NOTICK OK SI IT TO UllF.T TITI.K.
In Ifcc UUIrli't Court of C'axa County.
Nrbraxka.
( i arl.'s 1'. 1'i'eitVr, 1'laintiH,
vs.
I .inns J. Solomon, rt al.,
Iiotiinlanl. I
"l'o tli" I 'cf iul;i!it.-: Francis J. Solo-;
mon. 1 '. H Solomon, tirst name un
known, Kli.nl'cili 11. Solomon. Josiah i
Moores, Alarv J. Mui)rf, Mary J. Lath
r.jp, K. M. ili'ioU ion. tirs-t name un
known. Bertlm V. lalloii. Mary i
Arminda Huffman, Caroline Huffman..
Edward Moores, Alfred M. Moores,
Knocli !. l Moores, K1I-.M Moores,
Maliala Cray, A. J. Moores, lirsl name
unknown. Nancy K. Kpperson, Henry
.Moores, Kilward or Kd Jockiiu, Ida K.
.loekim. Andrew AY. or A. XV. Mc
l,auKlilin. Alena K. Mcl-uuKlilln. John
M'. or J. ". Seynmre. S. J. Seyinore, first
:,anie unknown, Zelliaia or Zetliam 1'.
SnCulloeh, lthmar I', or I. 1'. I'ills
lutry, Nellie K. Smith, Chester H.
.smith, Fred Black. hIko the unknown
heirs and devisees of the following
? tamed. Franees J. Solomon, deceased,
1'. 11. Solomon, deceased, tirst name un
known, Josiah Moores, deceased. It. M.
Henderson, tirst name unknown, de
ceased, liertha ). I wlton, deceused,
Mary Arminda Huff man. deceased,
"'arollne Huffman, deceased, Kdwiud J.
Moores, deceased, Alfred M. Moores, de
ceased, Knoch !. C Moores, deceased,
Maliala Ciray, deceased: A. J. Moores,
tirst tinme unknown, deceased, Nancy
K. Kpperson. deceased, Henry Moores,
deceased, Kilwurtl or Kd Jockitn, de
ceased; Andrew V. or A. YV. McLaugh
lin, deceas.d, John V. or J. W. Sevmore,
ceased, .etliam or Zetham P. McCul
loch. deceased, lthmar 1J. or I. I. l'llls
l urry. deceased, you are herehv notified
thHt on January lsth, A. 1. 191 :t. pluin
t,ff filed his suit In the district court
f Cass county, Nebraska, to quiet title
to the following' described lands In
I'lattsmouth, to-wit: Lots numbered
eleven and twelve, In Hlock number
forty-three, In the City of i'lattsmouth,
Cass county, Nebraska, because
of his adverse possession by
Mmself and his grantors and their
grantors for more than ten years prior
to the commencement of this suit and
to enjoin each and all of you from
having or claiming to have any right,
title, interest or claim, either leal or
equitable In or two said lands or any
part thereof, and to require you and
'ach of you to set forth your right,
title, lien or Interest therein, if any,
either legal or equitable, and to have
the same adjudged Inferior to the title
of plaintiff and for general relief
equitably.
This notice Is made pursuant to the
order of the court. You are required to
answer said petition on or before
Monday, March 3rd, A. D. 1913, or your
lefault will be duly entered therein.
CHARLES P. PFEIFER, Plaintiff.
J. 10. DOUGLASS. Attorney.
NOTICE.
tnate of Nebraska,
Cass County, ss.
'Jo James V. Kaspar, Non-
Resident, Defendant.
You are hereby notified that the
I!ainliH Louis Hotter, has com
menced an action against you and
Maud V. Kaspar, jointly, in Justice
Court, before M. Archer, Justice
(.I the Peace in and for said Coun
ty, the object and prayer of which
is to recover judgment against
you on a promisary note for $100,
v. itli interest at the rate of 8 per
icnt, from the 7th day of Fib
i vary, 1012, and costs of action
iou are nereny notiliei. o
answer said action on or b re
(tie 21st day of February, 1913,
:t 9 o'clock a. m., and in failing
sri to do your default will be duly
literal therein and judgment
taken as prayed for by plaintiff.
LOUIS ROTTER, Plaintiff.
IN COUNTY COURT.
STATE OF NEBRASKA,
County of Cass, ss.
In the Matter of the Estate of
John Wesley Uarr, Deceased.
