The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-12
SATAN'S TRAVELS.
Continued From First Page.

libertinism, the Franco-German war ana
Crimean war, the North and south united
States war, and rivers Of blood flowing
across continents Of misery into oceans OF
Indebtedness, without realizing the power
OF the Evil One, who reported 10 VIC Lord
Almighty, and when asked, whence
contest thou2' answered: From going
10 and fro in the earth and from going up
and down in it,"
But, blessed be Godl | may substitute
anthem for requiem, and Haileiulah
Chorus for the Dead March in Saul. The
New Testament says 1.-THE Son OF God
was manifested that he might destroy the
works OF the devil" II prophesled that
an angel would come down IRON heaven
with KEY aud chain and incarceraie and
shut up the old dragon. II says That
Christ came TO "destroy him that had the
power OF death - that Is the dcWl. Ana
from the way Christ drove the devll out
OF those possessed by him until he was
clad 10 hide under the brislles OF the
swine OF Gadara and from other violent
eiectments, We know that there IL IN eN-
istpnce n mower a miliOn-lod mightier
than the diabolic. The old lion OF death
shall 90 under the stroke ana roar oil the
| "lon of ,Iudah's tribe" Yea, my text
shows that Satan was compelled TO report
| 10 the Almighty and give account OF him
| sell. When God SAID 10 him, whence
contest thou2" he was forced to answer.
| What means that Scripture which says
| that Christ shall bruso the scrpents hcadf
| Ii YOU have ever klleda snake the passage
| ought to be plain to you. You see TINS
old serpent, the devil, has crawled across
| the nations, poisoning whole generations
and leaving It's trail on everything; but
after while 1t will be corncrcd, and, hiss
ing aud writing in rage and with crest
| lifted and iorkod tongue shot out, 1t VIII
make final attack on Christ, and Christ VIII
adyance upon II, and lifting his omnipOtent
foot, that foot strong enough TO crush a
world, lifting that foot right over the head
of the reptile, will put down his heel with
n crushing power that shall leave the mon
ster bleeding aud mashed, never TO hiss
again or bite again or shake his old rattle
again. Thank God, he has already re-
ceyed a stunning blow. Hear YOU not
the rumbling of the Christian printing
presses and the whirling OF the Gospel
chariot whecl2 As many souls have been
added 10 the Christian Church In the last
eighty years M in the previous eighteen
centuries and that is a ratio OF increase nc
clamatory with gladness. The kingdom IL
coming, and 1 am 40 sure OF II that do
not proppse 10 fret and worry because II
has not already come. j may jump to
get ON boat that is going of. but do not
propose TO Jump for a boat that Is coming
in. The sharp attacks of infidelity and sin
are good sign that especial blessing "
coming in showers over all the earth.
Flies bite sharp just before rain.
II we do not see the full contamination
our children will see II. In the time Of the
French revolution great procession ol
bows carried through the streets banner
with the inscription "lremble, tyrants,
we shall grow upl' Though we may laiI
10 do our duty, there il n rising generation
gospelizcd and coming up by the hundred,
OF thousands from our Sabbath schools AMI
Christian homes who might properly have
ON their banners "Ircmblc, yc powers
OF darkness aud sin, Tor We are growing
upl" We may not amount To much nj
ourselves, but II we put ourselves m the
right place We can do great exploits. Two
put under two make only four but placed
beside two make twenty two. Yet, VIVA,
you and | most need is power to drive
! back this Apollyon, this Asmodcus, this
! Ahrmnncs from our hearts and lives. Aud
| we can do IL not 10y our own strength, bat
/ 10y divine power afforded, for here is a
/ passage cmhlnzoned with encouragement
/ which says: "llcsist the devil and lac vii
/ ice from YOU" Remember II Is NO sin al
/ all to be- tempted. The best and the might
| lest have been tempted. Milton describes
toad squat at the carul Eve. The sin ~ ~
surrcndcring. do not feel 10 secure ~
yourself ns 10 think you cannot be over
thrown. How do YOU account for the fact
that there atc ~ many old men IN Sine
sing and Auburn and the other pcniIcn
tiaries, serving out their protructcd sen
tcncca for frauds committed In middle III,
or advanced ages, although their carly lii
had been good aud nothing had been sug
pcctcd Of them until at fifty or sixty yeat
oi age the whole land had been s'rucI
dumb at their forgery or cmbczzlrmcnt
The clock In the stccplc 81 old 1nuit
Church striking the hours did not rcmin
the rccrcant Wallstrc,tcr ot the plsiag
! oi time that would soon bring eVposur
and doom. The explanation is that Mcpl
istophclcs, Apullyun, satan, got IN hi
work nj that time. The man was not maj
umlly had lie was ~ good as any Of 70
, are, but Satan, with whole battalions ,
Intervals, sWoopcd upon him unawarci
1 Look out for the wlcs Of the devil, n,
only those OF YOU who are young. but III
4 middle aged aud the old. Ouisid
Of God YOU arc not safe n mn
ment. Bnt yield not to dishcartel
!, mcnL II We put our trust In God o,
y best DAYS are yet 10 come-days oi victor
, days OF song days Of heaven, and the bc
u DAYS Of the cause Of righteousness in 4
. the earth are yet 10 come. As the lO,O
men Of Ncnophon'sarmy. when they eau
TO the top Of Mount Thcchcs and saw q
: waters ON which they were TO sail To the
homes, the soldiers. with clapping han,
and waving banners, oil together shoutc
" 1.-THE seal the SEAL so We today IN OF
march toward our heavenly home come 4
20 the top Of the mountain Of holy anti,
' patton and look oil upon OCEANS Of lirl
~ and oceans OF glory aud oceans Of Joy; ~
u thrilled ~ We have never been thrilled h
fore, We clap our hands aud wave OF
gospel cnsiglq aud cry one 10 another M
rhout up 10 the responding aud c.cchoiI
b. heavens: "Ihc seal the seal"