The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-07-07
for the old offender, but signifies de.
mons, or wicked spirits of the dead

Rev. A. W. Bealer, pastor of the
Fifth Baptist Church, says:
II haven't any better sense than to
believe the Bible, taking it by faith
rather than by sight. I knew Of an
old gentleman who laughed at the idea
of the world being round and when
asked why it was they didn't believe
that, replied, Because the Bible says
its square. 1t speaks of the four cor
ners of the earth and how could it
have four corners if it was round?'
LAS long as the Bidle contains the
account Of the Saviour's temptation
by the devil who took him up into a
high mountain, as long as it speaks Of
the devil going about like a roaming
lion seeking whom he may devour, SO
long will men who believe in the BIZ
Bile believe in a personal devil. If
there are those who refuse to believe
this I would be glad for them to ex-
plain to me and a host of others when
he left the earth and who it is that is
carrying on his business since he de-
parted"
Rev. T. r. McCarty, of St. James
Methodist Church, said when see by
a Journal man:
"The devil is spoken Of in Scrip.
ture as murderer. liar and the chief
agent Of evil. These things could
not be predicated Of any but a person
atty.
An impersonal devil is an unthinka-
Bile absurdity.
"No one but an inidel can doubt that
there is a devil.
"There is no disagreement among
Christians on this subject"
DR.. Theron Rice, pastor Of the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church, says that
his views are the same as those which
the Presbyterian doctrine teaches, and
which can be found in the confessions
of faith. He also says that he be-
lieves there is a personal devil.
When asked if he would not write
his views, he said he did not caro- to
write them, and if he did he could
not express them as we'll as did the
confession of faith.
Rev. T. P. Cleveland says:
lis the devil a person? Undoubt-
cdly, for the Scriptures use name and
attributes which cannot be applied
with common sense to myths, %fancies,
influences or emanations. He is a
fallen angel, and an angel is a person.
R~ationalism may ask, How cant it be?
Revelation answers, It is so, whether
the modus operandi can be appre-
hended or not. Diabolical agency is
almost as clearly taught in the Bible
as divine agency.
us God said to open the eyes of men,
the devil is said to blind the eyes of
men.
"Is God declared as working in
His children, the devil also is said
to work in the children of disobedi-
ence.
els God said to fill with the spirit
His children, the devil is said to fill
the hearts of his servants.
"Not, of course, is his work done
always personally and directly, which
would involve omniscience and omni.
presence-but as the God of this world
he has the worlds trinity-the lust Of
the eye, the lust Of the flesh and the
pride of life, and all kinds Of error and
agents to employ mediately upon the
weak and sinful hearts of mankind to
accomplish his nefarious purposes. AS
prince of the power Of the air, with
powers of locomotion, as the SANDER,
er or diabolos, accuser Of the breth'
rem, Apollyon, as a liar, tormentor,
murderer, etc., how otherwise IA we
conceive Of him than as a person.
And while we might add much to this
which would throw light on this mis-,
cradle, mischievous and malignant
manipulation Of men, women and chill
dren, it is enough for every one to
know that He, who was manifested to
destroy the works of the devil, will
at last put him under the feet Of all
who love and serve.