The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-30
PASTOR
>RUSSELL'S
SERMON

.cuINGTON. D. c.. Jan. o.
pastor Russell addressed large
nv audiences twice today in Con-
v vention hall and also in Masonic
tcmple. We rep)rt his address
satau, the rebel angel
-,,h,less many of the audience were
--tsaa when told that Satan is not
DEE far-off place stobing fires and
Irq human or other victims, but
~ js present amongst men. an in
>,a se angel of evil ably supported in
Uork as an adversary OF Sod by
on' master-''prince OF demons, ''
= = because OF his superiority OF ma
~ hecause Of belonging TO n high
at ar grade than the ordinary an
n.s surprise to many TO learn
c"tan. so far from being III favored.
.>s,,iis,Il. according TO the Scriptures.
md .'rd through the fallen angels, his
~ <,ts 10 mislead and TO deceive hu-
-1et~putting light for darkness and
rsss Tor light. error for truth, etc.
Spirits Really Exist.
o.stor RusseIl's text was taken from
|,nsrs xvi. 20. "The God of peace shall
u]Be Satan uiuel S""t
~ time was not long ago when In
|.trsrt ~ ,ropIe made light of every
In the Scriptures respecting In
TX IN ,sn,rit beings, good and bad-the
|p,sneers of God and the messengers
csfsn. This, however. can no longer
5opr Under the increasing light o.
/. now dIspensation man himseil TO-
ran do things which but a short
ern would have been considered i'm
.-,tss Can we not speak with our
-.Sr orer hundreds of miles with a
ni,nne and recognize each other S
- Yet there is no pipe. no tube 10
.cer the sounds and nothing, seeming
carries IL over the wire.
~ sneak into Il hole in the wall and
: 5r5ends hundreds Of miles away hear
.,t,v sill more marvellous is wire
ssiepraphy and wireless telephony.
-.,sn can accomplish these things what
-6os fhe Almighty accomplish? VINO
I Seny the possibility of invisible pres
I. ~ snirif beings and yet admit the
-rlb5iitv OF wireless teleeraphy2 we
. safs dear friends. In guiding our
Iemenfs directly by the word OF Goo
reasoning inside and not OUTSIDE oil
Boundaries.
Lucifer Was Brightest Angel,
rha Bible. and IL alone. explains GER
.' nhcnomena and all Of the Bible eN-
.sfions although written, some OF
||n -reuturies apart. are in most per
nccord. Thus i'll Genisis the Slpie
F. ,,s resnectlng Satan's DETECTION. and
6ook OF Revelation. written more
4. three thousand years later tells US
Ia rhInding for a thousand years. OF
-.jnh's REIGN and Satan's ultimate de.
'.cfion Isaiah and Ezekiel tell us OF
M one time beins in full harmony
IA God. and that then he was the
'rerlng cherub," glorious, grand, beau-
1| and that his name was Luclter
lcil signifies the morning star,
IlI al Inc angelic heavenly hosts are
med stars. bright ones: but Luclfer-
|nc nj q higher order. was styled the
ming star, the Brightest Star, IL
a Al that time, while in Divine favor.
n Satan permitted the lodgment In
mind OF disloyal thought respecting
4 Creator. He thought of how, indi-
tly, hy being in higher responsiDnity;
could work some wonders and do some
ms better than the Almighty. He
afion of what he could do, But the
ript,res declared that first OF all he said
a merely I'm his heart and uttered IL
Il 'Gle said In his heart. ] will as
Ia into heaven; ] Will eXalt my throne
Owe the stars Of God (siill farther
owe his angelic associates). / VIII
as the Most High"-a ruler
The Opportune Time Came.
Sever had there been sin In heaven.
tan was the first OF all its Inhabitants
. CHERISH 10 entertain a rebellIous
,ught and TO bring il to a consumma-
n. He held the thought i'll allowance
III The opportunity afforded, and God
nself afforded the opportunity. with full
oEledec Of the consequences, and with
desire that this test OF the entire
ayenly host. and OF a human race as
". should be effected because God seek