The New York herald., 1876-11-27
YORK HERALD MONDAY 2

il, would have been greatly nobly gloriously true
"If maze my bed in hell, Thou art there" Let u be
David or any other man, or the great whole OF human
iy that Is speaking aud let hell stand for any sort OF
suffering sorrow or sin aud these words greatly
and forever true God or II you choose. the good is
implied in every form OF hell IL every form of suffer
ing and sin. That. said he Is the gospel which
preach 10 you this morning. tho gospel the glad
tidings know that heretofore, in general men have
not accounted glad the tidings. know that hereto
fore, in general men have not accounted glad tho td
ings that bring. Tho glad tidings have been any
theory or speculation that has seemed TO show that
God not responsible for any he'll whatever, for
suffering or sin. or these theories and specuiaons
the most prominent 1 need hardly tell you, Is tho
theory speculation which sets devil over against
God and makes Him responsible for all the suffering
and all the sin there is anywhere in this world or any
other This theory Of devil. he held, had played
very interesting part in the nsto OF the doctrine.
declaration ana tho power OF the devil though was
not OF the Christian nor even OF Jewish origin IL
came into Christianity through JUDAISM from tne
Zoroastrian doctrines OF the Pcrsans. The Christian
devil he said, the Persian spirit OF evil under
anolhor name. Before the Persian influence made
itself iclt on JUDAISM there was no devil jewish
scheme OF thought II was an aiterthought 10 identity
the serpent IN den with the devil II was an alter.
thought TO identity with him Satan in tie book OF
job, who is servant of the Almighty, a sort OF
iLiormer or attorney, who went around prying INTO
time TO time TO hs superior In all the earlier phases
o the development OF the Christian theology the devil
had much greater proniiu than he bas had IN the
later. He has been Obliged take back seat IN tho
work OF theological Reconstruction Alter various IL
ustraions OF Ihis point he came 70 the declaration
that the deception touching the devil was JUSTIFIED by
HIS shameiu treatment OF our first parents in the
Garden OF Eden. But as might be supposed the devil
made malicious by being thus outwtted. II he
could not have the souls Of the coct he would sunl-
cienty torment their bodies "No maady comes 10 us
IRON Cod who is good and wishes US wcI'' said Luz
all I'M ne " wlp ii ma
OF plaques. levers and other troubles. Passing
on, then in additional Illustration Of the truth OF the
point he was making, he came TO say that there
no theory oil evil simple aud taxing that OF q
personal devil. John stuart Mil expressed his
lshment that 1t had not been more popular But IL
had been vastly popular, and was so 10 this day.
Whcn,,
relieved God OF all responsibility the matter OF
railway accidents aud shpwrecks and collisions OF
ocean steamships with ccbcrgs and similar caanitics,
its inaucnce may be known But, IN act tins theory
OF personal devil helped us not Whit Ii 1t saved
the onnipoence God 1t at the expense OF His
goodness Either God was innile the devil was
part OF Him. After further illustration OF his argu-
mcnt he saia:-But let Franklin invent the lightning
rou and he is harmless anu let Morse invent the tee
graph and posts he land anc ocean without
rest preventing with one timely message II might be,
Il war that would destroy more nen's lives than tho
untutored lightning had destroyed IN twenty ccnturiea
We might dtuy tho possib evil but again. II
rooted good good came out OF tou; OF the evil
ana n1sh. steam 100 wha' pomI r. ovn ,nne snere
burst the weak boiler telescope the
tram II wouldn't carry The machinery or move The
It did. He then passed 10 a consideration
OF the condition OF the vegetable and animal worlds
with view 10 showing the relations OF good aud evil
thereto, and, coming 10 The consideration OF man IL
his relations with his fellow men. he declared that
there was not single evil that had involved society 10
considerable extent which had not been the sign of
some advance. II not means 10 still further advance
In conclusion he said:-Grantcd that evil, SO lar
mankind is concerned, only ma.aJustment. TheE It
aa solyes upon reduce this malaustment to the
narrowcst possible limits and 10 this end that seek
diligently TO learn whercin II consists and then
ousiy ana patiently cndeavor to correct lar
able, and 10 enlist other men and women with
IN the great undertaking to make and the
will Of Cod which Is no other than the law OF God,
prevail