ have familiar spihh,
I viii set myself sgsinst than, and thsy
shall be cut od FROM thsir people"
But invite you This morning 10 Chris.
tiau seance, . MONDAY seapcs. This COO.
gregation IL only ooe great family. Hsrs
In tho church table. Come around the
church table, take your seats for this meal
Christian seancs, put your Bible On III
table, put your hands 90 the top of tha
Bible, and then listen. and hear n there
are any voices Ginning from the stssnal
world. ] think there are. Nsssul 't8s1s,
things belong unto the Lord osr God, bal
things that are revealed belong unto o.
and 70 eur children" Sorely that b {
voice from the spirit world Bot bsfors
you rise from
THIS CHRIsTIAN sKAEcR,
want you 10 promise me you will b sst.
isfled with the divios reyelstjon until The
light OF the eternal thfone bseaks upsa
your vision. Do not 20 sftsr the witch u
Ea-dor. Do mot st down u tsbIe-wFsp-
pings, either in sport o. In dead easpesa
Have yoar tables 70 well mads, nd thsis
lses 70 even, that tbsy will not Up sed NJ
lie. II the tabls must move, Let it b NJ
der the offics Of industsisas hoassWifRy.
Teach your children tbsss ses 10 ghssls q
be seen sr hoard In this void pvs thass
which wslk 90 twc lset o. feas, hsnsa q
bsstial. Remsmbss that spihtsalisn q
the best II uss,sa thing; fsg n u tslls
what the Bible reveals 10 n . sup@6sity,
and II 10 tells what Shs BIhls 6sa ~ 70.
veal, 10 II . lie. Isstead Of esiag sst =
gst othse pssp's 70 I'LL yssf -
tans, tell year evn fsstaoe -
putting youf trust In 0o6 - lstse
The bsst you caa. I Win ~ ys9 fsss
time: "AIi thinp work taesthss ~ ~
10 them who lave 0od." Isssit ~ ysas
departed ffisads By sskiag thsa b esos
down and sczsbbis updw - sytsaaisu
tabls. Rsmsnbs thst thsss b ssly -
Spirit who's dietAsisa yss hsvs . hsht =
invoke, and that = H. hoiy, bissssi, 81
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