The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-22
MAN ASKS AND GOD
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
ON SPlRITISM AND
0CCULTISM
ey The Laymsn's Homo Mlsslonar,
Movement, 1897 snyder Ave..
Philadelphia, Pa.

Philadelphia, Pa.
How have the fallen angels, In spir.
itIsm and oeeuItIsn,, lsnpersonated ths
dead7
~ In Splritism, Sam. Is: Z, II.
is, 10: Saul said unto his servants.
Seek me woman that hath familiar
spirit. His servants said to him. He.
hold there Is Y woman that hath 4
familiar spirit at En-dor. Then said
the woman. Whom shall ! bring up
unto thee? And lie 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, saw an old man :.
covered with a mantle. And Saul per-
ceived (con.ludedl that 1t was Samuel
And 1.-THE representation of Samuel
said to Saul. Why hast thou dis
quIeted me, to bring me up? And Sau'
answered, i am sore distressed;
and God Is departed from me, and
answereth me no more. Then said
1.-THE representation of Samuel the
Lord Will also deliver Israel with
thee into the hand of IN. Phliistines;
and tomorrow shalt thou and thy sons
he with me.
(2) In Occultism, Acts 10: 10: A
certain damsel possessed with spirit
of dIyination brought her
masters much gain by soothsaying.
How do We know that the Taller
angels lmpsrsonatsd samusi7
% God and His servants would
have nothing to do with Saul. Sam.
%: q. The Lord answered him not,
neither by dreams. nor by Trim, nor
by prophets.
(2) God had forbidden necromnncy
alleged talking with the dead =
hence His servants Stunned II. Deut.
1S: 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: lS: So Saul died FOR
asking counsel Of one that hnd IA
miliar spirit, to inquire Of 1t.
az God would not permit one un'
der His death sentence to disturb the
death sleep Of faithful Samuel. FIX.
90: 10: Thou shalt not suffer witch
| to live.
How DO we know that . fallen an
osi In oeeuitlsr unprecedented Python'
az In the Greek Of Acts 10: 1e
the damsel Ia said to have been pos
sessed by the spirit Of Python:
certain dnmsei possessed with the
spirit Of Python fmnrginl met Ms.
(2) ST. Paul cast ont a fallen ange'
from her, Acts 10: 1s: Paul {.
said to the spirit Come OUT
Of her. And he came out the same
hour.
How must we seripturaIIy consider
sp,rltIsm and oeeuItIsm with all ths'i
methods, like frances, Visions mental
tsIepathy, psyeo.thsrapy, natsrializa
lions, tabIe-rapplns and t'pp'ngs. -
anees, pianehettss. ouija boards, mes
saoes by card shuff,Ine and writing
opening the Bible at random for an
swers to questions. ete., ste.7
az As methods through which dev
ils--not dead people-opernte. Deut.
80: II: They sacrificed unto devils,
not to God: to gods whom they know
not. Kings 81: ]. 3. o: Mnhnsseh
did that which was evil In
the sight Of the Lord, after the abom.
nations of the heather he
worshipped all the host or
heaven, and dealt with familiar spirits.
(2) As heather denominations. Deut.
| 1S:0-12: Thou shalt not learn to do n +
ter the denominations of those nations !;
conkulter with familiar spirits,
or a necromancer for all that do these
things nre an abomination unto the
Lord: and because Of these abominn.
tfons the Lord, thy God doth drive
the heather out from before thee.
(s) As polIuting practices, Lev. 10:
81 Regard not them that have famil-
lar spirits to be denied ny
them.
What are the seriptur- lily snJoinsd
punIshments Of their dsvotsss7
Lev. 20: 81: A man also or woman
that hath familiar spirit
| shall surely he put to death. Chron.
10: 10: So Saul died for ask
ing counsel Of one that had familiar
spirit, to inquire Of 1t. Nal. 3: o:
will he a swift witness against the
sorcerers saith the Lord of
hosts. Rev. 81: 9: Sorcerers Z.
shall have their part In the lake which
burneth with fire and birthstone, which
Is the second death.
Whist should be our attitude toward
spIrittsn and ooeuitism7
az Avoidance, Deut. 18: IA: 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
30 to do. (2) Opposition, Eph. g.: ~
We wrestle against wicked spirits
tmargin1 In high places.
~ What means can our reslstano>