The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03
SATAN A HYPNOTIST
CIVIL AUTHORITIES WORKING IN
DER Ills SPELL.
DENS OF VICE CONDEMNED.
REV. BASCoM ANTHONY ON INFER
NAL HYPNOTISM.


That Cause of the Trouble BE
StOpped-Licensing of Places
where Men Are Debauched IA Part
of the Devils Hypnotic Act-Hyp-
nOtism Is Subjective.
With Internal Hypnotism" as his
theme, Rev. Bascom Anthony held the
attention last night of large con-
gregation at Trinity Methodist Church.
Even the gallery was crowded, and the
congregation listened attentively to
every word.
Rev. Mr. Anthony described the hyp-
motto trance into which the authorities
have been put by the devil and de-
clared that people who ignore morals
are doomed. He condemned the IL
censing of dens of vice. and declared
that gambling bells are in full blast
All of these evils he attributes to hyp-
notism, with Satan occupying the CEN
ter of the stage.
Mr.. Anthony said that hypnotism is
subjective He spoke of the actions of
the city authorities in caring for
woman who had been cruelty deserted
by her husband on train from At
lanta. and said that it was only the
proper thing for them to have done.
He said that he knows of three sim
liar cases in this city, and that they
are the result of the licensing of places
where men are debauched, and where
the devil rules supreme. He COM
mended the plan for a reformatory for
juvenile criminals, and called attention
20 the peculiarities of citizens who
make contributions for charity, when
they might throw off the hypnotic spell
and put an end to the cause of all the
trouble.
The MercurjaI Galatians.
1.-THE mercurial Galatians to whom
Paul writes We're blood relations of
the present French nation" said
Rev. Mr.. Anthony, land blood
will tell. Like these latter day kindred,
they were of martial spirit, passionate
and mercurial TO a high degree. They
had received Paul and his doctrines
teaching with ardor and enthusiasm.
So devoted were they that Paul says
they would have plucked out their
eyes and given them to him. But no
sooner had he departed than they go
with equal ardor to the other extreme.
Hence the language of the text, %,
foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched
you that We should not obey the
truth
Concerning every fact and act in
life there is a truth and a falsehood-
right and wrong. To raise corn
one must select the ground, plant at
the right time and in the right way,
and use the right method of cultiva~
ton. To overlook this is to fall into
error, or the wrong method and make
no corn. This applies in morals, in
social conditions and in all things.
We succeed in matters material.
The pages of history show no parallel
to our national prosperity. Why is it
that we make no more rapid progress
in morals and in social and political
matters? We know that all social and
political prosperity has it's tap-roots
in moral qualities That people is
doomed who ignores morals.
Were HyPnOtixed.
"Pauls explanation of the Galatian
folly was that they were bewitched,
or as we put it in latter days hypno-
tized. Hypnotism is purely subjective.
There is no passing of force from the
so-called hypnotizer to the man hyp-
noticed Every man hypnotizes him
self by concentrating his thought upon
Noticed he becomes the helpless victim
of the man whose orders he obeyed.
The will is supreme till it wills to be-
come passive and pass into the control
OF another There are men among you
who listen to me tonight who hove
fastened their desires upon sin till self
hypnotized they are slaves of the
devil, and do his will with greediness.
You feel that you are doing wrong;
at dnf,
and yet when your master, the devil,
commands, you obey. That Is the first
stage of hypnotiSm; your know what
you are doing. but can't help yourself.
1t looks laughable to you to see a
man on the stage hypnotized and I'M
able to bend his knee or crook his fin
gers, and yet the devil mas many
among you tied up morally till you are
helpless.
Policeman Made Helpless.
zone of the strongest men in your
police force was helpless on the stage
last week till his friends cried out to
him to run. Their voices were as po-
tent as the reputed hypnotizer, and he
obeyed, coming to himself as soon as
he reached the open air. And so l
cry to you, flee for your livesl Listen
to other voices than Satans. Hear the
voice of God. Put yourself in touch
with the best that is in your city, that
God may deliver you.
The second stage is where man
does not understand the events as they
occur. but recalls them afterwards as
a dream. This stage in the moral
world is common. We destroy the very
foundations of character and seem to
know it not AS one in a dream, We
are constantly treating symptoms,
but ignore the disease; yea, more, we
will even license the disease that
we may treat the symptom. We pol
Lutte the fountain and then seek to
purify the stream.
Dens License by City.
Take the dens of our city that can
breed only death and decay, which we
license for revenue, and then set up
a church and a school house to off
set. No people not hypnotized would
be guilty Of such folly.
Last week a young woman in a deli
cate condition and deserted by him
who had sworn to protect her, came
to our city. Our city authorities very
kindly and properly sent her to the
hospital. Their hearts were moved
with compassion for her. And yet
can show YOU in the space of two
blocks in our city. three such cases
this very night, and two of them. if
not all of them. due to the vices which
our city fathers could stop. l for one
am sick, heart sick of treating symp-
toms In heavens name, let's break
the spell and go back of all this and
treat the cause.
The wisest thing l have seen advo-