The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-03-16

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teaches respecting spirit phenomena Yet.
on the other hand. there Is class grow
incly large, which. under the name OF
splritlsm and psychic phenomena. are be-
ing carried away. deceived by wicked spir-
It's who personatc 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 tor years, has gath
cred 10 its number .hc names OF some
prominent scientists. both IN America and
Great Britain These are telling the world
that they are not spirltualists. but scien-
lists. and that they are scientifically dem
onstrating gradually. with more and more
OF satisfaction that they are In touch
with superhuman intclligences
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 phcnomena-a more
rational one and. IN his opinion. the only
satisfactory explanation OF the findings
Of spirliualists and scientists along these
lines
In heather lands magic and black art
are practscd and. 20 considerable extent
the demons are worshippcd In China. foe
instance. our ordinary nrecrackers are
manufactured and used IN great quantities
IN eudoavor 90 rid themselves OF intrud-
ms spirits. who harass their lives and
even make some Of them insane through
ohsossion. many Of the insane OF civilized
lands are likewise merely diseased. 81
Paul tells us that the gods whom the
heather worship arc demons and not gods
"a Corinthians 4. 2m Again he tells Of
'doctr.nos OF demons" q Timothy ~. ~
81
have been more or less established taking
one form or another 10 suit tho eondi-
tons and proiudiccs Of the people And
who viii say that Chrlstcndom has not
had its share ~ these doctrines Of de-
mons' Who win say that some OF these
false doctrines did not get worked into all
OF our creoia Of the dark ages" both
Catholic and Protestant
Jesus Cast Out Demons
Tho Scriptures tell US that not only
Jesus cast out demons. but that as AZ
evidence Of their authority and his au-
thority he gave this power 10 his Apostles
when he sent them out To preach Every
one Is familiar with the Bible narratives
respecting these dcmons-some OF them
very startling For instance. our Lords
visit 10 the country OF the Gadarencs.
where ne was met by n crazed man.
WANHNHHHN q OF hNN NINAAN 4 LN MuHAfI al
dressed not the man. but the demons %
whom legion had taken possession.
Grazing their victim by their various and
contradictory suggestions AM commands
a legion Of them were IN him and they
requested that n they must come out they
be granted opportunity 90 go into the
herd % swine ncarby-so anxious were
they FOR earthly scnsuous life. Jesus
granted their request because swine
owning was forbidden 70 the Jew under
the Law Tho effect Of the domoniacal
obsession OF the swine was 20 craze the
herd until they ran violently Down steep
place and were choked IN the sea. The
object of the demons may have been de-
sire 90 reside In and obscss the swine. or
possibly. by destroying the swine 20
arouse indignation against Jesus mark
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Another remarkable instance was the
one when 81 Paul commanded the evil
spirits 10 come cut OF the obsessed wo-
man. who was n soothsayer or fortune
teller and prophesled that Paul and Silns
were servants Of God Although the mes
sage was an endorsement OF them. 81
Paul realized that an endorsement from
domonlac source was unworthy OF his
Master and OF his Gospel ACTS xvi. 1913.