The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-11

answer it not like a minister, but like a
man. Ministers are unconsciously a little
unfair. They have little tendency to
what might be called natural crook.
Questions for DIR. Buchanan.
The Rev. w. d. Buchanan does not seem
TO be quite fair. He says that every utter
ahce OF mine impresses men with my in
sincerity. and that every argument bring
Forward is specious, and that spend my
tine in ringing the changes on arguments
That have been answered over and over
again for hundreds Of years
Now. my dear Mr. Buchanan, wish to
ask you some questions. Do you believe In
personal devil? Do you believe that the
bodies of men and women become tene-
ments for little imps and COLLINS and de-
monsv Do you believe that the devil used
to lead men and women astray? Do you
believe the stories about devils that you
ind in the Old and New Testaments?
Now. don't tell me that these questions
have been answered long ago. Answer them
now. And II you say the devil does exist
that he IS person, that he is the enemy
or God. then let me ask you another cues
ton: Why should this devil punish souls
In he'll for rebelling against God? Why
should the devil who is an enemy Of God
help punish Gods enemies? This may have
been answered many times, but one more
repetition viii do bu: little harm.
The Rev. j. W. CampbeIl I rather like
lie appears to be absolutely sincere. He
Is orthodox-true blue. He believes in a
devil; in an active, thinking devil, and a
clever devil. OF course he does not think
this devil IS as stout as God, but he is
quicker: not quite as wise. but little mora
cunning.
The Devil a Bunko Steerer
According TO Mr.. Campbell the devil f.
the bunko steerer OF the universe-king OF
Na L..
Campbell Will not admit that if this devil
does not exist the Christian creeds all
crumbe: bat I think he viii admit tina. II
the devil does not exist. then Christ was
mistaken. or that the writer's OF the New
Testament Cid not truthfuliy give US H.s
utterances.
Now. II Christ was mistaken about the
existence Of the devil, maybe He was mis-
taken about the existence OF God In other
words. II Christ made a mistake. then He
was ignorant Then we cannot say He
was divine. although ignorance has eener-
ally believed in divinity. So do not see
exactly how Mr.. Campbell can saw that
II the devil does not exist the Christian
ereeds do not crumb,e. and when / saw
Christian creeds I mean orthodox creeds.
Is there any orthodox Christian creed with
out the devil In It?
Now. il we throw away the devil we
throw away original sin. the fall OF man.
and we throw away the Atoaenlent OF
this arch tbs devil is the keynote. Remove
him. tae arch falls
Now, how can you say that an orthodox
Christian creed remains intact without
crumeltDg when the original sin. the fail
Of man, the Atoaement and the existence
CT the devil are AL thrown aside?
Questions for DIR. Campbell.
ask the doctor this: Tia. wher ths
devil invited Chris; ;ato the wilderness to
tempt HIM. and adopted some disguise
thai made him look more than usually
attractive. does the Doctor think that
Christ could not see through the disguise ?
Was x possible Ter ths devil with a mask
10 fool God. his Creator? Was IT prxsibIs
for the dey1 10 temp; Christ by orersng
Him The kingdoms o. THE earth. when thew
already belonged 70 Christ, and when
Christ knew TIA, the devil had no title
and when the tevil knew that Christ knew
tEst he was the devil ard when the devil
knew thar He Was Christi Does the rev.
erend gentleman stu think that Il was ,ha
disguise az tie devli that tempted Christ?
I would Ike soma Of these questions an
swered. because 1 have a very inQu.rsns
mind
So Mr.. Campbell tells us-and IL Is very