Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-11-17
SATAN ON HIS TRAVELS.
DIR. TALMAGE's SERMON AT THE
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.
The Prinee Of Darkness and the Ruin re
omplishes--Forevcr Trying 20 De-
stroying the World. but Driven hack
and vanquislsed by Christ
Some Of sntan's Reutes.

and around Brooklyn Tabernacle are ON
the increase. As an evidence Of the de.
mand for DR.. Talmage's work 2j0O0O
copies of his forthcoming subscription
book, "The Pathway Of Life." have been
bought from the Historical Company by
Messrs. b. +. johnson iS Co., Of Rich.
mond., Va, although the retail prices are
from $3.50 to $500 copy. In the history
of literature no book has had such an adj.
vanced sale.
Al the Tabernacle this morning the
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, d. d., took for
the subjcc, Of his sermon "Sa,an on His
Travels" Ills text was Job l., q: "And
the Lord said unto Satan: Whence com.
est thou. Then Satan answered the Lord,
and said From going TO and fro In the
earth, and from walking up and down in
it,"
In 1872 was printed the largest book
ever published, namely. two huge volumes
of near 5000 pages In small type. the au.
thor Joseph Caryl. Il was commentary
on the Book of Job When II took a year
for the journey England TO India the son
Of the author Of this commentary started
for Indin, leaving his father writing on
his book, and was gone for years, and
when he came back TO England still found
his father writing on t. I never saw the
commentary. but do not wonder at its
size, because there Is nO end ofthc interest
Of the Book OfJ0b. am not surprised
that Goethe, the nnbeliever, took from the
wonderful hook the opening Of his drama
Faust and the Mcphistophcles Of the
II seems that One day IN Heaven God was
on His throne, and angels and messengers
come to report on their different missions.
! suppose one angel said: Il was out
among the stars and saw one OF them
burn down." Another angel, | imagine,
said: II was off on stellar excursion and
was present at the birth Of new world"
Another angel, think, said IL was jour.
nrying jOO.OO0.OOO miles in the wilderness
of immensely and saw a meteor run
lowna planet" Another angel: ~ was
of and helped at the inauguration of
new race Ofbeings amid the mountains
aud valleys of the mighty world in the
southeast part Of the heavens" But
while these good and great spirits were
making their reports a CHASTITY, grizzly,
hidcous monster from some miry, sui.
phurous. filthy world came into the palace
without wiping his feet, and God asked
him where and how hc had been occupy.
ing himself, and this greatest scoundrel Of
the universe made reply with blazing
cifrontery. and, instead Of acknowledging
any Of the mischief he had been doing,
said he had been an earthly pedestrian
and had hvcd u sort OF ircumambulatory,
pcripatctic life. And the Lord said unto
Satan Whence comcst thou! Then Sa.
tan answered the Lord, and said: From
going to and fro in the earth and from
walking mp and down In IT,"
KNOWN ny A VARIETY or NAMES.
This monster OF my text has great
variety Of names You know that notori.
Gus Williams are aptto take variety OF
names. Arraigned in Paris for burglary
man will give one name, arrested In San
Francisco for arson he will give another
name. imprisoned at Montreal for murder
he will give another name. So this crea.
turc of my text has many names. lie Is
called in sacred and profanc literature
Abaddon, Apollyon, Ahrimanes, Zaniel,
Asmodcus the rcyenging devil, Beelzebub
the sovereign Of devils. Lucifer the bril-.
liant devil. Diabolus the dcspairing devil,
Mammon the money devil. Plutc the fiery
devil, Baal the military devil aercain the
plagung devil. lie Is called the father OF
lies and has for his children and grand.
children all f,lsehoods, ,icccptions, frauds,
swindlcs. ISLANDERS. backbitings and sub
terfnges All men Of good sense, whether
enlightened by the Bible or In heathcndom
have noticed that there are baleful and
maleficent influences abroad that have not
their origin In the human race, and dem.
onology is MS certain as angelology. The
sword Of Paracelsus was thought to have
demon in the hilt, and there is now
demon in every sword hilt. The ancients
supposed the air was filled with sylphs,
and satyrs, and sirens, and gnomes, and
vampires, and salamandcrs, undines, and
hobgohlips. The Talmud says that Adams
first wife was Lillis and that their child.
rcn were all devils. Two or three hundred
years ago dcmonographcr gave the
names Of ambassadors Of evil which he
thought Satan sent To different countries:
Mammon, ambassador 10 England Bel.
phcgOr, ambassador to France; Martinez.
ambassador TO Switzerland: Rimmon, am.
bassador to Russia; Thanniz ambassador
TO Spain; lIutgin, ambassador to Italy;
and that there was princess Of devils by
the name Of Proserpinc. But what was
mere gucss.work Of mythology or super.
stltion has been made clear by divine rev.
clation. We find that there Is somewhere
monarch of all wickedness. lie has a
throne Of power and ccurtiers and armies
and nayics and machinery OF evil vast as
the round world. lie Is the supervisor OF
all mischief, and what he cannot do him.
self he delegates Others TO do, and. as each
one ofour race Is supposed To have guar.
dian good angel. have no doubt that
every human being has n bcsicging malig.
nant spirit nasging his footsteps and try.
ing 10 make him think wrong and act
wrong, mn especial devil. n devil Of fraud
or a devil Of avaricc or devil Of unclcan.
ness or a devil Of poor health. and as In
my text the spirits are represented as re.
porting to the Lord 50 have no doubt
the evil spirits report to Satan. who Ia the
enemy Of the whole human race. and who
has celebrity that makes iilgh, around the
world the matter Of second. and who