The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1911-02-17

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Jude @. 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 disbeheved. AS
a result of the disbelief thousands of
well-meaning people are being the
more easily entrapped by these evil
spirits. The blight is both physical
and moral. The usual method of pro-
eedure Is 10 arouse curiosity. While
the quest for knowledge proceeds, an
influence much like that of hypnotism
affects the Investigator, impelling him
forward to further investigation.
Sometimes the curiosity is attracted
through the outer senses at spiritualis-
tie seances, with ouija-boards, etc. At
other times 1t is by spirit rappfngs
Again, it may be by whisperfngs In
the ear, inaudible to others At other
times the messages come through
trance-mediums
In every instance these communion
tons purport to come from dead hui
man beings. This of itself gives to the
communication a special charm to
many. They feel honored IN being
sought out by the dead and in being
able to communicate with them. They
are curious for information respecting
the hereafter. They forget that they
have been taught from infancy that
the holy dead are far off in heaven,
and that the unholy dead are far off
in torment
They Teach False Doctrines,
How fully this is forgotten is shown
by a letter which l received on the
first day of this month from a Catho-
lie lady. In 1t she tells how she first
obtained clairvoyant powers-the gift
of hearing 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 as inmates of purgatory, came
to 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 exercised her will
and her prayers against having any
fellowship whatever with these fallen
angels. Gradually she is becoming
more and more enlightened in the
Truth of Gods Word.
Not infrequently do these spirits per-
senate the Heavenly Father and Christ,
urge more prayer, accuse of sin, recon-
mend the reading of the Scriptures,
etc. This appears to be with a view
to gaining the confidence, the relaxing
of the will. Later on dlshonorable sug-
gestions are made. The Bible is scorn-
ed, prayer is laughed at. If, then, the
subject takes fright and seeks to break
the hypnotic chain, the evil spirits
laugh at 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 so far
that the human will is broken down
completely and the spirits obsess them
and use their bodies foolishly-some
times viciously, sometimes insanely,
until finally they are pronounced dan
gerous and committed to asylums. We
do not claim that all the insane are
obsessed Of evil spirits, but so far as
we can judge, nearly one-half the in
mates Of asylums are obsessed by
demons who live in them while they
are mastering their Wills.
Prepared For These Decisions.
God, through His Word, has fore |
warned His people against these delu- |
sions. In permitting them, neverthe- |
less, to fall into these traps, He is |
merely teaching a great lesson. The /
terrible results of disobedience, of |
neglect Of Gods Word, are not eternal |
The Divine arrangement Is that uld- /
mately the entire human family shall /
be released from the bonds Of sin and |
death, ignorance and superstition, and
all have full opportunity for coming /
into full harmony with God The |
present lesson VIII illustrate the ne
eessity for searching the Scriptures
and obeying Gods voice therein.
seducing spirits-Doctrlnes Of Devils.
st. Paul. IN describing our day, de
clares one of its prominent signs TO be
that many VIII now give heed to these
seducing spirits, whose teachings and
practises lead away from God. 50.
Paul intimates also that by these mis-
leading spirits many win come to hold
dortrfnaa NJ demons or devflfsh doc
trines. II is a sad commentary upon
our wonderful day Of enlightenment
that the most enlightened people should
hold the most awful doctrine respect
Ing the hereafter.
A doctrine Of demons II most surely
Is which tells. to the dishonor Of Gods
name. that nine hundred and ninety
nine out Of every thousand Of human
Ity are to be eternsily tortured either