New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-09-27
ASTING OUT DEVILS.
STiMokY THAT. ExORCISM HAS
REASONS FOR EXISTENCE. II.

md Other Strange Formulas Employed
" the Good Monks.
The possessed woman of Gift is cured
W not by the doctors, who were un-
le to do anything for her, but by the
Biological science of the cure of the
IRISH and the firmness Of Mgr. Goux,
shop of Versailles, which shows that
orcis1n has its reasons for existence
that possession is as real as hys-
ia AS a matter Of fact, the church
: never laid down her arms in the
csence of the devils.
There are four principal signs through
lich the possessed one is recognized:
No known remedy relieves him. 2.
:speal1s of incidents and facts beyond !
;natural reach and which nobody has
-;ealed to him. g. He foretells events
d speaks several languages unknown
him before his affection. 4. In the
sence of a priest and at sacred cere-
mics he trembles, suffers pain, writhes
1 blasphemes.
The Catholic priests, and especially
Dominicans, have from away back
.nticed exorcism. According to the
.ons, the exorcist belongs to one Of the
2or orders which precede the priest
L. He must be humble Of heart in
ministry, and if he operates with
" Thought Of display he risks for him.
L the contagion Of the evil spirits that
/ remain to be cast out.
Ordinarily the ceremony takes place
the church in the presence of the
ithful assembled at prayer, particular
at the feasts Of the Nativity, of the
esurrection, of the Ascension, of Pen
cost, of the Virgin Mary and of the
postles. After the morning mass, to
hich the possessed one assists, the ex-
cist puts on the surplice and assists
lie priest who puts on the violet colored
>pe, the symbol Of the pains of purga-
ry. The patient who has confessed
zen approaches. A stole is passed
-.ound his neck to tie the devils that
ave become the masters of his body.
hen the sign of the cross is made upon
i'm, and he is sprinkled with holy wa
r. In Latin the devil is commended
tell his name, to say whether or not
, is alone and why he is there. Finally
3 is ordered to depart. The conjura-
on in any other language and espe-
ally in Hebrew is useless. Hebrew is
eserved for satan himself.
The Flagellum d@monum contains
10 most complete formula of exorcism,
onsisting of we'll known prayers min
led with the most ancient and strangest
ppellations of God, such as "Oh, ADO
al Tetragrammaton" and others, which
ONE in part from Chaldea, from Phoe-
ecia and from Greece. The words are
opposed to possess in themselves GER
ain power of evocation of celestial vir-
ues which terrify the Internal legions.
certain words of Christ, according to
It. Matthew, are used to drive out evil
pirits.
If the demon does not retire imme-
lately, the exorcist takes painted i'm
ICE representing him and throws it into
he consecrated fire along with incense,
lie and sulphur, with strong mystic
doors, intending to prove by this act
hat he will send the evil spirit back into
lis natural element-hell. This done,
le places upon the head Of the possessed
NE the book. the relics, the crucifix and
olnetirnes even the host-the last and
nyincible remedy. According to the
uthority of certain demonographs, the
tevil then comes out through the nose
f the patient.
IN the ancient monasteries they made
he exorcist carry upon his person GER
ain amulets containing protective
ormulas. Sometimes these formulas,
written upon pieces Of parchment, were
wallowed. In the process of digestion
he eSorcism was accomplished without
atigue.
IN our days exorcism has taken ref
Ice in La Trappe. The clergy are
nmewhat averse to it, while at the
anne time they do not refuse to admit
{. The man who breaks the spells is
cry Old But the devils cast out by
he good monks are reduced to the tor
lenting Of animals. Pigs are their
avorites. Then the old spell smasher
hips them with beads and sprinkles
uem with holy water, and the pigs re-
over and become happy, because the
tevils go away.
Mr.. J. K. Huysmans has been able to
peak de visu of the power of demons
md the eficacity of exorcisms. More
'ver, the eminent writer was well &C.
!uainted with one of the most learned
lemonographers of his time, the Able
5oullan, who ran through hell in his
'are feet, holding the host in his hands.
Either at the church of Sanetot or the
hurch of Senneville, received this Gu
ious document from M. Gilbert Angus
in Thierry, the author of 'Une Anne en-
'eine." The cure of Petites- Dallesin cur
ns the possessed says special mass
allied the ''red mass" or 'mass of the
martyrs" Red flowers are placed upon
he altar, and the priest wears a red
tole. The church is draped in purple.
But, stranger still, a few years ago the
wife of the editor of leading Catholic
ournal in Paris, being troubled by evil
pirits, witnessed the death of the Do
ninican priest who was endeavoring to
zorcise her, and who was unable to
uard himself against the forces with
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