Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-11-18
LAZARUS AND DIVES
(Cmelnded trom snd Ptge)


Samuel when living knew that God
had forsaken Saul, and that Saul was
aware of it. 1t is absurd to suppose
that this witch medium condemned of
the Lord, and excluded from the land
Of Israel, could have power at the be-
hest of condemned king to "dis-
quiet" Samuel, and bring him sup"
out of "sheol.' This wicked woman
had no power to command Samuel to
present himself before Saul and ans
wer his question. AS we perceive this
was simply spiritualistic manifesto
tion calculated by Satan, the arch de-
mon, to deceive. Several more. absurd
tiles appear in the Catholic applica-
tion of this scripture, but | have un-
covered enough to prove to the watch
ful that God would not use this witch
as his instrument to give Saul the par
ticulars of an event that he had been
informed of, and that He would not
disquiet his old Prophet through such
agency to answer the speculative ques-
tions of any man. That have not
Qverrated the intelligence and super
natural power of the demons is shown
Ivy many scriptures. In Acts 1915 is
related notable instance. Many
scriptures warn us against the decep-
tions of tine wicked spirits.
PauPs warning is to put on the
whole armor of God, that We may be
able to stand against the wiles of the
devil, because we are in the 'evil
day and the "hour of temptation per-
mItted to try all that dwell on the
earth. "-Eph. GIL II; Rev. $40.
The TRANSPORTATION scene again ex-
plotted to prove that the dead are
alive, have disposed of, and merely
remark here that Peters desire to
"build three tabernacles" and remain
is now being duplicated on large
scale by those who build costly church
es and cathedrals, ETC., for outward
show, while inwardly, like poor Pc
ter, they are denying the Lord, and
reprobating his ancestors and denying
his prophets.
My friends reference to I Thess. 5:
%, to prove that man is "three-fold'
is ludierous We have heard of ny
hridss but this is worse A mule is q
hybrid, a stubborn, infertie beast.
What could be expected of 'tripar-
tite"l Paul is not here referring tt
the individual He is addressing the
Church. the body of Christ, II pray
God your whole spirit, 1.-THE true spirit
Of Christ and soul, activity, intelli
gence, sentient being) and body 1.-THE
body members of Christ whose names
are written in heaven be preserved. -
That body is evident because the words
body, soul, and spirit, are in the sin
gular, not in the plural. It is shown
by the fact that Paul had consecrateC
his own human body to death, and hi
invites others, 1.-THE justified to dc
the same thing in Rom. 1871. While
Paul's prayer was not answered in re-
CARL to the little class at Thessaloni
ca, it has been answered with refer
nc to the Church as whole. The
true spirit of Christ has been preserv
cd in the little flock. The body i.
observable ALSO Notwithstanding the
numerous element of tares that smoth,
er it, It's soul, its activity, its intel
ligence is in evidence everywhere,
S'lifting up standard for the people
preaching the cross, the ransom
the good tidings of great joy which
shall be to all people.
| reluctantly refer again to the JOS
ephus testimony. But as have some
thing new to present no objections car
be made. To those who rely upon Jos
ephus | have to say that his statement,
are misleading, that he was uninspir-
ed and unreliable. He wrote his work:
IN Greek while living at Rome, where
he was in close contact with the Ro
man emperors He had become imbu
ed with Grecian philosophy, and wal
what We would call a haretic or hi oh
er critic, III the ranks of the "Ortho
dox' Jews. He admits this in the
preface to his Antiquities he says
Il have undertaken the present WORK
as thinking it will appear to all the
Greeks worthy of their study. -
Those that read my book may won
der that my discourse of laws and
- historical facts contains so much OF
philosophy. However those that have
a mind to know the reason of every.
thing may find here a very curious
philosophical theory" From this il
is evident that Josephus had apostatiz
ed from the Jewish faith, and was
willing to stultify his religion, and t
curry popular favor be drew from the
law and prophets, and from tradition,
and from the various sects of the Jews
whatever would tend to show that the
Jewish religion was somewhat similar
- Greciau philosophy then prevailing.
From Josephus' own admission he i,
unreliable. Who shall we believer II
any of the Jews believed in eterna
torment they got ii from the heather
or from their own perverted under.