Milford chronicle., 1888-05-04

barrie age" and the Bible only zone Of the
pen and ink relics Of Christianity They
attempt to substitute tho writings Of Sweden
borg and Andrew jackson Davis and other
religious balderdash in the place of this old
Bible. have in my house a book which was
used in this very city in the public service
Of Spiritualists. 1t is well worn with much
service. open that book, and it says:
''What is our baptisms Answer: Frequent
ablutions Of water. What is our inspiration!
Plenty Of fresh air and sunlight What is
our prayeri Abundant physical exercise
What is our love feasti 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 G5: "The night las gathered up her
moonlit fringes;n or page 10: "Come to
the woods, heigho!n You say you are not
such fool as thlt 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 worldl
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
aud talk over to us they would be persuaded
To that l answer, in the ringing words OF the
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 Cod, that this sermon
will save many from disease, insanity and
perdition l believe these are the days Of
which tho apostle snake when he said: "In
the latter times some shall depart from the
faith, giving heed 10 seducing spirits.n l
think my audience, as well as other audiences
in this day, need to have reiterated in their
hearing the passages quoted some minutes
ago: "There shallnOt be among you a con-.
sulter of familiar spirits, or wizard, or nee
romancer; for they that do these things are
an abomination unto the LOrd;n and The
soul that turneth after such as have familiar
spirits, I will set myself against them, and
they shall be cut off from their people,
But / invite you this morning TO 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 on
the top of the Bible, and then listen and hear
if there are any voices coming from the
eternal world. l think there are. Listen!
''Secret things belong unto the Lord our
~.
unto US and our children" Surely that is a
voice from tho 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 vision. Do not go after the witch Of
En-dor Do not sit down at table rappings,
either in sport or in dead earnest. Have
your tables so well made, and their legs so
even, that they will not tip and rattle. If
the table must move, let it be under the
offices Of industrious housewifery. Teach
your children there are no ghosts to be seen
or heard in this world save those who walk
on two feet or four, human or bestial Re
member that Spiritualism at the best is a
useless thing; for if it tells what the Biblo
reveals il is a superluity, and If 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 in God and doing
the best you can. l win tell your fortune:
GAN things work together for good to them
who love Godn Insult not your departed
friends by asking them to come down aud
scrabble under an extension table. Remem-
Der that there is only one Spirit whose dicta-
tion YOU have a right to invoke, and that is
the holy, blessed and omnipotent Spirit of
God Hark! He is rapping now, not on a
table or the floor, but rapping on the door of
your heart, and every rap is an invitation to
Christ and 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 Overmasterng
intonation, saying: My spirit shall not
always strive"