The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-15
THE DEVIL IN LIFE.
Bob IngersoNI Laid in the Shads by the
Ex-Reverend Pentecost.
New York Snppial

Ex-Reverend Pentecost.
New York Special
The hall in the Masonic Temple was not
by any means full at the services this
morning of the cTeedless Unity coDgrega-
ton, but the Rev. Mr.. Pentecost explained
chat by blunder no advertisement of the
services had been put in the morning
newspapers. However, there we're 200 per-
sons in the ball, Dine-teBths of them young
men. a blonde young American pianist,
a well. baToered young Italian violinist,
and rotuDd German concert-plsYer gave
Tito Mattel's mon Ver'' in a pleasing
manner. Then, 10 the tune OF spanish
Hymn, two verses of the hymn were sung,
beginning:
Lord, what Offering shall we bring
~ thine affairs, wnen we bow?
After the congregation had stood for a
minute or TWO TO give those who believe
in prayer opportunity to pray in silence,
Mr.. PentecOst led off as the Rev. G. B.
rockingham used to do in Lyric Hall, by
reading little Bible and little Buddhist
anecdote prose. 0ne was the temptation
of Christ and the other the temptation OF
Buddha.
"Tbe Devil in Daily Life" was the sub
ject of Mr.. Pentecos.s sermon. Among
other things, he said:
Those who believe in the Bible may have
no difficulty in believing the record of Je-
sus. and it's not for me to sneer at them.
That Jesus could turn stones into bread,
that he was whisksd through the air to the
top of the temple, or that he was on a
mountain top from which he could see all
the kingdoms of the earth, is impossible
for me to believe Neither are there any
good reasons why should believe in per-
sonal devil. The devil was OF Persian orr
gin, and he was imported by the Hebrews
into Palestine. | can't believe in the ex'
istence of an Almighty God, and at the
same time of an almighty devil. APP
plause.
Say what you will, in the popular con-
ception of religion, the devil is smart
enough to get the best of God, at least for
a season, and If Calvinism is true, the
devil has more power to destroy than God
to save. Neither do 1 believe the writer
OF St. Matthew's gospel knew anything
more about angels than do. and 1 don I
know any thing about them. Tne only
angels know are women and children.
Applause
'tDo 1 destroy or try to reduce the value
of the Bible? Not IN the least. 1t is q
book of moral truths. Bat 1t is not to be
believed in many particulars, Every
earnest man who seeks to know what is
right has to,pGss through the same tempta'
tions that Jesus and Buddha went through,
| rain roses.
"Jesus snd Buddha were tempted in
| three ways. First, 10 live by bread alone.
| Why d )es not every minister preach the
truth? Because he will lose his bread If he
| does. Toe lawyers defend bad men to gel
| heir daily bread. Politicians do not teal
| the mask from their corrupt companions
| faces for fear they will lose their daily
bread. The editor knows he is writing q
| lie, but he does it for daily bread. The
merchants rob their customers for their
daily bread. The workingman knows that
wife and family, and that he Is roboed of
what rightfully belongs to him, yet he will
sell his vote for 81, and tighten the chain
around his neck. We pity such people.
You say Il must live but it is q part oil
NV mission to say to you that il is not
necessary that you should live. Laughter.
| The world will get on without you. It's
| your part to learn to respect yourself.
THE second temptation was that Jesu:
| should live for the admiration Of Other
people. Thousands believe in him now
| simply because of his miracles, but when
attack the belief in his miracles l am
| hunted down and destroyed by so-called
| Christians. Applause. There are women
who put cymbsls on the heels OF their
shoes 10 attract the attention OF passers-by
| Laughter. There are men-males-wbo
walk up and down the avenue to be seen
and they are spectacle, indeed
| Laughter How many men have gone
ne President TO the White House and
have made great promises before they gel
| there, but through hattery and sycoPhancJ