Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-10

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minds, they would be more amenable
than ever to Satan and his associa,- >
in evil. Then, too, upon the basis Of
this falsehoOd, this deception, other
errors could be introduced. Some
could be taught respecting purgatory
and respecting the possibility of es-
cape from purgatory under certain
terms and conditions. All this would
tend to bring about the slavery of the
human mind, and make possible fur
ther inroads by the evil spirits.
ST. Paul refers to these doctrines of
demons, and styles them also strong
deluslons, that they should believe a
lie." because they had less pleasure in
the truth. These strong delusions have
I been operating in the world for now
more than four thousand years. Can
we wondeT that they have gained a
strong hold upon humanity? Can we
wonder that they are to be found in
every corner of the earth-among the
savage Indians Of America. among the
J blacks of Africa, among the millions Of
India. China. Japan? We cannot won
der at this. especially when we remem-
ber the Apostles statement, I'VE wres-
tie not with flesh and blood. hut with
wicked spirits in high influential
places"
Witches, Necromancers.
OF course. there must be some chan
mel. some theory, some attempted proof
given in support Of Satans lie. OF old
II was accomplished by witches, and
necromancers. These pretended to
communicate with the dead and to get
from them answers to the questions
from the living. Thus by continued
deceptions in accordance with SataD's
original lie. mankind was kept from
knowing the source Of these instruc-
tions and the demons, the fallen angels.
were permitted to inveigle mankind.
thus binding them more closely than
ever with fetters of ignorance and su-
perstition.
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concerned God permitted this. intend
ing eventually to deliver mankind; but
In the case of Israel. Gods favored ma
tlon. He especially interviewed to shell
ter them from the attacks OF the Ad'
versary, by special laws and regula-
tions prohibiting mediumistic opera
tions of the evil spirits. He did this
by warning Israel against having any
thing whatever to do with those who
had familiar spirits witches, NEGRO.
mancers, wizards, etc Under penalty
of death none Of these were to reside
in Palestine.
Some Of them. however, risked the
penalty and did reside there, as eyi
denced by King Saul's visit to the
Witch of Endor when hc desired t
communicate with Samuel, the Proph
ct, who was dead, Of course, Samue
was dead and neither Saul nor thu
witch could revive aim, But the evi
spirits could impersonate Samuel; anC
that they did so. is the record. They
caused the witch to see certain things
which she described to the king ant
which be interpreted TO himself Thus
was the error propaguted even in Gods
special nation-sepnrate from all th'
others of the world to be His people.
Jesus Cast Out Demons.
In the days of our Lord we find tina
many Of the people had been dabblinj
in Sphitlsm. and had come under th,
influence of the fallen angels to the ex
tent Of obsesslon and some Of them t
the extent Of being possessed by evi
spirits. which did their thinking an,
talking for them, merely using thei
human organs as their servants. Tbi
would seem to have been the alterna
tive to naturalization, IL the fallel
angels could no longer materlalize, the.
would do the thing next to their pref
erence-they would get control of th
mind OF some individual and thus hnv
control Of his body
In all such cases, It would appea
that the victim, becoming a tool OF tn
evil spirits, is frequently caused b.
them to say and to do things indlcat
Ing depravity greater than he or sh
had before the obsession began. Tn
tendency OF all such things seems t
be toward RIGHTEOUSNESS In the day
OF Jesus and His Apostles, according
TO the Scriptural accounts. they cas-
out demons from many people, som
Of whom had more than one, on
man had n legion, Many physician
know well that some who are appar
emily insane are not really so as re
spects any brain disease. They merel
are obsessed, possessed OF evil spirits
When several of these gain control q
one man. they make his HE unheart
BILE by the conflicts which they estal
lish, especially operating along the ar
dltory nerves
Throughout this Gospel Age Satat
and his demon legions, operating
through dreams, mental Impressions
etc. have 50 thoroughly dcluded th
masses OF mankind. that nearly all be
lieve Satan's lie, and only an extreme
ly small minority believe the Word o
the Lord The process OF supportin
the lie continues Writing mediums
. trance mediums, tipping mediums
black art, theosophy aud occutlsm I
geuerl-all support the theory that
dend man ls more alive than "A Twin
one In the symholcal language OF th
, Book VI Revelation, all nations hav
been made drunk with the wine O
false doctrine
Those who discern the falsehoo