Modern Spiritualism Briefly Tested by Scripture 121
VII. THE DENIALS OF MODERN SPIRITUALISM Modern Spiritualism denies— 1. The inspiration of the Bible. 2. The fall of man.
3. The Deity of the Lord Jesus. 4. The atoning value of His death. 5. The existence of a personal devil.*
6. The existence of demons. 7. The existence of angels. 8. The existence of heaven. 9. The existence of hell.*
Enough has been written to prove the above statements, but it is as well to place it in clear tabulated form, so that the reader may see that Spiritualism is the absolute negation of Christianity. In 1866 at a Spiritualistic conference held at Providence, Rhode Island, U. S. A., at which eighteen states and territories were represented, the following daring resolu tions were passed: 1. To abandon all Christian ordinances and worship. 2. To discontinue all Sunday Schools. 3. To denounce sexual tyranny. 4. To affirm that animal food should not be used. We have so far had ample Biblical proof that 1 Tim. 4:1-3 applies to Spiritualism in its prediction that in the latter times some would depart from the faith and would pay heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. To this Nos. 3 and 4 resolutions carry us on to “forbidding to marry” and “com manding to abstain from meats.” And yet with all this negation of Christianity Spiritualists continue in many cases to be members and ministers of churches, calling themselves Christian Spiritualists. For in stance, the late Rev. H. R. Haweis, M. A., Incumbent of St. James’, Marylebone, a special preacher in Westminster *“A11 spirit people of wisdom, knowledge and love say there is no burning hell . . . no fearful devil T— "Outlines,” p. 15.
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