Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-03-16
THE HOLINESS OF GOD
IS WOUNDED BY SIN
Rev. Edward Dering Evans lis
courses Upon This Topic at
Saint Anne's Church.
SATAN Is StLF-MADE.
Mans Indifference 10 Sin is One Of
the Trsg edies # This Mortal Life.

The Rev. Edward Dering Evans, Rec
tor OF ST. Luke's Church. Baltimore,
began a series Of 4 sermons last night
in ST Anne's Church, Annapolis.
These sermons will be delivered on
four :, &c ssive Wednesday evenings
~ O'Clock.
Mr.. Evans, in conducting this special
mission. goes directly 10 the pulpit
as soon as the clergy and shoir enter
the chancei. In the pulpit he read.
the seriptural lesson. offers appro-
pirate prayers at intervals and deliv
ers his address IN sections. His theme
will be " A Study Of Sin.
Last night he gave this definition Of
SIN. Ii is Rebellion Against The
Known VIII of God The fact that
God has revealed Himself unmistsk-
ably 70 m n. cannot be disputed
Everywhere God is manifest and His
will is recognizeu by ali. When man
breaks a divine comm ndmen.. e com
mits a spiritual crime Physical SINS
affect the spiritual nature and are
. computsble in spiritual terms SIN
wounds the holiness OF God. In g'ne
the most pure thing on earth. tn dense
wilderness of Inc untouched snow on
the mountain top. the innocen e of
childhood. the purity of vittuous
woman, and then think of some black
stain upon the snow. or some vile sug-
gestion upon human innocence, and
you may get some idea of how sin
otfends the pure nature of God
The awfulness of sins wound upon
Col ia revealed by Mount Calvary.
The Son of God came down to gather
up all human sin and nail it to HIS
Cross. He bsttled with the arch fiend
in order TO win victory for man. Yes.
Satan actually tempted the incarnste
God. Who is this Satan. this adver-
s8ry of man? Where did he come
from. and why did God make him?
The answer is:
God did not make the Devil. God
makes only good p Jesus tells US, Il
s5w satan IS Lightning fall from
heaven Satan at one time was a
bright archanRel. created by God. as
beautiful as Gabriel or Raphael His
name Was Luclfer the light arer,
bat ia MS pride he rebelled against
God and was nece ssarily cast out Of
heaven. And so 1t should be stated
God made this archangel but the proud
aychsngei made himself a rebel and
became Satin.
The Devil therefore, as such, is
self-made. MIR. Evans illustrated
mans deplorable indifference to sin
by depicting a drama. The stage set
ting was 3 rustic scene where three
travelling show people were giving 8
p sy before an audience of peasants.
rhe show-peoplp were a hush nd and
wie and one other man. Unknown to
the aud ence there was bitter feeling
among these three, for the husband
was Jealous Of the other man and the
wife was actually unfaithful. AS the
play was being acted IT was punctuat-
ed with generous applause. The APP
plause cont nued and was especially
hearty at the -limax when the husband
seemed 20 stsb the other man in the
back and then CHOKE the woman TO
desth
Ii was all so realistic. But what
was the horror of the audience when
they discovered that the fallen man
was writhing mortal sgony and the
woman was a corpse. The TRAGEDY was
not q drama but an awful reality. So
is sin And the sadfact confronts Us
that so many Christians look upon il
as sho".