Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-24
DRIVING OUT THE DEVIL.
Strange Ceremonies Performed for the Re
 lief of Q Possessed Bavarian Boy.

Strange Ceremonies Performed for the Re-
 lief of a Possessed Bavarian Boy.
 Men still profess to cast out devils. One really has to stop and inquire whe ther he is living at the close of the nineteenth century when one reads the official report drawn up by priest of Vending, in Bavaria, of the driving out of devil from a boy. The poor boy would not pray or go to church, had fits of temper, paid no respect to sacred things, and, among other mis- deeds. ill-treated his parents. The lat ter sought the advice of doctors, and, when they could do nothing, Father Aurelian, the priest of the village, pro- nouneed the benediction over the boy, but without any good effect. Then the boy was sent to a convent, but no re- formation followed.
 When the bishop of Augsburg, a year ago, visited the place the father, as a last resource, brought the boy to him, hoping he might cure him. The bishop approached the boy with great dignity and consciousness of power and ex. claimed: 'Thou canst not deceive me, unclean spirit!" But the boy remained as obstinate as ever, and now the con. clusion was come to that he was pos sessed of a devil, and the operation of driving it out was determined upon. It lasted two days, and was, of course, not without great pain to the boy. The official report says about the result of the operations:
 "After applying the same means as in the morning, I exhorted the devil to con- fess the whole truth, whether he would leave the boy. After long exorcism he at last, with groans and sighs, said in a humble tone, 'yes.' On receiving this answer I became more embold- ened and adjurcd him by God, by the Holy Virgin and the Holy Archangel Michael to declare whether he would go at once. 'Yes,' was the answer. ] | adjured him third time to tell the whole truth, whether he would really go. He again answered with decisive yes When the devil the first time consented to leave the boy exhorted him not to enter into any of the persons | present, nor into any other being who might wish to have him, but to go te that spot which God has appointed. "After pause, I asked, hast thor left me the boy?' 'Yes,' was the reply Thy companions also" Yes The l IhALNt GlA1lC SIII JulS CllSC CO ISCldIC UIlS whole truth. Hast thou and thy com panions left the boy?' Yes Where art thou now?' In hell.' Thy com panions also?' 'Yes.' Tn the name O. the most holy trinity I adjure thee fol the third time to give some sign there of Yes, we are in he'll came bacl the answer in fearful tones.
 | "At first the devil had answered il an impudent and spiteful tone, but ths last answer was quite melancholy | Now the boy began to weep. It wal the sign that the evil spirit had really left him, for only at the moment whe1 he declared for the third time that ht was in hell did the spirit go. Unti then he had lied unto me, for he is th' father of lies. I now made the boy make the sign of the cross, contem plate the crucifx, repeat the holy names of Jesus and Mary, as well a! that of the Archangel Michael. He dit so, weeping bitterly. handed him thu
 pieces of the cross and relics to kiss He kissed them with many tears. II, then said the Lords prayer and the Av' Maria, signing loudly. This ended th' exorcism, and thanksgiving mass wa
 then held. ."-London Daily News.