To All Persons Interested:
You are hereby notified that
there will be a hearing upon the
linal report of the executor of
above estate before me at the
County Court Rooms at Plaits-
mouth, in said county, on the 251 h
lay of February, 1913, al ten
o'clock a. in., at which time final
settlement of said estate will be
made and distribution of the re
sidue of said estate.
Dated February lith. 1913.
ALLEN J. BEESON.
County Judge.
Notice of Application for Liquor
License.
.Notice is hereby given t all
persons interested and to the
public, that. I he undersigned, Andy
Thomsen, has tiled his petition
and application in the office of
I be County Clerk of Cass Cminty,
Nebraska, as required by law,
signed by a majority of the resi
dent freeholders of Eight Mile
Grove Precinct, selling forth that
the applicant is a man of re
spectable character and standing
and a resident of the stale of Ne
braska, and praying thai, license
be issued to said Andy Thompcen
for the sale of mall, spirituous
and vinous liquors for the period
of one year from May 17, 1913,
ending May 17, 1914, in a building
n lot i, in block (, in the village
of Cedar Creek, in Eighl Mile
, ( J rove Precinct, in Cass County,
Nebraska.
ANDY THOMSEN,
Applicant.
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL.
In the Mailer of the Eslate of
Christian Stoehr, Deceased,
All persons interested in said
estate- will lake notice that a peti
tion has been filed for the probate
of the will of said Christian
Stoehr, deceased, and the appoint,
mcnl of executors named there
in. A hearing will be had on said
pet.il ion and will in said Court in
Ihe Court House al Platlsnioulh,
Nebraska, on the Kill day of
March, 1913, al, in o'clock a. m
of said day.
(Seal) ALLEN J. MEKSOX,
County Judge.
D. O. D WYE 11, Altorney. !
11 , .1
MITICK OF HKKKHKK'S S ILK.
la I he lHxtrlrt Court In and fur l'm
louut), rlrMikM.
Nettie J. Holmes, l'lainlilt,
vs.
W. S. Shera. Joseph H. Keennn, Augusta
Keenan. Iieu-n M. Alwine, formerly
Helen M. Ke nan, deorge H. Alwln'.,
Herbert J. Keenan, Annette Keenan,
John Randolph Keenan. James Keen
an and .lames W". Holmes,
Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that under and
by virtue ot a decree entered In this
case on the :.."th day of January, A.
1, the undersigned sole referee,
will on the ;'.d day of March, A. 1.
1!1:. at eleven o'clock a. ni at the
south door of the Court House in the
City of I'lattsmouth, Cass County, Ne
braska, sell at public auction the fol
lowing described real estate, situated
in the County of Cass, Nebraska, to
wit: Commencing ut a point on quarter
section line running Kast and West
through Section nine ISO, Township
eleven (11), Range fourteen (14), In
Cass County, Nebraska; 1474 6-10 feet
Kast of the quarter section corner on
West side of Section nine (il, Town
ship eleven (11), Range fourteen (14);
running thence south :!77S feet; thence
Kast 100 feet; thence North -'66 feet;
thence Kast -4 feet; thence North E32
feet; thence Kast to the banks of the
Missouri river; thence along the banks of
the Missouri river In a northerly direc
tion to a point where said banks of the
Missouri river Intersects the quarter
section line running East and West
through Section nine (, Township
eleven (11), Range fourteen (14); thence
West along suld quarter section lino to
the place of beginning, together with
lauds formed upon and against said
described lands by accretion, alluvion,
reliction and evulsion.
Also lots one (1), two (2), three (3),
four (4), live (o), six (6), seven (7),
eight (8), nine (9). ten (10), eleven
(11) and twelve (12), In block three
(3) West and block one (1) North, and
one (1) East of the public square In
the Village of Rock liluffs, Cass Coun
ty, Nebraska, together with the portion
of the vacated streets surrounding the
same belonging thereto. Said property
will be sold for cash to the highest re
sponsible bidder.
Dated at I'lattsmouth, Nebraska, this
25th day of January, A D .1913.
C. K. TEFKT, Referee.
RAWLS & ROUKKTSON,
Attorneys.
OHHKH TO SHOW CAl SK.
la I be District Court of I nun louut y,
Nrbrnoka.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Nicholas Halmes, Deceased.
