Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-12
ARCHFIEND WORSHIP
BLAls, BOOK, "sATANlsM AND MAGIC"
 SAYS SUCH A SECT EXISTS.

Apostles and Priestesses-soms of the
 Ceremonies and Rites Which Are at Va
 riance With Everything Good.
 "Satanism and Magic is the title of book which just now is attracting much attention in Paris. Tho author, Jules Blais, treats at length of the sect, which, his book asserts, has a strong footing in the French capital. In brief, it is the his- tory, aims manuel and ritual of the Diab- olists, s,e or worshipers of the arch1end. Most of it's details are not only impossible to print, but beyond paraphrasing
 Enough is quoted below to plainly show the character of the sect and scope of the book.
 Unlike Christianity, Satanism employs woman us it's apostle and high pricstcss. By strange destiny, two women have proclaimed tho mystery in this century Katie King and tho head of the Theoso- phists, Mme. II. P BlavatsSy, who reillu- minated the Brahmanic and Buddhist torches, controlling Katie King and af. flrming tho great doctrine
 "In tho words of Dr. Johannes, These misunderstood precursors of new era arc noblo women, whose greatness shines out of their proud eyes.
 'Tho principal among satan's disciples is the woman or 'sorcicre, us sho is called. To her is delegated the awful duty of kill ing tho children intended for sacrifice and whose blood is drunk by tho fanatics. To her also is given tho task, after a certain noyitiate, of enticing men to join the or der and enroll themselves under the devils banner.
 ''Then> there is the 'sorcrer, who is what might be called doctor These men ofliciate at certain ceremonies, but not the highest; that honor Is delegated to the magi.
 "The magi is the head of tho whole so- ciety. He stands alone and omnipotent; at once supcrhuman and inhuman, impor- tunato and unapproachable.
 "The last magi was Dr. Johannes, con, sidered tho greatest exorcist of modern times and an ardent believer and faithful follower of Vintras, an unfrocked monk, who really introduced the cult into France. This Vintras is looked upon today as su- preme and is believed to control the ac- tions and thoughts of the faithful from the great beyond.
 "Kunrath theosophist and doctor, gives us tho following description of the interior of a magi's home: A high room, finished in hard wood. On the right the alchemists S furnace with its necessary appendages of bottles near by was n fountain; to the left stood an altar; deaths head lay under the stable Not far away smoking censor sent forth its symbolical prayer. In the middle of tho floor stood table, on which lay the magic mirror,' the balance, the knife, tho inkstand and pen. Goblets and musical instruments spread around were the only evidences of any worldly distrac- tion.
 "The following are the Il articles em- bodied in tho sabbat compacts:
 l. abiure baptism and Christian faith. .repudiate obedience to God l deny the sacra- ments. 1 swear fidelity and vassalage to the Prince of Darkness. l will do as other Satan ists do, and will endeavor to bring others to this belief.
 9. Then the neophyte is rebaptized in the name of the devil.
 l. New godfathers end godmothers are as signed and the old ones banished.
 5. The devil receives a piece of the clothing as gage of possession. By faith and baptism he rules tho spiritual welfare; by blood, the corporal; by children, the natural and by the clothing, all worldly goods.
 z. The neophyte then says: "Scratch my name out, o Satan, from the Book of Life. Inscribe my name on tho Book of Death.'
 8. Then he or she adds: ''I promise to make pleasing sacrifices to thee. will slay magic ally each month and every fortnight go so far as to even drink the blood of young child"
 H. Lastly. the newly initiated cries out ''I will never confess my sins entirely, and shall guard an eternal silence on my dealings with thee, O Devili"
 The celebration of the "black mass' is then considered with detail so much at -arance with the tastes and prejudices of men in general that but few quotations will be given. The ceremonies are alleged 70 be based on the authority of Ezechiel and Vintras.
 "In thick cloud of perfumes the priest ascends the altar of satan's synagogue.
 "On tho table is seen goat with hu nan face, already excited by some prelim- nary homages, intoxicated by perfumes and adoration.
 'Tho priest opens box and takes out some hosts, such as are ordinarily used by tho faithful.
 1.-Two acts alono are essential for tho --alidity of the black mass: (1) the offering of bread and wine; (2) the consecration of tho bread and wine"
 Tho rites performed and the words spok- on during tho continuance of the magical ceremony arc blasphemous in character, and the sacred vessel and its contents are subjected to insult and mockery. The goat plays the internal part, cursing and reyil- ing and the conclusion of the rites is an orgy which cannot be described. New York Herald.