A. M. LINDSLEY by A. M. Lindsley

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 27, 1874

A. M. LINDSLEY

By A. M. Lindsley

Spiritualism.

THE great annual meeting of the spiritualists of this county has just been held at Phoenix; and while I could see load after load going to the place, I felt truly that it was one of the striking signs of the times. The more we see this delusion spreading, just so fast the time is hastening on to the deliverance of the people of God. The great harvest is ripening. Satan is at work in every way he can to lead fallen humanity on to certain destruction. Spiritualism is his great master-piece by which he is to gather an abundant harvest.

All unconsciously the poor victim of his deceptive lies is drawn into the snare which was being prepared many thousand years ago by his preaching in Eden, the garden of God. He sticks well to his text that he first preached to Eve. He said to her, Ye shall not surely die, but ye shall be as gods. He preaches the same to-day. He has kept the track good on which to run so strong a delusion, and by-and-by, we shall see the fruit of his skill and craftiness, for, according to the word of God, the spirits of devils working miracles, are to go forth to the kings of the whole world to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Only a few who arm themselves with the scriptural doctrine that the dead know not anything will be proof against him. If the dead are unconscious as the Bible teaches, that truth will save us from the delusion that they are able to come here to teach the living.

How plainly it can be seen that the harvest is ripe. The reapers are sent first to gather the tares into bundles to be burned. Matt. 13: 30. The same work is being done to gather the wheat for the heavenly garner. While a certain class are being drawn after spiritualism, it will leave the coast more clear with those that remain to hear the warning voice of the present truth. By-and-by, Babylon will be filled up with every unclean thing, and the cry will swell louder and louder to God’s people, Come out of her, my people, and be not partakers of her sins, or receive of her plagues, which are soon to fall without a mixture of mercy on the heads of the wicked. The time hastens on.

“O King of mercy, grant us power Thy fiery wrath to flee; In thy destroying angel’s hour, O gather us to thee!”