The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-10-09

Great ReQ l.. De
Evil One-Matthew Is: 10.
Enemy-Matthew Is: SO.
Father of Lies-John s: A.
God of This World-2 Corinthians 1: q.
Liar-John s: A.
Murderer-John S: A.
Prince of Devils-Mark 3: %.
Prince of This World-John 5: 81.
Prince of the Power of the Air-Ephc-
slams 2: 9.
Strong One-Luke II: 81.
Spirit OF Evil Working-Epilesians 2: 9.
Tempter-l Thessalonials 9: 3.
Notorious criminals have 4 certain mug
Der of aliases by which they are known to
their partners in crime. They rear Ger.
tain names because they have committed
certain things, so all these names mean
something; as they are applied to the
devil each name is descriptive OF his DIS
position, energy and power.
He is Apollyon because he is a DESTROYER.
He is Abaddon recause he is destruction
itself.
The Man Murderer because he is the as.
sassin of the Race. -.
The Great Red Dragon because of his
bloodthirstiness.
Tho Serpent because o. his craftiness.
The Tempter because he is a deceiv:r.
Some years ago IN the city OF rhlladel-
phia there stood outside OF one Of the sa.
looms a woman clad in rags, whc once had
lived in one of the hest homes in that
city. She had a little oaby in her arms
and an older child was Juggling at her
skirts. She raped upon the door and
when it was opened she said, Il want my
husband" The husband was called cut.
lie had once been Of great reputation; a
- &C soal {,1onf hol proyiNed for hia
wife and children oil that money could
buy, and, now he is shorn of everything
except the merest sembldnce of manhood.
What do you want?" he said, with an
oath, and she answered, Il want YOU to
come home; the childcen have had nothing
To eat and they are crying, and l want
you" and the man who had sworn 20 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 a destroyer with such a picture
as this in your mind. and this is but one
OF the multitude. His names are enough
to terrify us, so that we would, while we
may, escape from sir,
III.
His Personality. l know it is true that
very many people scout the idea of a per-
sonal devil, but the following statement
has been made by q most distinguished
Bible scholar, namely, Every attitude.
quality, action, walk and sign which can IN:
dictate 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
il 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"
".
Just a word or two about his work. He
begins in a very slow way and mis- intu-
ence is most insidious.
As a fisherman, when he has a great hsh
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 a 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 a brilliant lawyer awoke from a
stupor of days, and shaking the door de-
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,
for it will kill her" and they told him that
it was his wife he had killed. l have
written these few words concerning one
who can take a man with brightest future
and greatest reputation, and make him a
murderer OF his own homes JOY. This Is
his work.
New Testament. We read, "Resist the
devil and he will fee from YOU" Jesus
did this and when the devil tempted Him
He said, at is written" and then, ct is
written again." There is but one weapon
that can make him afraid, and that is the
sword Of the Spirit, which is the sword OF
God.
There is a legend Of Luther that during a
serious illness the evil one seemed to enter
his sick room, and looking at him with a
triumphant smile unrolled a vast roll which
he carried in his m AS the fiend
threw one end of it on the floor and it
unwound itself with the impetus ne had
given it Luther's eyes were fixed on 1t,
End to his CONSERVATION he read there
the long and fearful record of his own
sins, clearly and distinctly enumerated.
That stout heart quailed before that
chastity roll. Suddenly it flashed into his
mind that there was something not writ
ten there. He said aloud, Zone thing You
have forgotten; the rest is all true, but
one thing you have forgotten, The blood
of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth US from
all SIM" As he said this the "Accuser OF
the brethren" and his heavy roll OF Ia
mentation and mourning and woe" disap-
peared together.
If you would know his final doom you
| have but to turn to Revelation the 10Th
| chapter and read the first three verses.
And 1 saw an angel come down from
| heaven, having the key Of the bottomless
| pit aud a great chain in his hand. And he
| laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,
| which is the devil and Satan, and bound
| him a thousand years. And cast him into
| the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and
| set a seal upon him that he should deceive
the nations no more till the thousand years
should be fulfilled, and after that he must
DC loosed a little season" =
Fyon such a foe as this NAV God deliver