wr \ si'i;;iTn.iST.
Dr. Talnmtre That He Ha*
Nut i Hi>
Fa i ill.
The Modern Medium Compared tc
the Witch of En-dor to Whom
Saul Went.
A Few Pointed Observations About
'fie Religion of U
Splrltuliet.
I; ok' ■ s", \pril
I. I"-Witt Tannage, I'. Ihad in h:s
unown manner expoundel th®
Si ]-• lies, the multitude of people wh,
'hro the Taberna'l • aii i a., tie eu
tr.m >■■>, pa king every available space
of stan iing and sitting room, unit ••] in
einging
• - iV..- .11 -♦ »':• -■ !K» "
J•■■ • ! .
1 ii . ; • '> ii! Hi- - • .
do . iJi -pi' I
i .at, . . . ' >r. i
>!-_•. •• i ii a•. i pit o ot . !
rai men* ,ani h" -n!. ant n
h. and cam t•» ' • w >•. an
n .'it an . he MI i, I.; ne unto in-* :»
th • familial bpiiit, and iirm.' mehiui up.
whom I -li t name unto thee. ' —l. Miiu
rini'-l, jcrviii, 7- s . 1 ollowing i-j the ser.
inon in full
I h.ive recently become a Spirituli-t
\t lea-t so so i e of the ournals of that
beliefdecl.ire. This, tog th *r with th >
fact that "me Hums' are now being 11. • 1
in th i riinitial ourtsetting million-. oi
people to make in juiry in regard to
communication between this world an 1
the next 1 ad- me to preach this sermon.
Trouble to th" rigiit of h:iu, trouble 'o
the left of him, >aul knew not what to
Jo. As a !a.-t resort he concluded Jo
-eek out asp tibial medium. or a wit h,
myth.nj that you p!e ise to call her at
a v iab . a woman w.io ha 1 co nmuui
«at on with the pits ot" the etern il
W'l iI. It was a \ cry ilitlicult tiling to
I•», for -aul hal either tlain all the
w itches oi .impelled them to stop busi
,ie--. \ -i\ nit one day said to King
w of a spliltual medium
down at the village of I n dor. ' "l>o
you ' : t e km,'. Night falls. -Saul,
put ".'g " i; -i iugiv robes and putting
■ nt: v rcss oi a plain citizen, with tAO
s ollt to ;iuut 1-r tsp nt
..11 i .• .1 . 1: wa- no ea*v t:..-i : , 4 ,r
"a t» ii- • himself. t«>r the : , st
IKM>p; e;. 'nt.' country on >v ca ell j . to
bis o t-r. an 1 1 ti, nk tro n the
>tr. iiifih i»i the man and the wav he bore
him- !' i.en ust i ave been well ptopor
ti.n«'l. it must have been a fr.ghtiul
I.ill_r t i >'■• a uiau walk n_» along in the
n'mht »1.-ht r ill ne f-'et huh. 1 supi>o,». (
as tin* people saw inm pa-®, thev s.n i
"Who - that ' Ile is as tall as the Kitiu'"
lia\iiix' no idea that in such plain drens
ihete wa- really jtaps ng th- k:n,'.
and hi" sei \ant« alter awhle teach th *
Tillage, and they say: "1 won ler it t!. s
is the hou-e . and they look .n .nt v
Kee the haKirard, weird and >!. .■ .1, j u : >
spiritual n.ediutn Hittinj; i y the I -l.t.
and on the taele sculptured im san !
divining iods and {Mjisonous In r!i». an I
butth's, ii nd vatj'H. i hey nav • .s
this must t >e ttie place.' (ine lou i iap
bii :i|4s t:ie woman to the door, an! as
-tie >taieiM there, holding the i anile or
la p a \ • her heal an i oit
into the «!aiktiPS-\ she Pavs "\\ n ,
here 1 in? tall Kiiiij in mms bt t th t
tie has come to have h,s lojinin* tol l.
