The Detroit times., 1917-12-10
EVANGELIST COTTON CALLS
SPIRITUALISM MOST DECEPTIVE
AND SOUL-DESTR0YING CULT

? state after a.tfH when given care
4 fIi Frt rE.L.I. rufuHttHu. support
4 tDr portion Hf etr.niufr That une4uih
+ u.alIt trltr. t..f H hen man rs
. dead fIs tf.te Trr.sh
Sir Ditte. Lodge. who Is prince
among srrItlaItsti. InNcetigators
I declares rn .rr ttir page ~ tne re-
cent IHUk Raymond. ur Life aud
Death that he gives '~Naraplrs of
the evidence flI Survival ~ meme
OTIS and affection after death a
m rr startling cn0trHdI Irt.'n af God 5
/ det nratiuu thr memory ~ them ~
furEntteu. also their Inye and their
n-1trr- = wuHid be quite .mpos-ihle
o. hud The subject ~ spiritua ltsm
resolves itrcIt .Nto simple Iuestioo
~ whom We wiii heliey~ Gods word
ar men word
There are TWO grest forces n the
Weri4 STRIVING fnr tae mastery, good
and evil The devil is A. the head
~ rfl propaganda. he - q pcrson
Matt h.A-lQf, and stands opposed
90 Christ the latter working for
good Wfth the devil Is associated
hIs ruIlehg 1cs, the evil angels. Rev
81 f Pet -. who have great
poNer These angels we're one time
che side 20 wrong and with the devil
as their Ica5cr. who before his fan
was GA Ird Luelfrr. We're cast out OF
heaven They stll retain much az
/ their power. however. which r. used
/ ta deceive They are ever with us.
l-.1c-isI Aii tte devils theology
/ is based an hls original ie "ye shall
I uuL surely oi-. and Splritsln. or
spiritla sm as it Ia commonly called
/ is his trump card.
Modern spIrituall~m BE- only a re-
v.yaI ~ what is known away back
I in the dsys 20 ancient babylon a.
=arrery vIfoh.retf magic. soothsay-
Ink and UerI nancy and those who
We're pussesssI uf familiar spirits
We're tu hc r.t Oh death lt has AL
ways been a conspicuous element In
hesttcn -u ,Msuv make light or
SptrituAhsftl t-A "a .festatiuns by at
trihatinE them wholly tu fraud and
slfight -nf-hsnd a0 thf part ~ the
medium. while 70 j. true tnat the
results of trickery have often been
0a a.mnt on as genuine manifestattons,
and sometimes the most reliable med
sums wlIl resort 90 tritktry. there
= = --a-- s.- = ----Ltilnz ~ super
naturs power Any Form ~ decep-
tion i- fror an efii source whether
be real phenou erou or tIickery.
Is was not human trIckery that pro-
l-,ad tte Ws.trrIuu- rappings which
lrut .ut0 ~ X.steuce modern splrItus f.
sU hut ~ was the direct work ~
etll angels. Rhu succeeded in intro
juciuE cua oft the most awful soul
destroying celusfons Thru h~liev-
nE that these Wanifestations are
the result ~ supernatural power.
~.auN VIII Do I'D 90 believe that that
power Is from God such persons
fail 90 become acquainted with the
scriptures which warn against such
practices. and point 20 the fact that
iwiiar man festetions we're produced
I'm ancient DAYS Many Will become
eHsnaFed thru th- belief thHt - e
purely human invention and when
brrt td face with Manifestation
which they cannot hut regard as
slperuatCrai VIII BE- deceived and
VIII ue Ted 90 accept them like Str
oliver Lodge and thousands ~ 9TH
ers. believing them 90 be the great
power OF God
Evil angels are ever about US They
are acquainted Wlth The record u oar
lives 4"ey can give names and
dates and relate Incidents in our
lives and these OF the departed tha
Their 1selves knew Whether the rev
elatiun is made by automatic writing
the tipping of tables fortune telling
or medium ir a trance. IL hears the
deal and stamp ~ satan the master
deceiver Thousands ~ honest and
unsusperting people have been en-
SHARED by It's deceptions MANY WIN
have attended spiritualtstic aeances
have suddenly found themselves able
90 move tables tell fortunes and do
other mysterious things Spiritua e.
i Ism ~ satan enchanted weapon, ard
81 Will behoove every honest persc n
90 keep away from H.
Satan thru evil angels is able 90
imperEonate the dead. a. was done
in thr case of samuel thru the witch
u Fndor when saul ~ndeavored 20
. communicate with the prophet d er
the Lord had rejected saul Sam Is
3-2o). The Lord caused Saul to he
slain FOR ask .nE counsel cf 4 familiar
spirit lchron. l)I3 There gre eE-
hibitions ou record where tn ecru-o-
forms of the departed have appeared
and even o. peculiar deform tiles have
reFew hled the deceased lr time ~
life. In tbe Old Soldiers Home a.
wash iuEton, there is a Ea lrery with
many remarkabie paintings arnUnE
them are brafHrful Landscapes and
one, tgure of christ painted hv ar
old veteran. who paints upon the
canvas iu the dark lie declares that
his hand Ia guided b. that OF A dead
sister Evil angels understand both
now to iuperEouste and the arr ~
painting II you want 90 know what
the Lefd thinks OF spiFitiErl and
thosc Who follow ~. let him read the
following references Ds4t tS.ft lev
1891. Isa. s-iP. God declares N men
speak not according 20 his word
there IL no lEht in them Tea 500
In many instances where the dead
have been irpersonatr6. the counter
90 has been perfect tho familiar
Iook the words. the tone have been
produced with nlarvs ious diHtIurtnssq
Many have been comf1rted with the
assurance that their loved ones q rs
enjoying the bliss ~ Heaven Sir oil-
yer Lodge rarely has a sitting with a
r4edium that he does not receive q
messaRe purportinE % come from y
son RAYMOND who was Killed In a