This cause came on for hearing up
on the petition of Nicholas C. Halmes,
executor of the will and estate of
Nicholas Halmes, deceased, for con
struction of paragraph nine of the
will of said deceased and for order and
license to sell the real estate, as re
quired by law, and the will of said
deceased, which real estate Is more
particularly described as follows.
N Vj, UK V4, Sec. 28, Twp. 12, Range
9, S of SW i and N V of SSW
. of See. 8-12-13, M f iH ' and 8
'S of SW V4 and NW ,4 ot SW
14 of Sec. 7-12-13, NE V of NW
y4 of Sec. 5-12-13, all In Cass County,
Nebraska, Lots 10, 11 and 12, In Hlock
2, of the City of riattsmouth, Ne
braska. It Is therefore ordered that all per
sons Interested In said estate appear
before me on the loth day of March,
1913, at 10 o'clock a. m., to show cause,
If any they have, why said will should
not be Interpreted and construed by
the Court and show cause why order
of Court, directing and guiding the
executor In making a sale of the said
real estate belonging to the estate of
said deceased, and why a license
should not be granted to said executor
to sell the above described real estate
of said deceased.
It is further ordered that a copy of
this order to show cause be published
for lour successive weeks prior to snld
time of hearing. In the I'lattsmouth
Journal, a newspaper published twice
a weeK at I'lattsmouth, Nebraska, and
of general circulation throughout said
County.
Dated this 3()th day of January, 1913.
HARVEY 1). TRAVIS,
Judge of the District Court.
D. O. DWYER,
Attorney for Executor.
MITICIi OP SI' IT TO U HIT IITI
In the District Court In anil for I
County, .NWiritkkH,
Simon Oruber, l'lalntift,
vs.
Hattie Barnutn Wills, et al.,
Defendants.
To the defendants, Hattie Harnum
Wills, Harry Wills, Harry G. Harnum,
James V. Harnum, Sylvester Harnum,
jr., Adclhcrt Rarnum, M.ny Hariium,
Homer Hannah, Mrs. Homer Hannah,
tirst real name unknown: Mrs. Lewis
Harnum, tirst real name unknown;
Lewis Harnum, jr., Charles Ilarmim, L.
H. Sinclair, tirst real name unknown;
Herbert Sinclair, Inei! M. l'ickerson,
Dlcker.wn, first real name
unknown; C.eorge Harnum Mowers, the
unknown heirs and devisees of Lucy
Rowers, deceased; the unknown heir's
and devisees of Resty Royd, deceused;
James Chase, Belinda Chase, Lucy J.
Chase. R. K. Murdock, Jr., tirst real
name unknown; Mrs. It. Murdock,
jr., first real name unknown; Alphonso
Chase, Thomas J. Watson, Mrs. Thomas
J. Watson, first leal name unknown;
and the unknown heirs and devisees of
Thomas J. Watson, deceased.
You are hereby notilied that on Feb
ruary 5th, A. D. 1913, plaintiff tiled his
suit In the District Court of Cass Coun
ty, Nebraska, to quiet title to the fol
lowing described land in the County of
Cass, Nebraska, to-wit:
The Northeast quarter (NE'4) and
the North half (N'V4) of the South
east quarter (SK1) of Section twenty-one
(21), Township ten (10),
Range thirteen (13), East of the
lith 1'. M.
because of his adverse possession by
himself, and grantors for more than ten
years prior to the commencement of
said suit, and to enjoin each and all of
you troin having or claiming any right.
title, lien or Interest, either legal or
equitable, In and to said lands or any
part thereof, and to require you to set
forth your right, title or Interest there
in, if any, either legal or equitable, and
to have the same adjudged Inferior to
the title of plaintiff to said lands, and
for general equitable relief.
This notice is made pursuant to the
order of the court.
Von are required to answer said peti
tion on or before Monday, the 24th day
of March, A. I). 1913, or your default
will be dulv entered therein.
SIMON (1RUHKR, l'lulntlff.
RAWLS A: ROHKIITSON,
Attorneys.
NOTICE OF INDEBTEDNESS.
To Whom It, May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
Cliopie Clasolino Engine Company
(Limited), of Plattsmouth, Ne
braska, has issued fully paid up
capital stock to the amount of
Fifty-four Thousand Nine Hun
dred Thirty Dollars ($5 4,930.00),
and that said Corporation lias an
indebtedness for current expenses
only amounting to the sum of
$264.70.
Dated this fith day of January,
1913.
Jno. A. Chopieska,
President.
