South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-08
TAKES DEVIL AS
THEME OF SERMON
Rev. G. w. Allison Asserts
Satan Never Equal in
Power to God.

What About the Devil was the
subject used by Rev. George William
Allison. pastor Of Hope Presbyterian
church, Sunday evening in his ser
mon in which he spoke OF bis satanic
majesty as follows:
"A noted divine was once introduce
ed TO his audience 10 speak upon the
theme a Personal Devil and was
said TO he very full of his subject
And as a matter Of fact. most OF us
are very intimately acquainted with
this evil one, though we may not be
full OF him But our thought is not
clear; II Is vague and hazy. Let US
clear the air. What about the devil
anyway?
There are three classic passages in
the Scriptures where he is promi-
nently mentioned. There is first the
temptation OF the parents OF the race
in the garden OF Eden, where he ap-
pears 70 do his fell work in the guise
OF a serpent. The deceiver, the trick
ster. the tempter! Here he has no
power over the person Of the tempted.
He is merely tempting or Turing with
attractive sin, as is still his custom.
Again in the story Of Job. we find
the devil acting as the evil one who
affiicts Job with a loss OF property,
friends and health. But here again
we note that the power of the evil one
is represented as subject still TO God,
not equal to God.
Then in the New Testament we
find Jesus himself being tempted by
satan to violate his conscientious duty
of untainted service 10 God. and glOri-
fy himself OF worship the evil one for
the sake OF material reward.
Not Equal to God
Now what does it all mean2 What
about the devil? First, disabuse your
minds OF the feeling that there is a
devil equal in power TO God. and fall
ing Gods power and plans at every
turn. The Bible never teaches this.
The Bible, however, evidently does
teach the personality Of the tempter,
however foreign this seems TO our be-
lief today. But let us always notice
that Satan mas no power over any life
until there is a willing allegiance to
him. Job went TO the very doors Of
death and was still true TO his faith in
God. You need not in any way sub
NIT TO his devilish schemes and de-
signs to wreck your life.
ITO make this exceedingly real and
personal, let IL be understood that
there are two forces striving for the
mastery OF your every life. To one or
the other you must submit feel
two men In me, said Victor Hugo, a
saying which George Grey Barnard
has written in scuIptured marble.
From the lips Of one comes blessing,
from the lips Of the other a curse.
From the worship Of God comes life;
from the slave-like service Of the
other comes death. Choose ye this
day whom We will serve. You cannot
serve both. No man can serve two
masters
AT the DEVILS booth are all things
sold,
Each ounce Of dross costs its ounce of
gold!
For a cap and bells our lives we pay,
Bubbles we buy with a whole souls
tasking:
IT'S heaven alone that is given away,
It's only God may be had for the
asking!'
Finally to the one who SCOTS at all
formal religious belief. you still have
TO deal with these two facts Of good
and evil striving for the mastery OF
your life. We plead for a choice in
favor of the good, in the hope that it
will eventually bring you TO God, who
is the Father OF our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ"