The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-13
And This World Does Not Be.
long to the Devil
DR. SIMMS' SERMON SUNDAY
COMMUNION AND BAPTISM A.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
MONUMENTS OF GODS LOVE-
This Was the Subject OF an Able Dis
course by Or. Daniei--New Mem
bers Admitted to Member
ship of the Church.

The World does not Belong to the
Devil" was the subject of DR.. Simms
sermon at the Baptist Tabernacle Sun
day night.
He took as a text the 9th verse of the
fourth chapter of Luke: And the devil
said unto him, All this power will | give
thee and the glory of them: for that is
delivered unto me; and to whomsoever
l will give it,
This" said DIR. Simms. lis one of the
three great temptations offered to Christ
while upon earth. The devil supports
two characters in this incident. He
represents himself as n great parsonage,
having all the world at his command.
Christ represents him as a liar and the
father of lies. Yet strange to say the
great majority of the human family take
the devil at his word and believe that
he rules supreme on earth and that
Christ is the liar. They just take what
the devil says for granted, because it
is told with 50 much holiness.
'Now. if you believe a lie it becomes
just as much moulding power in your
life as if it were true. And evil intiu-
ences are just the same way. Right
here is where wickedness is doing as
much mischief in the world as the devil
ever did
This world Is not under the control
of the devil. This world is not in the
power of the devil. God reigns and is
supreme. The earth is the Lords and the
fullness thereof He created all things
and they are at his command The
forked lghtnings that flash and play
across the heavens. the raging floods, the
devastating fires, the roaring winds, the
he 20 rix-;r,r sun,
shine-all of them were made by God
and are his. All nature, the seasons, the
planets. the earth feel the binding judg
ments of Jehovah. The devil is not SUI
preme.
''I'll set my kingdom upon my holy
hill of Zion says God in his word. He
says he'll make his son heir of all these
things. And yet the devil stands before
this very God-made heir and says I'll
give you all these things. if you'll fall
down and worship me- Was there ever
greater effrontery?
SQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY.
The only claim to this world that the
devil has is just such as men have al
lowed him to set up. They have taken
him into partnership But this cannot
The devil has only what is squatter's
sovereignty. Man has allowed him TO
come in and now he claims all.
God lifts up and he pulls down whom
soever he will. The devil can crown no
king, can enthrone no queen. God Is
| God and his power shall endure forever.
Jehovah reigns. Thou art God There
| is not one of Gods people on earth that
| the devil can harm except it be to help
carry out Gods great purpose in the
universe
Would you have help? Seek of God
who rules and reigns, who builds up and
pulls down, as he will.
If the good men and women Of this
country would stand out in their power
and right they would rule this land for
! Gods good l believe if the good men
and women of this city would stand up
| on their God-given rights, would assert
| themselves and be true to their profess
sions not whiskey man could be elected
| to even the most trivial office in the town.
| Enter We not into league with the devil.
| 1t is God that kills and makes alive