The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-01
-.rpcE DEMONIAC.

- arranged from 7. Il 80
!,ssoS lEAL 70 home to thy friends,
Code .1 Tsar how great things the Lord
I'D tsl . t for thee, and hatn nAu 80
Y tbss. Marx %arTH God has delivered Us
CBSTRAL. Ter Of darkness, and TRANSLATED
40p the pun IN odona Of His dear 0on,
!, into tn s, n A. D. q, The next morn
agsitsr O g1he la country Of the Gadaren 4s
nAcE-1n5 ~ district southeast OF the
.hich was 2 q Fl Il which GadGra (seven or
cssof Gainee' ,tb-east from the shore) was
s .ni nal included the slnanl9r in Ihs
eergesenes Tor Gerasen e. th hnn ea"t
dthe. VII HaTgesa, a small town On Inc easy =
psOf 9TH u the lake, opposite Tioerlas. Il
srshOren y "a Gersa. 1t was probably near
spoW calieu 1a o that Jesus met with the de-
sDisc. .ocorxrs-Matt. 1884; Luke
~ ovrn HARD PLACES. The other
aELFo In Capernaum. Into ne country y
y: llOu On the southeast coast. (oee
sGsd0nrs''STHo, mbs. caves formed by nature
bsOel z ~ rocks. There are many such
fcut - I "a Unc7ean spirit: demon.
pvund ,, oaOI among hs tombs: there were
Da'.'lg FIR the insane, and they
ID asyiu Ian IN desolate places. 4. Wlth
y n, md chains: letters were lor j. Ine les1'
lng 'e. for any other part q tne Oouy;
cbans aamdsr: he was 50 strong ana
Rrtssa. j nothing could hold him. Matthew
fierce slo !. 1Uas dangerous for any one to
SAYS taa. : .,o ~ and Luke says he was naked.
psss taa' 18th Nth loud, unearthly yells. Cutting
Casw "a manning himself with sharp
Nh ~ stones. s. Whe" he say ySs1ss ILL
edgea 4 Jesus This was prooaDly from
kra 10 Of the man to get rld Of the de-
alOngush roaly from his fearful master. z. 4
noD 90 antreat solemnly, as under oath, or
Sglf' MI If curse. 9. Thy name: asked
ne Eu. In IA self-consciousness. lie non:
noflns Roman legion. 1t is used for a
1--WE .har 10. out If the co mt D. out OF
HIGs l.a,;tted abode on earth. They did
pl IN I, 70 60 back to their punishment.
D0l o ssr The property Of Gentlles or Jews.
y s.~~ laws. it was forbidden; if Of the
Iols ~. !. vas q temptation and insult to
Usl \. asonle Is. C'o.hed. etc; a type Of
~ Gs.;o. does for all sinners who come
VIA ~. lfrai1. they we're in the presence
-. -nrer that filed them with awe and
m ond their consciences were awak-
s1sd H. Todepart: f1r fearot still greater
80 u them or their property. They did
na,I ara for the relief of poor men, but only
j. ther own property. %. DeccDo'is: the
y ..;or M ten cities east Of the J0rdan) Of
rsich Gadara formed part
roMESrs-ln many respects the case OF
ID sinner resembles very closely that Of
,1.demOniac Of Gadara. III writing to the
.srssb II Laodicea, the Spirit charges them
I'm being deceived with regard to them
.slvoe aThou savest, | am rich and in
creased with goods, and have need Of moth
-. and knoWest not hat thou art 1Cretched,
sramIserdbk, and poo and blind, and make" "
inv Ain. What an exact description OF
IA state Of that demoniac! And yet it
bugdin speaking to those who were sur
rounded BY every luxury and refinement
ThrAthe times could afford. Of course it
rIss tOtheir spiritual state They were
geme leper, all filled with detilement,
vAuanse Of his living in awell-furnished
wgMded himself on his conditions, for
nsR he while, that he was a leper.
kEhgths out little, we see (a) that the
mgb really in rretched and miserable
sa Sin has the upper hand with
IN and rules his life. AS the years
nby be grows worse and not better. Evil
atih, evil motives, selfish tendencies
strengthen, and he is q captive to one
stronger than himself This condition OF
sharsis made worse by the fact that the
nan i selt-deCeived. Like the demOniac
whOpreierred tombs to homes as dwell
ngpace, 50 the sinner prefers his state to
asbetteT enc which is offered him. Again
Msee that, Ike the demoniac, the sinner is
lOl poor. Poor II every sense of the word
aeWas' In true riches the sinner is as
POET q tls man Of our lesson was in things
temporal In thisworld he may have some
considerable golddust to play with, but he
~ ~ provision Tor q boundless eternity
N Ma1 iayetn up treasure for himself, and
4 ny ncn towards God is a fool. OF al
III persons u this world the unsaved sin
ler y the very poorest He is really
nal.aOu1uod and without hope in this world
$50 mere, the sinner is (c) bind. The
u u4'O ,,l vas bind to his own interests
80 u hOuid not accept the weI-mean
. .uOs1 q as friends. To his eyes nothing
!. 1900 n its True light. All was distort
s.a 80 Out Of right relationship. We
saOugnI saw all things Alright. Thi
eVusoi ne saddest characteristics Of sin
y sinner sees himself as all right. Ri
~ understand why his friends an,
~ aIIsls are 50 anxious about him. If the,
- 'le Truth with regard to his rea
~ 1ninks they are harsh and cen
mere are very few unrepentan
M. ~, WY would not feel offended wer
- 'nat IN Gods sight they were lil1
Iags picked out Of an ash-barrel. Ye
rOpnet says (not that the wickednes
II AM Ou1l that our righteousness ar
ens cay rags Us. 64:6,. Such language
ansl INSPIRED BY God, is an offense to tn
A0Oa..nu ' II scorns the very thought
psvs ~ see Its own state, and will no
htA.a earcn thou me" Finally, motto
kn.s1s s sinner Is tdl naked. He NAV thin
nv; 49, clothed in the gorgeous garment
ess,hssan fespectability and good deeds
cssts 49, a,, nave no existence. They are fie
Cd n,or; ~ own disordered brain. Unles
Nd easas 1s inc sinner robe, naked he i:
REchanssa0 e will remain forever.-Rev. a
lma TACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
taects !, usmonlac q type Of the terrlbl
INV va .akes many forms, and works
acs Ssys Its name IS legion. nj
tTOlesrsa work Is to cast out evil spirits
hid ''SaVe sin is to come into ones rigE