hen she Ikmis that, -h • : m. iVs an i
alnust crop.- the ligtit, b - i-now»
ther -i. bam e !♦ rat. • • a,t ; 1., -
"piritu.il i. t d:utn in all th • ,u. ! i .•
N aul having sworn that no har n -■ 1
oine to hr. s' e says : "Wt-li. u tio ,-n i 1
f 1 r up fr> ill the >b a I ' ".r; - , -
I ritu' up ie>. 1 !iat wat i«*
phet who had i.ed a litt.e w:. Ie . .re
I see I> r w.r.; c a w c.: .. or. -t - t. • ut>
>otne poisono .- herbs m a «... . i «.V
beat her mutt o er s • « nta
ti n- or >'. air p n with ber !. . t n >
in s out th • re.-.i of »ne . .-a I
'-a:, uel. "a: iin . ... the ft ,\{(t
hot r'T Ihe'ir of ; . ten. u> : ' o:> *ns,
an i l «rra\ :.. - at up. HI; 'ne re
hf.i'l, the e\ es. h- i j..-. th -i. t-r",
he arms, the h. t the etit r.* holy o:
dea l >atniiel, wrappei in sej. hr I
ii>. t-, appe.a .n_* to tne ;»ton >h . •: op,
who ark an i I:., i a:, i
eateh the.r : re t i, an i "h.ver w t : ter
ror. 1 lie dead prophet, white and awful
iroin the tomb, to ni >. h - asj .>>)
hp.", and he glare" unon K tij "aul. and
cries out *W; at did you t»r n,- n> t - up
ti.r ' by di i you break v]• nz slec. '
What do you mean. Kin_' v aul '
tr\;ng to I'otnpr*e p- \ contro ii -
make- this olamn i rt r te I
lit'era lice, a." he " s' • tlie dea . pro
\ht t 'The I ord is _ v». ••• . P . j j
have coine to you : >r n \\ n r. -■ L ;
I tic> Ihe ilead p i • • sir t • :
forth 1..- title t t • K ing a.l an i -a i
"t le to uk now to e w .th me :t.* »
the St juh her. 1 a i .ow. i ome
come With :?.«• ' in ilo tle > r a_-a
vjH'ns, an i the :e: of the >. .m p» ;
disappear, a;, i the arm-, an . t e
ers. and the forele a i li e ' r
\oth uv le tin the i k • , k
tin two servant*, and tn-
dium art i the s u : " . • i
lhe iii\ining ro >. an •«. .
tile \ a-f. 1 t i.e p. -
th .' w - att aw - a
1 learn i rst :ro n this subject that
"piritualism a very old reliir:on. It is
natural that people should want to know
• e origin ami the history of a i* trine
Hhi' i. is i-o w .d» spr- a . in a.i the villages,
towns, an 1 cities of the civiii ed w rid,
new co vert- every day —a :o-'-
t:.:. "■ * h v. inch many of you are air- aiy
ting b
-p.rit alism in America wa- l»orn in
3" r.. lb .es\die. Waynecountv V..
.j; ot • i uht ti. r- wa- a «.ti i rap
)j. .r i /a tne r >f v !;c.; ie. \\ i -k
--n. n kt •• a"e on t. «v r t rd
\ .• : .. t.ni.e-. w b •h ■ r
wa"'p- t. th'*r«* u no' ,n_' fo .n 1
t r • «■.!. ' k aaViii.' nt . 1 •
n by i v . .c ki. . . 1 a
that aa -.c house ttiere a young
W .i ' V . ' .aia j . . '■ • •'!
- I lo •
w
i. - a u o•. it' .• t
tle ti \ V . jh' ' •• A •
t tie door an i>u l • :bt •! .» - :
re \ O'l a -: • i t 1 wo : r
:n: sn tne :: . vo.
yred -pit Iwo ra .n- • : i
the a i m i*; ve An 1- 'h- » 1 '
as th- v -a . that it wat:. » j . 'or
spirit of .. > e liar who ha i b« en r r
ier»* iin at 1.0 : - maiv. y i -
for iiii- \\ n» the: ii. • l - ;. -*
i.e.id p ii .r hil> > :i • txi r • t >
h S i: '
Ca itlo" • y. Nt • .
the re v, a i "i a' '
!r. e r. n i•■ a i r • . ■ i •
man. :in I Vr • o . rind Vr - .a .ni
rlui' .i ' •" th
I'.tr. i . o ! .i o i..i
do'us 11 ).t pti io . r; n :
p'-onb l there, an ! then iii«•; t.ii
r'oo N. l.i'. uaje, en ■ r o t ! *
T nte l Stat' - at- i \a: •; « e ■ •
\\ i-eon-in. hid i:s ), •i ! i
tut tied w'l. >; .r.' u i
tions. A an a- ' •w is n - on *
tic i' al, -.1 1 .a ■ '.V i- . ■ ;•
i! y a n i ( a.
th • :•* "
('• * 1' ' '. . ' ! - ' i . ' .i '
I ;
- ; are i !. -
p.l--e i tilOl - air. i •
i.l .. .e. : I " . • ■ t 1 • i S • l '
sto ■- ■ I'' ' : . ..It i • • • i •1 -
::n i t ie chair- ...nit- 1 I
t .e ."j 1 '- » e! \'A i 10 ii . 1 _
fui'u.tin • liU"jness ! td!. • • • > ■
sai i e have got sotnetii i .. • n
11.ia o'.ll' r." t it is a new
no, my men is. Thousand- o • . . .
we tin i in our text a •• pirl ..
ance.
