Morris tribune., 1906-04-28
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COLUMN
By j. G. shetland.
Spiritualism.


"Seek me woman that hath a
familiar spirit" was; the. rather sem
sational text at the Congregational
church last Sunday evening. The
subject of course was the interview
between King Saul and the
Witch ofEndor. The sermon was a
description of the progressivetdeg
alton of a soul by. grieving the Holy
Spirit. The turning point of Sauls
life was made in getting angry at the
loving efforts of David to win, him
back to obedience to God, following
in description the famous. poem by
Browning which the preacher strongly
commended. After tracing the de-
cline of Saul till he sought the help of
a clairvoyant, the pastor said s'The
Bible goes much farther in true spir-
itualism than any modern Spirtualst.
We Christians believe most firmly in
spirits and their influence over us. If
the spirit that rules in Heaven will
come in answer to my prayer and
take possession of my heart, I. ought
to be profoundly thankful. If the
fruits of that Spirit which are love,
peace, gentleness, patience, are evil
dent in my conduct, my neighbors
will be glad. Not only good spirits
can come to US but evil ones also.
Satan tempted even the Lord Jesus
Christ. But that evil spirits have any
power over rs other than by means.
of temptation: is a mistake. If the.
Devil himself come to you and know
it, you need not be frightened nor
even reply to him. When boy got
the habit of being out late, his father
thought to scare him by dressing in
sheet and pillow case, and climbing.
over the cemetery wall he said in
awful tones, II am the Devil" The
boy replied "Yes, know you are a
relative of NINE" Il.
There are three theories with re-.
gard to SauPs interview with the,
witch of Bndor. The first is that God
raised San uel. The sufficient.
reply is that God has no partner.
ship with professional deceivers. The
second theory is that the Devil raised.
Samuel. But Satan has no power to-
command the good. He cannot call
any one back from Heaven to- this
sinful world. The third. is that the
woman herself claimed to raise the
prophet of God, theory that is snp-
ported strongly by the words of SAUL
"What form is he OPP showing that
Saul himself did not see him, support
ed by her arrogant, s.Whom shall III
3raise," as if she could command the
dead, supported by the whole history
of a class famous for their receptions.
It is almost useless to repeat that the
business of the medium has been.
underline ban of the laws, both o.
God and man, from the time of Saul
until now; that our police and detec-|
tives are kept busy in rescuing the.
dupes of the spiritualist, whose work
is thoroughly materialistic and sensual
that they are the one class most gross
ly immoral and dangerous, that their
tricks have been exposed over and
over again, that TO associate with
them is to court moral leprosy.
Those who desire the guidance of the
holy spirit do not want anything to
do with deceptive ones, but $50
those who desire that sort of thing
they would like.D In other words,
the sensual like sensuality. The
woman ofEndor had a dark cave and
credulous and desperate victim
ready to believe any thing. The
medium of our time has a dark cabinet
and the same eager material. A
gentleman of New York who had lost
his wife was told by a medium that
he would have the dear dead mater.
ialize tor. her husband once a week.
For calling her back SO that her.
bereved husband could hold her hand
he was to have. twenty five dollars a.
time. All vent well till the mourning
husband smelfed onions. and as hisI
wife had never eaten them, he be-
came suspicious, turned up the light
suddenly and found himself holding,
the hand Of a well known domestic 4
who owned she acted the part fog
nalf the fee.
# you want spiritual guidance, Coo
is more willing TO give the hol
spirit to those who ask than eartl1l
parents are to give goud gIpts.to theis
children. Grieve not the holy spirit 4
Consultation with mediums or de.
eeivers OF any kind will turn out with
you as in the case Of Saul. It IS clos,
to destruction.