The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-07-23
CASINO OUT A DEVIL.
a Eavariun Pricrt Gives n Detailed A,
count Of the Process.

a Eavariun PrfcEt Gives n Detailed Acc
count OF the Process.
one really has to stop and inquire
whether he is living at the close Of the
nineteenth century when one reads the
official report drawn mp by Catholic
priest of Vending, in Bavaria, of the
driving out of n devil from Il boy The
poor boy would not pray or go to
church, had fits of temper, paid no re-
spect to sacred things and, among other
misdceds, ill-trcated his parents The
latter sought the advice of doctors, and
when the latter could do nothing,
Father Aurelian, the priest OF the vii
lnge, pronounced the benediction over
the boy, but without any good effect
Then the boy was sent to q convent,
but no reformation followed
When the bishop of Augsburg year
ago visited the place the father, as
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 spiritr' But the boy remained
MS obstinate as ever, and now the con-
clusion was come to that he was pos
sessed of IL devil, and the operation of
driving it out was determined upon. 1t
lasted two days and was, of course, not
without great pain to the boy. The Of
fetal report says about the result of
the operation:
after applying the same means as
in the morning. eXhorted the devil to
confess the whole truth, whether he
would leave the boy. After long exor-
cism he at last, with groans and sighs,
said in humble tone, Yes On receiv-
ing this answer l became more embold-
encd, and adjured him by God, by the
Holy Virgin and the Holy Archangel
Michael to declare whether he would
go at once Yes, was the answer. l
| adiured him the third time to tell the
whole truth, whether he would really
| 60 He again answered with decisive
yes When the devil the first time
| consented to leave the body of 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 to that spot which God had ap
| pointed. After pause, asked: Hast
thou left the boy?' Yes was the re
ply. Thy companions also?' Yes.
The third time conjure thee to declare
the whole truth. Hast thou and thy
companions left the boy?' Yes Where
art thou now?' In hell Thy compan
ions also?' Yes In the name of the
most Holy Trinity adjure thee for the
third time to give some sign thereof.
Yes, we are in hell came back tn,
answer in fearful tones.
''At first the devil had answered in al
impudent and spiteful tone, but the las
answer was quite melancholy. Now th'
boy began to weep. 1t was the sigI
that the evil spirit had really left him
for only at the moment when he de
clared for the third time that he was il
hell did the spirit go. Until then he haC
lied unto me, for he is the Father o
Lies. | now made the boy make th
sign of the cross, contemplate the cruel
fix, repeat the holy names of Jesus ant
Mary as well as that of the Archange
Michael. He did so, weeping bitterly
handed him the pieces of the cross an,
sacred relics to kiss. He kissed ther
with many tears. He then said tn
Lords Prayer and the Ave Maria, sigh
ing loudly. This ended the exorcisn
and thanksgiving mass was then helc
Father Aurelian then explains why tn
devil took possession of the boy. Th
father, Catholic, had married a Prot
estant and was married in Protestan
church, and the children had bee
brought up in the Protestant faith. Th
father has now, says the report, mad
good his fault The marriage ceremon
has been celebrated again according t
, the Roman Catholic rite, the childre
have been rebaptized, and it is though
that the mother will go over to tn
Catholic Church. London Daily New!