Nothing in the Spiri'uali-ti • i t
our day has been more str.-n e, m
r o and wonderful than th. *
have b en seen in the past i :.
ihe worl 1. In till the ages
been necromancers, those win c.
with tb •sprits of 'he 1 put.- . .n
--t-rs thos • who put their :l »c* i i
t: c-til r.c state : sorcerers, tho- y
takin pois uious crngs .-e-' «\• i
an i ii- ;• « \ rythin.' and tell eve y ng,
die - who in th ir si cj. is
can - e the utnre world an .. ■ . . »>n
sti I:a*ion with Bp l ts ; asti" . , \ .>
loull r'.l a n w d'"pen= i:i ine
St: l V e\p tt-J ill P«i 111-try. V. iio .4 t 11
I y tiie hues in t t palm of y. u- iian i
vo ir origin an t y nr histo. .
cave on Mou .t I arn issus. \. • . r ;.-i
there was an exhalat on th t in' '•• I
the sheep ..n i the ii" ts t . i c
wh n;-ar it, and a shep te. . •. . > ; -
ing t w i" thrown by that ex ,a i n. ■ i i*o
an e\ i:e... :.t in w bii h h • >ul
future ev nts an I hold co:i .t 1* :w ;i
the «p rit u• i worl 1. Yea. be... • j.et
o: * i-t tir* nrahtnins went ■ . . \ -ill
the t ible- : oving ail the flll*. 1:t .
ment, which the sprits haw
in oar day; precis-ly the s ::i i. . : »
over an 1 over attain, tinder th • teanlpu
latio is of the lhahmins. 'ou . , you
say that Spitituali" i is ili.h-te it t'r-cn
these? 1 answer, all thesn • ! .- "n> 1
hav • mentioned belong to t s.
tamily. They are exbu natio:. - r m tb"
uns en w ii. wn a l oes '• o i... •. ot
:1 '• th s,- delusions? He tlnuks so se-
V'" \ oi tii" i. that he nevei -p dc >:
tt »-!n nt with livid thunders o. in i_'n i
t ion. lie" ys "I will be a-w ,;t w '
in s a_' ..u"t the sor \*rc '. ' He Siv
" 1"? o i -tut not sti 'er a wit •' *o
And.'est you might make some riant
di-tn • l>-atween p •it
wi c: ra «io I ".av, in ">m ,
" Tne. -hah n>t e a \•. . a t.i
su tot o ! ,ttnidar spll.■ i.r . 1 r . i>r
n .ro nancer . for they t it « o ti,. -e
tilings are an aboniinatioa i.nt > 'ho
1 And he siys agai i "ib - ul
ot t! Os,. w p » seek after s •
fam ar sp nts. and who i:o;n_ .v.:
a - ? r them I will st my- i! a.
an i :,e - .all b M cut ofi fro .;
p p 'P." Tt.e la rd Almigh'v a
o ] i- - g- s, whici; I have nt
to no e. utters his in iijt at
J ' - _"e.ti lainilv of deiu i n r
that. t>e a spiritua ist if yo ; u..
Still furthar. we learn fro : t-hi-' tc t
ho i it s that p ople come :• , ti . ,
v p ;r t lahsiu. sail ii -j ! tno trouble
to iv . • n en. He d d not ,
to go lor rriiet. Alter a whit. t
* e . o l'o a;id see the iv
lie '-yp- ted that som.iio.v - e wouii
adori him relief It was nis trouble
that drove h.ui there. And l liave to
ted you tiow thfct spirituai.sm finds its
>.ctin s .n tt.e trouiiled, tue bankrupt,
the the bereft You lose your
w.it an 1 you go to the fort tine teller to
!:ud wtire it :s. iou !o-*e atren i. vou
want tne sa.nt ia world open u. -o t a:
you m .»ve cotnmunicat: .n with him.
