The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-17
WORK OF HIN DEVIL.
An Unseen Power Working to Poison
tie Mind ana soul OF Oar People.


{5y Richard! II. Icdmonds, Editor
Manufacturers Eecord.)
Mental suggestion. hyDnotism ana
psychology are al being used by Ger
many with :, persistcncy and power in
comprehensive u people who haI,e
not understood the campaign by waici2
for yc3.:-s Germany has been poisoning
the wells CT thought ali over ths,
world
r'or some years Germany, in q way
th:lt is nothing less than Satanic in Its
vide sweep throughout he world and
its tremendoas power for evil, has
been utilizing mental suggestion ane
hypnotism upon people who do not
themselves realize that they are be-
coming possessed Of the devil.
Many man stands in the pulpi;
ard breaches peace without p'!n!sil
ment, many an editor shapes al edi-
torial Or q headline, many man III
public and private life makes STATE
ments calculated to weaken the NOR
ale Of America and Of our Allies
under the domination OF the work of
mental suggestion and the hypnotic
power which Gcrmany IS esertinS.
Impressions come 70 MANI peop.@
iesserine their hostility 10 Germany.
or lessening their determination that
there shall be no peace with ar
unbeaten Germany who have no.
the slightest idea that these thoughts
have been put into their minds by the
7 cf1o
gestions or hypnotic activities.
Tae tremendous power Of this in
Guence IS not Gr2speo at ali: men
scofI at the power OF mental sur&cs-
tan CT hypnotism without realizing
that there is q fear:ully dangerous
power in the possession of some peo-
pie to contro! the thoughts and acts
Of others. Germany has developed
this power TO the fullest extent. It Is
power from the devil himself.
For years Germany has been ut:liz-
ing it in order TO plant throughout the
world its poisoned thoughts and to
control men and women who have ne
conception oGtac 4eaet:e. that they are
under the domination OF such n evli
influence. and, therefore, yield vii
ling obedience 70 it.
We ere facing a situation whore
Germany is putting forth the mos:
| tremendous effort in It's history 20 eZ-
tend the influence OF this mental coz
troll. or hypnotic power. over other
people. in order to secure peace with
out punishment.
Men who think that they are talk
ing peace from high ard holy motives
are in man: eases. without realiZine
it themselves. being used BY this Ger
man hypnotic wos:l- eXertea directly
upon them through sorac p:.o-G;el'lisan
: skilled in The use OF mental Suggestion
Or >hypnotisn.
German Psychologists. through
American universities. IN which tfey
held positions Of honor. Cor ears
sought 20 bring American thought un
der their control. just IS other Ger
mans have been engaged in siE.il2~
wc"k all over the world
# we accept the doctrine that tn.
dav;: sends out into every corner o.
tic earth his unseen wor!lors of eva.
that he puts into every human hear'
suggestions Of sin. and don7intans az
the earth where the Dowe.' OF Cos: is
lot superior. and where ns"m 30 nos:
lcok wholly unto God for safety from
the wi!es cf tho evil one. then We
have ;n cyac: illustration of tho WORK
OF tho German propaganda OF hTp-
notis:a and frontal $a&ss@stion or con
troll Tho rseracc is :cai one O. trc-
manf.ons import. .atch carefully
el,e~v enees;:esastion oc peace with an i1n-
crushed unrepentaat GermanF. and
know that i comes rom nro-f;e''':12''
hypnotic i;cwc" or fl.om German fin
"ncial operations 70 influence by n1on
ey. wioern CarIna'1s, c&nnot control by
..mental suggestion