The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-21
FIGHTING The DEVIL
REV. w. G. POPE RECOUNTS THE
FORCES AT WORK IN
ST. PAUL
BATTLE MUST BE VIGOROUS


Soldiers I'm His Army, Too, but
| the Good Must Ultimately Tri-
umph Over Sin and Death-A
/ F0rcfbIe Discourse.
The State of Religion in the City of
| st. Paul. was the subject of the morn
ing sermon at the Church Of the Good
| Shepherd yesterday. The rector, Rev.
/ William G. Pope. took for his text
! Jer., xxx, 7: Seek the peace of the
| city whittier l have caused you to be
carried captive, and pray unto the
| Lord for 1T; for in the peace thereof
| shall We have peace"
The Sunday newspaper, the Sunday
| theater and immortality were held up as
! evils to be combatted, and the forces
for evil were compared with the forces
for good. DR.. Pope said:
! The Jews had been carried captive to Baby
| lonia. where they were TO remain seventy
years They to make themselves at
home in the various cities in which they were
quartered and seek their prosperity. They so
| fully compiled with this direction that when
the seventy years expired there were multi
! tudes of them who preferred remaining in
| Babylonia 10 returning to their own land. In
| seeking the peace of ST. Paul TO
! member that the profoundest peace is pur-
| chased at the price of war. There Is war
now raging in this city between the forces or
the devil and those of God. will estimate
1 the power OF the forces of the devil first and
| afterwards those of God.
WORLD AND THE FLESH.
The DEVILS forces are organized into two
departments: the departments OF the flesh and
| the department Of the word. The depart
| ment OF the flesh is characterized by shame
| that of the world by respec ability ard even
| earthly honor. The department of the flesh
is composed OF the lowest order of human be-
ings, who approach the brute creation. The
qualification OF their lusts is of such i'm
portance TO them that they neglect the Gu. ii
walton OF their intellect. and are forgetful
! that they have soul. Instead of keeping the
body under and bringing it into subsection
I they allow their feshly lusts to dominate
/ their whole being. The typical man of this
c,ass is the drunkard. Last year there were
1.414 arrests for drunkenness.
The typical woman of this lot is the harlot
The city government dare not outrage public
| opinion so far as to license houses of Ill
fame. but they beat the devil around the
bush by fning eighteen harlots every north.
| The payment of this fine satisfies the city
| government and ell harlots are allowed to
pursue their avocatiOn, otherwise undis.urb-
ed. The proceeds of this hood money
is paid into the city treasury and helps to
support among ether officials the judges
In England the robes Of the judges are
trimmed with eTmine. If our judges wore
ermine | should suppose they would feel un-
pleasantly in thinking tha. the purity of
their ernne was stained by the impuIity of
funeral Of harlot few weeks sgo. AS |
entered the room in which the service was
to be held my heart for an instant seemed 10
stand still. The room was filed with as ia r
a set of girls anywhere 10 be found
who had sold themselves 10 the devil. I
know Of no class of people so deserving Gcds
curse rs men who ruin women expecting
themselves to escape disgrace while Of the
sinful woman it is written. Fer house is the
way of hell, going down to the chamber of
death"
DISRESPECT FOR SABBATH
The other department of the devils army
is composed of such worldly op.e as the
rich man who neg!eets the bsggar at his
gate. To this class belonged Hercd ard pom
thus plate and Felix and Feztus. ard all
those who make the world their heaven OF
THIS class the records Of the police'alurt afford
no information, but they are chiefly to re
known by the way they spend the Lord 9
| day. Some OF them go 20 the fhe4tar
APfopos OF sunday theaters let me read you
some ne selections from communication
Actors Society Of America He says:
me opinion has leng prevailed that the ac-
toIs OF TINS country are in favor of the as
Segment of Sunday. like all other DAYS Of
me week, to secular labor for financial gain
ihls opinion has been fostered and proInul-
10 other object in view than their own az
|, / grendiZement through the acquisition Of
money~-not for the good that money may do
but for the power it cOnfers 70 govern the
personal rights OF neighbor compelling him
to accept the rights of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness under the direction of a
moheyed power that controls despotically the
means whereby ne lives
FOR many years the actors have protes ed
against sunday performances of any kind
whatever. They have protested against The
- ay performances as a usurpatiOn OF the
rlght enjoyed by ell other citizens-a right
/. | TO one day OF rest In seven. They have pro-
tested that the Sunday performance is
degradation Of their calling demoralizing to
manhood and womsnhood and totally de-
! SrrlPttER for oraFl,
unions-the foundation which rests the
strength and beauty of the American home
| life
Some people who do not go to the theater
on Sunday go bicycling. or fill their minds
. with what they get out of the Sunday news
/ papers The Lords day is to be kept holy.
1t is to be used in promoting faith in things
unseen and cultivating the love of God in
the soul. How can persons who misuse the
Lords day form any conception of what is
meant by setting their affection on things
above, or becoming a new creature in Christ,
or accepting the Lords invitation to come
to Him for rest? Woridliness is the opposite
to observation-disclosures. and the army of
those who love the word and things Of the
world and who are Indifferent to God is
| large one.
DEVILS RECRUITING AGENTS
The devil enlists his soldiers while they are
children. before they have gone to the theater
or saloon or brothel. His recruiting Offices
are in irreligious homes. in which the Sunday
newspaper takes the place of the Bible. About
"Nv Juveniles from these MONIES are arrested
annually. and 100 more Mr.. Wellington looks
after without allowing to get into court.
To oppose and overcome the FORCES Of the
devil the religious forces in this city are or
ganized into three eorps-the Roman Catholic
church, the evangelical denominations and
the Protestant Episcopal church.
This city was named after the Roman Cath
Ollie Church of St Paul. This little log build
ing is now represented by twenty-five large
edihces. The Roman Catholic church inherits
the spirit that made the Roman republic
, mistress of the word-the spirit and power
OF organization. Ii trace its origin back
to the person OF our Lord and has the apos-
tolic priesthood and sacraments. 1t teaches
the doctrine Of sacramento grace that man
OF his own power IS unable to do right but
that God has provided the sacraments as the
channels through which the necessary grace
| is given to the faithful
TRIBUTE TO CATHOLICISM.
This church Is strong in its institutions be-
! lleving in the Scriptural injunction. Bring
up child in the way he should go and when
he is old he will not depart from IT." Paro-
chial and other schools are provided. 1t is
Archbishop Ireaud's proud boast that every
: Catholic see is a center Of Christian char
tiles. The House of the Good Shepherd is
, the principal institution In the city for the
reformation OF fallen women. Although It's
methods said TO have a resemblance to
those of the church in the Philippines il Is
undoubtedly doing q good work. OF St Jo-
seph's hospital, physicians and patients speak
| in Highest II fta