, 1875-12-20

agency is bcsot Will, daicultiea which nEo In
exucatlo to mo. 1t In not iMporaihla that fltH
day may c'tac "heu tho exploring inar,n
OF nnor kn1h"edsn tha s.uo.i 'y th.p" acn I% nr "
than q 1ittrnl interpretation Of thrse
references to satan IN tho Scriptures. I!n
time WAS when 1t was lIoletr tn tcslare that 1t
was tho motion Of tito o.ttl, aud mt that aF Tho
euu tint cau.rl LAY and night, Tho Old ponder
OILS tbcaioglan, Turrctif, taking tho htcrt!
BcnFo uf Scripture t'assarca. cnttehciied tho Old
astronomical theory 80 rs, l,c thought, 70 mako
II iasrrcguable, but tho hhtnl u elencc soon
Geology has aIsI demolished tho oll theory nf II
literal siS days creation; and, jurt ns tho dis
coyeri"a OF astronomy an1 eoo'.'ey have nccns-
STATED MI Interpretation Of Scripture In Gull
col,o wllan tho dtfcovcricn of physiology or
pneumstolnsv mf' throw moro light MT this
qAeainn Nf hatnnl 'cv. aud either conlrtn
tho Iiternl MeAtlrg. t,1re pnssaEch IN this
point. or ctot[.s then. Hi.h now eiRHllication.
Uu tho ;cst,on whether satan Is y hlstorical or
nh AaRnEical cliarhctcr neil may .(fcr. But. af-
70: AT, our llaprtneFb duu't hung OIL our tRkins,
ethcr rhto ot this question. Tint thnto nsy
le HIS III tic shnph Of H,etl. md Of wnnen ts,3.
nd;1its Ut less cuNttnycrry. IEoso human
dtvsfA wo should a!Iun and drcnd. Evil COM
phnIons viii Vrovs our nryerknrea. nn1. when
they wsnll entlco rs into their hoEl.sl ways, orr
nnswcr, bettcr Kiyen In suppressed to1o Hhotllt
10, Get thee behind 1nr, htta:l. No mattor
what tnay be our opinion ahhut the rcrsonniify
Of Satau, Vt t1lls fact wo ran tnrc no doubt:
evil haa found its way int' tho world mi.
worse still, il as found its way intu overy lsart
OF Adams rnce. Within ~ NO carry Satan bA'l
enough to alntm sa and, il thoro " no personal
devil IN tho au-l ut all, caeli OF III las enough
| nf persona! evil to require for our dsl1sorauco
! divine c.supui Savior. In rcsci,e onr Bonls
from Tho 1,Intly col!A Of tho scrpent Of owl. w1
uoesl thu mid nf au almighty arln. To neutraze
| the pn,-nn of a1n aud restore lts to lifo OF
p.ir,ir aul peace, wo need tho blood Of tho over
| f,t:pr, Tn1fnvn lSInt wilt httt,uE
Satan, we Insist upon ya.i, il you Would ee tho
| Christ, Md thou sl4alt bo saved.
m u os's ssns onS na9 may ID pre's sou "popp peaTs ma
do not pretend to ray that there Is no n,,cl, bo-
lug M Satan. 1t Ii lard 10 provo negative, 1t
was undoubtedly the geuoral bnliol iii the ages
in which tho Etble WIS written TINT this agent OF
! evil e1istu1. nnd PLAYED q prominent part in lilo
history Of temptations. human slns, aud human
Hutfotiogs. 1;ut fear that thoro is much Ut our
prcaent l'opulnr language about Satan TINT is
ircaGingless. Jude speaia Of the auEc!a, which
kept not their t'rst estate a. being reserved III
uhn,ns uIlaer datkleHa iuto tho Judgment OF tho
! great tlay. IhiH state OF confinement, to my
mind, iB not very compatible With the activities
Which IL poruntlv nccortel to tic Devil and lis
nnge,s. Our worst dovis arc thuso ttat are viBi-
Lle, beings OF our rdeprayed raco, who haye abau-
toned themselves to caroors ot lnwlcasncss and
! and etimo. II there IL trinity in heaven, 10 il
lnEEG kEtHlty LAt HDEiAs k@lHlkf ID kO1S.
tie IilHts Of tho ehh. tue lust Of the uycH, Ail
tho prdo Of life. III tho activities vi theHo pr1n-
] crleA eau find enough 10 account tnr tho iood
ot wicket!noas auI suffering Which sweeps over
human Bociety.
There ia n,ucli wrong 10 tho world. To right
| that wrong lot it be- each man . object. Let liz
| begin witt, thu cultivation oI orr own hearts.
| There wo wilt ful doyils in tho forms OF envy,
| malice, sclshnoss, pride. wor1Ilincss. To ca"h
| ., these lot us aay, Get thee bchind mo, Satan.
Let liz WACO wnr against thcso evils, which a,e
patent aud potont. both in us and around liz.
| Wo tayo nrmor offered aud mighty arn to help
| us--tho arm OF that David WHO is os the blood
| royal OF Loayen. Gola:A sl.s, whether iu tho
heart or u tho world, mast fall before him. &C.
world, tho flesh. md tle Devil. Ills blood will
10 good for our pardon, his spirit will bo good to
eject our purity, his PROMISES rood for an cvor-
| laA.lng hons, whose sweet peace serpent or
| Satan cnn mover destroy.