F.dw. Rynott,
Adolph Giese,
II. M Soennichsen,
II. F. Goos,
Directors.
ATTACIIMKST NOTICK.
J. W Dnvla v.111 l.u ntin it....
----- - ..... icinu 11,'l.ll.rT llitll Oil
thft znn nnv nf Tnmifl.i, lull vt ai
a Justice of the peace of Cass County,
issueu an orupr or attach
ment for the SUm Of JTiflO In nxllnn
pending before him, wherein A. O. Hneh
k (o. Is plaintiff and J. W. Dnvls dn
rendant, that property of said defend
ant, consisting of money, has been at
tached under anl,! nan,. ni.i
v..,.;,, naiti in linn
was continued to the 20th day of Feb
ruary. 1913, at 9 o'clock a. m.
iv. vj. ii.vi.ii tu, l'lulntlff.
Public Sale!
Thf iiiidi-rsiuned will m'11 ut
Public Auction, at bis home, four
and one-half miles west and one
mile south of Murray, four miles
north and one-half mile west of
Nehawka, one mile south and one
half mile west of the old Fulton
blacksmith shop, on
THURSDAY, FffBRUARY 20, 1913.
Sale will commence at 1 o'clock
sharp. The following described
property:
4 Head of Horses 4.
Due black gelding, f years old.
One sorrel gelding, 3 years old.
One bay gelding, 7 years old.
One bay mare, smooth mouth.
First-class milk cow 0 years
old.
Farm Implements.
One Sat Hoy riding lister.
One riding stirring plow.
One 2-row Badger cultivator.
One tongue cultivator.
One tongueless cultivator.
One broadcast Hornet seeder
Two sets good harness.
One 3-row stalk cutter.
One farm wagon.
One single buggy.
One set of bob-sleds.
One base burner.
One Sure Hatch incubator
100 egg.
Some lumber and woven wire.
Household goods and numerous
ether articles.
Terms of Sale:
All sums of $10.00 and under,
cash; all over $10.00 a credit of
eight months will be given, pur
chaser giving good bankable
paper, bearing 8 per cent from
dale. AM property must be set
tled for before being removed.
O. V. BAILEY, Owner.
Wilkinson & Hall, Auctioneers.
W. 0. Boedeker, Clerk.
Mothers Can Sarely Buy
Dr. King's New Discover and give
it to I he little ones w hen ailing
and suffering with colds, coughs,
throat or lung troubles, tastes
nice, harmless, once used, always
used. Mrs. Bruce Crawford, Nia
gra. Mo., writes: "Dr. King's New
Discovery changed our boy from
a pale, weak, sick boy to the pic
ture of health." Always helps.
Buy it at F, (l. Fricke & Co.'s.
Seed Potatoes for Sale.
King of ihe Eariiesi seed pota
toes for sale. F. L. Rhoderi, Mur.
ray, Neb. 'Phone 8-J.
in (di tv coi n r.
Stale of NebrtisKa,
Countv of Cass. ss.
In the Matter of the Lstate of William
J l.rieu, I leeensed.
To All 1'ersons Interested:
lou ule hereby uoliiied that there
has been llleit in this court petillon for
the appointment of an administrator o)
above estate.
That a hearlnir will be had on said
petition before this court tit the Court
iimis,. in I'hittsmnuth, in said County
on the 1st day of March, j 1 1 ::, al 9
o clock a. m. ob.iectiou, if any, must
In- filed on or before said day and hour
of hearlnir.
Dated February nth, 1!)t:i.
ALLKN .1. HKKSuN.
County .IuiIkc
I.IXill, NO I'M I',.
In Hie lllnlrlet Court of f iisx County
.XeliniMkn.
Morgan K. Rrantner.
I'lalnliir. I
vs.
Joseph MrCrenry, Cass I
County, a Municipal
Cornoni I inn ut tin. szii.t.. i
of Nebraska, the I'n
known Hells and De
visees of y.echeriah
k'ci-r hufiuuiiAil .
