The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-19
Vhy Could Not We Cast
Out Devils?
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VA Jesus came down from the
q omnt ~ CHARACTERIZATION, and ~afh
- N0eae, James and John ana
!. 1ocne6 che valley below. he found
- 01nelDiAs surrounded BY great
\ Gcxlban. Phaxisees. the high~hro or
nN1r l ana the Phartsees were the
ANocknts 81 their day. and the sad
nesas swnrs the higher critics, for
10y A1dk1 believe In angels or devils
~ resurrection. They were all ques-
f1oning and Jesus came up and in
quired the cause OF this comnotion,
and as he did father came forward
with his little bay and he said MN;
s1esus ever since he was n haby
- has been tormented by evil spirits
aAd they have thrown him into nre
ia into water, and he has foameo
- the mouth and he has COMMISSIONS
and he is weak
And this father was suffering
Gxievtotfs disappointment because the
Anciples had failed to cast out the
deyil; and AZ II to show how utterly
xAey had failed and to prove his
sewer over this boy. the demon threw
ne boy 70 the ground and he wrtthed
IN frfghtfui commissions
Drew Curiosity Seekers.
Notice, first, the disciples had a
big crowd drawn by curiosity, ouf no
Aevtis were being cast out. and the
same thing is happening all over the
and today. Some people think the
L1crd isn't within ten miles OF the
church unless 1t is packed to the roof.
And before the Lord came down
he disciples might have thought they
were having a great time, and i can
almost see them rubbing their hands
IN 1iee and SAYING:
isn't, this great? We are stirring
things like John the Baptist did when
he was on earth. = :.
How many misguided, short-sighted
preachers seem to have their only
anxiety In drawing crowd Some OF
them are az crazy after sensations as
tho yellowcst journal you might ma,
and / think that is one reason why
the ministry is degraded hy lot OF
~ nonsensical ciaptraps as exist out
" the insane asylum. And If all the
preachers would preach the truth,
the devil would have TO work harder
than he does for what he gets.
l wouldn't give ten cents for the
AfEEess bunch Of people on earth II
NO devils were cast out. What Is the
s1se Of 4 hospital II nobody Is healed
srf a disease What is the use of Q
,Are department IL they can't put out
. are. What is the use OF police
force II they never arrest a criminal
What is the use of having a meet
/. Ing Ii no devils are cast out OF the
poople that come there! what II
ms use OF packing the house to tbs
roof II nothing happens that vii
take notice? What is gained?
Sounded Big But Fixxlc.
Great smultitudes" sound big, bn'
Il was n Sfixzie. But come back tt
this poor father. The disciples Nigh
!. have thought they were having Q
great time, hut please remember thu
dsvil was still In that boy. Don
. forget that part OF 1t, and the fathe
had been expecting and hoping. ant
now the case seemed. to he hopeless
md the devil ever had less mercy
and neyer showed more power thar
tl1en.
hope that God VIII never let m'
4nrgef, and I hope you will say IN.
same thing, my friends. that there !
i oemAhody he wants TO bless through
ssTcn md lhrergh me, whether tn
B d1ssnue be great or whether 1t D.
] nall. And / don't believe a. meet
ing was' ever held that somebody
! aadn't- come there with devil II
sshen that ought TO go home with tn
devil out Of them. That is just n
ps,ro as YOU breathe. How quickly al
vas changed when Jesus came on tn
seem. and that Is always so.
The Dcribes and the Pharisees-
they stopped Quisxing and they sat nj
sind took notice. When Jesus comes
/ into d meeting and begins to mani
4 fank nm power, you wons see any
4 beAy 5c6Aging wise. stroking his whisk
& 81. and wondering where Cain go
i hla Mt3o. Nc. sir! The father 1901
tOund out that Jesus had come. an
~ ala the devils. too SO he said
xxavc compassion upon U.S." HI
rrAyer wasn't long. but I'm II wa
that he felt he needed
4 III wanted compassion and he wnnte'
Have you ever been in that place
VAIL II the time ever does come whel
Il 80 are. then you win know how thi
n Saxher felt. and when the time comes
q 1a1ase remember this: that there
0ly one that can help you. comfor
-, Or tympathixe with you. No
q - lhax father did, and went ava,
~ aopointed and emnty-handed.
Chfas& Faithful Friend.
ne bert friend may treat yo'
81 S1llv and withhold his sympathy. btu
N 6G 3 With Jesus Christ. They ma,
4 - IT you when you are tr-yini
a. yopr best to be decent ant
E1o God, but not Jesus Snrist II
NJ touched with the feeling of GU
rtnitles he knows what 1t mean
b6 disappointed. He knows wha
means to be friendless and de
"a. He knows what il means t
- About.- HIS knows what II
tannted and ieered at Nobod.
~ Q harder time than Jesus.
L ~ the eternal disgrace OF tn
race, nobody ever had
- time than Jesus Christ
M 10y was ever treated with NOR
pe than Jesus. We treat I
n16Dop9r and = brewer and dis
W1&h more respect than we d.
Gnr1st II he was alive today
nadn.t meet with any more re
He wouldn't get a better re
lEom the people OF this cit,
- "a - that day. He had I
- When he was on earth, ant
a11n9 what your lot. he will hav,
nate0 on you and help you.
&hOu .canst-" He wanted L
- hin child: he was helples
~ noed found expression in hi
- And can you imagine Jesu
y DEAF ear to a man like that
G11xninkable and you can't I'm,
- n the Bible where n cry wen
- that God refused to grant
X YnHnro With Jesus