New-York tribune., 1910-04-04

Pastor RusseTs discourse yestsr-
day afternoon at the Brooklyn Acad-
emy Of Music was generally under
stood 20 be his last before his de-
parture for a European trip. which
viii extend 70 Jerusalem. As usual
he had a crowded house and closest
attention 10 the finish. nOtWithstand-
ing tho fact that he spoke fo- about
two hOUrs-fOur TO six times as long
as the customary sermons.
Pastor Russell is announced 70
speak again in the Academy on his
return from Europe. June 5th. His
announced topic is Jerusalem" We
doubt If the Academy. the largest
auditorium. will accommodate the
crowds on that occasion And. by
the way, the Pastor is certainly doing
much to popularize Brooklyn's larg-
est and finest auditorium.
Pastor RusseiTs discourse was in
the nature of religious lecture. IL
was marked throughout by deepest
reverence for the Bible, many of
whose passages shone out with
new meaning under the searchlight
OF his message. He asserted, and
seemed to prove. the personality OF
Satan. But according - his show
ing il is great mistake to suppose
the Arch Enemy OF mankind 10 be
afar off stocking furnaces and tOrtur-
ing the dead Instead ne is the Gun
ming deceiver who for centuries has
been hoodwinking humanity, includ-
ing the Church-putting darkness for
light and light for darkness. God did
not create him devil. He became
such BY self-perversion through am
bition Originally his name was
Lucifer- star. He beheld
our first parents in Eden. noted their
power to produce a race I'm their own
likeness. and coveted an empire with
them as his subjects. For six thou
sand years God has permitted Satan
10 exercise 4 measure Of deceptive
power over the race and to display
both TO angels and men the terrible
results of Sin. as exemplified in what
the Apostle terms reign Of sin and
DEATH" and the mental, moral and
physical degradation resulting.
Satan has not been alone. Not
only is he the Prince Of this world
or age. but additionally ne - the
Prince of devils'-demons. The
speaker showed from the Scriptures
how these subordinate demons had
once been holy angels. tOO-and when
and where they sinned and how; but
We have not space TO report this.
Satan and his subordinates have
maintained a system OF human de-
Ception." the speaker declared-and
IL must be confessed that he gave
Biblical proofs for his every claim
He asserted that the communications
believed by Spiritualists. Dr. Funk.
Prof. HislOp. Editor Stead and others
to be communications from the dead.
are really deceptive communications
from these fallen angels. So far
from claiming that these professors
and mediums practise deception. his
claim is that they themselves were
deceived and uninten tiOnaIly leading
others onward into a terrible spirit
ualistic maelstrom. which. he de
Clares. we are nearing. according 10
the Bible. He warned against
hvpnOtism. mind cures. etc. prac-
tised by well-meaning but deceived
physicians. ministers and others. He
declared that these all tended 20
break down the human viii, the
God-given barrier and defence Of
mankind against the enCroachments
Of these fallen angels. who seek con-
tinually 10 intrude themselves into
the mind. thoughts and wills of men.
He warned all against occult influ-
cnCes of every kind. urging that the
human will should be preserved and
should be submitted only 70 the Al
mighty. and TO Him only intelligent
Iy. in accordance with His instruc-
tiOnS in the Bible