) NOTICE
Citizens Hank of Rlat-
mouth, Nelnuska, a Cor-
poration, Now Defunct, I
K. (i. Dovey Ai Son. I
a Copartnership, Und
v-nuiies I-.. j-earsall, i
Defendants. J
To Joseph McCreary nnd the rnknown
!;:.'M i'!"'1 'Y'Vlsees of Zecherlah
Ken, Deceased, Delendants:
...1" V,'"' of '" will herehv take
. Ice that on the 10th day of February
In t'l,, ' ,U,K"" l'rantner. RlalntiiT
n v . . f,l,,',':,1,"K1'''llled cause, tiled
m petition in the District Court of
Lass County, Nebraska, uKuinst you
and others, the object, pur ose and
prayer of which Is to obtain a .leeo
from said Court removl,, l,.s a, u
tl.. 1ttV?Pl '"" "'K the record
il, . f ,!lu? '"Hnwintr described rea
estate, situate In Cass County Ne
braska, to-wit:
Commencing nt a point flftv-two
nnd one-half 52ti feet Kast of U,o
Southwest corner of orUimil Lot
wenty-slx 2). 1 .Section e ihteen
18), Township twelve (12). North, In
Kaiure Fourteen (14). Kast of the 6th
.1;.. i" Vi",".''" North one hun
dred thirty. live (nr) feet, thence
Last fifty-two and one-half (52)
feet; thence South one hundred
h rty-tive (1ST.) feet; thence west
lfty-two and one-half (52 Mi) feet to
the place of lieKlnnlns, shown and
designated on the plat books of r
regular tracts In the olllce of the
register of deeds of said County, as
lot No. 00 In the Southwest ,pmrt"r
Section tl0uthwt'8t qi"rter ot said
Also commenelnK at the Southeast
corner of said Lot twenty-six (26).
In su d Section eighteen (18), Town-
.ee l V?i VV1?)' N'.,rth' fou"
, (,4) J''t. 0"1 running thenoe
north one hundred thirty (RIO) feet;
thence West sixty ((10) Vet; thence
South one hundred thirty (130) feof
place of heKlnnlnir. and shown nnd
designated on the said plat books of
IrreKuUf tracts as Lot No, 61, In said
Southwest quarter of the Southwest
quarter of said Section, excepting
however tt strip off of the South etuis
ff said iKits heretofore conveyed to
the city of I'lattsmouth for Ktrcet
purposes,
In Rial nt Iff, as ntcalnst you nnd other
defendants nnd to exclude nnd enloin
you and each of you from ever assert
tiMT or claiming any rlht. title, estate
!', "lr,.'?L or. ",'n "eln adverse to
I lalntirr, nnd Tor such other and further
relief as may bo Just nnd equitable
on are required to answer said p'etl
ii . on.or ,'rffp the 24th day of
March, 1913, or the allegations ion
talned In said petition will be taken as
true and a decree rendered as lira veil
for therein.
Dated: February J nt , join
MORUAN K. RRANTNKIt,
Hy JOHN M. LKYDA, Ills Attorney:
IS SFiRlTISM
ii
i
in
ONLY DEMONISM?
Are Mediums Deceived as Well
as Their Followers
ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE?
Spirit Communication Through Me
diums Come Not From Dead Hu
mans, but From th Fallen Angels,
Say Pastor Russell In the Bible He
Trace Their History Satan Him
self Poses as an Angel of Light The
Bible Is the Torch of Liberty and In
telligence, the Foe to Superstition,
Ignorance and Demonism.
Jacksonville, Fla.,
Fell. lti.-Tlio Op
era House was
crowded today to
iiwir Pastor Itus
sell. lie cpokc
twice. We re
port one of bis
discourses from
th text, "The Illi
nois which kept
uot their first es
tate, but left their
o w a habitation,
He hath reserved
8
PASTOR. RUSSELL
in lastlns restraints under the thick
darkness for a judgment of the Great
Iay." (Judo li.) He said:
Last Sunday we discussed the fall of
the tinsels, and saw that they Buecuinb
iil tu the leaveti of sin, which was first
Introduced by Satan's pride and rebel
lion, und was continued nnd Increased
by man's disobedience nnd fall from
Divine favor. Some mlj;ht be inclined
to say, Why preach about the angels
and their full? Why not rather confine
our consideration to mun? The an
swer is that man's fall had to do with
the fall of the angels, as we have seen;
and that since then the fallen ntiRels
have had much to do with man's fur
ther perversion mentally, morally,
physically. St. l'aul ivns not In error
when he declared, "We wrestle not
with flesh nnd blood merely, but
with principalities and imwers wicked
spirits in high positlons."-Kph. 0:5.
