From the introduction:
Spiritualism has been spoken of as “Infidelity with a Ghost in it.” An eminent preacher said many years ago, “if the people did not receive the Holy Ghost they would go after other Ghosts.” Spiritualism fits into that designation exactly.
Rev. F. Swainson, lecturing on Spiritualism in England, designated this deadly fallacy under three black I’s: Infidelity, Insanity, and Immorality.
Touching Spiritualism, Talmage said: “First it makes a man a quarter of an infidel, then it makes him half an infidel; then it makes him a whole infidel.”
As to Insanity. Professor Harris said: “The most remarkable case of medium life I have met with was that of a lady who commenced with a little seemingly innocent table-turning at a children’s party and finished up by death in a mad house.”
Regarding Immorality. Some of their Apostles testify that the marriage vow imposes no obligation on the spiritualistic husband.
A writer on “Spiritualism and Christianity” says that “Spiritualism grips the mind of dabblers with an extraordinary fascination and seems to demand a self surrender as great as that which Christianity itself involves, a surrender of the whole personality.”
Modern Spiritualism originated at Hydesvine, Wayne County, New York, March 31, 1848, and had an immense growth since the world war [World War One], this is due no doubt to two factors. One, the war itself brought on grief, loneliness, despair and thousands, yes, tens of thousands, ran into Spiritualism because of its alluring claims of communication with the dead. The other factor was the favoring attitude of Sir Conan Doyle an eminent literary man, and Sir Oliver Lodge a great scientist, toward Spiritualism. Both of these great men gave this dangerous delusion a boost such as it never received before and they drew many thousands into the Spiritualistic net.
The Table of Contents are as follows:
Chapter 1 — SPIRITUALISM IS FORBIDDEN IN THE BIBLE
Chapter 2 — MANY HAVE GONE INTO THE DARKNESS OF SPIRITUALISM
Chapter 3 — FACTS ABOUT SPIRITUALISM
Chapter 4 — THE SEVEN DENIALS OF SPIRITUALISM
Chapter 5 — QUOTATIONS FROM NOTED SPIRITUALISTS
Chapter 6 — CHRISTIANS MUST OPPOSE SPIRITUALISM
Chapter 7 — THE THREE BLACK I’s OF SPIRITUALISM
George Whitefield Ridout was born in St. John's Newfoundland. He went to Boston, Massachusetts, as a young man and was educated at Temple University. He served as Professor of Theology at Upland, Indiana. He served as Chaplain with the 38th Regiment in France during World War I. Following the war he accepted the Chair of Theology as Asbury College where he remained until 1927.
Following his teaching service at Asbury, Dr. Ridout, entered missionary and evangelistic work and traveled extensively in Japan, China, India, Africa, and South America. He was widely known in the holiness camp meetings and churches of the United States. For more than thirty years he wrote a weekly page for the Herald (Pentecostal Herald), published at Louisville, Kentucky. His writings also appeared in other holiness papers including the Advocate. He wrote several books, among them "The Cross and the Flag," "Amazing Grace," and "The Power of the Holy Spirit." He was a member of the British Philosophic Society and a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society.
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