The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-02-21

NuIluS ILLS NTCSI)el aye, as new CE6A~
lures. spirit beings like unto the an.
gels, or in the New Dispensation dur
ing the more general salvation Of the
world to human perfection In an earth.
ly Paradise.
Jesus Cast Out Devils.
Our great Redeemer manifested his
power by casting out demons from
those who had become obsessed. Ana
! we read further that he commissioned
his Apostles to heal all manner OF dis
ease and to cast out unclean spirits.
We are told that they did this-and
numerous instances, in illustration, are
given us. One man was obsessed By
q legion of these spirits. No wonder
the poor fellow was crazy. But after
they were cast out he was clothed and
in his right mind and became disciple
luke viii. 1886.
st. Paul and Silas had an experience
with an obsessed young woman who
practised sooth-saying, fortune telling,
by the power Of the evil spirit which
obsessed her. As the evil spirits rec
ognized Jesus and cried, I'VE knox
Thee, who Thou art, Jesus" SO this
spirit knew the Apostles and, through
the young woman's lips, cried after
them, '"These be the servants of the
Most High God. which show to us the
way to obtain eternal life7 (Acts xvi,
1913.
Neither Jesus nor the Apostles were
willing to accept demon testimony ana
commanded the evil spirits to come
out of their victims.
Scientists Being Entrapped.
The Scriptures indicate that there
will be wonderful activity amongst
the fallen angels in the close of this
Gospel Age The Master declared that
the receptions would be such that. Il
It were possible, the very elects'
would be deceived. But that will nos
be possible. because Divine providence
stands engaged to protect the eleck
The Ninety First Psalm, which gives
a picture of the closing Of this Age
and It's sundry trials and tests, de-
clares that God viii give his messen-
gers charge concerning the feet mem
beers of the Body of Christ In all theig
lways-lest a foot should be dashe4
against a stone Of stumbling psalm
xci, 12).
As Satan and the fallen angels op-
crate largely through "the children OF
disobedience," SO God and his holy
messengers use not only the Scriptures.
but Gods children of obedience -
mouthpieces, as helpers, as Gods am
bassadors In building one another up
In the most holy faith" Hence tho
time when "a thousand shall fall at
thy side and ten thousand at thy right
hand" win be also the time when these
ensnaring and deceptive errors viii
mot come nigh them"-not come nigh
the members of the Body of Christ, the
elect.
If our understanding Of the Scrip
lures be correct, we need not be sur
prised If the fallen angels may again
seemingly gain a victory over the DE-
vine restraints and materialize in
broad daylight-personatin not only
the dead, but also at times personattnG
the living. Spiritists and mediums
are claiming such things as already
beginning and likely to be accomplish
ed on a grand scale shortly Should is
come it will inaugurate terrible time
Of trouble such as has not been since
the food. Gods people, while resting
confidently and at ease under Divine
supervision. should be on the alert to
resist everything akin to Spiritism.
Occultism, Hypnotism, and to warn
their friends respecting these things.
Numerous scientific men are being
ientrapped by these lying spirits whose
doings and powers they are investigat-
Ing under the name Of Psychic Rhe-
nomena.
Thank God we are nearing the time
whom Satan shall be bound and when
every evil influence shall be restrained
Not only will there be fuli cleansing
from physical obsession, but q stiA
greater cleansing and freeing from th0
doctrines Of demons