The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-02-17

City on January IL, which was the be-
ginning of a series Of worldwide pro-
auctions, 1t has been introduced in
several cities to crowded houses, In all
Of which it continues to enjoy a wide
patronage.
Profound Bible scholars say that
there is nothing Of the kind IL the
world today comparable to Pastor Rus
sells Photo Drama of Creation and its
ninety-six remarkable Photographic
talks, and that its several parts are
superior to seminary course in theo-
logical preparation.
In his sermon In the forenoon Pas
tor Russell discussed that feature of
the Photo-Drama which relates to
"Satan's Great Lie, and What Harm
it Did" His text and discourse fol-
low:
when he speaketh a lie, he speak
eth Of his own; for he Is liar, and
the father Of it."-John 8:44.
Nonsensical traditions handed to US
from the Dark Ages have greatly con-
fused the people of God on every Bible
subject; for instance, Satan has been
pictured grotesquely. and described as
presiding In a far-off torture chamber.
He has been represented as superin-
tending the tortures Of the non-elect Of
humanity. The Bible account has been
wholly ignored. Instead of the Bibles
representing Satan as a repulsiye be.
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it tells us that he was an angel of
very high order-beautiful In person
and highly endowed. Instead Of resid-
ing afar off, he is the prince of the
power Of the air." Instead Of stocking
fires, he "worketh in the hearts of the
children of disobedience" -seeking to
blind them and to bind them with ig-
norance, superstition, falsehood.
Satan's First Great Lie.
According to the Bible, Satan's pri-
mary sin was an ambitious pride. He
imagined he could direct the affairs Of
the universe, in which he might set up
a separate dominion, and try out his
schemes. When Divine Power created
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ply and fill the earth, Satan saw his
opportunity to put his ambitious
schemes into operation The holy an
gels would not think of rebelling
against Divine authority to cooperate
with him In his schemes; but here was
an inexperienced man, who might be
deceived into disobedience to God, and
thus be won over to Satan and his
schemes. Through him he saw his
way to an earthly empire, in which his
win would be done as Jehovah's will Is
done In Heaven
Thus it came that when God instruct
ed Adam and Eve In respect to the
fruits Of the Garden Of Eden and for
babe their eating of one certain kind of
fruitage, and put a penalty upon disc
bedience, then Satan, through the ser
pent, lied to them. He told them that
their Creator wished to keep them in
measure of slavery, that the fruit for
hidden them was the very fruit nee
essary to their highest development.
that so far from doing them injury it
would be a boon, and make them as
wise as God Himself Satan intimated
to them that God did not wish them to
be as wise as Himself, but desired to
The thirst for knowledge and the
doubt of Gods Wisdom and Love came
before our first parents as a tempta
ton; and they yielded. They disobey
ed. This was sin. And it brought
upon them the penalty God had fore
told-"Dying. thou shalt die" The dy-
ing process began Immediately, but so
strong was the perfect man that even
In the imperfect surroundings of the
accused earth outside of Eden he was
able to prolong his dying $50 years.
; Satan obsessed. or took control of
the serpent. and SO guided it that it
spoke the receptions to our first par
ents. 1t is not even necessary to suppose
that the serpent spoke with an audi
BILE voice Quite likely, as our adage
goes, its actions spoke louder than
words. 1t partook especially of the
fruit forbidden to our first parents
The fruit did not kill the serpent On
the contrary. Mother Eve perceived
that it was wiser than any other of
the beasts of the earth By its ac-
tons It declared to her mind that God
had misstated the facts when He told
them that the eating of that forbidden
fruit would bring death to them.
Satan's Plot Thickens.
When Satan beheld Adam and Eve
Outcasts from Eden, and perceived
that gradually the penalty, Dying,
thou shalt die" would come upon man.
kind, weakening them in mind, In body
and In morals, he should have been
convinced of the folly of his course
But no, an evil course of pride, once
entered upon. leads further and fur
ther astray. Instead of surrendering
to the God of all grace, Satan became
more defiant. Instead of repenting of
the lie by which he had injured race,
he added to it, still seeking to lower
God in the eyes of humanity.
Apparently. Satan sought so to alien
ate and demonize mankind that per-
petual barrier would be raised in their
hearts against the Almighty, and that
thus humanity might be hindered from
over again coming into fellowship with
God, no matter what provision Gods
mercy or grace might make for their
return. For six thousand years Satan
has been carrying on his wicked work
II Islander and misrepresentation of the
Divine character and purposes.
satan's Next Device.
According to the Scriptures, Satan
was disappointed that his subjects
we're dying, and was resolved TO rem
,dy this matter Hence his next step
vas to inocuIate the race with a fresh
strain of -vitality-vigor from the
.ngels, who had never shown any
,ymptoms of death. These, possessed
af the power to materialize assume
AMMAN bodies-were encouraged by Sa-
tan to violate the law of their being
and the law of their nature-to misuse
their Undertaking. powers. Satans
word to our first parents, "Ye shall
not surely die" must be upheld. by
hook or by crook he would strive TO
fulfil his word, and to make the Al
mighty the falsifier.
The allurement was successfui.
Many of the angels needed Gods ad-
and INDUCED themselves In
the pleasures of sin. OF this matter
we read In Genesis go. Those angelic
sons Of God. saH the danghters Of