The apostles of nearly all forms of spiritism claim to have power to heal. They attribute this power to electricity, magnetism, the so-called "sympathetic remedies," or to latent forces within the mind of man. And there are not a few, even in this Christian age, who go to these healers, instead of trusting in the power of the living God and the skill of well-qualified physicians. The mother, watching by the sickbed of her child, exclaims, "I can do no more. Is there no physician who has power to restore my child?" She is told of the wonderful cures performed by some clairvoyant or magnetic healer, and she trusts her dear one to his charge, placing it as verily in the hand of Satan as if he were standing by her side. In many instances the future life of the child is controlled by a satanic power which it seems impossible to break.

Lederne inden for næsten alle afskygninger af spiritismen påstår, at de besidder evnen til at helbrede. De siger, at denne evne skyldes elektricitet, magnetisme, såkaldte sympatiske midler eller skjulte kræfter i menneskesindet. Selv i vor kristne tidsalder er der ikke så få, der opsøger disse mennesker i stedet for at stole på den levende Guds kraft og veluddannede lægers dygtighed. Den moder, som våger ved sit barns sygeleje, siger: "Jeg kan ikke gøre mere. Er der ingen læge, der kan helbrede mit barn?" Så hører hun om en person, som kan helbrede ved hjælp af clairvoyance eller magnetisme, og nu betror hun sin skat til denne og lægger derved lige så bogstaveligt barnet i Satans hænder, som hvis han selv havde stået ved siden af hende. I mange tilfælde står barnet resten af livet under en satanisk magts kontrol, som det synes umuligt at frigøre det fra.