Year: 1878

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| Why is the Chief of the rabel Angel,


called the Prince of the power OF til.


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His designation ns Prince certainly


implies rule. or government; if so. where


and who are his subjects? Both he and


those over whom he bears rule are by


common consent Angels in exile: invis-


lille to mortal eye except when incar-


mated. or otherwise made visible for


special purposes.


But who are they, anil from whence?


Both history and tradition represent
obscnrely it is true. bnt Enthusiastically.


that they are the Angels who rebelled
against the government ofGod. and were
overthrown by the great field marshall


Micheal, and we're bsuished from the
realms of light. tsa.G 80
But to what region Of the universe
were they banished2 Theology says to
He'll; and Milton represents them as
spread out on a lake of fire and brim
stone like the leaves of antnmn. But
where or what those fiery localities are
is hard question to answer. t-
| 1t would certainly make as feel ugly
If we could believe that this
beautiful world of ours is hell;
and yet, the evidence il fearfully con-
elusive that this orb is the very Botany
bay of heaven.


The first we hear of this Prince of
the power of the air, he is quietly dis
GUESSING the merits Of certain frnit with
Mistress Adam in the garden of Eden
The familiarity and facility with which
they conversed. the absence Of emotion
on the part Of that lady, aud the readi-
ness with which sho seemed to recog-
nize the character and dignity of his
highness, seem to indicate that they
we're of common origin, if not old ac-
quaintances.


The next time he rnrned mp. as we'll
as can recollsct, was at family socis.
bic held at the residence OF one of the
young Jobs, where he had that memo
rable controversy with the Almighty
abont the holiness and integrity of the
elder Job-on which occasion he repre-
seuted himself as a gentleman OF leisure
on tour of observation; stopping oc
casionally like Yankee peddler where
ever he saw an opening for speculation.
1t is true lie was an uninvited guest
an impulent intruder at the family fes-
tival, yet with true Ysnkee brass he WAS
proof against insult whenever there was
II chance to drive bargain.


In early Gospel days, his followers
seem to have been as countless Gas the
frogs OF Egypt, and to have acquired
the art of entering into human bodies
and of making themselves Mt home like
true carpet baggers in other peoples
houses, and sometimes crowding whole
multitndes in the same shouse to the
great annoyance of the lawful proprie-
tors.


The last occasion on which his sui
phurous Highness made himself con-
spicuous, was when he met the Prince
of Glory in the wilderness trammeled
by the habilliments of humanity, and
enfeebled as he supposed by physical
infirmlties. bad the impudence to renew
the conflict and'wss overthrow a SEQ
ond time and forever


But why is he called the Prince Of
the power of the air? Is it because he
and his whole array of followers are
really. though invisible Inhabitants of
onr atmosphere or the immediate vicin-
ity Of our planet. or is there another
aerial regel contiguous to the earth
designated as air? and may not they be
the spirits in prison to whom Jesus
preached while his body lay in the tomb
previous to the resurrection; and may
they not be waiting their day Of proba>
tiou and penal expiration


From oil we are able to learn from
the history of the past or the theories of
the present, the He'll Of theology is lo>
Gated somewhere in fearful proximity
to our earth, in its Immediate suburbs,
and as We are compelled to ..acknowledg
ed many OF the facts of spiritual phe-
nomens OF the present day. may We not
suppose that many Of the false and
blasphemors messages received
through honest, conscientious and
unconcious mediums are dictated by
satanic intelligence?


Whatever may be their state, or how
ever circumscribed their range since
the crucifixion Of Christ. there can be
no doubt that previous to. that event
they had free access to our earth, if not
an actual residence within its material
domain. .,


The sum and synopsis of the whole
matter is about this: that there was
once a revolt in heaven amongst the
Angels of God; that m myriad OF Angels
excited to rebellion, and commanded by
the first created intelligence of the
universe rose in arms against the Di-
vine government, that after fearful
nature and details Of
which are left to conjecture or future |
revelation between Lucifer, captain of
the rebel host, and field marshal Mich |
ael, commander of the faithful, they !
were overthrown and hurled from the
height of glory into state of Danish.
ment and penal suffering. That the
place of banishment was our earth or
it's immediate aerial subnrbs. That
the present inhabitants of earth are
those spirits incarnated. That physi- |