Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-18

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sIoE lsegL which kept not
their first estate"
Jude 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 dlsbelieved. AS
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-
cedure Is to arouse curiosity. While
the quest for knowledge proceeds, an
influence much like that Of hypnotism
affects the investigator, impelllng him
forward to further investigation.
Sometimes the curiosity is attracted
through the outer senses at spiritualis-
tic seances. with ouija-bOarde, etc. At
other times 1t is by spirit rappings.
Again, 1t may be by whlsperings In
the ear, inaudlble to others. At other
times the messages come through
trance-medlums.
In every instance these cOmmunica-
tiens purpOrt to come from dead hui
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 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 letter which I received on the
first day Of this month from 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-
nlcate 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 we're 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 view
to gaining the confidence, the relaxing
of the will Later on diShonorable sug-
gestions are made. The Bible is scorn-
ed, prayer is laughed at. II, then, the
subject takes fright and seeks to break
the hypnotic chain the evil spirits
laugh Mt 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 foollshly--seme-
times vlciOusly, sometimes insanely,
until finally they are pronounced dan
gerous and committed to asylums. We
do not claim that all the insane are
obsessed of eva 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 Delusions.
God, through His Word. has fore.
warned His people against these deu.
sions In permitting them, neverthe-
less, to fall into these traps, He is
merely teaching great lesson. The
terrible results OF disohedience. Of
neglect Of Gods Word. are not eternal.
The Divine arrangement IL that ultl-
mately the entire human family shall
be released from the bonds Of sin aud
death, ignorance and superstition, and
all have full opportunity for coming
into fun harmony with God. The
present lesson viii illustrate the ne.
cessity for searching the Scriptures
and obeying Gods voice therein.
ssduOins spirtts-0oetrinss Of Devils,
St Paul. In describing our day. de.
clares one of its prominent signs to be
that many will now give heed to these
Eeduclng spirits, whose teachings and
iractiseS lead away from God. st,
Paul intimateS also that by these mis-.
leading spirits many will come to hold
doctrines OF demons. or devilish doc.
trines, II is u sad commentary upon
our wonderful day Of enlightenment
that the most enlightened people should
hold the most awful doctrine respect.
Ing the hereafter
A doctriue OF demons II most surely
Is which tells, to the dishonor OF Gods