The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
IHE PEOPLES FORUM.
"Ham" Writes Another Epislle On
Spiritualism.


My description of the Spiritualist
meeting, at which a test was proposed
or attempted, seems to have been rec
ogniZed as accurate, though | men
toned no ace-only fact in connec-
ton with it; for Mr.. West states that
all were to be tied, while | mentioned
only one.
The point | made was, that the me-
dunn would not submit to a test ex-
cept on mis- own conditions. Mr.. West,
perhaps unlntentionally, admits all |
claimed. He admits that all were to be
tied, whereas | spoke of but one. So
much the worse for the test.
Why should he refuse to allow Mr..
Cheuverout, OF any other person, to
make further arrangements? Simply
because they did not know what the ar
rangements were They were afraid
he would remove the trumpets and
hence the poor spirits, that can do such
wonderful things, wouldn't have any
horns to foot. How very unkind to de-
prive the spirits, or their medium of
their honking machine In the estima-
ton of these gentlemen who made the
affidavit, it would not be fair play unless
the medium had it all his own way, and
everybody present submitted to his die
tates. Doesn't all this bear me out in
what | said? Rather than have an
unfair test, which would give the skep-
ties an opportunity to use some trick, >"
Mr.. West would not permit the meeting
to proceed. | need say no more about
the affidavit, for the consensus of opin-
ion will admit that the testimony Of
these three men confirms nv conten-
ton, even admitting that every syllable
of the affidavit is literally true.
We all recognize the fact that satan
is at the head of what the Bible calls
''the Kingdom of darkness. " In this
Kingdom there are legions of evil spirits
and demons who do his will These de-
mons are the objects of human worship.
|. Cor. 1920, q, Paul says the things
the GeDtiles sacrifice they sacrifice ode-
mons and not to God, and then he says to
Christians, II would not that We should
have fellowship with demons" These
demons possess and use human beings.
Acts 1915, Is, the Phijppian damsel,
who had spirit of dlvination, for
tune-teller of those days But Paul
knew it was an evil spirit and so com
manded it to come out Of her and it
came out
There are demons IN this world.
Everybody knows that. Gal. PA, 10,
Christ spoiled municipalities and pow
ers," that is, these evil princiDalities
and powers of which satan is the head.
He triumphed over them in the cross.
He threw them off from Him, says
the revised version, las if they were
determined He should not do the Will of
His Father. This is also said of the
members of Christ, as Paul shows IN
Eph. 6:l2, I'VE wrestle not against
flesh and blood. but against principali-
ties, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness Of this world, against
spiritual wlckedness in high places, "
i. e. the heavenly places.
See Ii. Thess. 2:19, y.
A medium can do things and make
revelations that seem to indicate that
they are IN contact with the supernat-
ural world; that does not prove that
they are in league with God. 1t is
proof rather that they are in league
with the devil. If spirits do manifest
themselves it is no evidence that they
are the spirits of our departed friends,
or other good people who have left the
world. They are rather demonacal
spirits who pretend to be the spirits of
our departed. Mr.. Torrey, one of the
greatest Bible teachers of the present
time, says that prominent medium
then operating in Chicago, said to him
that these things (the workings of
mediums) were not all slight of hand
and trickery, There are spirits, but
they are demons. | was tormented all
last night by demons through whom |
do my work. 3" Yet that man admitted
he kept at it because he could make
splendid living by it.
Snnnoca thoca ora tba .e, Gus,
departed friends We are prohibited in
the Bible from seeking knowledge in
this way. lisa. $40, 20, And when
they shall say unto you. seek unto them
that have familiar spirits. and unto
wizards that peep, and that mutter;
should not a people seek unto their
God? For the living to the dead? To
the law and to the testimony; if they
speak not according to this word it is
because there is no light for them.
Whoever dabbles in Spiritualsm en-
tiers the DEVILS domain and disobeys the
explicit commandments of God.
Yes, demons are sometimes the OBJ
ject of human worship. In Elk. 1912,
God says He will execute judgment
upon the Gods Of Egypt, thus admitting
the existence of them, but denying
their pretensions. When He speaks of
His God of Gods and Lord of Lords, as
in Deut. 1917, He means the same
thing, that He Is over all these false
gods, though their pretensions are all
false.
Saul lost both his Kingdom and his
head for consulting witch.
II. K. 2l:l, 2, 6, and |. Chron. 1913, IA.
Demon possession is no new thing. 1t