Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-26

have In my house book used in
spiritualistic service. 1t contains
catechism and hymn book. The
catechism has these questions and an
swers:
O. What is our chief baptism? A. Frequent ab.
luton in water.
O. What is our inspiratona A. Fresh air and
sunshine.
and sound sleep.
g. What is our prayer? A. Physical exercise.
And then 1t goes on TO show that
great proportion of their religious serv-
Ice Is a system Of calisthenics. Then
when they want to arouse the devotion
of the people to the highest pitch they
give out the hymn on the sixty-fifth
page:
The night hath gathered up her silken fringes.
Or, on the fifteenth page:
Come to the woods, heish hol
But" says some one, wouldn't 1t
be Of advantage to hear from the fu-
ture world? Don't you think 1t would
strengthen Christians? There are n
great many materialists who do not be-
the future world should knock and
talk over to us they would be per-
suaded." TO that answer in the
ringing words of the Son of God, 'If
they believe not Moses aud the proph-
cts, neither will they be persuaded
though ore rose from the dead"
A Christian seance.
believe these are the days of which
the apostle spake when he said, "In the
latter times some shall depart from
/ the faith, giving heed to seducing spir-
its" Audiences in this day need to
have reiterated in their hearing the
passages | quoted some minutes ago,
There shall not be among you con-
sulter Of familiar spirits, or wizard. or
necromancer, for they that do these
things are an abomination unto the
! Lord" and. THE soul that turneth
after such as have familiar spirits
will set myself against them. and they
shall be cut off from their people,"
But l invite you now to Christian
seance, monday seance. This con-
gregation is only one great family.
Here is the church table Come around
the church table; take your seats for
this great Christian seance; put your
Bible on the table, put your hands on
top Of the Bible and then listen and
hear II there are any voices coming
from the eternal world. think there
are. Listen. ''Secret things belong
unto the Lord, our God but things that
are revealed belong unto us and to our
children" Surely that is voice from
the spirit world. But before you rise
from this Christian seance / want you
to promise me you win be satisfied
with the divine revelation until the
light of the eternal throne breaks upon
your vision. DO not go after the witch
of En-dOr. Do not sit down mt table
rappings either in sport or in earnest.
Teach your children there are no
} ghosts to be seen or heard in this world
save those which walk on two feet or
fOur-human or bestial. Remember
that spiritualism mt the best Is n use
less thing. for if it tells what the BIZ
BILE reveals 1t is superfulty, and If 1t
tells what the Bible does not reveal it
! Is n lie.
Instead of going to get other
people to tell your fortune tell your
own fortune by putting your trust in
God and doing the best you can. i
; will tell your fortune: "All things work
{. together for good to them that love
, God" Insult not your departed friends
by asking them to come down and
| scrabble under an extension table. Re
. member that there is only one spirit
] whose dictation you have right tc
invoke and that is the holy. blessed
and omnipotent spirit of God. Hark
9 He is rapping now, not on a table ol
/ the floor, but rapplng on the door OF
: your heart, and every rap is an invita-
] tion to Christ and n warning of judg
+ ment to come. Oh, grleve him no
Q away! Quench, him not. He has beW
Y all around you this morning. He wai
h all around you last night. lie has beer
o around you all your lives. Hark
e There comes a voice with tender. over
o mastering intonation. saying, "My spir
8 1t shall not always strive"
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