Not New

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Dec 8, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 48.

Spiritualism, so called, is not new. It has its modern phases, but it is as old as demon-worship. It was manifest in ancient times in witchcraft, necromancy, and in various other ways. The special agents in ancient days had their “familiar spirits,” even as mediums now do. They sometimes deceived, and sometimes told the truth that they might deceive, even as mediums now sometimes deceive and sometimes tell the truth. Missionaries tell us that we still have these supernormal manifestations in heathen lands. Against it all God warned His people. See our Bible reading in this issue.