Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-22
THE DEYIL ABROAD.

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary
the devil, as roaring liar, walketh about,
seeking whom he may devour.-1 Peter y. g.
There are various kinds of devils in this
terrestrial sphere, as we'll as the traditional
one the scriptures speak of as roaming up
and down the world seeking whom he may
devour. The old original Jacobs, who is
pictured as possessing horns, caudal ap-
pendage and hoofs, may be
the boss of them all, but some
of his agents are far more to be Stunned
than is he in all his responsiveness. He
does not disguise his purposes, and is there
fore less dangerous than his agents or asso,
cistes. There is the devil of SANDER and
mi representation; the devils of envy, jeal-
ousy and strife; the devils of RIGHTEOUSNESS,
dissipation and ribaldry, all of them more or
less pernicious in their work, besides a
large army of big and little devils
who are continually playing their pranks
to the detriment of humanity and religion.
It is to be regretted that the church har-
bors good number of these devils-some-
times, indeed, makes pets of them and ten
derby nurses and cares for them. The devil
of envy is found in almost all the social sets
of which the churches are composed. One
is envious of the attentions that some others
receive at the hands of the church magnates,
and say spiteful things of their neighbors
that are calculated to work much harm. The
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his labors among those who make the church
their home. Though man may be as
chaste as ice, as pure as snow, yet he cannot
escape calumny from the slanderous tongues
that appear to be almost omnipresent. The
fact that a man tries to live q
cody life seems to be regarded by
many as an evidence that he is
insincere, ahypocrite, and utterly unworthy
of conf dence. If the victim of these re-
marks doe 8 not turn and rend them, the fact
is regarded as an evidence that he is COW
ard, lacking that courage mate even in the
brute creation that impels to self-protection.
The devil of lust is found in every circle of
society, in and out of the church. Greed Of
gain is almost universal. Dissipation in
both eating and drinking is wide spread in
corrupting the young as well as the old
The inclination to ribald jest is spreading
with alarming rapidity. Envy and jealousy
tend towards SANDER and strife, and in their
train come pickering, misrepresentation and
finally open rupture of the most fraternal
relations.
1t is about time that society in general and
the church in particular, should cast out the
big and little devils that cause so many
heart burnings, SO much distress among all
classes of the community. Let the slanderer
feed upon his own foul outgivlngs, and rig
idly be excluded from the circle he disgraces
with his presence. Let the backbiter have
no occasion for the exercise Of their calling
Let those who are dlssipated, licentious, or
in any way given to immoral practices be
obliged to associate with men and women of
their own kidney, and they would soon find
their occupation gone, for they would be
harmless to iniure those who are better than
themselves, and removed from their associa-
ton. The devils of church and society
should be given the grand bounce without
ceremony,