The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-02-20
nus nNrrIsr MEETING.


Last evening Rev. NeNinN took Tor
his irXt. the sth verse oi the 18th
chapter Of ist Peer BE sober. be
yirilani because your adversary, the
d,sil. a. A roaring lion, valketh
about seeking whom ae may de-
vour" The sermon ~ part was as
fciloWs
We get so accustomed 10 hearing
ABOUT The devil thnt We come 70
think Il 10 all myth, story invon-
tel TO scare people, and when - go
to Gods house and hear . =. =, .
ttiis, we don't par ,gI, -
II We say We hae. " ~,
fore but this makes n : = Las 3 ~
or true.
II we're TO stand here tonight and
tell you that great dragon was
coming down Waxahaohie creek, de-
vouring people, you would not sit
here without being excited and II |
were to tell you such story and II
we're true, 1t ought TO excite YOU no
more than 70 tell you that the devil
IL loose in Waxahachie like n roaring
lion seeking whom he may dovour
This is n true story because II Is from
Gods word Although we may have
heard these things we may rest as
surcd God Is going to verify every
truth In the bible. Heaven and earth
may pass away but my word shall
not pass away" Noah was ri1iculed
for believing God, but the storm OF
waters came, the foundations OF wa
tors were broken loose the mountain
were covered and Noah, who feared
God, shut himself up with his family
In the ark he had made, prot etoi
and guided byb the hand or
God "fhc greatest adversary
OF your soul, the devil, Ike roar
Ing lion, soekcth whom he may de-
YOUR
This brings us TO the great truth
the personality OF the devil. Some
people do not believe In u personal
devil If there Ia u personal God
There ls aleo personal dcvil, be-
cause the same bible tells OF both,
The bible always speaks OF the dew
II M u person, Just aa II speaks OF
Christ and the Holy Spirit ~ per
aon, Let ua notice the pfnce of the
devii'g operations, " We turn TO the
lat chapter OF Job We learn that
satan came with the soma OF God to
present themselves before the Lord
And when tho Lord nnid unto satan,
From whence contest thouY" satan
answered and said. From going 10
and fro in the Garth, and from walk
ing up and down In NJ noes not
this teach III tho personality Of the
devil and that he IN In tho world.
Ills place Of operation In In this old
earth here IN tho battle ground be-
tween good and evil God IN on ono
hand marahaling his forces aud satan
Ga tho other hand marahnllng his
forccs. Dcep down In every human
heart thls battle IN being fought God
and the devil are both here perbonal-
ly. The devil In always here to intor'
fero with anything risht you under
take. uod Ia on the one hand ana the
devil on tho other trying TO Win vow
Tho devil even Coca to church Win
you. lie IL here tonight, Ito WORKS
upon christians, lilo sometimes oNer's
HIS mightieat force on those people,
who have CONF out aud snlu they
aro christians, because no knows y
he can cripple Il chrlatinn no VIII
have no trouble with others. Tho
devil worka In u protrncted meet
inp. porhnpa he In laughing that you
have not done moro In the meeting
The moment tho christians conceive
tho Idea of holding u meeting the
devil begins hlR work He gets up
counter attractions One woman
an,d, II never made up my nina 10
attend church but there came 4 dos.
on ,hingn 10 Interfere" why ". ny
When God IN calling ua to the ba,
tleneld, why do these great .dthicul-
ties uripoq | never yet have begun
mee,lng but that the devil got mp
counter attraction, THAT Ia h'a hual-
neea 10 draw tho people on whore
they emit hear the gospel,
Ii the dcvil doeant keep W away
from church he frequently brlnRH uH
ia tho houso of God in tho wrong
spirlt. No matter how much the
heart may burn with soa',
II there Ia not the Same spirit on the
mart OF those IN tho paws the mea-
snec IN Loaf, An, II we could )ust ms
nrepa upon people TO come TO the
houae OF uod In the rieht spirit
Come 10 got and put something mo
he aervlce--eume az Holdiefs OF
rhriat 10 ace what we can put INTO
no service to mako II count for God,
II we como not In this apSrlt the
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