The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-13

uutltlS thlS 1osIel uEe, rs New Urea
lures, spirit beings Ike unto the an.
gels. or in the New D%ispensation dur
ing the more general salvation Of the
world to human perfection in an earth.
ly Paradise.
jesus Cast Out Devils.
Our great Rcdeemcr manifested his
power by casting out demons from
those who had become obsessed. And
we. read further that he commissioned
his Apostles to heal all manner of.dis-
ease and to. cast out unclenn spirits.
We Sare>told that they did this-anld
numerous instances, In illustration, are
given us. One man was obsesscl by
a legion Of these spirits. No wonder
the poor fellow was crazy. But after
they were cast out he was clothed and
In his right mind and became a disciple
Duke Viii, 1885,.
st. Paul and Silas had an experience
with an, obsessed young womnn WHO
practised sootl-saylng; fortunc.tclling,
by the power Of the evil spirit which
obsessed her. AS the evil, spirits rec:
ognlzed Jesus and cried, eve know
Thee, who Thou art, Jesus.n.so this
spirit knew tho Apostles and.a through
the young woman's lips, cried after
them, "These be the servants Of tile
Most High God, which show to us the
way to obtain eternal life" (Acts XVI,
1913. ."
Neither Jesus nor the Apostles were
willing t o'accept demon testimony aud
commanded the evil spirits to come
out Of their victims.
Scientists Being E%ntrapped.
The Scriptures Indicate that there
will be a wonderful activity amongst
the fallen angels In the close of this
Gospel Age. The Master declared that
the dcceptions would be such that, II,
1t were possible, the every elect"
would be deceived. But that will not
be possible, because Divine providence
stands engaged to protect the elect.
The Ninety First Psalm, which gives
"a picture of the closing. Of this Age
and Its sundry trials aud tests. de-
clares that God will give his messcn-
gers n charge concerning the feet mem
hers Of the Body OF Christ IN all their
ways-lest a foot should be dashed
against u stone Of stumbling psalm
xci, 10y.
AS Satan and the fallen angels op.
crate largely through "the. children OF
disohedlencc," 80 God and his holy
messengers use not only the Scriptures,
but Gods children Of obedience as
mouthpieces. as helpers, as Gods am-
bassadors In building n another up
in the most holy faith" Hence the,
time when "a thousand shall fall ut.
thy side md ten thousand at thy right
hand" Will be also the time when these
ensnarlng and deceptive errors will
mot come nigh tfcm"-not cot1e nigh
the members Of the Bodygof Christ, tho
elect.
II our understanding Of the Scrip
lures be, correct, we need not be sur
prlsed II the fallen angels may again
seemingly gain a victory over the Di-
wine restraints and materlallze in,
broad daylight personating not only
the dead. but alsoSa Mt times p~ersonatlns
the living. Splritists and mediums
are claiming such things as already
beginning and likely TO be accomplish
cd on a grand scale shortly. Should 1t
come 1t will %lnaugurate a terrible time
of trouble sucll as has not been since
the flood. Gods people. while resting
confidently md ut ease under Divine
supervision, should be on the alert to
resist everything akin to spiritlsm.
Occultlsm, Hypnotism, and TO warn
their friends respecting these things.
Numerous scientific men are being
'entrapped by these lying spirits whose
dolngs and powers they are Investigate
ing under the name Of Psychic Phe-
gnomena.
Thank God we are nearing the time
when Satan shall be bound and when
every evil influence shall be restrained.
Not only will there be a full cleansing