The Adair County news., 1922-08-01
NAN ASKS AND GOD
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
ON SPIRITISM AND
OCCULTISM
BY The Laymen's Home Missionary
Movement, 1927 Snyder Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Philadelphia, Pa.
How have the fallen angels, in spir-
itism and occultism, impersonated the
dead7
ID In Spiritism, 1 Sam. 28: Z, H.
16, 10: Saul said unto his servants,
Seek me a woman that hath a familiar
spirit. His servants said to him, Be
hold, there is a woman that hath a
familiar spirit at En-dOr. Then said
the woman, Whom shall 1 bring up
unto thee? And he said, Bring me up
Samuel And when the woman saw
1.-THE representation of Samuel, she
spake to Saul And
the king said unto her What
sawest thou? And the woman said
unto Saul, l saw an old man
covered with mantle. And Saul per-
ceived [concludedl that it was Samuel.
And the representation of Samuel
said to Saul. Why hast thou dis
quieted me, to bring me up? And Saul
answered, am sore distressed;
. and God is departed from me, ana
oASNCAClh lnC hO LbO1Cs AACh SOhN
1.-THE representation of Samuel the
Lord will also deliver Israel with
thee into the hand of the Philistines;
and tomorrow shalt thou and thy sons
be with me.
(2) In Occultism, Acts 16: 16: A
certain damsel possessed with a spirit
of divination brought her
masters much gain by soothsaying.
How do we know that the fallen
angels impersonated samuel2
(1) God and His servants would
have nothing to do with Saul. Sam.
%: 6: The Lord answered him not,
neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor
by prophets.
(2) God had forbidden necromancy
alleged talking with the dead -
hence His servants Stunned 1t, Deut.
18: 10, IL: There shall not be found
among you necromancer.
(3) God punished Saul with death
for consulting with the demons
through the witch of En-dor. ChrOn.
10: 13: So Saul died for
asking counsel of one that had a ia
miliar spirit, to inquire Of it.
a. God would not permit one un-
der His death sentence to disturb the
death-sleep Of faithful Samuel. Elk.
%: 18: Thou shalt not suffer witch
to live.
How do we know that fallen an
gel in occuItism impersonated Python?
T. af Acts 1R. 1R
the damsel is said to have been pos
sessed by the spirit of Python: A
certain damsel possessed with the
spirit of Python [marginl met us.
(2) st. Paul cast out a fallen angel
from her, Acts 16: IS: Paul &.
said to the spirit Come out
of her. And he came out the same
hour.
How must we ScripturaIIy consider
spiritism and occuItism with all their
methods, like frances, visions, mental
teIepathy, psyco-therapy, materializa-
tions, tabIe-rapping and tippings, Sc
ances, pIanchettes, ouija boards, mes
sages by card shuffIing and writing,
opening the Bible at random for an
swers to questions, ETC., ETC.?
ID As methods through which dev-
ils-not dead people-operate. Deut.
80: IT: They sacrificed unto devils,
not to God; to gods whom they know
not, 2 Kings 81: 1, 3, 6: Manasseh
did that which was evil in
the sight of the Lord, after the abom-
nations of the heather he
worshipped all the host of
heaven, and dealt with familiar spirits.
(2) As heather denominations, Deut.
1S: 9-12: Thou shalt not learn to do af-
ter the denominations of those nations !;
consulter with familiar spirits,
or a necromancer; for all that do these
things are an abomination unto the
Lord; and because of these abomina-
tions the Lord, thy God doth drive
the heather out from before thee.
90 AS polluting practices, Lev. 10:
81: Regard not them that have famil-
lar spirits to be defiled by
them.
What are the Seriptur-IIy enjoined
punishments of their deVotees?
Lev. 20: 27: A man also or woman
ythat hath a familiar spirit
shall surely be put to death. 1 Chron.
10: 13: So Saul died for ask
ing counsel Of one that had familiar
spirit, to inquire Of 1t. Nal. 8: 8: l
will be a swift witness against the
sorcerers saith the Lord Of
hosts. Rev. 21: 8: Sorcerers &.
shall have their part In the lake which
burneth with fire and birthstone, which
Is the second death.
What should be our attitude toward
splrltlsm and eceultlsm7
~ Avoidance, Deut. 1s: II: For
these nations which thou shalt possess
hearkened unto observers of times, and
unto OWNERS; but as for thee, the
Lord thy God hath not suffered thee
so to do. (2) Opposition, Eph. @: IL:
We wrestle against wicked spirits
[margin1 in high places.
BY What means can our resistance
overcome them9
~ By the armoF of God, Eph, @,
1S; Wherefore take unto you the
whole armor of God, that We may be