Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-02-23


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e y : = z..ess:.+1 out-the masses find /
- ~ - II difficult TO believe /
what the Bible 7
teaches respecting spirit phenomena Yet,
on the other hand. there is class grow
insly large which. under the name OF
spiritsm and psychic phenomena. are be- /
ing carried away. deceived by wicked spir-
Its who personate the dead and who give
through spirit mediums. clairvoyants. etc. /
various demonstrations OF intelligence and |
OF acquaintance with human AFFAIRS. This
class. within the last ten years, has gath
cred to it's number the names OF some
prominent scientists. both In America and
Great Britain. These are telling. the world
that they are not spiritualists, but scien-
lists. and that they are scientifically dem
onstrating gradually. with more and more
OF satisfaction. that they are In touch
with superhuman intelligences.
Giving these scientists and the spirit
mediums whom they use fun credit for all
that they claim In the way OF manifesto
ton and full credit for sincerity. Pastor
Russell holds that the Bible gives a bet
ter explanation OF the phenomena more
rational one and. In his opinion. the only
satisfactory explanation OF the findings
OF spiritualists and scientists along these
lines
In heather lands magic and black art
are practised and. to considerable extent.
the demons are worshipped. In China, for
instance. our ordinary hrecrackers are
manufactured and used In great quantities
IN endeavor to rid themselves OF intrud-
ing spirits. who harass their lives and
even make sorne OF them insane through
obscseion; many OF the insane OF civilined
lands are likewise merely obsessed b
Paul tells US that the gods whom tho
heather worship are demons and not gods
Il Corinthians 4. 2o). Again he tells of
doctrines Of demons" q Timothy ", y.
All over heethendom these false doctrines
| have been more or less esta blished taking
one form or another to suit the oondi-
lions and prejpdioss Of tha people And
who win say that Christendom has not
had ito share Of these doctrines OF de-
monss Whe viii say that some OF these
false doctrines did not get worried into an
ef eur cresds OF the "dask ages" both
Catholic and Protestant
Jseus Cast Out Demons
The Scriptures tell us that not only
Jesus cast out demons. but that a. an
evidences OF their authority and his au-
thority he gave this power to his Apostles
when be sent them out 10 preach. Every
one ia familiar With the Bible narratives
respecting these demona-Bome OF them
very startling For instance. our Lords
visit to the country OF the Gadarenes,
where he was met by a eraBed man.
obsessed OF evil spirits The Master ad-
dressed. not the man. but the demons Of
whom a legion had taken possession.
Grazing their victim by thssr various and
contradiction suggestions and commands.
A legion = them we're In him and they
requested that II they must come out they
be granted opportunity TO go into the
herd Of swine nesrby-so anxious were
they for carthly Sensuous lie. Jesus
granted their request. because swine
owning was forbidden to the Jew under
the Law. The effect OF the denoniacal
obsession OF the swine was 10 craze the
herd until they ran violently down n steep
place and were choked In the sea. The
object OF the demons may have been de-
sire TO reside IN and obsess the swine. or.
possibly. by destroying the swine. to
arouse indignation against Jesus Ozark
V. LID.
Another resnarkable instance was the
one when st. Paul commanded the evil
spirits to come out OF the obscssed w0-
, man. who was a soothsayer or fortune
teller and prophesied that Paul and Silas
were servants OF God. Although the mes-
! sage was an endorsement OF them. ST.
Paul realised that an endorsement from a
demoniac source was unworthy OF his
r Master and OF his Gospel acts XVI. 1919.
Spirits today. including mediums. freely
acknowledge that many or the spirits
which communicate through them are
\ wicked spirits and "seducing spirits.
Just 40 st. Paul said q Timothy 4; u.
But believing the spirits. that they repre-
s sent dead human beings the mediums
naturally suppose some Of them good
The BlOle alone tells that they are ali
fAlBs. aud that they are not human spir-
I itn at all; that dead men are dead and
, know nothing and oan communicate moth
ing. - long a. they are dead and thai
:. they viii remain dead until the resur
reetion morning. when the sleeping hosts
Of humanity will hear the voice Of th'
- son Of Man.
Demons Ones Hely Angels
y At one time. said Pastor Resell. All tn,
angels were holy. Datan being nrst to de
Scot Early Ia mans experience a.
sinner the holy angels were psrInistsd 4
have Fellowship with him for a two-folS
purpose;
u) To give them the opportenity to d
all Ia their power 10 lift up the falleI
race 90 that subsequently. II might b.
seen that this was impossible and that IN
Plan devised by God Is not only the best
but the only plan OF salvation for man
kind
20 Additionally. God wished to prove o