The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-02-07
Is the Devil Dead?
Ante Mortuary Discourse By the ReU Mr..
Day Uses and Abuses Of Satan.
From the Paterson Gusral.n.


The Rev Mr.. Day preached on Suns
day at the comfortable little Chapel of
Independents on the query: rs the
Devil Dead ." The theory of the speaker
was that the devil is the embodiment of
all evil in the world-disease, disaster,
death, &c. Christ himself triumphed
over the devil, but 81 long as there Is in
the world suffering, wrong doing, and
death Chrlsts work is not yet performed.
The devil is therefore just as active,
strong, and triumphant in the world to
daV as he ever was Mr.. Day, however,
believes that mankind are not to be fin
ally handed over to the tender mercies of
the devil to be tOrmentsd everlastingly,
but that after death they will be punish
ed, purified, and ultimately enjoy the
happiness of heaven
II we understand the reverend gems
tleman correctly, he believes that some
great change or series of changes, such
as those that have already taken place in
the ages ofthe past, may finally occur in
the world, and the present laws of the
universe be changed or modified by the
Almighty, when sin, physical suffering
and death will be banished, and the
Kingdom of Christ reign supreme. The
devil will at that Ieriod be himself cast
into hell, and forever destroyed and blot
ted out of existence.
Mr.. Days argument to prove his par>
ticular theories were ingenious and SUBJ
tie, and although little misty, his views
are, perhaps, no more visionary than
| those of other theologians who treat of
| subjects that must after all remain mere
matters ofopinion A good many people
must have anticipated from the subject
/ announced The Destruction of the
| Devil" that some serious accident had
! happened to their old friend and associ-
ate, and the audience was quite large.
! After all the abuse that has been heap
ed upon "Old Nick" with his cloven feel
| and red-hot tail we really don't know
how the world would get along without
| him, it has become so used to his com,
pany. II would certainly be very lone
some to good many people, and mono
tonously dull
The devil is the grand motive power o.
| the business world. and keeps everlasting
lively. With out him what would become
of all the magnificent cathedrals and
churches, the ministers and missionaries
| the theological schools and tract sOcie
| ties, Henry Ward Beecher and religious
branches of industry connected witt
them What would become of DR.
Banvard's stately church and his theO
logical thunder, Of Dominic Knapp
"baptismal pants" and MIR Dunn's fier7
philippics against sin and satin, and the
thousands of good sermons that are
preached all over the world every sun
day? The devil furnishes more employ
II 4
posed, and We doubt if he can be spared
just yet, without creating too great
vacuum
Only think of the many enterprises b.
is managing in this country alone, be
sides the New York papers. The grea
coal and railroad monopolies, the nation
al banking and moneyed Eonopolie'
State Legislatures, the election of United
States Senators, Woodruff and Claim
Weekly, theatres and gift concert
Credit Mobilier schemes, thousands o
gambling bells, the New York Custor
House, and scores of other places Of in
famous resort the whole Radical party
and a great many other wicked .hingz, a
the auctioneers say, too numerous
mention,
Dominic Day is right when he say
that the devil is just now as active and {
powerful as ever, in spite of the theolog
cal missiles that have been launched
bis head for so many hundred years. "
fear he is tolerably permanent institr
ton in this world, and would be great
missed. ~ have never had any dealin.
: with him ourselves, but those that haV
seem to nave prnspered just as well as "
hav', and a great majority of mankind d
not act as though they really wanted hi
DESTROYED