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...authors of Satan see no reason to doubt the historical evidences of the Devil's existence-from witchcraft to the temptations of the saints. Writes the late Father Herbert Thurston, S.J., in his essay: "That such a thing as witchcraft exists or has existed in the world no Christian can deny who believes his Bible to be the inspired Word of God. It is impossible to suppose that the story of the witch of Endor [7 Kings 28: 7-25], of Simon Magus* [Acts 8: 9-24] ... are to be understood merely as allegories...
...Devil disappeared? Answers Father Thurston: "His tactics must be expected to change as the tone of men's minds changes . . . When the belief in God was too firmly rooted to be assailed with any hope of success, it may have suited the, Devil's purpose best to inflame the passions ... by the arts and illusions of witchcraft. In our own day, when faith is fast decaying and the greed of knowledge is keen, it may pay him better to foster such vague cults as Theosophy and Spiritualism...
...THURSTON...
...some weeks now, R. Thurston Lowndes described by friends as sometime professor of English and equally sometime professor of Mandarin, has advised freshmen, accepted their themes, issued them "personal permits" to the library, and tried to pour orange juice into their gaping mouths...
...multiplier," that once put 64 identical shots of pert Singer Bette Chapel on the TV screen at one time. Most of the stunts owe their success to a pair of studio carpenters named Weeland Risser and Ralph Doremus,who,in their pre-TV days, happened to work for Magicians Thurston and Blackstone...