The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-09

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redeemed.
Spiritualism never answered Jobs
question, but Jesus brought life and
immortality to light through the Cos
pei"
He puts the cart before the horse
when he says ''splritualism redeems,"
etc. The Bible has exposed spiritual
ism, with its peppers and mutterers and
tricks and frauds, and has warned
against it.
He implies that they have the word of
the Lord and the open vision, and, of
course, nobody else has; and he SAYS
eve are being fed by the living word of
inspiration, and welcome the messengers
who come to US through the gateway of
mediums from their after death home.
Isn't it strange that our departed dead
should communicate with us through
these so-called mediums with whom they
would not associate when alive? With
these sensitive mediums who are alone
capable of talking with spirits, yet their
constituencies of nature will allow them
| to neglect or break up families and take
up with outsidses who have no right TO
place in the home. Such stuff comes
from the spirits of the pit, from hell
itself, and those who act on this princi-
pie are governed by the commands of
the pit of darkness.
The quotation from NJ H. Wallace
and others does not establish the bogy
of medium spiritualsts any more than
would the assertion of a Munchausen
that the moon is made of green cheese.
That's good joke of his about Mike
Flannegan's derailed train! The only
trouble is, it doesn't fit at all. There is
no discrepancy in the statements if he
had the ability to understand plain En-
glish and honesty to report it correctly.
In the exposes to which | referred, the
parties exposed were mediums, who
could have put the mediums of this
community in hole so far that they
couldn't dig out even with the help of
all the points of the compass.
Take his paragraph beginning with
Hams prominent doctor who states. )"
etc. Of course he will have to admit!
(sic) the strength of his argument when
he says must have included Ham. 3"
That is brilliant saying and of course
establishes the claims of spiritualism-
/ yes, of the type and caliber Of the au-
thor of that philippe. Why did Mt he
/ quote statistics to prove that ninetv-five
/ per cent. of those in asylums and penal
institutions We're brought up in our
/ churches and Sunday schools, where
they taught that Jesus raid it all. 4"
Why didn't he? Simply because he could
not and he knew it, Such statistics are
manufactured and they don t prove any
! thing. It's brazen ignominious false
/ hood and no man that has any regard
/ for truth or honor would be guilty of
making it. Yet he was a churchman,
and, if ! am rightly informed, Sunday
school superintendent. Now he boldly
renounces the allegiance he once vowed
to Jesus in his words: The sooner the
world dismisses this idea of Jesus hay
ing paid it all the better.
Certainly Christ is the Saviour of such
as follow His teachings, but they are
not found in spirltualism as we have 1t
today. / can't help but pity the poor
fellow, for his talk reminds me of the
Authorizations of one who is heading
toward the Doctor 10000.
| Among his list of those who accepted
this ism are such as Garfield, Lincoln,
Mckinley, but he can't substantiate the
fact that these practiced the arts of
modern spiritualism. They were net
spirltualists, but died in the faith Of
Christ and acceptors of his doctrines.
| believe in spiritualism, that is that
spirits are among US and may communi-
cate with us; nay more, that they trou-
bic or protect us; that they hinder or
defend US according to the source from
which they emanate. Evil spirits of
satan are abroad; lying spirits of the
devil, and doubtless work through those
who are willing to do his work.
! Why do mediums make such ludcrous
mistakes as to call up the spirits of sup
posed dead who never existed, and then
blame their mistake on the spirit? 1t is
in order for him to quote his Scripture
| remember he tried his hand on that
| some time ago-but he must bear in
mind that an intelligent public will not
! accept his Interpretation. That sounds
too much like bluff. which has exhausted
itself sometime ago. | know some men
claim to be inspired, but Judging from
the productions of their inspiration we
are forced to the conclusion that it is
not of the Lord, but very likely dia-
| metricallY opposite source. Science is
all right, and true science is the hand
maid of the Bible; but science falsely
so-called and only such, rejects the Bible
and revelation. Infidel science, which
seems to be favored by West, says the
human family has inhabited the earth
for at least 100000 years instead of
5000. This is simply the vagary of
egotism that has never been established
and cannot be. Some of these so called
scientists claim more than 1000, 600
years, some less. When they all agree
among themselves will be time enough
for us to reject the Word of God.
The so-called spiritulastic meetings
that are carried on in our midst aren t