The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-20
j SILENT RELIGION.
Dr.. Tallsge Sets Forth It's Evils
In His SaruG1.
ozey ee Christians 20 spe@H
seartily OF the SIDE OF A'S
souauesa-CastiuE Out sac
Curuh Spirit
n-soy-,cht. lsaI. sy Lou.s Elopsch, n. -
Mash!agtsR. Feb. 70.

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r-.,v-frht. ,sor sy Lcr!s Elopsch, n. -
Washington. Feb. 10.
In thss discourse DR.. Tslnase calls
ssr . uore denosstative -eligisE snd a
hearty speaking out On the right SIDE
OF everything; rsSS, Mark 9:25: Thou
du1b and. deaf spirit. charge thee
come out OF him"
Hers was case Of great GoTeSE!c
anguish. The son 81 the aorssho.S
possessed Of an svl spirit "-'e.;
among other thugs, para.
Scogue and na6cbiaI s2eeeh-ess. " Ie-
che influence was c. tac paNe40, Ae
could rot say q wo-G-a1ticu.afion was
i-ooss;,,e. The spirit that captured
15is mex Der Of sae &ueseho.o was
eor5 sL.tic~so caI.e6 by Ch7Lst-e
so:rit abroa6 to-day era IS Lively aaa
aoteat IS IL the New testament times,
Get in all the realms OF serno2Gon
cannot ind discourse concerning eH'S
dumb devil which Chris: charged up
on in ny teN:, saying: 'Coae OUT o.
him"
There las bsso much destructive su-
eerstitica abroad in tae word concern
Sns possession by evil spirits. Under
the form Of belief in witch craft, this &C.
lusios swept the continents Persons
were supposed to be possessed with
come evil spirit, which MADE them able
70 destroy others. Il tie sixteenth cea-
eHry in Geneva 1900 persons were
burned to death as witches. Ia one
neigh borhood cf France 1,eCe persons
were burned. IN two centuries 2Oo,s0o
persons we slain as witches. 50
mighty was the 6eiusion that it iEo-Ca-
ed aao1g It's victims soDe OF the great
est iztetiects of al. tins, scch as Ga:ef
Justice Matthew Ea1e and Sir kdwaro
Coke. and sucb renowned ministers OF
religion SIS Cotton 3Esthe-, cze o. whose
books, Benjamin F-22k!!l sald> shaped
his Ife-a2d Richard Baxter, and Arch
bishop Cra2rer and Martin Luther;
and, among writers and philosophers,
Lord Bacon. That belief, whieG has
become tie laughing stock Of al sen
Gible people, eogctc8 it's disciples
among the w;ssst ana bess people Of
Sweden, Germany, England, France,
Spain and New England But while we
seject witchcrait> any nan who BE-
GeYes the Bible must benevs shat there
are diabolicaI agencies abroad II the
world. While there are n;nisteTlng
spirits 10 bless there are Internal spirits
60 hinder, to poison aa6 TO destroy.
chzist was speaking to spi-ituA ex-
astenee when, standing before *ie az
Gicted one Of the text, &c said: "Iheu
dumb and deaf spirit, come cut cf aim"
Asaiost this Gun5 devil Of the text
put you ca your guard Do Iot Fafak
chat this agect Of evil has put his blight
O. those who, hs emission Of the roca!
organs, have had the golden sstes OF
speech helted ard barred. Among
chose who have never spoken word
eco the most gracious and Lovely and
talented souls that were ever i1earnat-
eI. The chaplai2s OF the asyluns for
che dumb can tel you enchanting
stories Of those who never called the
aane Of father OF mother or child, and
naay Of the most devout and Prayertul
souls Will never in this world speak the
aane Of God or Christ
There has been spotheeSizatioa Of 81
hence. Some o2e has said sileRce Is
rolden, eas sometimes The greatest tri-
unpb Is to keep your mouth shut. But
sometimes silence Is = crime and tae
Greet result Of the baietul influence Of
che dumb devil CT our text. There is
hardly q Gaa or woman who has 2et
been present on some occasion when
che Christisn religion became target
soe rai,lery. Perhaps it was over in
che store sene Gay vA+2 there was not
much going Or and the c!erks were in
group, or it was IN the factory at the
acc, spell or Il was ont OF the farm
un6er the trees while you wsre resting,
OF It was IN the clubccon, or 1t was
N q social circle, OF 1t WAS il The street
OF the way hone from business, or 1t
was o. sore occasion which yoc re-
member without ny describing ii.
Some one got the laugh On the Blole
and caricatu-ed the profession Of re-
gsion as hypocrisy. or made pun out
es something shat Christ said The
le-gA started, and YOU Joined n, and
aot ~. vs7d OF protest cid you utter.
w.. krp: you silent? MoSesty? No.
ZncssacitT to answer? 10. Lack OF
opportunity? No. It was a blow on
both your lips BY the wing OF the Su0o
Devil. II some one should nal;gn year
father or mother or wife or Husband
O. child, you would flush Up quick and
either with en- Indignant word or
doubled up fist make response. And
get here is our Christian religion which
has dens 50 much for yeu srd so much
coe the world that it will take all eter~
atty te celebrate It, and Jet when 1t was
attacked you did not 50 much as say:
81 differ. object. an sorry to hear
: Scc say that The-s IS another side
70 this You Christian people oughs
u such times es these to SO armed, noE
with earthly weapons, but with the
ewora Of the spirit. You ought to have
Sour OF Ave questions with which you
could eanfound any man who attacks
Christianity. a man go years old was
telling ne how he put to fight scoEer.
Ny aged friend SAID 30 the s&eptic:
'sDid you ever read tae history OF
5oeph IN the Bib!ee" Eyes" said the
man, 81 Is fne story, and as interest
ing story as ever read" well.
row." said ny old friend, Suppose tsas
eccouat Of Joseph stepped half way?"
"Oh," saia the man, Then it TeuId Bet
De entertaining" well, now" said ny
Griend, "we have il this world only ha2S
Of everything, and do yoa not think
that when we hear tae Iest Half taings
may Se consistent, and that thea we
nay sad that Coo was -igRt?'
Oh, friends, better load up with few
Interrogation points! You cannot &.
Want a DisDensary.