Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-14
sUBJECT-"WHY COULD WE NOT
CAST OUT THE DEVILP"

CAST OUT THE DEVILW
SIN the gospel according to Mark the
ninth chapter and the 2Sth verse: why
could not we cast him out?'
When Jesus came down from the
Mount Of TRANSPORTATION with Peter.
James and John and reached the valley
below He saw the remainder of the dis
ciples surrounded by "a multitude OF peo-
pie questioning them. There were the
Ethical Culturists, the highbrows of the
day; the Pharisees who were the hypo-
critical, churchy knockers; the Saddueees,
who were the heretics and higher critics.
As Jesus came nearer He noted father
who had brought his little boy. who was
possessed of an evil spirit which had
thrown him in fire and water, had caused
him to have convulsions and made him
to fell or the ground and gnash his teeth
and foam at the mouth. The disciples
had each tried to drive II out, but all had
failed and the devil was even then eNer-
cising his power and had the boy writh-
Ing on the ground in such convulsions as
he had never before had
Now notice First, the disciples thought
they had big crowd around them. But
what did 1t matter II there was big
crowd and there was no devil cast outT
Thats the trouble with many today. They
think that God isn't within ten miles of
a meeting unless there is a big crowd.
GET AFTER DEVILS,
''I can see those disciples praying and
talking and having big time. There
are many fool short-slghted ministers who
are satisfied II they can only draw
large crowd. Some are as crazy after
sensation as the yelowest newspaper
that ever came off the press. That's
the reason we have these sermons on
The Hobble skirt and the Merry Widow
Hat and other such nonseusicai tommy
rot If there wasn't so many March hare
sort OF fellows breaking into pulplts you
would have to sweat more and work
harder | wouldn't give that Csnapping
his fngers) for a large crowd II there
weren't any devils cast out. There are
some of you right here today that have
the devil in you Maybe you don't treat
your wife square, Maybe you cheat In
your weights. Get rid of the devil. What
does II matter II YOU pack a church to
the roof II nothing happens to turn the
devil pale? What is the use OF putting
chairs in the aisles II there Is no devil
TO chase down the aisles and out the
doors?
THE object of the church is to cast out
devils.
$50 the disciples thought they were hav
ing a great time with that large crowd,
The father had brought his child there
because he thought the disciples could
cast out the devil, But now the case
seemed hopeless and the devil was show
ing its greatest power. That's the way
when Christ expects to accomplish any
thing, then all OF the devils in hell try
TO prevent II. That's the way it is now
with his aides, that dirty. whisky soaked
gang are spreading dirty black-hearted
lies right now about these meetings. They
never opened their trap until they heard
l was coming here.
WHEN JESUS COMES.
'"There never was a meeting held in
which there weren't some who had devils
in them which ought 10 be cast out, I'll
bet my life that some Of you out there
are filled with the devil.
But how quickly all changed when
Jesus came on the scene. 1t always does,
The scribes and the Pharisees stopped
their qulzzing the disciples when Jesus
came on the scene, SO will you all. Then
you won't look wise and say: where
did Cain get his wifeY' You'll stagger
back in awe at His power
"Ths father saw Jesus and he forsook
the crowd. That's what always happens
when any one sees. Jesus, The world VIII
fiock TO the church because the world
knows that it's where Christ is. The
people will always mock 10 place WheIe
Christ is being preached.
so the father turned his back on the
crowd and said to Jesus, Have compass
sion That's all. / think these long
winded prayers will never get anything
When Peter was sinking he said, Help
me or Ill sink That's all, but II he
tried 10 make q long-winded prayer he
would have been at the bottom OF the
sea before Christ could have touched
him / think Il Is a good suggestion TO
use the condenser freely.
Were you ever in the same NIX as that
father? Have you boy who is drunk
ard, a girl who Is frivolous, friends who
are going wrong, a husband or wife who
h untruef II you have some relative like
thar you will know how that father felt
when he said. Have compassion II a
terrible calamity strikes you there Is only
one who can remedy II and that Is Jesus
Christ You can 80 20 all OF your phil
osopheTs, critics. milliOnairss, but they
can't help you. No one ever went 70
Christ ike that ana was disappointed.
NEVER DIsAPPoINTs
He knows what It V 60 be frisndless.
10 nave every one desert Him. TO not have
a place for His head. He knows what II
Is 10 be lied about, for they lied about
Him from the time he was born until tue
end They could md no spot, no blemish
on Him. so they started = regular cam
paisu Of eilincation. He knows what 4
10 10 ba spit upon. 10 ba taunted No one
ever had a harder time in this world
than Jesus Christ IL can only hel1
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