Telegram-herald., 1888-04-30
TABERNACLE SERMON



cue n tas prs.idsnfs a the tB,tssi STATES
Al Fhlzaing, nezr this eiky. . mao lee@als
4l~sst>sa sifa q, foTsock his fza,iis. Eook als
oaiy sEs 80. surr~1<s<rei fn<m - . spiritual
as~.iiam IA ss~ fork ,zzz<mPfsi three tines
% pas a. eaa - his ew8 ia, sao th<a ~~s
izesnp<rstsd IN shs STATE Laaatie ssyism.
s1srs be - t1<izy . r<xi1x ps&al4e
1rsax szslss< t11s asszsssa . z1ssrs fearful
laaietUnEt: it ruins ne s,Sl immortal
Pint. Is Haks< aaAa quarter ~ e. mi 1z1s.,
thsn 4 nzk-s hIn hAlf an Ia1sssl; tksn u
szake hIln whale in1kiei Ths shols sysi<EB,
- conceive u, = founded On the insufscsenes
~ ths word u God as revelation. God
>aFs the bibis = sneazh fcr yoa % know
41oul tie f15zre .ord fou say 4 - not
sIloagb, and there - wasrs you and TIE Lord
ai1sr. You eis~T tEs table, yea shove aside
the Bibse. ycu put your bznd O. ths table,
snd say: Now lss spirits Of the future
world conss and tell LA something shs Bible
has not told me And although the
Scriptures zaY, Add thou not unto his
words lesr he rsprcss thee, and thou -
foand q l.2r, you risx il, and say; Come
back, spsriz u my departed father; come
back. spirit 81 ny departed mother, of my
cpmpanions. u my hxr< enid, and tell me-
some things { don't know abogt you and
about the unseen world" In God IS ever
slapped square N ths fsee, IL is when spsr-
truai medium puts down her hand on the
table invoking spirits departed 70 make q
revelation God has told yoa al yoa ought
20 know, and how dare you 30 prying into
that which Is none Of your business. You
cannot keep ths Bible Ia ons hand aaa Spirit
uAiism Ia the other One or the other viii
alp oat Of your grasp, depend upon it.
rpiritusilsm il adverse 10 the Bible IN the
fact that it has IN these last days called from
the fatare world Christian men to testify
against Christianity IT. mediums call back
Lorsnso Dow, The celebrated evangelist, and
Lorenzo Dow testifes that Christians are
id0lators. Spsritualisrn calls back Tom Payne,
aud he testlSes that be is stopping IN the
sans bOuse ia heaven with john Bunyan.
They call back John Wesley, and he testifes
against tho Christian religion which he all
MS life gioriously preached Andrew Jackson
Davis. The greatest Of AL the Spiritnalists.
comes 10 the front and declares that tbs New
Testament Is but the dismal echo Of bar
bsric age and the Bible only lone of tee
pen and ink relics OF Christianity They
attempt 20 substitute the writings OF Sweden
oorg aud Andres Jackson Davis and other
religious balderdash in the place Of this old
Bible. | have in my house book which was
used in this very city in the public service
of Spirltnalists II is well worn with much
service. Opsn that book, and il says:
"Wha; IS our baptism. Answer: Frequent
ab.utions Of water What IS our inspirationf
Plenty Of fresh air and sunlight What is
our prayerl Abundant physical exercise.
Wnst 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 i gyInnastic exercise, and that when-
ever they want TO rouse up their souls to
= very high pitch OF devotion they sing,
page rs: Tho night has gathered up her
moonlit fring-;" or page 10: Come TO
the woods, beigho~ You say you are not
such fool as that; but you will be il you
kseo on ia the track vcu have sfartsN;
But invite you this morning 10 Christian
seance, a MONDAY seaace. This congregation
is only one great family. Hare 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 TOD Of the Bible. and then listen, and hear
n there are any voices coming from the
eternal world. / think there are. I.istcnl
secret things belong unto the Lord our
God, but things that are revealed belong
unto Us and orr children Surely that is a
voice from the spirit world But before you
rise from this Christian seance, l want
you 20 prorniSs me you Will be satisfied
with the divine revelation until the
light OF the eternal throne breaks upon
Sour vision. Do not SO after the witch of
Eu-sior. Do not sit down at table rappings,
either i'm sport or in dead earnest. Have
your tables 80 well made, and their legs so
even, that they will not tip and rattle. IL
the table must move, let IL be under ths
Offices Of industrious housswifery. Teach
your children there are no ghosts 10 be seen
/ or heard in this world save those who walk
on two feet or four human or bestial Re-
memher that Spiritualism at the best is a
useless thing. for IL il tells what the Biblc
/ reveals ft is a superfuity. and IL II tells
I What the Bible dos not reveal it is n lie.
7 Instead Of going out To get other peoplato
/ tell your fortune, tell your own fortune by
putting your trust ia God and doing
/ the best yoa can. I viii tell your fortune:
'.Ail things work together for good to them
who love Cod Insult not your departed
I friends BY asking them to COMO down and
scrabble under az ex,eusion table Remem-
/ Der that there j. only one Spirit whose dicta-
ton vou have n right 20 invoke. ard that is
the holy. blessed and onnipotent Spirit OF
/ God Hsrk, He Is Tapping now. not on a
table or the ioor. but rapping on the door Of
your hsart. and every rap n an invitation to
! Christ and a warning % Judgment TO come.
Oh. grieve him not away. Quench him not.
he has been all around you this morning.
I Re vas ali aro-snd you las: night. He has
/ been sro,'nd you all your lives. Hark,
/ There comes \ voice dropping through the
root breaking through he window. filing
all this house with tender and overTnaStering Z
intonstion. saviug My sp.Tit snail not
I always strive.