Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-26

He hath reserved
In lasting restraints under the thick
darkness for judgment Of the Great
Day" Jude g. lie said.
Last Sunday we discussed the fall of
the angels, and saw that they succumb
ed to the leaven of sin, which was first
introduced by Satan's pride and rebel.
lion, and was continued and increased
by mans dsObedence and fall from
Divine favor Some might be inclined
to say, Why preach about the angels
and their fall? Why not rather conine
our consideration to man? The an
Rwer is that mans fall had to do with
the fall Of the angels, ns we have seem
and that since then the fallen angels
have had much TO do with mans fur
ther perverslOn mentally, morally,
physically, st. Paul was not in error
when he declared, 1--WE wrestle not
with flesh and blood [merelyl but
with prlncipalltIes and pOwers-wicked
spirits In high positions. ."-Eph. 8l2.
| am aware that many amongst the
millions who read my sermons in the
newspapers will be inclined to laugh
at what may be designated my super.
Btitlous belief that fallen spirit beings
are in close proplnqulty with human.
ity--a continual power for evil seduc-
tive and ensnaring, God and Truth op.
posing. have no practical knowledge
Of Splrltlsm, because, obedlent to the
Divine command, would avoid every
thing occult. My knowledge Of Spirit
ism comes mainly through the Bible,
but is well supported by the testimony
OF many whom have rescued from
the thralldom Of SpIritism-a cOnsid.
erable number Of these mediums.
We should either take the Bible ac-
count as whole or should reject It as
whole 1t Is my constant effort to
bring my own thoughts and words and
conduct and those OF others into full
alignment with the Divine instructions
of the Bible, believe any other at.
AlllNN w W dangerous III lllt fAllNllltt
The fallen angels the Bible styles
dcm0Rs-rcndcrcd In our Common Yer.
sion, devils We charge these demons,
and not our fOrcfnthCrs, with having
perverted the true Message Of the
Gospel This thought Is subst0ntiatcd
by the Apostle, who refers to their IN.
UlItAnt NpNgltITtyH a. ttII. ptp -
demons" by every means they seek
to put darkness for light and light for
darkness. In the doctrines Of the Dark
Ages, now dlsrredItcd, these demons
blnsphcmcd God by tc0chlng that lie
had prepared Il torture chamber and
was overseeing the everlasting torture
Of nearly all humanity all except the
very EIcct-at the hands Of Hrc.proof
devils with pllchforks
Thus the human mind was turned
against the Almighty In dread Thus
humanity learned to think Of Satan
and his associates as In some rar-off
plnco Now MS greater Illumination
comes, and humanity gradually asccr
tnlns that the theory Of q great torture
place beyond the bounds Of time and
plAce w0s honX, these demons would
lead such seekers In nm opposite dlrcc.
ton, and convince them that IN there
ia no such torture chamber. neither nre
there any demons
But the Bible all the while has been
telling us that these evil spirits are
near Ms, I'm our atmosphere; and that
they have power over us In proportion
as we yield our Wills TO their suggcs.
tlons and our minds 10 sin so far
from telling of SutNn's being far OF,
the Apostle declares that he goes about
through the cnrth, seeking whom he
may dcvour; and that his host Of fallen
angels are present power for evil
throughout the world Similarly, Jesus
tells us to pray "Dcllycr us from the
Evil One" lie says Tint Satan was
~ murderer from the beginning, md
abode not In the Truth,"-,lohn SA4,
Cast Down to Tartarus.
St Peter tells us that the fallen an.
gels Mt the tlmc Of the Dclugo were
cast down To rartnrus This word
tdrtdrs Ia used only once in tho Bible,
and IL mlstrOuslated hCli Il is gcner.
ally conceded to refer to the cnrth's at.
mOsphcrc, though II may be used In Il
aguratlyo way, much ~ we use the
word limbo, prison, place or condl
tion Of restraint
We aro not to confound tho Bible
story OF the fall OF tho angels and their
restraint in chains Of darkness with
the symbollcal figure Of Revelation,