The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-24

That there II . personal devil and
that he has many devices to keep or
win men away from Christ was the
purport of the sermon preached on
Wednesday night by Evangelist Mahy
at the East Main Street Friends
church. His authority for believing
there 10 . personal devil he secured
from the Bible. where he found many
passages making references to such
personality and especially 20 in the
teachings Of Christ and In the writ
ings OF Paul. It was shown that Paul
believed In . personal devil and that
he was afraid OF him. Mr.. Mahy ex-
pressed HE surprise that some men
are willing to accept the teachings Of
the Bible On other subjects but sneer
as ~ sxistsacs ~ . personal devil.
~ .Blbisv ~ says, -.rexeals. .. ..maliG,
nant spirit ana clearly and explicitly
assigns 10 him . personality. ana no
declared that II you take the personal
devil cut of the story Of the tempta-
tion Of Christ. you either reject It
entirely or believe Jesus was tempted
Of his own sinful ambitions. II can't
believe that OF my Lord" said the
speaker.
Devices % the Devil.
Having established the existence Of
Q personal devil the speaker then told
Of some OF the devices to bring about
evil. One Of them 10 to cast doubt
On the word OF God. This was tried
on Eve IN the Garden Of Eden and
worker 20 well that the devil has been
trying e ever since. This doubt gets
into high places. into the professors'
chairs and into books. The devil puts
. question mark after everything. An.
other Of his devices II to transform
himself Into IN angel Of light and his
angels into advocates Of the gospel.
THIS. said the speaker. viii account
for the great following that II secured
By false religions. The devil 10 back
Of the whole business. In the category
Of false religions. the speaker put
Christian Science. Spiritualism and
Unitarianism and declared that Chris.
tian Science has no regard for Christ
% the Christian knows him. II these
rollgions would leave the Bible alone
and start . new rellgion. the Chris
tia1s might not have % much to say.
But when the foist Il on N ON the
strength Of our own Bible. Il II time
70 resist The speaker declared that
many follow crazy fads until they be-
come useless to the church and to
society.
Another device Of the devil ID to
blind the eyes Of unbelievers to the
gjory of the gospel for fear they will
believe and be saved. Then he fills
pople's minds with his own glittering
views. Ono Of the DEVILS ways 10 to
amuse. He throws light In your eyes
until you are daszled and then sticks
ycu under the ribs. Another Of his
devices - to sow tares and this 10
shown By the hypocrites In the church
over which others outside the church
Stumble and won't como In. They
hinder The church and hold her back
because they are put there BY the
aevil for that purpose and work over
time. The devil puts wicked purposes
anA wicked plans into mons hearts.
then lays . snare for them. Then he
seeks 70 destroy BY unusually fierce
temptation every man and woman
who promises to b especially useful
10 Jesus Christ. and he hinders and
opposes tAe work Of Gods people BY
evogy agency In his power.
70 onset the devices OF the devil
God has given some clear warnings
ana they include being sober, being
waAcAful neither give place to the
devil submit to God and resist the
ooval. for your adversary. the devil,
- about like Q roaring lion seeking
Woom ho may dsvour." The Son Of
0o1 was manifested that he might de-
0troy he works of The devil.
TAo opsaing prayer wednesday
ovool1g was By the Rev. Mr.. Harding.
Aan an1 The scripture lesson was read
~ ~ Rev. Charles =. Tebbetts. A
oDeela1 Invitation II extsndsd the
o11ooo eA1ldrea and other young peo-
- y sstsnd the service Friday night.