New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17
THE DEVIL.
HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ETHICAL CULT
URE.
SATAN AS A moral. PHILoSsoPHEE wi, Win
Other Essays and Sketches. BY {; D henry
d d Pr viii 2e. Thomas Whitaker Whit-
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7, ,s s,ncyyhat late IN the day 10 mend Sat1n's
reputation bu. Dr. Henry has shown that the enter
nrise IA no, wholly vain The fact OF the case seems
=, re thai the devil suffers much from the habit OF
mankind which impeis them to shift 10 otEcr Snou
1ors all the faults ana burdens which they can HI
from their own backs And the Gentleman IN Rack
Is the last resort. When Sin has Deeh ShoV'u
along from one To another all AROUND the "artn ana
then through the internal cavity which Dante ana
others VISITED. Il only stop between me ever
moving wings Of the Arch-Destroyer. u can * "o
deerer The fur;hos' point from th" Ein1yrcah mas
been reached Blu. then like the rotten iooA oi inc
world below in a tale familiar 20 the Amos SITS
h,,e q vsv NJ getting back whore they belong In
due time The devil listens to tho accusations or
mon with cquanlrni,y AMI waits for nm ossze such
NJ that waI when he made trouDl" TOT Jop VI "i''
other IN far later times. after which one OF MS
unlerllnCs gave Faust some painful lessons ID inc
ar, n living IN two worlds lie knows very well
that in nine cases out of ten he VIII nave 10 oo-
caslon - p.ay the a;torncy-genernl ana tha' IN"
sinners ,tri.pe "a Socrates explained o. TINT outer
garment tho body viii bring 20 the bar OF the
court the evidence Of their own guilt his ~ h'uo'-
less why the devil even in his worst I"rr'''E' NJ
WAYS wears n emile lie has more thnn tHe P''r"''
~ Job He can wait III the worlds end. Ana ne
knn,vs that sooner or later every one shall nav" MS
a., Tho vos, mountain u offences which human
uy t,,clcs that Il has 20, rii ~ by inc endless
iteration The Serpent tempted me-. VIII iaI upon
those who raised g.
II Is a strange ia'a"'y io' NM" o,,-,.,o,
nobody ms ever "'''''''' -. ..t-i,.
for the ceVh "''o"' ''"" So. "p,r,t,ee
oet., COR the nrs, time. Il hole h. may win
IrcSs.,. ont In horns hoofs anil singing tai' WIZ"
that inevitable smile ana 'h- easy -,
who knows MS pace ~ NJ -.
and groiesgue. u"' h'' ""'''''' ,., w.
been known 10 80 "here ~ Wa n''
fn. Or As
Noah was looking nh'ut IN" f'N w. W." -,
the great rein. say th" Arl'ian'' d.. -" 80
dangling his Af ."-' rom - -, -,
r't fl herr. "F @l"'u me 49, 800.
me H. replied tho i"vl o''"N' N.'" -. ,.
balkci ~ the door - wnT b"''h'' III " 80.
tai You sall come I'D. trough ~. '''"
thee. ana go W. '"' '' -. ,-,,t.,,r
geiher. Ire 9''"n ''''''' -, .,, ,h.
shows GOODNESS ana "'f"''f 49, II 81, ,,. 81,
Court Of heaven i'' no ~ b., go ,,..s,. or
tra'nol lawyer VINO '''''' W
even Ti'I". , 49,. -, .,,,
There Was UNIV We" ,... .5 d.,
81" c'i''f '' ''' $50 ~ frc-r.
temper "9 ne ~ ~" '' .,t,.,t,ei
c1ies 'h' gum -. =. .. . .f,iieu
that satan IN Jo' VIZ nv go, 80 n,y,,.
archhnb'' ''"PN -, r. ,.,,-, n, Iteaycn.
wv ~, ,,,s ro-il agl ,he enemy -
hot ,''' I"'". ~, ,,,,.,. ,ho accusing splrl,
'ol' ''' ~ 90 AL -, n 80 earth
""'' go. o, a .-o,i,f u tho sins
anu ''''' ~ =. 80. A., 49,, ,-.e,,ei bv I,r
81 man"iH" '" -. - ,,.e an s,,an's
Henry but as ne P'H W. -, ..., 40
conduct ~ W" '''.'"' 80. Ao,,r. Even
hippaney ~ NV wv g.. ,,,,,.,,,-ty among
AZ me "'is' '''''' 49, -. -. ,.,',,,o-,
IaIfnu1'S nv ~ ,,o,.i ,.i,,i,n with the
"',Ne'e " -. ,r,.,, throw all the blame
Rnler o' me NV -, ,bc,r doctrine
for 'his ",''''' 80, o...-,,,s p,Sslly the
oi DIVINE '''f '' Wv .h,.h - ,,ro1v n
pcrvers.ty OF hu"'n" ""'' III
certain NoNa'rehh '''p'N -, 49,, 80
must have maze one - ''''' =, -, ~,
authors OF IN" Heh' N''9'u y" - st.,
the war IN Heaven. The Ua1Iuon J. ,"'' Wv 80
driven ont OF inc SPi''' "a ' -. -. -,
made ne" nome Oh - W -. A.a,o,, 40,
the Defy ny mArr,"s "'S - -, ... ,ho
All that they co"'' "'''''P'''" - -.,,u,,..
certainty OF bI'"' '"''' ''V a.. -,
Man usually d"mo''snfs NV 49, 49,. -,,,,
and Satan smleH bn' oh"'"'' ""D ~
leader In all the attacks on inc "r'"' "
humanity. was by way OF pu"'n'"'"' -,
Anse. or Messenger OF Death' fo,' "
Hermes. ara IKE her'neS ~ r''.
al the court OF uhiF'rS'' anu INV" =, =,
he acted as pTose'u'o'' - "'' ' -,
court At every session, 30 that !" Ms Dou',''
travels about the ear'h are "'" 'o'''
| gave good reason for the weli-kho~h Ens"sn
| proverb about his activity IN gaze VI VIM ~
View OF the common prAcuce OF mig" 0ou''n - Wv
| orient, MS act IN chstns S"SP''''" VII "S 49,
Of job. though not Pra,S'"'''"y' =, .
justhabie oriehtAI J'S'I0r NV, ~ - .
| rule 70 walt Tor overt o'e'o' o''''' P ' - -
| sentence witness me lamo"S o''c u 'V -
| Raschid and the Barmeci1e fauhIy
| DR. Henry points our that. while satanh innueh-
| does against job were malicious ana untrue they
were based good principles OF morality. More
over It turned out better for the Patient Man IN
| the end than II the devl had no, trouDe1 MIN
strangely enough this seems 20 be the popular no.
| -, - ~ ,d,o-s.ry.s s,,ccess IN all cases There
Ton o' INV |N"''''' -. ~. -. -, ...,,,o.ps
IS a Hebrew legen1 10 the 'H'c' tn'i' "iir % ' .
comrades tried to win the affections OF handsome
= Dr. dnoiarod tho, she voull
girl named As'er 'he ue''a''u wa" -, 49,.
have nothing TO do with him untiI ne taueh' h'r
:, -, ,.s,s-v and nower Of that Name which
| al u'o "''''''' - -. =. .,,,,,,.o ~,
for long ages II was an hhpiry 70 PIo"O""e'' "''