The salvation of the soul through faith in Jesus Christ has absolutely no place in the Christian Science creed.  It is nothing but a species of universalism.  Individuals of every evil class and character—­ self-lovers, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, profane, murderers of fathers and mothers, man-slayers, whoremongers, liars, drunkards, sorcerers, perjured persons, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, inventors of evil things, implacable, unmerciful, abominable, and those unto every good work reprobate—­any and all of these characters can and do come to the healers of Christian Science, and not one word is said to them about getting salvation through repentance and living faith in the Savior; but, on the other hand, they are received as follows:  “As children of God you have a right to the healing of your bodies”!  The dragon is in it!  I warn people to beware.  “They are the spirits of devils, working miracles,” and form an important proof that we are near the end of time.

Another form in which the dragon is manifesting his power on the deceptive and miracle-working line is modern Spiritualism.  Multitudes of people of all classes are believers in this soul-destroying doctrine.  The system is generally acknowledged to be but a modern form of what was anciently styled witchcraft, necromancy, magic, etc., while the mediums of to-day are of the same class as those formerly known as “witches,” “sorcerers,” “magicians.”  This they themselves often admit.  The system is so well known both in doctrine and in its pernicious effects that I will not devote further space to the matter.[15] In many other forms the dragon is working his deceptions upon the people.

[Footnote 15:  For further consideration of this subject read the book “Modern Spiritualism Exposed,” by the publishers of this work.]

Millions of church-members and thousands of preachers are numbered among these antichristian organizations of Freemasonry, Christian Science, Spiritualism, etc., etc., gathered together under the influence of the spirits of devils working miracles, mighty signs, and wonders.  On the other hand, the churches are filled with persons who in spirit are nothing but skeptics and infidels.  Said T. De Witt Talmage on one occasion, “There is a mighty host in the Christian church, positively professing Christianity, who do not believe the Bible, out and out, in and in, from the first word of the first verse of the first chapter of the Book of Genesis, down to the last word of the last verse of the last chapter of the Book of Revelation.”  Is it any wonder that such is the case when a large number of the preachers themselves are in reality skeptics?  A newspaper