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

OplFlIudllSm comes as new reveal
ton concerning the future life. God
says He has revealed all we need to
know, and forbids any addition to His
revelation on the peril of your soul.
Yet these mediums pretend to inquire
of the dead as the condition of the IN
habitants of the future 1t matters not
that some of these have been governors,
senators. statesman, or what not, they
are all or them skeptics rejectors of the
Bible. Yet when death lnvades their
home, they HE under cover of night. to
consult medium who is probably as
ignorant of the Bible as they. 1t is a
confession of need of just such revela-
ton as the Bible gives us-that reason
and nature alone can never satisfy the
cravings of the soul.
End. God has forbidden communica-
ton with the dead. See Luke 16:27-31,
where Abraham would not let Lazarus
go to the rich man in hell. God says,
the dead shall not go back to warn the
living for they have Moses and the
prophets, they have NY word. let them
hear them; they have all they need.
In Isaiah 8I9, God forbids seeking unto
them that have familiar spirits. They
must go directly to God. He has given
His word, to reveal to US all we need to
know of the other world, and His Holy
Spirit to teach US to understand that
Word. Does the God of the universe
send spirits to hide under the table. or
peep and mutter at men from a dark
cabinet, and then refuse to play unless
the medium can have his way, with the
spectators in dark room.
3rd. The return of the dead is direct
ly denied. In Sam. 1928, David says
his child ShaU not return to me. In
job 1910, He that goeth down to the
grave shall not come up more to his
house, etc. Here God say they shall
not return.
4th. 1t is work of darkness. John
3;l9-21. Every one that doeth evil,
hateth the light, etc. OF all things in
the world spiritualism hates the light.
1t works in dark room under a table
or in cabinet. Its love of darkness
brands it as work of the Evil one.
When Gods angels came at night the
first thing they did was, to make the
light shine around them, so that all
could see. When these so called spirits
who are only the mediums tricking
their dupes-come at night, the first
thing required is that the lights be put
out, and then they hide under the table,
or behind a curtain, or in a cabinet, so
that you can't see. Every one that
doeth evil hateth the light, neither
cometh to the light lest his deeds should
be reproved
5th. 1t is silly. Isaiah S:19, peep
and mutters." The surroundings and
requirements necessary to get commun-
ications, are such as are unbecoming
any one with seif-respect, no matter in
what aspect you look at it. The dark
ened room, the spirit under the table,
fitting it or rapping on its legs, the
medium tied in cabinet, or concealed
behind a curtain. the circle sitting
around with hands tied or Joined, sing
ing to charm the spirits; all the sur
rounding are puerile in the extre enc.
1T reminds me of the pow-wows of
the Indians, in the weird incantations in
some mountain retreat, or the senseless
cancans of the heather (Ham)
Compare the communications that
claim to have come from Bacon,
Franklin and such, with what they
wrote. while living, add you will be
amazed to see how inferior they are.
No wonder one said, that these men
must have had an attack of softening
of the brain since they became spirits.
Many of their communications are dis
gushing and repulslve to the finer and
more tender feelings of our nature.
9th. 1t is degrading AS philosophy
it NAV sound very well, but as fact it
is very different. The majority of
public mediums are people who would
not be received into cultured or respect
able homes on terms of social equality.
Would our dead, instead of coming d.
rectly to us, communicate with stran-
gers, persons whom they did not know
and with whom they would not have
had any intercourse when living, and
tell them the most sacred things, which
If living they would tell none but US.
The thought is degrading, and an insult
tOsthe memory of the sainted dead.
Some one says, these spirits tell us
things that occurred when they were
living, which no one else knew. Very
well! Satan knows all about every
ones life. If he can get an opportunity
to communicate with us, he could tell
things about our departed which no one
else knew. If the whole thing is the
work of the Devil, it is not strange that
such revelations are made.
It'll. 1t is unfruitful Eph. Sill, Have