The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-22
=. SPIRITUALISM.


anu uuring tniS dream he Is also ndvtxed
10 leave his Uncle Laban.
~ 1ene.is XXI II is related that, sitter
having left bis Uncle Labau. he meets ,hs
angels in the road, and he calls them
zoo nosts; and after he had cent his ser
sun,s 70 meet his brother Esau, an angel
~ tue form OF q man wrestled with him
until the breaking Of the day.
NOW, formerly this seemed rather alb.
sura, out since the recognition OF the phe.
noneha attending modern spirItualisni, we
can readily believe II, because there ARC
mediums all through the country TODAY
VINO Know that physical force from an un-
seen parsonage has been repeatedly exer-
cised toward them. There is another an.
aiosy here: Jacob was distressed and
worried uust as many OF You are some
| times worried and ftctted when you 20 10
a medium) because the spirit will not or
docs not tell Its name. And yet we all
know that it is wholly immaterial from
whom the truth is received, provided IL
| be demonstrated as such
among other things 1t is alleged that
the tendency OF modern spirltualstn Is
demorallzlng, that the Communications re-
ceivcd are calculated 10 lead men and wo-
men into error. shall not now and here
inquire into the truth or filsity of this
statement further than TO see whether or
not communications oil today differ in that
respect from those received In the days Of
Moses.
In Exodus Ill 1t is stated that while Mo-
ses was watching the flocks OF his father
in-law. Jethro, near Mount Horeb. an an
| gel appeared to him and appointed him TO
The ceptaincy OF the lsraelitish hosts in
their contemplated exodus from Egypt.
IN the course OF the interview between the
angel and Moses the angel instructed Mo-
ees that the 1sraelitish women should
fraudulcntly possess themselves Of the
jewels and raiment Of the Egyptian women
lin other words. steal them.
In Exctus XIV II is affirmed that an an
gel preceded the host OF Israel IN the final
exodus
Spiritualists fully and gratefully be-
lieye in the guidance Of their angel friends
through the tortuous pathways of an
earthly existence. To deny the fact of
spirit guidance 10 in effect TO wipe out the
Bible.
In Numbers xxi 1t is said that an angel
met Balaam by the way rs he was pro-
ceeding TO the camp of the Moabites. whose
ruler had invited him to come, in order
| that he might curse the Israelites, whose
encroachments he had begun TO fear.
In Numbers xiv Balaam is said to have
fallen into a trance, with his eyes open,
| and to have seen the vision presented,
In Judges ii it is stated that an angel
| spoke to ell the people at Bachrin.
In Judges vi we have an account OF a
manifestation OF spirit presence, during
| the progress OF which the recipient gayo
indications OF precisely such conditions as
| tco frequently prevail today among some
professed spiritualists, as well as other
| investigators-that is, constant DISPOSE
| tion to doubt the manifestation, no matter
| how convincing the previous one may have
been. allude to the following; Al the
| time that Israel was oppressed by INDIAN
| en- angel appeared to Gideon and appointed
| him to the captaincy OF the lsraelites.
| Now. Gideon was constitutional doubter,
evidently. such as We have today In some
| quarters; he did not believe what the angel
| told him; and he asked of the angel 4 test
| which was this: that he might be permit
| ted to place fleece OF wool upon the
| ground, and that during the night the
| ground should remain dry and the fleece
! become wet. The angel did this for Gideon
| and so effectually, the record states, that
| bowlful OF water was wrung from tn
J fleece of wool. stu Gideon was not salts
/ fled, and he said; VIII my Lord permit
/, that / again place the fleece of wool and
| may the ground become wet and the fleece
| of wool remain dry? The angel OF the
| Lord did this. And still Gideon was moi
| satisfied, ror was he convinced until tt
| received still another manifestation, as Ii
| related In the seventh chapter that OF inc
| tumbling of cake of barley bread into The
| Midianitsh camp.
| In Judges Kill an angel appeared to the
| vito of Manash, who was barren, and
| promised her the birth of child. After
| ward the angel appeared to Manaah and
| his wife at the same time. and the record
| states that they conversed with the angel
| and did not know that he was an ange'
| until he disappeared in the flame OF theii
4 own burnt offering.
| In Josbne y II Is related that wher
| Joshua was proceeding against Jericho he
1 saw man standing against the wall witt
| a ti avn sword In his hand. He advanced
to him and demanded TO know on which
side he fought. The record states that tn.
! angel Of the Lord replied that he appeared
| there as the captain of the Lords hosts
ard that he would fight on Joshua s side
InI Kings xix II is recounted that ar
angel appeared to Elijah more tliln once
while he was fleeing from the anger o
| Jezebel to Mount Horeb and that the an
| gel fed Elijah with material food.
| Again It is charged and urged by som.
| against spiritualism that spirits. nhrougf
modern mediums are disposed TO and az
tell falsehoods. and that they are otnerw,s'
! evil Admitting this to be OCCASIONAL.
true. let us see il spirits in their cominu
nications today differ in this respect from
those who communicated in the days
Joshua.
In the a2d chapter OF / King II is stated
that God himself put lying spirit ih,'
the mouth OF all the prophets Of Ahab. u
order that he (Ahab) might be deceived
In Judges TX il is stated that GOD sen
evil spirits between Abimelech and the meT
of Schechem and the men OF scnecheh
acted treacheIousiy to Abimeiech' II
Psalm xviii 1t is stated that God cast TN
4 fierceness OF His anger upon the Esyp
tians. by sending evil spirits among them
In Samuel |. xvi 1t is stated that an eVi
shirt from God came upon saul.
4 One class Of our mediums are heraide'
all over the land as inpostors because
the material nature OF the manifestation
obtained through them. Some are DE
nounced because OF being tied with ropes
others because horns are used TO spear
through In their presence; others b-caus'
of The bringing Of solid substances int'
closed rooms. and because of rapping sn'
tipping and writing upon states, etc. NOW
let MS again see how far in this respec
our mediums and Tie manifestation
through them differ from those Of medium
In the DAYS Of Elisha. according TO In
Bible account. -,
4 In IL Kings vi, It is stated that Eisshi
(who was certainly one OF the best medi
ums Of the olden time. and upon WHOM