Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-01
THEWITCH OF EN-DOR
A TYPE OF THE FALLAClES OF MOD
ERIN SPlRlTUALlSM.
Rev. DIR. TnimRgc warns People
Against what lie Terms The Rcii-
Rion of Ghosts Denounced
witchcraft and sorccry.

Against what lie Terms The Rcii-
Rion of Ghosts - Denounced ms
Witchcraft and sorccry.
Copyright 1900, by Louis Klcpsch.l
WAsHtNGToN, Feb. 25.--In this dis
course DR.. Tamugc discusses Il theme
never more under exploration than ut
this time and warns people against what
lie calls religion of ghosts; text, | Sam
uel xviii. I: behold, there is woman
that hath familiar spirit at En-dor
And Saul disguised himself and put ON
other raiment, and he went, and two
men with him. and they came to the
woman by night"
Trouble to the right OF him and trouble
TO the eft Of him, Saul knew not what to
do As Il last resort he concluded TO seek
out a spiritual medium or Il witch or any
thing that you please to call her-a wom-
an who had communication with the
spirits of the eternal world. 1t was a
very difficult thing to do, for Saul had
either slain all the witches or compelled
them to stop business. 4 servant ono
day said to King Saul II know OF n spir-
itual medium down at the village of En-
dor" DO you?' said the king. Night
'llls. Saul. putting of his kingly robes
and putting ON the dress of n plain Cit
zen. with two servants, goes out to hunt
IN this medium
Saul and his servants after awhile
reached the village, and they say. 81 Won
Der if this is the house" and they look in.
and they see the haggard. weird and
shrivelcd up spiritual medium sitting by
che light and on the table sculpturcd
images and diviuing rods and poisonous
herbs and bottles and vases. They say,
Yes this must be the place. One loud
rap brings the woman to the door. and as
she stands there. holding the candle or
lamp above her head and pecrug ont
into the darkness, she says, who is
here?' The tall king informs her that
he has come to have his fortune told
When she hears that, she tremhles and
almost drops the light, for she knows
there is no chance for a fortune teller or
spiritual medium in all the land. But
Saul having sworn that no harm shall
come to her, she says. well, who shall
7 bring up from the dead Saul says,
"Briu. MP samuel" That was the
prophet who had died a little while be-
tore.
see her waving n wand, or stirring m
some poisonous herbs in a caldron, or
hear her muttering over some incanta
tons, or stamping with her foot as she
cries out to the realm of the dead: Sam
uel. Samuel lo. the freezing horror,
The floor of the tenement opens, and the
.ray hairs Goat up and the forehead, the
owes, the lips, the shoulders, the arms,
The feet-the entire body Of the dead
Eamuel-wrapped in scpulchral robe, ap-
rearing to the astonished group, who
staCger back and hold fast and catch
their breath and shver with terror
from the tomb begins to move his ashcn
lips, and he glares upon King Saul and
cries ont; What dld you bring me up
forE what 90 you mean, hlng saul ::
saul, trying to compose and control him
self, makes this stammering and alright
ed utterance ms he says to the dead
prophet: The Lord is against me, and l
have come to you for help. What shall
: doF The dead prophet stretched forth
tis hnger To klng saul and sakl Inc TO-
morrow. Come with me into the sepul-
cher. l am going now. Come, come with
ne. And, 10, the moor again opens, and
the feet OF the dead prophet disappear
and the arms and the shoulders and the
forehead. Inc moor closes oh' tnat
was an a"rui seance!
we are surrounded py nystery-pe-
Tore us behind u.s. TO the right OF u.s. 10
the lett OF us mystery. Ihere IS vast
realm unexplored that science, nave no
doupt' VIII YET map out lie Wto eA-
plores that realm VIII 90 tne Worlu more
service than did ever 'oiuhpus or an
Amergo Nespucci. 1here are so many
thIngs that cannot De accounted ior' so
many SOUNDS ana appearances winch ue-
~ acoustics ana lhVesheauon' so many
'hlngs approSimatihg 10 tHe spectral 50
many euects Whlch 90 not seem 10 nave
sufhclent cause
The Fingers of Superstition.
To unlatch the door between the pres
ent state and the future state all the fin
gers of superstition have been busy. We
have books entitled "Footfalls on the
Boundaries OF Other Worlds.' THE De
batable Land Between This World and
the Next" Researches Into the phe-
nomena Of Spiritualism" and whole Ii
braries Of hocus pocus. enough to deceive
the very elect. shall not take time to re-
hearse the history of divination, Delphic
oracle, sibyl or palmistry or the whole
centuries of imposture.
Modern spiritualism proposes to open
the door between this world and the
ss Ssas ePd H@a af'S' yet offered one