The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-11-16
DEVIL WORSHIPPERS in THIS COUNTRY

falsehood, hypocricy and suDersti-
| ton. Thou, oh Lucifer, art the
eternal light, and l fOrswear dark
ness; and in thy service shall l
spend my last drop of blood. To
/ thee | give myself. oh Lucifer, body
and soul. Oh, Lucifer, do with me
/ as thou seest fit to glorify thy name.
Accept my humble prayer and shed
| thy light upon my way And when
/ 0 Lucifer, my last hour comes thou
wilt find me calm and without fear
or terror, ready to be transferred to
thy glory of the etenal fires. Amen"
The 'pOstulant, or person de-
sirous of entering the circle must re-
peat this word for word. He-OT
she-is heavily yelled in black in an
ante-rOom as candidates are similar
ly prepared who enter legitimate
secret orders. Then the ''postulant''
is brought before the Council of
Wears of He'll, " who are seated upon
a dais ready to receive such appli
cants for admission to the Church
of Satan" as have been proposed for
membership by one already initiated
or have brought credentials from
some foreign.
"ChurCh OF SATAN
Before this dais the postulant |
kneels and puts up his hands in the |.
attitude of prayer. Then a long and !
blasphemous speech Of certain set /
form is delivered by the Bishop of /
He'll as the chief person on the |
throne" calls himself. Strange !
oaths and much blasphemv follow. !
while ranged about the walls are the |
solemn, blacked-TObed black-masked /
members Of this strange cult. lend /
ing their ghOuIsh presence to the /
hideOus spectacle. Prominently dis /
played on the arm Of each one pres /
ent is white horned head-tvDical /
of the satanic being they worship. |
On the floor at one end Of the
room where these weird ceremonies /
are carried out a couple of large
sheets are spread out to display the
curious symbols outlined upon them
One contains black emblems Of quaint |
design surrounded by a circle; the
other bears what is called the Great
These play an important
part in the revolving ceremOnD Of M
tiatiOn. After the DCstulant has tax
EN- the oath the "Bishon" tales his
place in the circle facing the triangle /
Then with solemn voice he recites in
slow measure a long tumble Of words
meant to bring about the materiali-
zPtiCn of Lucifer himself It is
claimed that if Satan is in the ru-
NOR and the hour is prCpitiCus the
assembled deVOtees will see the
Prince of Darkness rise like a spirit
from the triangle and Join the group
Of wOrshipers.
After the invocation the devil wor-
shiTeTs march slowly around their
room, uttering prayers for aid, but
all in mOckery of regular forms Of
worship. In the weird and uncanny |
shadows of dim candle light the |
only kind of illumination used, the
black-robed and masked figures |
slowly marching around the room ,
and mumbling their incantations |
produce a CHASTITY effect that is said |
to be hOrrifying indeed
History shows that devil worship |
had its beginning in ancient times |
when the Chaldeans and the Assvr- |
ians formed a belief in rersOnified
evil. This grew up into the diabOl- !
ism of more modern times, when
some few held that evil was lust as
necessary IS good to effect ultimate
happiness. So grew up the sect which
Worshirs Satan, and his messenger,
Astaroth.
Devil worship reached its zenith
during the reign Of Louis XIV in
France. Both Nine. de Maintenon
and Nine. de Montespan. who held
high place at the court of that pro-
figate monarch, have been described
as devOut Satanists. Devil worship
then was carried to indeScribable
bounds and in her later years even
Nine. de Montespan reTented and
entered a convent to eXpiate her sins
But her eXpiatiOn did not break up
the sect. 1t was continued in Paris,
though in milder form, and there to-