1" a : '.vrou.dit, nervo s an i d;s
eas- I-state of min I you go and put vour
s«." in that com i uni cation. That ia
*hy I hate Spir tualisro. It takes al
- of one in a .on• n* ■ i weak
. * w , \ d\- r> • e u* * ']» t
. i ,tk a ";
' 0 u ' i tr.enu. c t;-..d H
: r '• n-- • , • a-den
•*" . i • • • . 1 w i .i, a * i • ■ r •
lii.: - r.thisni says ' Ac* w.a open
the futs; • ■ 1 : vo :r lov» one cm
con e Mi . you. Th ugh we
ina\ - hi- \o. •*. may -arthe
rap • h »m h "or lear the t «ble. si;
down. . your bar. - on : ie ta >le. lit*
very ...i :-t Five -.unit-* .-..a... Ten
ruin :t - No motion o: *h •t . . \
respo e :r>•:: the futur« worl. 1 vtnty
Hi- s iiiinlit s. ■>ervou.~
e v ( a . ?'i , !-;c'w w> ri _,
-TO! .• 1 1 ill" t.l ti .-h . \ *?l S. tuiy
raps ro th ■ t ire wor I. Th- letter.*
oi t . i-. ♦*• -re caii. over. 1 lit* .e
--psrted i - name is John. At the
pronu!u .a* on of the letter " two rat»*.
At t.." ; :: . ;i* ;ori >f the : "!t r"i
• r.ij a " t e prouum iation of t
lett-r "is' tw . raps. At th" proau-'-ja
t ■" " • -It r -ri." two r .p ; here
V" i b.iV' t e v.!. .1 • u \::.a s;» 1,, ;t .
•' o.i n, an. Now, th • -:>ir.* • etrg
I e;.t, \ - hn ;-r
Tw i r.-p- _r ; e a i a! ! r r .
! retty on • ban iof t . A --
g:i*S t > tA 1 i~!i ;i ij to-- it . a to
; • ' pp I an ! :i ; . sr
t. i. a •- : 'r m ' ■ ' i 1 u J.
W ' - •■ ■ **. the .i,
h .: .i - : »ee»i ;{i.. * ,
t - I■ f '!, ra!in.,t -p i- .. . it
•i- ii '. '; •-1' -; a.. ■ i ;ie
ur.. v. an t a»t •- -■ j ; > w J
r •• ;• ' r thro;:- ...
J s !!• t e i >ani •• u- . - to
te ■ •ts tn y lit i • t .
s •n . g- t .ini'i" •■ i in th -ir or
v .-1 tha '. • « p t
t > «-I . . tiie
ea
-.•*.' ■ 11 *
i u a . ' 1-
•t i - i •, • , i „• f.
v> ' a ih • :i.;lit
• ' i ■ ' . ni-Ml L-'ot
• .i. i- !i_'. ;ir • '.i -he
•' >; .. a. n. ..n i : i twe
• ' !in-re, n»t:n a -i ••! and
.a!.-:;ttci iwim- -naKes
> a;, .-tan i in t*n : an i the col 1 cnills
'- r ' '• ' 'll t it? i) ', but in ;;ll Ull
bi'. .••! • i an 1 illimitable • elijlit,
' 1 ' ' i ir. :•;.!»«i* «»r mi- Imilit.
■'- ■ ' • - - «• .1 • .1:: ,-c lin 1- lis out
v i es, m.* fr,en Is, Spii itualisai eo'ne; to
tboi • wl.o are in \r>► j I>'.e an ! swe *| s
' - '• ;- >:iu . in the
: sa-t' r. wnt to t ie Witch
i i • va.-t n;a -»iity of those
j to .-|j,rit iti nje.liu 8
i s nt th re tLronrb the.r mis
t' it i;.
tartber I *rotn ?b : s sub'ect,
; 1 s . an 1 necr» nanev are
i ' !. i .ne- W.iv ii 1 not
■ • e-1 iv .' lie was :i>!iaueii to
b.«; li ' knew that this
• i in iik • ail lie;* snect'ssors,
ii r . ii s i:i the .t.
t'ts. t; M» . |.•;■. tii ' I OXeS,
i i me'limn 3 o; all iai\e
t • n; , t or aon . '.ne>l room.
:Maj'»r:ty of tii.'ir wo.alers
1 > 'in 1! s an 1 deteptioM pros
p■ - *. • ::i tiie niuht.
■ • .e pei .or.nan.• of Spirittial
1 e : *: :ns : r ■ not to be a>er.be.l to franl,
but J • > ie o -eult law t.iat after a wb.le
may • • lieiaon-trated. I>iit I be] eve
I at n \v u iii* hundred rn 1 ninety-nine
out oi • ry tho isand aehi-'vements on
the part o. -piritnal ineuium- are atr '.nt
an ! un
ous re i ! -iters that use 1 to oo n • on tiie
m- iin . s ;.r n were foan . to have b.-en
rna-li- »v an iron p"n il th. t w .t heavily
ov'-r tin- no. tearing it, out so dis
turbaig th - Mo » 1 that it ea • up-in
i ! tt . - ih- win .--e> of
t!a-- a : i - L vi 10.-!:od th n do-»r put the
kt-y ai ' i i p u'ket, arrest i ilu opera
to .an ».u s out, by searching the room,
tii.it i i. n iev r- move 1 the t:t» es.
