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being quite friendless, there was no one to whom I could look Jor sympathy and help. I wrote to several prominent' workers, stating my case, but hiding my identity: but from none did I re ceive what J longed for: in the Psalm ist’s words, no man cared for my soul. Alas, that this should be so in the pro fessing church of thb sympathizing Saviour! ... ^ “ Standing one day at Charing Cross station, I caught sight of a paragraph on the front page of a weekly paper to this effect— Persons in doubt or diffi culty might find comfort in attending a certain hall and getting in touch with some loved one who had passed from the earth-body, through a medium. I fell into the snare, attended the meet ing, and remained to the after-circle. The proceedings from first to last fasci nated me. I became, after that, a con stant attendee at seances, and for a time I lived in an atmosphere of what seemed to be perfect peace and rest. I received messages purporting to come from my loved ones who were on the ‘other side,’ but I noticed that no re sponse was made to my desire to com municate with my father and mother: both very decided Christians when in this life.” Frances then went on to tell me how her eyes were at last opened to the fact that Spiritualism involved the denial of Christ as the Son of God and the Re deemer. She had been brought up in the strictly orthodox teaching of the evangelical Church of England, and she instantly recoiled from the terrible dis covery, and registered a vow that she would have nothing more to do with the evil thing. When she reached this point in hpr story, it gave me a sense of relief that the deliverance 'had been so fully accomplished. But her next words showed that there was more to come, and that the poor soul had not yet escaped from the consequences of wrong-'W*’-*7'
THE LURE OF SPIRITUALISM Bj) MISS KATE DREW
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N EARLY life I resolutely a v o i d e d Spiritualism in every shape and form, be lieving it to be the work of the devil. My first contact with an ensnared soul oc curred soon after God had
called me to His public service, and the only equipment I brought to the battle for its release was a strong belief in the power of the Holy Name, before which every evil agency must flee. Also I khew that we have the same Jesus on -our side as the sufferers from Satanic bondage had in the days of His flesh, and that what He did then He can do now. As will be seen, this simple faith sufficed, and was hilly justified. I had become acquainted with a lady whose society was very agreeable to me: I admired her for her sterling Christian character and her consistent life, yet now and then she caused me uneasiness. Quite unexpectedly she would seem to. become another person, and not a pleasant one. Then she would be herself again, and- as though regret ful for what had happened. Patience and prayer for guidance helped me to win her entire confidence, and at last she opened ffier heart to me. For the purpose of this story I will call her Frances. The substance of her confes sion was as follows: The Confessions of a Soul “ It is many years, dear Miss Drew, since I first allowed my thoughts to turn towards Spiritualism. I was passing through a severe trial at the time, and
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