The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-24

uuu y u tucTe were sumo tHere. ana IN
duenced such us were not fully In har
lnuay with God, King Saul. we re,
member sought the witch VI Endor
The demons made certain things up,
pear ON the retina OF the witch's eye
She described what She saw to King
Saul. He recognized 1t us u descrIp
ton of the Prophet Samuel. The witch
also communicated to Saul what pur,
ported TO be the word Of Samuel. and
what WAS really the word OF demons
u Chronicles 1918.
Satan's lie is still potent In the world
hinderIns millions from the knowledge
of God and the appreciation Of His
Word. Frequently the spirits get such
control Of the minds and bodies Of
those who yield their wills. that they
not only suffer obSession. but some.
times 6ecome absolutely possessed by
these demons. Under such circum'
stances. they are generally considered
to be insane. although doctors know
that many OF these have no mental dis.
ease. but are controlled by outside In,
tiuence.
The Pastor Urged all 10 accept the
testimony Of Gods Word-tlmt death
Is the penalty for sin; that the death
If Jesus is the Redemption.price from
the curse OF death. and that the rcsllr,
rection Of the dead. the raising u,
again to perfection of life. Is the saliva
ton OF the Bible. Not only would this
help us TO come nearer 10 God. through
It better understanding OF the Billie.
but 1t would help to free us from the
various shares of the Adversary.
Furthermore, he found In the Bible
intimations that IN the very near III.
ture these evil spirits would be per.
mitted to break over their restraints.
and that ali not properly fortified by
the truth OH the subject would be In.
bic to be specially ensnared by Satan's
lie. He would not prophesy what
this trouble would he. nor just how II
would come. but lie did forewarn his
hearers He urged all to come out
from the Influence of Satan and his
ISLANDERS of the Almighty and his mis-.
REPRESENTATIONS Of facts, and to enlist
under the bann4r OF Jesus us servants
Of truth and righteousness.
Satan the Father Of Lies.
Jesus declared Satan to be the Father
Of lies This corroborates the thought
that never until Satan started the
course Of stu was there any need for
lies. All Of Gods dealing with the
angels and their dealings with each
other have been along the lines of sim.
niicfty. truth. purity, holiness. Tile
first use for lie was when Satan de.
tefmined to exalt himself us the god
OF earth. 1t was to ALLEVIATE our first
parents from the Almighty that Satan
lied to them. assuring them that dis.
obedience to God would not bring the
death penalty that God had declared.
Ever since then, sin, Astounding. has
given temptation to misrepresentation
bearing false witness. etc.
Selilshncss was the foundation for
lie first lie. And selilslneSs continues
to invite falsehood. even amongst those
who see clearly how dcspicablc false
hood Is. And each falsehood seems to
call for another TO help Justify 1t, and
TO cover up the seltishness which
prompted 1t. No wonder the Apostle
urges those who become Christians to
put away lying. saving. lie not one
to another" AS Satan stands MS the
Father Of lies. so God. on the contrary.
stands rs the Father of Truth
Our Lord not only said that Satan is
the Father Of lies. but 'intlmated TINT
the lying spirit is of Satan, saying to
some Of those who opposed the Truth
ie are Of your father. the Devil. II
his works ye do. Tie was II murderer
from the beginning and abode not In
The Truth" (Iohn S:lI.) On the con.
trary. God. the Father Of Lights and
the Father Of the Truth. Is the person.
lticatlon OF light. Truth. even as Satan
personities darkness, error, falselood.
The Children Of the Light.
The conflict between light and dark.
ness. truth and error, has progressed
for more than six thousand years
Gods Word Is always the Truth Jesus
prayed. "Sanctify them through Thy
Truth: Thy Word Is Truth" Satans
falsehoods are always Injurious: hence
the promise is that when Jesus, the
Prince Of Light, shall take His great
power and reign, He will bind Satan.
the Prince Of Darkness. that lie may
deceive the nations no more.
Here we have another confederation
Of the fact that the great deceiving
power amongst mankind for six thou
sand Years has been spiritual one
Satanic power. No wonder that under
this domination Of Satan we have bad
what st. Paul calls II reign Of sin and
death. No wonder the Bible declares
that from the Divine standpoint the
world has been In darkness. Ozark
ness covers the earth: gross darkness
the heather" Jesus came. and brought
light into the world. But men loved