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world? Don't you think Il would
strengthen Christians? There are
GpKAT MANY MtTERIAJIlTs

VINO DO not believe there are souls; but
il'spirits from the future world should
snock and talk 10 US, they would be per-
ha2s persuaded" To that l answer, in
tae ringing words OF the Son of God: 'If
they believe not Moses and the prophets,
neither will they be persuaded though
oae rose from the dead"
Now 1 believe, under God, that this
sanity, and perdition. believe these are
the days Of which the Apostle spake when
he said: ala the latter times some shall
depArtfrom the faith, giving heed to Sc
duciDg spirits" think my sudierce, IS
well IS other audiences in this day, need
to hsve reiterated In their hearing the
passages quoted some minutes sgo;
"Thsre shall not De among you
a consulter of familiar spirits,
or wizsrd, or necromancer; for
they that do these things are an a5omi-
nation unto the Lord" and "The soul
that turneth after sucn rs have familiar
spirits, will set myself sgsinst them,
and they shall be cut OF from their peo-
ple."
But I invite you this morning 10 8
Christian seance, MONDAY sesnce. This
congregation is only one great family.
Here is the church table. Come around
the church table, take your seats for this
great Christian seaDce, put your Bible on
the table, put your hands on the top Of
the Bible, and then listen, ana hear IL
there are any voices coming from the
eternal world. think there are. Listen |!
"Secret things belong unto the Lord our
God, but things that are revealed belong
unto US and to our Children" Surely
that is voice from
TIKI SPIRIT WORLD
But before you rise from this Christian
seance, want you to promise me you
will be satisfied with the Divine revela-
tion until the light of the eternal throne
breaks upon your vision. Do not 60 a.
ter the witch OF Endor. Do not sit down
at taole-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. II the table must
move, let it be under the Offices of indus
trious housewifery. Teach your children
there are no ghosts to be seen or heard
in this world save those which walk on
two feet OF four, human or bestisl. Re-
member that spiritualism st the best is
useless thing; for il it tells what the Bible
reveals 1t is 3 superfuitY. and If 1t tells
what the Bible does not reveal, 1t 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. will tell your for
tune: CAL things work together for
good to them who love God" Insult not
your departed friends by asking them &c
come down and scrabble under an extern
sion table. Remainder that there is only
one Spirit whose dictAtion you have
right to invoke, aud that is the holy,
blessed and omnipotsnt Spirit Ct God.
bark! he is rspping now, not on table
OK the floor, but rapping on the door OF
your heart, and every rap Is an invitation
to Christ and warning OF Judgment to
come. o, grieve Him not away. Quench
Him not. He has been all around you
this morning. He was ell around you
last night. He has been around you al
your lives. Harki There comes voice
dropping through the roof, breaking
through the window, filing all this house
with tender and overmastering intona-
lion, saying: "My spirit shall not al
ways strive"