T e s.-a I|iettt-rs ihat were mysteriously
r--.i j» ,z have lie n.nt at
th - m . .. .i tn -n atterwar .s .-iy.y pat
to_r"th " wit'i gum nrabic : :n i the nir>-
U.in. v ho. with a h«*avv l«ian .>-f over his
lie i i, i ou.d read a book, has ot-en found
to Irtv • ha i a bott.e of phosphoric oil, by
t i it- light o; v. liii h any no »y can r a I a
bo k ; nn 1 ventrile uism, and le-.-er le
i.i i \ an i sleight of hand, an'l oj»t .■ I
«'e. ts : :i account for neariy ev rything.
!' -• . t.oa being t ,e main .-tanle oi f>iri -
■ no wonder it chooses the «laric-
IK -
-a nav • ii'.l seen strange and utiac
countab e t tings in the nigiit. Almost
every r :"i h is at tim • had a touch
c>i h.iiiu ination. >o ne tune ago alter I
liii e o. r ten.i' - it) rat -on tti ng
i . x. • efore r tiiin.'at n.glit, alter
r * • iio or ie.it o' o e o' the
> -g .- astn 1 • tlu loot of
. . e '. -oi nti'-d ot me
a »:i . «• n'.s When 1 awikened
i . ...> a.t was anything supernatu
r. . An i 1 have to advisj yo I. if you
in. ,r a Strang • things ar nigh?, to
!- o:> in : hot mince pie and ta * a
d -»• >: t medi ino. It is an out*
; • ... n s i, enough to de
c ~ y eie ..if-r sundown, an i
' • - a r !i its v. rk i:i t. • n.gnt.
w ;x.ior iie,l ht*r fean*«*S at
> .... the Wui a.s. .V 1 a ay
... li.> !' in Oi KpoOiiS.
! 1 ,-n f? ' i r.i_v text tiiat
j, r.t :. -■ - i>>o:.i .n i- 'atii to .ts «lis
. . . t t t at be wo lid
get t. • the "in• . .at ", hut the
i.r-" t u ' '. .»• Si e- i.. t.; sh: n swoon
aw av. ~n . n • sooner b • i t-s '.scit.-ited
th ■ ■ " i be r •. >j'.r. lal
isni - oii an.l death i > evervout? tiiat
\»• .- i ■ it r1 i - ■ v. i ook n
upon •...; en e •>. -j> r.tu-.. ada
\er u« W ■ ■... • •• :s \ nu-ted.
llan is ■■a i. »Tv at.-: oid fitmii>; pr r >#-
pers out tvUg na i suit inari«;:e> Yielding
long j. r..- . .r.: ...1 9:: i destroys the
Dhy-n-a. hfaitn. its disc.pies are ever
hearing ~tart..n_' n-'vs iro ii t.ie other
wor. 1. v t ga oe;a_s rc»s tne rj» in
wh;te. i.. . igety. want.ng to get it#
- if to dance oiie.-> 5ep
u....r... .i . i no i-. i'.ev... -•! ••'. **itii
raws. I uev ! Kiie« a c n r .'.tu
ai.st wo !.a i i he-it y nervous -y tern
It i- t : • n-v r.nd caiAjep-y.
n r. ;-*-y>t'a.a an 1 uu
i Jit as well be d ai. * I have noticed
t.v.t I "opie v. no are hearing raps from
th fit • worl 1 hive but little strength
fit to Dear the hard rap- of thia world.
Ir - a a w a th.ng to trirle with ones
, ■
■ - g« .lit.* • S i*r«?