I am nwiire that many amongst tin
millions who read my sermons' lu the
newspapers will be inclined to IuukIi
nt what may be desiKuated my super
stitious belief that fallen spirit beings
are In close propinquity with humanity-
a continual power for evil, seduc
tive and ensnaring, God and Truth op
posinR. I have no practical knowledge
of Spiritism, because, obedient to the
Divine command, I would avoid every
ihinjr occult. My knowledge of Spirit
ism conies mainly through the Bible,
but Is well supported by the testimony
of many whom I have rescued from
the thraildom of Spiritism a consid
erable number of these mediums.
We should either take the Ulble ac
count as n whole, or should reject It an
n whole. It li my constant effort to
brin' my own thought nnd words and
condui t nnd those of others into full
alignment with the Divine Instructions
of the I'.ible. I believe any other at
titude to be dangerous in the extreme.
The fallen angels, the Rible styleH
dammit -rendered In our Common Ver
sion, devils. We charge these demons,
and not our forefathers, with having
perverted the true Message of the
Gospel. This thought Is substantiated
by the Apostle, who refers to their in
sidious teachings as "the doctrines of
tiemons." Hy every means they seek
to put darkness for light and light for
darkness. In the doctrines of the Dark
Ages, now discredited, these demons
blasphemed God by teaching that He
had prepared n torture chamber nnd
was overseeing the everlasting torture
of nearly nil humanity nil except the
very Klect at the hands of fire-proof
devils with pitchforks.
Thus the human mind w.ir turned
against the Almighty in dread. Thus
humanity learned to think of Satan
and his associates as In some far-off
place. Now, ns greater Illumination
comes, and humanity gradually ascer
tains that the theory of a grcnt torture
place beyond the bounds of time nnd
place was a hoax, these demons would
lead such seekers in an opposlto direc
tion, and convince them that ns there
Is no such torture chamber, neither are
there any demons.
Rut the nible all the while has been
telling us that these evil spirits nro
near us, In our atmosphere; and that
they have power over us In proportion
is we yield our wills to thwlr sugges
tions nnd our minds to sin. So far
from telling of Satan's being far off,
the Apostle declares that he goes about
through the earth, seeking whom he
may devour; nnd that his host of fallen
angels are a present power for evil
throughout the world. Similarly, Jestm
tells us to pray, "Deliver us from the
Evil One." He says that Satan wits
"u muiwerer from the beginning, nnd
abode not In the Truth."-John 8:44.
Cast Down to Tartarus.
St. Deter tells us that the fallen an
gels nt the time of the Deluge were
enst down to Tartarus. This word
tartaru Is used only once In the Hlble.
and is mistranslated hell. It Is gener- I
ally conceded to refer to the earth's at- I
mosphere, though It may bo used in a
figurative way, much as we use the
word Jmio, a prison, a place or condi
tion of restraint.
Wo are not to confound the Rible
story of the fall of the angels nnd their
restraint in chains of darkness with
tho sytubollciil figure of Hevelutluu,
3 X
Ms
where Satan ami liW nngrIs are cast
out of heaven. The UeveUtion picture
is purely symbolical, as nil admit. It
does not refer to literal Heaven nt all.
but in a figurative way describes mat
ters which happened on earth matters
which found their fulfilment centuries
ago, ut the time the Human Ktnplre
was overthrown, and I'apacy set itself
up, claiming earthly and Heavenly
power and authority as the Kingdom
of Messiah, operating throigli the
popes as Messiah's vicegerents.
Satan's First Lie Perpetuated.
At some length, I'astor Hussell show
ed that the very name Satan signifies
upimnrnt uf Cod. nod tlcit this name Is
well deserved, because he who was
formerly known as Lucifer has array
ed himself against (!od and in opposi
tion to every feature of the Divine
f'lau. The Almighty could have de
stroyed Satan at any time, but He has
permitted him for the past six thou
sand years to go on In his course, In
order to demonstrate the evil character
of sin, and to give opportunity, on the
contrary, of demonstrating the beauty
of holiness. Lventually, when tho les
son shall have been taught to angels
and to men, Satan nnd nil who love sin
will be utterly destroyed in tho Second
Death.- Revelation 2l:S.
Note the persistency of Satan, snld
I'astor Russell, and his effrontery.
God distinctly told Adam nnd Eve that
disobedience would bring 'upon them
the penalty of death. Satan contra
dicted the Almighty point-blank, de
claring, "Ye shall not surely die."- And
when our race found the truth of God's
statement borne In upon them by
death, Satan still sought to pervert the
Word of God and the minds of men by
telling humanity that they do not die
really, hut In appearance only; thnt In
reality n dead man Is much more alive
thnn a living one.
