The Washington times., 1922-06-25
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ARE ONLY FALLEN ANGELS
Demons lmpersonate Dead
With Wonderful Intelligence.
Professor Asserts.
BY ARTHUR BROwNLEE, >.
IntsrnatienaI Newp service.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June "a.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's lee
lures in the Academy Of Music
here on Spiritism are receiving
pointed criticisms from promi-
nent Philadelphians. Among others
an answer to his claims has COME
from Prof. Paul L. 8. johnson,
one % fthe best known Biblical
scholars in America. q.
Is HeathSn Belief. 4.
He claims that "Spirttism Ia re-
vamped ancient necromancy--cur-
rent among all ancient heathen ma
TOMS as q part Of their reitgton-
and that "the spirit medium Is the
modern counterpart Of ths. ancient
heather spirit familiar and NEGRO
mancef and Of the less ancient In.
dian medicine man."
Prof. johnson declares that his
understanding Of Spiritism Is not
only the teaching Of the Bible on the
subject, but is also corroborated by
multitudes of reformed Spiritists,
whose experiences with the spirits
give "incontrovertible evidences that
they are the devils underlings--the
fallen angelsEpalnins themselves
t"I agree with Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle's intimation to the effect that
ne has not a soft head" declared DR..
johnson: ION on the contrary, he
has an unusually full and level head
and. better still. a good kind heat.
1t strikes me that he has only one
empty lobe In his brains. This
vacuum in his head IL the absence Of
correct knowledge on the nature Of
the spirits with whom he communi.
Gates in spiritistic seances. This lack
OF knowledge on the subject, COM
bined with his brilliant mind and
kind heart, makes him an advocate
of Spiritism.
Falls As Detective.
"Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the. au-
thor fthe best detective story in
existence, has failed completely az .
detective; for the persons that he IL
investigating have completely de-
ceived him and thrown him off the
track as to their identity. plans and
works, II the Bible Is true in its
teachings on the subject and II the
testimony Of n1ultitfdes of sunde-
ceived former Spiritists il to be &C
cepted. -
Replying to the question, How
has Conan Doyle been deceived as to
the identity. plans and works Of the
spirits that he has been investigat.
ing? would say. according to the
Bible--corroborated by the expert.
ence Of multitudes Of reformed spirit
ists--the spirits that appear in
seances are not at all dead human
beings. but fallen angels-devils or
demons-who impersonate the dead.
This 10 my reply to his request for
an answer, as his claimed due, to mis-
question as to the identity of his
communicating spirits, the familiar
spirits of the Bible.
These demons are wonderfully In.
teiligent, knowing all of US intimate
ly, even In the minutest particulars
that most Of US think are completely
secret from everybody except our
loved dead and ourselves. They ars
also deeply deceitfuI. being the lying
spirits Of the Scriptures. They use
their knowledge and cunning to palm
themselves off a. dead friends and
relatives.
:Impcrsonates Our Friends."
"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 fellow.
ship with the departed. The fallen
angels, taking advantage Of this
longing, through Spiritism imperson-
ate our friends and relatives the
more thoroughly to gain influence
over Us to their advantage and oy>,
harm. The Erest success that. they
have achieved in this matter attests
their wonderful knowledge Of our
lives and their almost unbelievable
deceitfulness.
The activity of fallen angels
demons-palming themselves off as
our dead friends and relatives il
what genuine Spiritism is--nothing
more and nothing less. Thus Spirit
ism Is simply revamped ancient re-
cromancy, and the medium 10 the
modern counterpart Of the ancient
spirit-familiar, necromancer and In.
dian medicine man.
The question, why the spirits
that Conan Doyle has been investi-
eating mightsnot be his son. mother,
ETC.. I would answer: According to
the Bible and human experience the
dead are dead. and therefore are un.
conscious; consequently they do not
think, know, hear or feel--in q word,
they neither do nor can do anything.
They will remain In this unconscious
state utl the resurrection. There
fore they cannot communicate now
with us, Hence. the spirits. that
claim that they are. our dead friends
and relatives are lying spirits-the
fallen angels" l.. :
pohv nioo ia Mofhn,.,s ..