> - -• ' x a* ♦*.
an 1 -o far as yo .r ch>jv an»i > >ui are coa*
• era i, the u hoi • universe i- a angle,
lictt-r in our ignorance experiuient w.th
a cheitiist « retort th.at may smite us
dea i. or with an engineer's steam t>o !er
that may o.ow us atoms, tiian experi
ment w;t.. the nervo:i» syste n. A man
can .ive v, tn >niy uiie lung or w.th no
eyes, a a! b • happy, as m n have beeu
un ii r -acii a. . .. ui-; but be to the
man nn -■ nerves are shattered, spirit
ual.- ii - it ; r-t »: aii, and mightily,
agtai is* th n : . JU- syst -m, and s >
lite i:. sai i.
i :u • t p.;i: la .s n f also because it is
a s • ..ii an s m .i.tal The v »r-t
de«- - o! i « . • i-ne-s and the w> st
or_' e- of o»• n.tv hive oee t til - t 1
un r it- pt r m ig»*. The storv |. to »
vi.e ior in u u .1. Iw d not [•o.ia.e v
tOiiJ * nor \ itir t :ir>> w to toe tci i'. n
So • •- th ci\ 1 iaw h i !• n • l
to :>t p lit o t ige. i'.iiit les ,:n ia •-
ral/i - a ni r . -n up ■> ;t. 11 ,ts
pu-h > . I.', i tea- o, voiiri « km i hj.
t» •» bf • o pr > i_. y. It t ~r.s .. .it
'' > •» ' a n;t. -.- and n' . i.-
-
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'is ai 1 n p: -luin ■ d>» t« » . i \, j
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with th til will s iv, ";i■ai ( > it
iem ... . ii. ,i or, "it.,uia I ut 1., i.t r
vv.th tin' 'AO un'." he will say. " p rit
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:1 ' ' 1 • ! •ni on • tin t.i. ,e i i M r
I • |' • n : • -jl t.i •. I': ;i oi h •
nte I t t s At i 111-' i g •. i- t -
city, a .: i i". m . al>so . i wt i t
forsook h. tto iv. too ; hi- ouiv - i >
sur.en leri -i t e ■■ to a -p ; ri' i n ii iai
m ew o: .. attempted th e* tint .>
p it an en ! to ins own life, an i then r.jis
incarcerated in the "tate i iriatie \.-vi
u;u, w tero i. i- to- lay a raving maniac
Put yo ;• i:a • ! ia the hand oi this \\;t h
ot do .MI ! -he will lead yo i to bot
tom -s- per t ion, where she holds h*r
ever;, s'lug scan e. Many years a_o the
steamer t- in i - ft arte • f o i i uto a •
forth* iiit-d ate-. 'letting in niid
oceau the mat hiii"iy broke an 1 she
floundered around a iv afte • d iv, and
week af er wee n an I for a wli i • 'month
after >he \\ «• s due peop!.' won U»re 1, and
finally j.m V hei iij). 1 here w its
angui.-h ai the it, s, for there weiemanv
, who !ii ! fri-n !s a card that ves-el.
.-one of the women, in their distress,
went to toe sp :it 'al mediums and in
•juiin'd as to tii- tate of tiiat \**?sel. The
me 'iums caii I up the spirit-, and the
rapping* on th** ta .le imlieated tiie
-t» a - .:> o ' \ iiail an !»'>ai i. Women
went i i .ng mil an 1 were earrie 1 to
the hai.it.* asyium. After aw hie once
, day a gun was ii ard o.'l pi r inline
| The flag- went upon the shipping, and
the be'ls of th • ehurches were rung.
The boys r.m through the streeis crying
"Kxtra! The Vtlautie is safe i" '1 here
: was the e.nl racing ?.s froai the lead,
I when frien 1> came again to friends:
but some tji tiio.-e p.is-tngers went up to
find their wiv s in th» lunatic asylum,
, where this cheat of infernal Spiritualism
hail put them. ' A man in l»ellevue Hos
! f tit al. dying fr»m wounds made by hi*
own band, wis asked why he tried to
! commit sutei ia, and he said: "The
spirits tol 1 m to." Parents have stran
gle.l their children, and when asked
why they did .t. r. jibed : ".-piritualis n
j (k'man led it." It is the patro ii/.fr an 1
former for the madhouse. .In Ige hd
m-oiids, in P-roadway Tabernai ie. \«w
N ."' rk, delivering a lecture in behalf of
. v p ritualism, admitted, in so many w or is:
"There is a i?s mat.on about r.u-i,iia
tion with the the dead h.is
a tendency to lead people o ' t : on their
judgment, aud to instil into th-m .i
fan.i icis.u that revolting to the natural
mind.'
It not only rains its disciples, but it
ruins the me bums a.so ouiy give it time.
