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

mony with God. King Saul, we re
member, sought the witch Of Endor.
The demons made certain things ap-
pear on the retina Of the witch's eye.
She described what she saw to King
Saul. He recognized 1t as a descrip-
don 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.
Il Chronicles 1913.
Satan's lie is still potent in the world.
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 become 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
duence.
The Pastor urged all to accept the
testimony of Gods Word-that death
is the penalty for sin; that the death
Of Jesus is the Redemption-price from
the curse Of death. and that the resur-
rectlon Of the dead, the raising up
again to perfection Of life, is the saliva
tion Of the Bible Not only would this
help US to come nearer to God, through
a better understanding Of the Bible,
but 1t would help to free us from the
various snares Of the Adversary.
Furthermore, he found in the Bible
intimations that in the very near fu-
ture these evil spirits would be per.
mitted to break over their restraints,
and that all not properly fortified by
the truth on the subject would be LA.
BILE to be specially ensnared by Satan's
lie He would not prophesy what
this trouble would be, nor just how It
would come, but he did forewarn his
hearers He urged all to come out
from the influence Of Satan and his
Of the Almighty and his mis-
representations Of facts, and to enlist
under the banner Of Jesus as servants
Of truth and righteousness
Satan tho Father Of Lies.
Jesus declared Satan to be the Father
of lies. This corroborates the thought
that never until Satan started the
course Of sin was there any need foi
lies. All Of Gods dealing with the
angels and their dealings with each
other have been along the lines of sim.
plicity, truth, purity. holiness. The
first use for lie was when Satan de-
termined 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, abounding, has
given temptation to misrepresentation
bearing false witness, etc.
Selnshness was the foundation for
the FIRST lie, And selhshness continues
to invite falsehood, even amongst those
who see clearly how despicable false
hood Is. And each falsehood seems to
call for another to help Justify 1t, and
to cover up the selfshness which
prompted It No wonder the Apostle
urges those who become Christians to
put away lying, saying, "Lle not one
to another" As Satan stands as the
Father Of lies, SO God, on the contrary,
stands as the Father Of Truth.
Our Lord not only said that Satan is
the Father OF lies, but intimated that
the lying spirit is Of Satan, saying to
some Of those who opposed the Truth,
Ye are Of your father, the Devil, II
bis works ye do. HE was murderer
from the beginning and abode not In
the Truth" John s;44) On the con.
ttary, God. the Father Of Lights and
the Father Of the Truth, Is the person
lhcatlon Of Light, Truth, even as Satan
personihes darkness, error, falsehood,
Tho Children Of tho 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 Hls great
power and reign, He will bind Satan.
the Prince OF Darkness, that he may
deceive the nations no more.
Here we have another corroboratlon
Of the fact that the greut 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 had
what St Paul calls n reign OF sin and
death. No wonder the Bihe declares
that from the Divine standpoint the
world has been in darkness. Dark
ness covers the earth; gross darkness
the heathen.' Jesus came. and brought
light into the world But men loved
darkness rather tnHn light because
their deeds are evil, because sin has
gained such hold upon them, because
Il Is easier for them to remain under
the binding influence Of Satan than to
come under the blessed light OF the
Gospel OF Christ In the present time
II costs something now to be follow.
er OF the Prince Of Light. an opposer
OF the Prince OF Darkness, whose
realm Is worldwide
How glad we are that the morning
Of the new Day Is so nearl AS Jesus
explains (Matthew l3;4Sl Then shall