Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-10-16

all young men who desire to be true and
like Christ | lift up my voice against him.
II.
The Rev. w. G.. Moorhead, D. D., has
given us list of his names as recorded N
the New Testament Scriptures. This list
is as follows: Sf.....
Abaddon-Revelation 9: Il.
Accuser-Revelation s12: 10.
Adversary Peter 5: s.
Angel of the Abyss Revelation 9: II.
Apollyon-Revelation 8: IL.
Beelzebub-Mark 3: %.
Belial-2 Corinthians 6: Is.
Devil-Matthew 4: /.
Disqualification 20: 2. f
Great Red Dragon-R II: 5.
Evil One-Matthew 13: 49,
Enemy-Matthew l3: 80.
Father of Lies-John 8: A.
God Of This World-2 Corinthians 4: 4.
Liar-John 8: A.
Murderer-John 8: "A.
Prince of Devils-Mark 5: @.
Prince of This World-J ohm 5: 81
Prince of the Power of the Air-Ephe-
slams 2: g.
Satan, Serpent-2 Corinthians IL: 8.
Strong One-Lulze il: 81.
Spirit OF Evil Working-Ephesians 2: 2.
Tempter-l Thessalonials 9: 5.
Notorious criminals have certain nun
Der of aliases by which they are known to
their partners in cr,me. They rear ceE-
tain names because they have committed
certain things, so all these names mean
something; as they are arp:ied to tho
devil each name is descriptive of his dts-
position, energy and power.
He is Apollyon because he is a DESTROYER.
He is Abaddon because he is destruction
itself
The Man Murderer because he is the as
sassin of the Race.
The Great Red Dragon because of his
bloodthirstiness.
Some years ago in the city Of philadel-
looms a woman clad In rags, who once had
lived in one of the hest homes in that
city. She had a little oahy in her arms
and an older child was tugging at her
skirts. She raped upon the door and
when it was opened she said, I want my
He had once bee: Of great reputation; a
man of real talent, had provided for his
wife and children all tnat money could
buy, and, now he is shorn of everything
except the merest semplan:e of manhood.
"What do you want?" he said, with an
oath, and she answered, Il want, you to
come home; the children have had nothing
you, and the man who bad sworn to love
and care for her drew back his fist and
struck her. The baby fell from her arms,
! the elder child ran shrieking from her side
! Is he not destroyer with such picture
as this in your mind, and this is but one
OF the multitude. His names, ore enough
to terrify US. SO that we would, while we
! may, escape from sin.
His Personality. I know it is true that
very many people scout the idea of per-
sonal devil, but the following statement
has been made by a most distinguished
Bible scholar, namely, every attitude.
/ quality, action, walk and sign which can in
dicate personality has been predicated Of
| the devil and cannot be explained away.
| The argument that would rob the devil Of
his personality would rob God of His, and
| if as men say, these attributes simply
mean the principle Of evil then on the
| same ground of Interpretation the Bible
may mean anything or nothing
". IL
| Just word or two about his work He
| begins in very slow way and his infiu-
ence is most insidious
AS fisherman, when he has great fish
on his hook, let's out the line, so that the
fish may swallow down the hook, and be
more surely caught, even SO the devil,
when he has poor sinner upon his hook,
does not, at the first, treat him roughly,
but stretches out his rod, line and all, that
he may make the surer of him, and hold
him the faster.
Not long ago in the Tombs a man who
had been brilliant lawyer awoke from a
stupor of days, and shaking the door de
| manded of those who came to answer his
summons why he was there. They. told
him on the charge of murder. For Gods
sake," he said, edo not send the word
home; at least, do not let my wife know
it was his wife he had killed. I have
written these few words concerning one
who can take man with brightest future
and greatest reputation, and make him {
murderer Of his own homes joy. This ii
| his work.
4 His Doom. He may be overcome in th'
devil and he will flee from you." Jesu,
did this and when the devil tempted, Hin
: He said, cit is written" and then, TT il
written again" There is but one weapon
that can make him afraid, and that is th'
sword Of the Spirit, which is the sword o
: God.
: There is a legend of Luther that during
: serious illness the evil one seemed to ente
5 his sick room, and looking at him with
e triumphant smile unrolled vast roll whic]
he carried in his arms. As the fen'
e threw one end of it on the floor and j
! unwound itself with the impetus he ha,
J. given it Luthers eyes. were fixed on it
! ana TO MS CONSIDERATION he I6dQ liner
e the long and fearful record of his ow1
e sins, clearly and distinctly enumerated
d That stout heart quailed before tina
: ghastiy roll. Suddenly it flashed into hi
7 mind that there was something not writ
q ten there. He said aloud, Cone thing 70
s have forgotten; the rest is all true, bu
e one thing you have forgotten, The bloo
a Of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us fror
e all SIM AS he said this the "Accuser Q
the brethren" and his heavy roll Of ''la
mentation and mourning and woe" disaI
e peared together.
J. If you would know his final doom 20
+ have but to turn to Revelation the 20t
n chapter and read the first three verses
d "And I saw an angel come, down fror
e heaven, having the key of the bottomles
|, pit and great chain in his hand. And b
) laid hold on the dragon, that old serpen1
e which is the devil and Satan, and. boun
t the bottomless pit, and shut him up, an
e set seal upon him that he should deceiv
3, the nations no more till the thousand yea,
n should be fulfilled, and after that he mus
h be loosed little season."