The ;a lar.K an swme, on ti.e bank* of
tb»* L.o\'- >• I ' a..i e, no RoC»ner be ame
S[».r : • e "i l us tha i down they w»-rit,
,:i a l .iv.i ni a«' of JK iv, t" the onstt-r
--I.l'.l'jn ..... t.o i.ti .-.noil. 1 ii'* o .ce
c a :•! • uai is hi f r a man, ba-1 for a
voai.ai. laid :or a beast.
i :v. g again-.' tins delusion a more
: . mi. t nen' it ru.n- the *oul
i.. i.o. :.J. I ir-' t makes a man aquar-
ot ,ia inhlt l hen it makes him hall
a a iti' it . the:-, .t maK---. fi m who> in
fj ie:. i h«* who ««vß ? em, a* I ioru*eive
it. foun ie I o.i ti.e .II*JU .ciency of tfj
wor 1 or • o 1 as a revelation ooi sav*-.
tha : Die is enough for you to know
about the future wor.d. You say it is
not eno :gh. an 1 there ;s where you and
the ior : dirter. N . o i clear the table,
you «ho>e f.-iae :i.e lhble, you {ml your
hand or. the ta tie, a* d say "Now let
tsp.r.tsol tne future world tomj an i te'!
me something the Ihble has not told
me.' An i. although the >cnptur*»s say:
"A :•! Thou not unto his wor K .♦••t ie
, •
rr*pro'.e thee, an i thou oe loan 1 a ..'ar
vou r sk it. and ' orn»- hack sp-r t
of inv tie pa rvd :ather coaje i.t k, fc p»r:t
of mv ti«a>ar;'*-i mother, of my o ..pan
icn« o: m T nttle chit I an l r »*tl tue some
things i don t know auj :t }o i and
about the un*een world. If i
tr. r sltpp* 1 s ,'iire in the face it is
• hen n spiritual medium puts do AD her
; an i «>n tue ttb.e invoking ap.r.'® de
parted to make a revels'on. 'tz-.i ha»
to.d you all >o I >uj{t»t to KD ;W, ani bo-.T
dar* yo i be pr- r.g into that th ■ h :?
ngne of your bu?in»»« ' You «-annot
Ke»-p '.te* h. .e in >ne iiand ?n i "i ir •-
uaiis.n .a lae otner. »>ue or me other
will -hp out of your grasp, dem-n
upon it.
"j :r.'ua'isra is adverse to the Hi' 1* in
the lu : that it has in these last days
ca •• . iron the future world C r.stian
in t • testify against hr>t aiftty. lt«
met.uns call t>a- k l.oren*.o kow, the
ceiebtato 1 evangelist, an : I oren o I v.v
testings that hristiar.s .ire i»»l.it«»r.
~-;..r.: ..i s n rails back i» J I*.. n■. an $
h.* t st. .■ s t.iat he is >topp n; it) t .e
same h • - •in Heaven wh utin l'.nnyan
ih v c... ! »ac n .'ohn N «•-iey, an 1 tit
s .; i the ( hr-tian rei.g on
\vi..i :i ;i* .i i ins die »riou .y pre.u he i
A . r w i k-ou Ha\iv t.u st o
,i i ».!. • r tuah-ts, cms to the lront
.ui i •!«* . i - :ii «t the v w Testament
i,> • ■ • • -is -*. • ch«» o. .; ag '
an i "ii \ one oh pen and
j r - ■ > r.-tia.. v. 1 • v attempt
tu j» . - i> • t ui.: ,*-«»t "mw ten berg,
an. i. r v .I.t ... . and «.»!ti»*r
reii.ro i- • ler ia~h :n t.i. P.ac *of this
« I nave in t: y no s • a book
r. I Itl t \ : y City ill the
t• . - .V > p il .-IS. ,1 JS \V t' i 4
::iv. .. i n h • lop nt hat
... .a; . * - • - "•»t. A s our >aptis.n
\ , t :i I . mis •: w .ill*i.
\ - -1..r at o i 1'! nty oi fiesh
- .i .it W :..tt i- o.ir p a;. er '
. . v.-;il c.t . - • h.it is
0 . -t \ le.t. > ienee and
v.- i A ill 1 tin . oi. t e s;l lie
1 'i ■I . . . tlit .; pit .i
nast . \ll i ■. an.l that
w v \..... t-» tup t eir
> . - .i . !. h ;i . . of devotion
; ■ !.' has
i >»-
i > . : i . • : . . \ ui u' vp
i . y.> ;h i. s ait >l.
*' i ">U! Slv ■S ' n' one. .'. ».. iri't It I"
uf a i - ai.. :i ar • a ! lu"ir.
w>>: ' . . y.» . tii i. v it \\->u!d
i-: _ h n ■ ..i.-tMii- ' 1 here ars.' a
.. u•.• M«! i.al.sts who d>> not be
liev ■ I i i c .«re soulh , but 1! spirits from
Ui • . . \\ ;i 1 i sii'»:il i kno a i i talk
-\v i l > us, tin*v woul I be :■ i i i
11) tli it 1 answer, in tue rui . ■; is of
th • > ' nid 'I: t ie\ ■- e not
oses and the prophets, n u» i \Nill
they in* persuaded throughone ri»s>o from
the iie.id.
