River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-03-10

disembodied men and that they
teach most distinctly that they are
fallen angels.-2 Pet. "a; Jude 6,
The Bible tells that these fallen
angels at one time were holy, but
that in the period before the flood
they became contaminated with sin
through association with humanity.
Since the flood, cut off from associ-
alton with the holy angels and from
liberty to materialize and appear as
men, they have, neve TT h ele S,
sought to break down the barriers.
Not permitted to materialize, they
have sought to control, to obsess
and to possess manity-using the
hum an body as their medium, their
body, to the extent of their ability
to break down the barrier of the
human will. The Scriptures con-
tinually guard US against having
anything to do with necromancers,
wizards, witches, mediums, or
others, who claim to represent and
speak for the dead. The Bible as
sures US that THE dead know not
anything" and that the only hope
| for them is in the resurrection and
that not dead humanity, but fallen
angels, strive to communicate with
US and through us. We are not in this
blaming spirit mediums with being
in collision with the fallen angels
knowingly. We believe that they
are deceived, as are others. Indeed,
the Bible alone gives light on this
subject, as we have been able to
point out to many mediums whom
we have recovered from their delu-
sions.
The two maniacs of verse % we're
crazy because many demons possess
ed them and attempted to control
them in different ways. Intelligent
physicians recognize that probably
more than one-half of the inmates
of insane asylums suffer from this
same terrible trouble, demon pos
session.
Another account tells US how
our Lord questioned the obsessed
ones and how the evil spirits
answered through them that they
were legion-that is to say,
multitude of demons were in
possession. They besought the
Lord that if they could not remain
they might at least be permitted
possession of the herd Of swine.
The result was that the entire herd
of probably hundreds stampeded,
rushed down the face of the hill,
and were drowned in the sea.
| When we consider the nature of the
hog, it would appear that there
were enough demons to supply one
for every hog, because, unlike sheep,
a hog will stand still while his fell
lows in the same herd may become
greatly excited. Each hog is indie
pendent in his action. The num-
Der of demons was indeed legion.
| Unable to break down the barrier
of the human will in general way,
they crowd into poor human beings
whose will-barriers have been let
down.
Continually we warn people, in
harmony with the Scriptures,
against Spiritualism and everything
occult, as being of the Adversary,
We warn them that hypnotism and
everything which breaks down the
human will is injurious and leaves
the person the more subject to the
invasion of these fallen angels into
his affairs, who, if yielded to, en-
danger his sanity through obses-
sion.
The result of this mir acle shows
the power of se1fishness. The null
titude came to see the miracle-two
men who had been crazy, clothed in
their right minds. But" they said
sordidly, What a cost! See the
hogs floating in the seal" And
they besought the Lord to leave
their country, which he promptly
did. The same principle of selfish
ness may be noted everywhere to-
day. The multitude are moved
specially by their temporal interest,
while the great blessings of the