The morning times., 1896-09-14
SATAN AND HIS DEVICES
DR.. Harris ck's Estimate Of the
Prince of Darkness.
YEARS WORK NO CHANGE
He Is the Same Today He Was
When He Tempted Ere-Watch-
fuiness the Only Safeguard AGain>;
Observation-Disclosures ne W Ca K
nesse> of Every CIe.

Rev. S. ii. HartSoct ID. D.. o. Ryland NJ
Z. Church. Tentl and d streets southwest,
preached last night the last OF d series OF
sermon OF ''NatchrulnesS.' Tnc sermon
was entitled 'Watchrulness OF tie devices
OF the devil"
The text wds Rev. 12:9-''An nj the great
dragon was east ont, that oIu serpent
called the de,4. AID sa al, TIIcL deceived
the whole woii.'
Il know o. nothing more extraordinary
In modern times began Mr. Hartsock,
than the attempts OF some people to peE
suade Us tina. there Is no sucn Dc.ng rs the
devil. and that the inspired writers spoke
only OF Il dcNiI that they might persuniry
the evil principle. IL is a bold effort. and
If these men could persuade the world To
accept their view they would promote the
cause the dcIil more than he has been,
or even Wi. b. able to do. There is notl-
ing truer THAI the existence OF IA devil.
AGAINST ALL GOOD.
The dev.i, the opponent U, all good, God,
is full OF subtle strategems, and that we
may defeat them, We must study the
doctrines OF lite Old and New Testament.
This opponent OF God Is called by various
names. In The Old Testament hc Is called
SATAN, the = - Ies,aman lit g.St.s uiu. varIuus
titles, descriptive of his power and ma
god OF tn cworlu,'' the OLD serpent,
devil dragon and wicked ohe.''
He Is represented rs having sOVci-,El
sway over the kingdom OF darkness, that
he exercises lis influence over the human
mind by tie use OF darkness.
We are talynt la TINS adversary has
many fallen angels to 60 his bidding and
work all ev.l mat his or their canning
can con lure ;.T. Satan by their aid can lie
aFJ wnere ana every ywhere tempting maut 10
leave the path OF righteousness Ior the
ways of SIN.
Men th,uK little of the devIl, yet he
is the most formidable antagoDi>L of tie
race. Was lac not sore Ir.pulatioD to
Paul and Ia the church at Cor.nth? Did
he not nearly work tEe run q, both?
"ThcdcviccS of Satan are be yond enumera-
tioD, they are more than we can conceive
Of To say they are 'numberiess as the
sands of the seasbore is to give but a
dim idea. For every age, CoEGItion, Cir
cumstance there is Il fitting device. For
every successive variation in ills age, or
this condition. that circCIE stance he
device can adapt itself. Each temptation
can be so modified 10 give tie greatest
possible Influence over tie minds OF the
victims. YET We are told Il at Satan and
his millions Cr servitors are only working
out their own damnatiOn and serving the
purpose of the most high.
HIS MANY sUBTILTIES.
"Thc subtlcty of Satan has plausible
appearance in order to remove all sus-
picioD, so that the temptation shall seem
to bear the stamp of heavens holy sanction.
How does tc 90 this? By pretending a
zeal in Gods behalf az when he tempted
Eve to eat Of tie fruit and enCeavored 20
induce Christ to throw Himself Gown from
the pinnacle, telling Him that surely God
would not let Him die. Then. tco. Satan
ileDtS whereby he may operate Cstiorcibly
Oh our minds. whom should he employ but
Eve to seduce Adam, this compart and com
panion?
Satan has deceived the whole world.
it is written; he has led captive the
children OF GisCbedience. If Iert to his
Own pleasure We should be hurled 10 endless
ruin. like the swine which ran down and
perished in the sea. But Christ has i'll
terceded Tor and we shall be saved In
the end.
Again the devil knows the besetting sin
OF each individual, and there is not a
person ut whose right hand he does not
stand, trying TO lead them astray by a |
subtle device. He DoticeS the very dis
positions Of Cur minds. He saw David full |
of pride and vain confidence ana lie tempted |
him to order census taken OF The tribes nr |
Israel. SataG knew that this would bring |
down Gods ii>pieasure and wrath upon the |
proud king. lie knew Judas love of money |
and induced Tim thus to bctray hi. master |
lie knew Peters fear of man. I'd caused |
him To deny his master. Hence arises the /
necessity oi watchinE-watching with all |
possible care and diligence.
But only with oar concurrence can the |
levil effect anything. Against our wills |
le must Ilcc. For so lit is written How |
Sweet Is the sound of those wordsI
Watch Is lie command. Watch and his |
~ fnrfG a.,frl \
ilie whole armor of God, and then al ways |
md etcrnaliy viii we prevail by the power
of the spirit Of the Lord