\c»w 1 believe, under ««od, that th.
km .■ >n will save many from disease in
>:n' v, an i petdition. I believe the-»
are tile days »: whieh the ;tpostle sjxjke
\\ .eii he said "In the latter time* -i,me
shall depart Horn the fn.th, «»ivini '.e.-.l
to sprits' I tiiink my
:m Ii r. •(*. a> uel! as other au li n'*es in
tn.s d iv, need t> iiave reiterated in their
he.t! ui.' thi* p.is -ages 1 quoted souk*
m:;i ites ;;gu "I bete sii i!! not be anions
y mi ii .ousuiter »: tanuliar spirits, or
u .u i, or nei roiuaneer; i>r they that
.o th-.-e things are an abomination unto
th • I »r*i iiti I '1 he ~0111 that turnetu
ait r >u li as have familiar sp.iits ! will
sit mvs -It a.'iinst them, and they hliali
be .t » iii mi th(?ir people. '
' •> 1 nv.te you i.ii- morni- ■* to a
s '.n ii imjou lay -• nre. I hi-.
l " ll : I>i i - oily one gr at f..:n i\.
1 ' : -'• * 1 uirrh table, i'orue aroun i
tu* tb ii b ;.i e. take your seat*- i• t
1* ! on t ;e t:i il.-. put your hands on thi
top >: 'he 11, bio, and then iisten an-.
!.'• ir i tlieiv are any voices coining iron,
the - t rnal world." 1 think there are.'
List :i '•.-■ r t things belong unt'i the
1 ' >r i our ' 01, but things that are r•-
veaie I b.-long unto us and to our chil
dren." Mirely that is a from th*
sprit world l'ut before you riso from
tliis ( hristian st;ance, I want you ttv
promise me von will be satisfied with tto-
J>ivin- revelation until the light of the
eteinal throne breaks upon your vision,
ho not go after the witch of I n dor. 1 c
not sit down at ta..le rappings
"it her in sport or in dead
Have your table so well made an i then
legs so even that they wdl not tip an .
rattle. If the table must move, let it b
i'ii ler 11 i© offices of industrious house
witery. Teach your children there art
no ghosts to be seen or heard in thi
world save those which walk on two fert
or four human or bestial, i.ememher
tliat Spiritualism at the best is a
thing; for if it telli what the lliole
reveals it is a suj»er.luity, and it it
tens what the liible does not reveal,
it is a lie. Inst al of going out K
get other peopl-s to tell four fortuu--.
t" . your own fortune by putting voui
tru' in ' -o 1 an ! do ng the l.»est vou can
1 ui 1 tell your fort irie: ''.\U
\\ (>r r. in.', th- r f- »r goo 1 t . them who 1( >v t
«»01. ' Insult not your oep irtel Uiends
v a--, co down an 1 -cran
b!- mi i» an e»tension table. Heme n-
I.»*r t '.at th»-re is only one spirit w hos*
dietat o-i you have a right to invoke, ~n i
tiixt . tue holv, blessed, and ommpotent
spir.t of '.oh Hark lie is rappiu_'
• 1 •«". ' : ''t on a t-i b- or the tlM,r. but r.,p
on the dor o. your he.»ru and
e\ery a[ , j n v j ta , on to I hr.St
and a warning of ju lament to o ;.e
«». gr.e.e h.in not away. ( K n nch him
not He has been all around vou thi>
He was all aroun I v»u -asi
: i_'b* lie has been aroun t you ail voui
v—. I lark there comes a*o» •* iir.,p
pn- thrf,u?h Th roof, breaking thro i_-
t : u ow, Ji 1!i• i_r all th .■» hou e v> tb
'.e ler an i o\ *tma-ten .g lit n
s.-y n_'. My sp r.t shall not «:wa\>
it rive. '
X1.1.1H Ol lln .NATION.
nineUhHfil t»> Henator Vrniff.
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VI
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pfOitU tie.-. j u .\ uiileh the stud*
d t i;# - ce 1 t\i!i-he I w ;i- that
the iLkin -■ ci ff •• rii if i i( - t
tioiitt ia cofumerce \vith forfci f *ii
J 1 .-■ s It i-5 t i t ! ji • .
repeut tl.f . ! ;? ■ !;.♦-» *-
Adam Scuitl, J In Stu «i t Mill ;
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