The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-27

THE DEVIL.
The lecturer III Jgspsl fapf A aiddlsr
age, tall, s'ial-Deatdsd, aud diGni,
Red, with a pleasant anaihes and easy
delivery. 'Hs aopehed ths lecttre by Re!
marking thpt IL All sSt kP5GyHi "a Ah Sssi
son.Why children SHOULD, NOT bow their
heads respectfully tho lhamO1ot The
devil vas mSntfShsd.g =, PrSbHE: BeheAth
thei st5iaea II RAitaiSSySa SsyiI HSRIidp 5titS
eoyebthatdsmop apdldeits EsFeiorieir-
ally synonymodad DhuLatin word DIN
Wis corrupted iatbe gig4i6, duaee;,2aRa
DE- Egyptian FaeHty "a lS1sflgsssr aassoS
God.bi In some, pspieaot the,7Ol9dB ible
they found theIcuriS6sin jdnttiohy tThon
shalt not bsafad6i lBsbaSs d. night
This was IISihRIxls fS4brRtEigPi 3, isl thSfp
word bugabOo, iEitE WbiGh ~ children
were familiar Bcolsebhb1related 10 BAIL,
and, in short, iii 9acH~ AHa tiRhss,
when Investigated, sl&8g .SGfss R4Fia a IiRt-
ty.aaa, adj Hid sdl no d5iioa iuodiiW
In the early aseSthela llegeafaA Of an!
gels from heavGilHG6 4Sken in literal
sense. Jupiter, its&diEhelds LSaSd nine
days III falling, and vas, 6atardlly, EratlSs
sr hurt ~ rs, S,fail,s,ilL - aaifesI sS9Rihs
down, fell upon his feetiNhieh, no doubt
was the caass oEhis dloyeuiloofa Laugh
ter7fgmoa bsg1liE1 ahiasF sdl m01t
PtinhitIy a a Ill }6BBa hiBjslfj sags,3ainS.
tering in rNatuFeis willaahtagonistic,t 10
his own. ,AHe thoughehimsohs surrohnd-
ed BY strange Influences, which elassta
as spirits Man had Tired . leaFp lbetc-
ter. The crowd pflgods and ,gOddesses
Of the Pagan ages were sn6w regarded; d
the mythology ofNAtufe. They hsa od.-
lived thsir day, and were now bllt. the
reeordsiby which philosophers 1studied
the history ofiths progressive III
man. ]" ''''''A' 7n. % .'tl ,., ~, sHI
In, none If the euFlIeF sasfs4 books
could they end a, deyilrta beinespecially
and solely malignant&n creature Of un-
alleged wickedness. Everything then ID
religion was fgurative. Clouds we're
described "a Aocks Of swans, and the
lightning was elassed as n fiery serpent.
Those shapes were conceived 'of simply
as powers and forces u Each was half
good and half the reyefse-s onetimes
affecting and sometimes .benefting man.
The reason why there was no; devil in
the early books wis Because none vas
needed then, thegodS considering Them!
s5elveB "a bei6E quite equal to my 'tmiesr.
gency that might arise in the, way, Of
wiekedhessl Laughter. a. lhl 20 w ~,
Butwhcn the happy family Of gods ana
goddesses was broken up, they split Hinto
two factions-the deities and tho demons
both being then regarded as forces Of
alternate good and eyil.l II was held that
the demonsAfallen ahgeS were not
wicked in their natures, Eat were impell!
cd to do evil from an indispensable hun
ger, even as the shark follows its prey to
satisfy what naturalists call iii Unsuitable
appetite, not from any natural cruelty OF
disposition. Any harm done by the de-
mons was considered as incidental TO
their appetite. The superstitious, to APP
pease them, offered gifts, which led 70 tie
early sacrifices, such aslwhole burnt a.
ferings and matter" Of that description
To the ancients the deities expressed all
that was unpleasant. The former repre-
sented sunshine, the latter sinstf6ke.
The first mentioned represented serene
skies, the demons represented the thun-
der and the lightning, The sirocco and the
tornado. Primitive man found him
self begirt by the obstacle Of nature, and
It was only when his mind became more
developed, and when he armed himself
TO cope With such difficulties, that his \
mind became clearer on The subject Of Tho
supernatural, Finally, aftef many ages,
he succeeded IN reducing air those OBJ.
stacles which crowded On his Infancy I'm
10 one grand whole 81 iunpleasaptness,
namely the devil. This was the sum and
Substance s maHS Si, eaflyide s , 0f Ratfral
For generations man won q precar1ousl
livelihood from the hard Bosom 81 Nd
tire. HeIo6ked aro una and sawall cre6-
ton about him hungryM There seemed
to be a spirit Of hunger abroad! The
birds and fishes appeared To- 10 seantyI
man came TO the conclusion that there
were invisible Hahd H6faei6isI beings
abroad WHO wanted "a, everything for them
selves, and devonfed Everything Within
his reach. 'ggThas tie dfagbh and Gle
gh6hIAthe eafiiest painted forms 81 Che
dem6nsn .had both inmefseiy de- eioped
MOI Hill, SLOWING .ltKe idea hof' Intense
vGraeity, "a The Vampire was aEhiefy "a
sIav6nfE superstiti6n, Tbut;d u extended
into ;dermany,, and afn sSfa9 distfietS u
Prussia d corpse ~ never buried without
plenty 81 food ihthe S6ff6 ID Flint iemsy
not Latise 10 prey 5upofi the living. rlfs