The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-12
CONAN NOT 0. K.
Pastor Says His Theory of the
Spiritual Won't Stand Up.
It's Fallen Angels, Not Real
Ones, Who Talk, He Says.
THEY IMPERSONATE FRIENDS
And by So Doing They Make Us
Believe in Good Spirits2
That at Least Is Theory of q
Well known Bible Student.

Philadelphia, Pa, July 12.-Sir Ar
thur Conan Doyle's lectures in the
Academy of Music here on Spiritism
are receiving pointed criticisms from
prominent Philadelphians. Among
others, an answer to his claims has
come from Prof. Paul L. s. johnson.
one of the best known Biblical schol-
airs in America
He claims that 'Spiritism is re-
yamped ancient necromancy-curren
among all ancient heather nations as
. part of their religion-'-and that
..the spirit medium Is the modern
counterpart of the ancient heather
spirit-familiar and necromancer and
of the less ancient Indian medicine
man.
Others Confirm 1t.
Professor johnson declares that his
understanding OF Spiritism is not only
the teaching OF the Bible on the sub
feet, but is also corroborated by null
titudes of reformed SpIrttists. whose
experiences with the spirits give IN
controvertible evidences that they are
the DEVILS underlings-the fallen an
gels-palming themselves off as the
dead"
Doyle's intimation to the effect that
he has not a soft head" declared DIR.
johnson. ION the contrary. he has
an unusually full and level head and,
better still, a good kind heart 1t
strikes me that he has only one
empty lobe in his brains
But He Fails as Detective.
sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the au-
thor of the best detective story in
existence, has failed completely as a
detective; for the persons that he is
ceived him and thrown him off the
track as to their identity, plans and
works, If the Bible is true in its
teachings on the subject and If the
testimony of multitudeS OF undeceived
former spiritists is to be accepted
"ReplyinE to the question, How has
Conan Doyle been deceived as to the
identity, plans and works OF the spi-
rits that he has been investigating? 1
would say, according to the Bible
corroborated by the experience of
multitudes of reformed spiritists-the
spirits that appear in seances are not
at all dead human beings, but fallen
angels-devils or demons-who i'm
personate the dead. This is my reply
to his request for an answer, as his
claimed due. to his question as to the
identity of his communicating spirits,
the familiar spirits of the Bible.
Not Angels, But Devils.
These demons are wonderfully In
telligent knowing all of us intimately.
even in the minutest particulars that
most of US think are completely Sc
cret from everybody except our loved
dead and ourselves. Tney are also
deeply deceitful. being the lying spi-
rits of the Scriptures. They use their
knowledge and cunning TO palm them
selves off as dead friends and rela-
tives-
"All of US know that when death
sewers US from loved ones there is left
an aching void in our hearts, which
yearn for the return of fellowship with
the departed. The fallen angels, TAX
ing advantage of this. longing, thru
Spiritism impersonate our friends and
relatives the more thoroly to gain in
fluence over us to their advantage
and our harm. The great success that
they have achieved in this matter at
tests their wonderful knowledge of
our lives and their almost unbelievable
deceitfulness.
THE question. why the spirits that
Conan Doyle has been Investigating
might not be his son, mother, etc,
would answer: According to the Bible
and human experience the dead are
dead, and therefore are unconscious;
consequently they do not think. know.
hear or feel-in a word, they neither
do nor can do anything. They will
remain in that unconscious state until
the resurrection. Therefore they can
not communicate now with US. Hence
the spirits that claim that they are
our dead friends and relatives are ly-
i ing sDiritS-the fallen angels