What Next? by Editor

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 21, 1865

What Next?

By Editor

“The World's Crisis and Times of Restitution,” a new magazine just started in San Francisco, Cal., speaks out its views (and ours, too,) in reference to Spiritualism. It says :

WHAT NEXT!—As the war of the rebellion is now apparently at an end, the inquiry comes forth, what is the next event of interest to transpire? As this is an age of rapid progress, shall we now look for better or worse times? The prophet has spoken on this point, and we may be sure that his word is truth. He says, “This know, also, that in the last days * evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse.” Hence, whoever looks for a better state of things before the coming of Jesus will be disappointed in his expectations. But “what next?” In what way will evil manifest itself? We think the enemy of all righteousness has chosen SPIRITUALISM as the great anti-christian system with which to deceive the church and the world, and lead them to utter ruin, if they follow its teachings. This is Satan's grand attack upon Christianity. By means of this he intends to revolutionize the whole world, socially, morally and politically. Let us keep entirely clear from the whole thing, as an abomination in the sight of the Lord, if we expect to be saved.