This absurdity has been repeated to
our race century after century, until
today mankind, as n whole, believe
Satan's lie and entirely discredit th
Word of God. The wny back to God
nnd to sanity of reasoning Is the re
pudiation of Satan's falsehood nnd the
acceptance of God's Truth. The dead
know not anything. Their sons come
to honor and they know It not; to dis
honor and they perceive It not of them.
-Eccleslastes 0:5; Job 14:21.
Satan's original lie is the basis of all
the superstitions of religion. If man
kind believed God that the dend are
rfr7(f, nnd thnt their only hopo of a fu
ture life is bused on the ramrec( Ion
it would clear the world of a thousand
superstitions. How could the dead
suffer tortures In a Protestant hell or
In n Catholic purgatory, If the dend
know uot anything, ns tho Rlble de
clares? If the Truth prevailed, where
would come In prayers and masses for
the dead? And where would come In
the belief of spiritists und others that
they have communications with their
dead friends If, ns the Rlble says,
"The (had know not (inylhingV
Demons Personate the Dead.
On the basis of human credulity the
supposition that the dead become more
"live when they appear to die the
demons have Advanced their decep
tions, and sought to enthrall humanity.
Invisible to men, jet fully Informed re
Hpeciing all human affairs, they enn
readily personate tho dend. The fallen
nngels, slnco the Deluge deprived of
tho power to materialize, use as chan
nels of communication such individ
uals as they can deceive Into being
their servants mediums. Many of
these uro noble characters, nnd many
of them the reverse; but vicious or ig
norant or good, tho demons use such ns
they can control, none being too de
based for their service.
Working on the credulity of their
dupes, they use tho lips or tho pencil
of tho medium to describe the dead
one, who is supposed to bo very anx
ious to cotnmunlcato with the living.
And the description generally tils well
to the dupe's last knowledge of the
person age, sex, clothing, all. So de
luded do people become Unit they fall
to remember that tho children of two
or ten years would, ten years later, if
alive, be twelve or twenty years of
nge, nnl proportionately larger, and
certainly not content to wenr In n
spirit land the same clothing they wore
when last seen by the dupe. The de
mons' power to discuss matters known
only to the dupe and tho deceased car
ries conviction.
And all the teachings of all tho de
nominations, that tho dead are not
dead, nre helping on with tho decep
tion. Tho venerable minister, deceived
by the doctrines of the Dark Ages,
tells his hearers nt tho funeral that
their deceased friend Is hovering over
them; and that If he could speak, ho
would say, "Weep not for me." The
medium and the clairvoyant announce
that they are under spirit control, and
that the departed ono can speak
through them. Is It any wonder thnt
tho deception Is n powerful one with
ninny 7 Tho antidote for A the doc
trines of demons Is the Message of the
Word of God:
(1) Thnt tho dead are really dead;
(2) That Christ died on our behnlf ;
(8) That nt His Second Coming nnd
Kingdom, "there shall ho a resurrec
tion of tho dend, both of the Just and
of the unjust" Acts 24:15.
Demons Cast Out of the Possessed.
Let those who deny that there are
Invisible evil spirits explain what Je
sus meant when He gave Ills disciples
power over all manner of disease, and
over unrhan spirits. Let them explain
what the Apostles meant when they
returned with Joy, saying, "Iord, even
the demons nre subject unto us In Thy
name." It Is for them to explain, too,
what really took place nt Gadnru,
where the Scriptures duclare Jesus
cast a legion of these evil spirits out
of one man. That legion, permitted to
go Into the swine, were sufficient In
number to craze the entire herd.
Let us also have an explanation of
what St. Paul meant when he turneS
to rebuke the joung woman who hud
the power of divination, and command
ed the evil spirits to come out of her.
(Acts 1(5:10-1S.) Let thcui explain why
her soothsaying prognostications were
at an end, when once the evil spirit
was gone forth. Let us ulso remember
that there Is not a suggestion any
where In the Rible that thesef vil spir
its were ever human beings in iy sense
of the word, or at any time Let us
all remember thnt these tire the same
evil spirits dealt with nt the time of
tho Deluge.
Immediately after the Flood, they
began their attack upon humanity,
their attack upou the Truth, their en
deavor to make humanity believe the
lie that tho dead are not dead. To
whatever extent they succeeded in so
deceiving humanity they prepared man
kind proportionately to be their dupes.
