Mary Todd Lincoln and Spiritualism

Historical Account★★★★

Mary Todd Lincoln and Spiritualism do you know that Abraham Lincoln’s wife married Todd Lincoln, she consulted mediums and she finally went mad. She was grieving because she lost 2 kids while she was in the White House and then of course all the death from the Civil War and she began to consult mediums and eventually the devils took a hold of her, and her son had to commit her to an asylum.

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Batchelor, Doug, “The Spirits of Armageddon Part 2” (AudioVerse teaching 45621).

The point

Mary Todd Lincoln, grieving the loss of her children and the devastation of the Civil War, turned to spiritualism and mediums, eventually suffering madness and being committed to an asylum. This account warns of the dangers of seeking contact with the dead.

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Audience
AdultsYouth
Tone
Sobering · Convicting
To tell aloud
under a minute · 69 words

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