Shall We Consult Spiritualist Physicians?
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Whoever has the courage and honesty to warn him of danger
thereby incurs his displeasure. The slightest remonstrance or opposi-
tion is sufficient to rouse his combative spirit. But now an opportunity
is presented to seek help from one whose power comes through the
medium of witchcraft. To this source he applies with eagerness, freely
expending time and money in hope of securing the proffered boon.
He is deceived, infatuated. The sorcerer’s power is made the theme
of praise, and others are influenced to seek his aid. Thus the God of
Israel is dishonored, while Satan’s power is revered and exalted.
In the name of Christ I would address His professed followers:
Abide in the faith which you have received from the beginning. Shun
profane and vain babblings. Instead of putting your trust in witchcraft,
have faith in the living God. Cursed is the path that leads to En-dor or
to Ekron. The feet will stumble and fall that venture upon the forbidden
ground. There is a God in Israel, with whom is deliverance for all that
are oppressed. Righteousness is the habitation of His throne.
There is danger in departing in the least from the Lord’s instruction.
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When we deviate from the plain path of duty, a train of circumstances
will arise that seems irresistibly to draw us further and further from
the right. Needless intimacies with those who have no respect for God
will seduce us ere we are aware. Fear to offend worldly friends will
deter us from expressing our gratitude to God or acknowledging our
dependence upon Him. We must keep close to the word of God. We
need its warnings and encouragement, its threatenings and promises.
We need the perfect example given only in the life and character of
our Saviour.
Angels of God will preserve His people while they walk in the
path of duty, but there is no assurance of such protection for those
who deliberately venture upon Satan’s ground. An agent of the great
deceiver will say and do anything to gain his object. It matters little
whether he calls himself a spiritualist, an “electric physician,” or a
“magnetic healer.” By specious pretenses he wins the confidence of
the unwary. He pretends to read the life history and to understand all
the difficulties and afflictions of those who resort to him. Disguising
himself as an angel of light, while the blackness of the pit is in his
heart, he manifests great interest in women who seek his counsel. He
tells them that all their troubles are due to an unhappy marriage. This
may be too true, but such a counselor does not better their condition.