The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14

EBAaIoNGSDS6ELEy WHICH Kept not
their first estate
dude O.. Excellent attention was
given at both services. We report the
latter as follows:
The Bibles teaching that the earth's
atmosphere is infested with evil spirits
is now very generally d.she.ieved. AS
n result of the disbelief thousands of
well-meanlng people are beiig the
more easily entrapped by these evil
spirits The blight ls both physical
and moral. The usual method of pro.
cedure Is to arouse curiosity. While
the quest for knowledge pro 7epds. an
influence much like that of hypnotism
affects the investigator. impeiling him
forward TO further investigation.
Sometimes the curiosity Is attracted
through the outer senses AT sp.riruaiiS.
tic seanceS with uuiia-boards. etc At
other times II Is by spirit rnppinrs
Again. II mny he by whisperings In
the ear. naudible to others At other
times the messages come through
trance mediums.
In every instance these communica-
lions purpOrt to come from dead hu.
man beings This Of itself gives TO the
communication special charm to
many. They feel honored In being
sought out by the dead and In being
able 10 communicate with them They
are curious for information respertlng
the hereafter. They forget that they
nave been taught from infancy that
the holy dead are far OF In heaven.
and thnt the unholy dead are far Off
IN torment
They Teach Faiso Doctrines.
How fully this Is forgotten In shown
by letter which rereived on the
first day of this month from Catho-
lie lady. In IT she tells how she first
obtained clairvoyant powers--the gift
Of herring what others could not hear.
This. in turn, permitted her to commu-
nicate with the evil spirits. the fallen
angels. These. representing themselves
TO her ms Inmates of purgatOry. came
10 her for help. They solicited her
prayers and were progressing TO get
her more and more under their control
Just in time she was rescued through
reading my writings on the subject.
Since then she has exerclsed her win
md her prayers against having any
Fellowship whatever with these fallen
angels. Gradually she IN becoming
more and more enlightened In the
Truth of Gods Word.
Not infrequently do these spirits per
sonate the Heavenly Father aud Christ,
urge more prayer, accuse OF sin. recon-
mend the reading Of the Scriptures.
etc. This appears 10 he with view
90 gaining the confidence the rela king
of the will Later on dlshonoralle sug-
gcstions ARE made. The Bible IL scorn-
cd, prayer Is laughed ut &c, then, the
subject takes fright and seeks to break
the hypnotic chain, the evil spirits
laugh NJ him. swear at him, and some
times tell him that they will shortly
have him fully In their power TO roast
him forever. If he attempts TO pray.
they intrude and interrupt and tell him
that God would not hear him now. that
he has gone too far, etc.
with some the matter goes NO far
Ghat abe human Will IL broken down
completely and the spirits obsess them
and uSa their bodies foollshly-- sOme-
times yiciously, sometimes insanely.
unnl 1nnlly they nrc pronounced dan
gcrouS aud committed TO asyiums. We
do not claim that all the insane are
obsesspd or evil spirits. but no far as
we can judge, nearly one-hnlf the in
mates OF asylums are obsGssed by
demons who live in them while they
are mastering their Wills
Prepared For These Delusious.
God through His Word, has fore
warned His people against these delu-
siols. In permitting them, nevcrthc-
less 10 fall Into these traps. lie is
merely teaching great lesson. The
terrible results of disobcdicnce, OF
neglect Of Gods Word. are not Gtornal,
The Divine arrangement IL that ulti-
mntely The entire human family shall
be released from the bonds Of sin and
death ignorance aud superstition, and
all have full opportunity for coming
into fun harmony with God. The
present lesson will illustrate tho ne
cessity for searching the Scriptures
and obeying Gods voice therein.
Scduoing spIrits--Dootrines Of Devils
81 Paul In describing our day, de
clsres one os its prominent signs to III
that many win now give heed TO these
Beduring spirits. whose teachlnga ant
practiSes lead away from God. 81
Paul intimUtes also that by these mis-
Ieading spirits many will come TO holt
doctrines Of demons. or devillsh doc
arines. II ~ a sad commentary upol
Our wonderful day of enlightenment
that the most enlightened people shoulI
hold the most awful doctrine respect
tng the hereafter.
A doctrine of demons It most surcl
~ which tells, TO the dlshonor OF COD
name. that nine hundred and ninety
nine out Of every thousand OF human
ity are to be eternally tortured. elthe