The goal of their ambition is posses
sion, and everything else is accessory.
Spirit mediums recognize the demou
character of the spirits communicating
through them; and they dread them
and warn each other against the dan
ger of allowing their wills to come
completely under spirit Influence,
knowing that surely the result will be
possession, dcmonUntlon. And this in
our day is called Insanity, although
many physicians realize the difference,
and candidly suy that not one-half the
cases In an Insane asylum are due to
functional disorder. The majority are
cases of possession by evil spirits.
Suggestion, Diversion, Impression, Pos
session. These are the four steps along which
those who do not put themselves under
the guidance of the Lord nro in danger
of being led by the demons. And ev;
ery step of the way should be fought
with a determination of the will, if
the "wiles of the Adversary" would be
escaped. The vacant, unoccupied,
' mind Is the more open to suggestions
of the demons. The purposeful, ear
nest, energetic, have a protection in
their activity.
Rut if suggestions, or imaginations,
have been entertained, the second step
may soon follow diversions. The mind
will be diverted from the lines of
thought study, prayer, or what not.
The power of suggestion becomes bo
strong as to interfere with proper
thinking and reasoning.
This lends on to the third step Im
pression. Some are naturally more im
pressionable than are others, and can
receive promptings, or suggestions','
from the evil spirits with so little dif
ficulty that they do not realize the
source of the Impression, but rather
wonder If it Is a power of their own.
Really It Is the outside power impress
ing them, and more and more bringing
them under occult influence. J
Flnnlly comes the last stage posses
sionwhen the evil spirit gets full
power nnd control of the will, and lg-
noreg the human will entirely. Tblj Is
not always accomplished without more
or less of a strugglo sometimes coyer-,
Ing years. In the struggle, sometimes
by clnlrnmlleut powers, sometimes
through mediums, the spirits will seek,
more and more the confidence of the
dupe. If he be Inclined toward evil,
the leadings will bo that way. If be
hove a religious tendency, he will be
counseled to pray or read the Bible,
then bo chlded, the object always be
ing to bring blui into full submission
of his mind, In a manner that none
should yield himself, except to the Al
mighty; whom the evil spirits some
times personate In their speech. t
Witches, Wizards and Necromancers. '
Many today laugh at the stories of
witchcraft handed down from the past.
Quite probably some executed as
witches may have been good people,
misunderstood by their neighbors. This
floes not, however, niter the fact that
witches, wlznrds and necromancers are
not mere myths. The Bible tells us of
them as realities, and explains tho
lemon power operating through them.
Ia olden times, the Divine Law for
bade any witch, wlzrtrd or necro
mancer (ono claiming to have commu
nications from the dead) to live In the
laud of Israel, or to practise their
black arts. (Deuteronomy 18:9-14.)
Through the Prophet tho Lord nsks tho
people why the living should seek unto
those who peep and mutter and claim
to have communication with the dead
for wisdom, knowledge, guidance,
etc., and not unto tho living God?
"Should not a people seek unto their
God?"-Isalnh 8:19, 20.
Wo all remember the Btory of the
Witch of Kmlor, nnd how King Saul,
when ho could not huve communica
tion with the Iord, sought communica
tion with Samuel the Prophet, who
wns dead. Saul saw nothing and
heard nothing. Tho witch described to
him an old man with a mantle, and
Saul recognized the description as cor
responding with that of the Prophet
tamuel. The witch was guided by too
lemons, however much she might huve
supposed that the visions she saw and
the words she heard were from the
dead Prophet. The prophecies were
all from tho evil spirits, the demons.
I Samuel 28:7-19; 1 Chronicles 10:13.
14.) So In all heathen lands, the de
mons have had to do with the people.
The lesson to God's people Is full
loyalty to God, strict attention to Ills
Inspired Words through the Prophets
ind tho Apostles. These nre the only
suro protection ngnlnst the wiles of
tho Adversnry. How glad we are that
tho lessons to nngels nnd to men, built
upon God's permission of a reign of
iln nnd denth for the past six thou
innd years, will soon bo finished! How
srlad we are to know of a surety that
tho end will Justify the permission of
ill tho evil which has come to pass!
How glad we nre to know thnt eventu
illy nil the blinded ones will be en-,
lightened nnd that evenf'll all the.
wilfully evil shall be destroyed, arid
hat without remedy !
