The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-09-11

no fellowship with the unfruitful works
of darkness, but rather reprove them
1t has done absolutely no good, 1t has
added nothing to the arts and sciences.
1t has done no good, but only evil 1t
has sent many to the insane asylum A
prominent doctor says there are more
than 10000 in the United States who
have become insane through excitement
on spiritualism. Many minds have be-
come unbalanced, many homes desolat-
ed, many families separated by it. Let
a man make a habit of seeking familiar
spirit and in nine cases out of ten he
enters the sure path, not only to spirit
ual, but also to temporal ruin. The
history of spiritualism is one of con-
tinual wreck and ruin, both in temporal
and spiritual things.
1t is a base fraud. Mediums have
been exposed time and again, still
credulOus people flock to them to be
duped and feeced. The Bible tell us
what to think of it. l Tim Al Some
shall depart from the faith giving and
to seducing spirits and doctrines of
devils. 2 Cor. lila. Satan unto an
angel of light. 1t is his work to ruin
the souls of men.
Read Gods warnings. Lev. 1881,
Regard not them that have familiar
spirits. Lev. 206, The soul that turneth
after such as have familiar spirits
l will cut him off from among his
people" Isa 44:25, That maketh di-
viners mad. Deut. 2S:28, "The Lord
shall smite them with madness, and
blindness, and establishment of heart. -
Matthew Henry SAYS, Going after
spirits is going after liar for informa-
ton, and an enemy for advice" and
They that abandon themselves to the
devil shall be abandoned to him.
Shall not examine it for myself?
AS well ask, shall take arsenic to see
if it will kill me?
Do you need to put your hand in the
fire to know it will burn. When God
shows US in His word this snare of the
devil and warns US against it, shall we
go into it, to see whether or not it will
entrap us. Christians are to have no
fellowship with works of darkness.
You can't have anything to do with it
without injuring Yourself, and increas-
ing the power of it advocates to do evil.
You can't put your finger into smut
and not have it blackened.
The man VINO in any way identifies
himself with this work of the devil, will
be injured by it. Have no fellowship
with the unfruitful works of darkness
is the command of our God.
The remedy for this and all the de-
vices of Satan is the word of God.
Psalm ll9:105, Thy word is a lamp to
my feet and light unto my path.
Follow the example of Christ. God has
given us in that word, "all things that
pertain to life and goodness. He has
answered the great questions of eter-
nifty, and we need not seek to those
having familiar spirits to ask, is there
a life beyond the grave Jesus
brought life and Immortality to light
through the gospel" Paul in ! Thess.
Abs tells about our departed who
have fallen asleep in Jesus. Read it.
We look forward to the time when we
shall again clasp their hands, for we
can say with Paul, we know that when
our earthly house of this tabernacle is
dissolved we have a building with God,
a house not made with hands, eternal
in the heavens, and we need not go to
man or spirits hiding under table in
a darkened room, or in a cabinet to ask,
eff a man die shall he live again."
Time and again have mediums been
exposed, Mott, Katie King, the Daven-
port Brothers, Henry SIad, all have been
exposed, yet people flock to be grilled
again, reminding US of Barnum's testi-
mOny concerning the American people.
viz, that they like to be humbugged.
No matter what the character of the
mediums NAV be, though they be moral
ly rotten; though they live in adultery;
though they be dishonest; though
they be the greatest tricksters known,
a lot of people will RIM after them, even
though it bhghts every prospect of life
for them; though it ruin their home life,
and destroy the happiness of those they
have sworn to love and cherish Nav
though it DESTROYS every vestige
of manhood and woman hood, yet
will they run after the mysterious
and vague, though their better judg-
ment tells them they are being deceived;
though it entail the loss of happiness
here and of heaven hereafter, yet will
they follow this ignus fatuus, until they
plunge headlong into the abyss of dark
ness. Be warned. fellowman. Believe
Christ and be saved. HAM.
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