The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-03-04
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And all the teachings OF all the 0e-
nominations, that the dead are not
dead, are helping on with the decep |
ton. The venerable minister, deceived |
by the doctrines of the Dark Ages, |
tells his hearers at the funeral that |
their deceased friend is lowering over |
them; and that if he could speak, he |
would say, Weep not for me-" The |
medium and the clairvoyant announce |
that they are under spirit control, and |
that the departed one can speak |
through them. Is it any wonder that |
the deception is a powerful one with |
many? The antidote for all the doc
trines Of demons is the Message of the |
Word of God
u That the dead are really dead;
(2) That Christ died on our behalf;
81 That at His Second Coming and
Kingdom, there shall be a resurrec
ton Of the dead. both Of the just and
Of the unjust" Acts 24:15.
Demons Cast Out of the Possessed.
Let those who deny that there are
invisible evil spirits explain what Je-
sus meant when He gave His disciples
power over all manner Of disease. and
over uncIeGn spirits. Let them explain
what the Apostles meant when they
returned with joy, saying, Lord, even
the demons are subject unto US In Thy
name" 1t is for them to explain, toe,
what really took place at Gadara.
where the Scriptures declare Jesus
cast a legion of these evil spirits out
of one man. That legion, permitted to
go into the swine, were sufficient In
number to craze the entire herd.
Let us also have an explanation OF
what st. Paul meant when he turned
to rebuke the young woman who had
the power of divination, and command.
ed the evil spirits to come out of her.
| (Acts 16:16-18) Let them explain why
her soothsaying representations were
at an end, when once the evil spirit
was gone forth. Let US also remember
that there is not suggestion any.
where in the Bible that these evil spir-
Its were ever human beings in any sense
of the word, or at any time. Let us
| all remember that these are the same
evil spirits dealt with at the time Of
the Deluge.
Immediately after the Flood. they
began their attack upon humanity,
their attack upon the Truth, their en-
deavor to make humanity believe the
lie-that the dead are not dead To
whatever extent they succeeded in 30
deceiving humanity they prepared man
kind proporionately to be their dupes.
The goal Of their ambition Is posses
sion, and everything else Is accessory.
Spirit mediums recognize the demon
character of the spirits communicating
through them; and they dread them
and warn each other against the dan
ger of allowing their wills to come
completely under spirit influence,
knowing that surely the result VIII be
possession, denomination. And this In
our day is called insanity, although
many physicians realize the difference.
and candidly say that not one-half the
cases In an insane asylum are due to
functional disorder. The majority are
cases Of possession by evil spirits.
Suggestion, Diversion, impression, Pcs.
session.
These are the four steps along which
those who do not put themselves under
the guidance of the Lord are in danger
Of being led by the demons. Ana ev-
cry step OF the way should be fought
with a determination of the viii, II
the ''wiles Of the Adversary would be
escaped. The vacant, unoccupied,
mind is the more open to suggestions
of the demons. The purposeful, ear
nest, energetic, have a protection In
their activity.
But II suggestions, or imaginations.
| have been entertained, the second step
may soon follow-diversions The mind
will be diverted from the lines Of
thought-study, prayer, or what not.
The power of suggestion becomes so
strong as to interfere with proper
thinking and reasoning.
| This leads on to the third step-lm-
| preston. Some are naturally more i'm
questionable than are others, and can
receive promptings, or suggestions,
from the evil spirits with so little diff
ficulty that they do not realize the
source of the impression. but rather
wonder If it is a power Of their own.
Really it is the outside power Impress
ing them, and more and more bringing
them under occult influence
Finally comes the last stage-posses-
sion-when the evil spirit gets full
power and control Of the will. ana ig-
nores the human Will entirely. This Is
not always accomplished without more
or less of struggle sometimes cover
ing years. In the struggle, sometimes
by clairaudient powers, sometimes
through mediums, the spirits will seek
more and more the confidence Of the
| dupe. If he be inclined toward evil,
the leadings will be that way. If he
have a religious tendency, he will be
counseled to pray or read the Bible,
then be chided, the object always be-
ing to bring him into full submission
Of his mind, In a manner that none
| should yield himself, except to the Al
mighty; whom the evil spirits some
| times persOnate In their speech.
Witches, Wizards and Necromanosrs.
Many today laugh at the stories of
witchcraft handed down from the past
| Quite probably some executed as
witches may have been good people,
misunderstood by their neighbors. This
| does not, however, alter the fact that
witches, wizards and necromancers are
not mere myths. The Bible tells Us OF
them as realities, and explains the
demon power operating through them.
In olden times, the Divine Law for
babe any witch. wizard or NEGRO
mancer Zone claiming to have commu-
nications from the dead to live in the
land of Israel, or to practise their
black arts. deuteronomy 1S:9-14)
Through the Prophet the Lord asks the
people why the living should seek unto
those who peep and mutter and claim
to have communication with the dead
flor wisdom, knowledge, guidance,
etc.l, and not unto the living God7
Should not a people seek unto their
Godr-Isaiah $40, 20.
We all remember the story Of the
Witch of Endor, and how King Saul.
when he could not have communists
ton with the Lord, sought communica-
ton with Samuel the Prophet, who
was dead. Saul saw nothing and
heard nothing. The witch described 10
him an old man with a mantle, and
Saul recognized the description 90 cor
responding with that OF the Prophet