Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-24

cOuIu pTOpdBdLe MS own klHut anu was
commissioned to I'll the earth with a
population and to bring 1t to Edenic
perfection. Satan saw his chance. By
capturing the first pair and making
them his subjects and alternating them
from the Almighty, he would capture
race, and eventually be the spiritual
prince, or ruler, Of this world. 1t was
to carry out this program that he de-
celved our first parents and started his
great lie.
satan's Plans Changed.
When Satan perceived that his sub
jects were perlshing and becoming i'm
becile, mentally and physically. he
thought to circumvent the Divine pen
atty by introducing fresh vlgor. life,
into the human family. This he did
by seducing some of the angels. Orig
inally angels apparently had the pow
er Of materiallzatlon--of taking human
form or any other form that they
might choose. Satans program de-
6ected some Of these from their loyalty
to God and to their nature, and induc-
ed them to materialize and live as hu-
man beings and rear human families,
by taking human wives.
The Pastor pointed out the Scripture
which described this detection Of the
angels. This, he said, must have pro
gressed for centuries, according to the
Bible account The angelic sons Of
God saw the daughters of men that
they were fair, and they took unto
themselves wives Of all that they
chose" There were born unto them
children. men Of renOwn," intellec-
tually, and giants physically. The vi
rillty Of the angels grated upon the
human stock, produced race in some
respects superior, but in others very
Inferior. Begotten and born in oppo-
sition to the Divine will and in re-
bellious attitude Of heart. these giants
were british, devillsh.
Soon the earth was filled with viO-
lence. The impaired race of Adam,
enslaved mentally and physically,
were rapidly being demonized also. SO
far as the record goes, only Noah and
his family, were of pure Adamic stock
and loyal to God. Then the time came
for the Deluge, which God had fore
| known, and had withheld until this
time. In 1t God swept away both the
progeny Of the angels and the impaired
Adamic stock. None of those who re-
ceived their life-princlple from the an
gels were Of Adamic stock. None Of
them. therefore, have any share In the
redemptve work of Jesus, and hence
none of them viii have any part In the
resurrection and restitution. which
God has promised shall be accomplish
ed by the glorious Messiah during the
thousand years Of His Messlanic King
dom. They merely perlshed-were
blotted out In the Deluge as natural
brute beasts, as st. Peter declares Of
all icilfh sinners Of Adams race.-2
Peter 2:12,
Satan, Thwarted, Tries Again.
"The angels which kept not their
arst estate"-who followed the leader.
ship of Satan-were cast to Tartarus-
our earth's atmOsphere-and there are
restrained for a time that they may
not roam throughout the universe
Jude o. They are restrained also for
time from Undertaking. In human
form-Satan likewise. Thus Satan's
plan for empire failed. But still rebel
lious In spirit, he took up new line Of
battle against God. He would be CON
tent to use humanity as his tools, even
though they were imperfect and dying
They should be his slaves, and he
would embltter them against God, and
deteet Gods plans on behalf Of hu.
manity.
Satan realized that the secret OF his
power with mankind must lie In his
deception Of them. II men knew that
they were being led captive into sin at
the viii Of Satan and his fallen hosts,
they would rebel against him. In or
der to hold humanity as far as possible
his slaves, he realized that he must Sc
duce them by fostering Ignorance and
superstition. He must ALLEVIATE them
from God. Therefore he caused them
to think OF God as terrible being, un.
worthy OF their love and confidence,
one whom they might fear, but could
not worship in spirit and in truth. AS
a basis for this great scheme of human
ensnarement and obsession, Satan used
his original lle For now four thou.
sand years he has sought by every
means In his power to lnstil that lie
into the minds OF all humanity In ey,
cry land He has his demon host to co.
operate with him In making light np.
pear darkness, and darkness appear
light, TO deceive mankind.
How wonderfully he has succeeded
the whole world Is witness today, Not.
wlthstanding the fact that mans Ave
senses tell him that the dead are dead.
the masses believe to the contrary,
that the dead are moro alive than be.
fore they died Notwithstanding the
consistency OF Gods Word, "Thou shalt
surely die" and the Inconsistency OF
Satan's lie, "Ye shall not surely de-"
the whole world is enslaved by Satans
lie The Pastor declared that the Book
VI the Revelation pictures the condi.
ton OF the world, In declaring that all
notions will be made drunk with che
wine Of false doctrine
spiritlsm, obssusion, Possession.
While we must acknowledge that
some spirit mediums are merely frauds,
said the Pastor we have every reason