I m
THE DEVIL'S LIE.
iom Delivkh^d by Rkv. <J. A.
f Fulton at tr?o Baptist Church, I
J CamdkN) ?. C?, Masco lShru
<1 1887.
* And the serpent, aald unto the w?qi>J
,an Yo eluOi lTot en rely iHr, fnr wd l
(||0i li ktiow tlint in tlie.cUy ypiytt thereof.
th< >? your eye* Blndl be Opened, hik! yo
.1. 11 be hb vM knowing good mid,evil."
Vo.h^ve xuiljeil this the Dovll'i lie;
n< roecuufe th|? )s t)>e only ouo, foe ever
to l> for u? Christ wild: he IsMl^uraud
tl, tut her of It; butbectiu^e thin whs lain
?r tat lie, and because )u It Is contain-.]
?ct the evil ger u which line made nil his J
\fo food's from (lint day to thl^ no.J
U Wflk the contr?i njeanlng of
|h *e\VO*d? of iSKtun? God had >?iven
A ?m and Evo n plain eommjtndineni
atJd hud attached to t^e violation of It i
lem ly aiMioutjoed^penidty.
Jatan.w?ld,.'?l>o ngt pny any ;ittet|tion
thl* command of Mod'*, bMt?vlol?t<? it.'
ply, ami from ItjS violation gpod will
no to you Instead of tlie dreaifiilovir
loh Qod.torp?teii6.M ill other wordp
taught Jji'ii *v<jfiiau (hat h-was wtfe
d wlKO to ^J^regnrd <?^d and dljeobey
fitr f\n we know, hje
wjtji *j?u m*ff <*?'
}. It .vfan also Ills flint;
t i|?c b?
n
wMtl. ''AC I^te H*
Bit u boW faeef on >ut told hto ^tory
?Mas"?s1i
If. **?' .?*, ehwx) Itttc
ar 3iwltinltfons whfcli
Btflk't Ai??l ?oWd
adslim, smile* Iimb
lafojiln. -The lie had done
J^lent fpf ,thej
y?rpo?o fqr which
% ^^eiV^Hlibea
i'M'n vJctoiy, nml may
Id, these l}i<>rtal* are as orgulous
are Weak, or ap I wUI ojake them
he ipiiy bnva.sald, this U a
lory crude xlovfco, tlO* de^ng that
|l*tGods?jris to altogether .false, and
... rw -*>? itateu'wouUl knojv more
t /by it, /but L^jHi
'iHFiWJW <W Ji? Hmh Miice It f?
jful iet.lt gp. I >u(\e A?ad that
Bie antelope hunters on the plains Just
la upon tftejr btn.'lf* and raise above the
liftss the nun-rod pu the end or which
y hove tied their handtowhtef, or a
lie rug. Itri>? n ,pt lipid lit tin tiling,
the antelope'* vjirlosliy ami
lusp^etlog character .makes It rue
ful, so vvlmt ,ui(|io U needful.
?'hi* lie of ttttttin's wprked pp well
,U tho 4)utenw vhnt^Ue t.>d jt .wlih
' SOn. itlid when Cain became angry
fcli his brother, the pevllsah].; "Yint.
If, ttdot'HVt. pay to wtye QimI, Just
ko things Intb yoiir own hnnds and
Will see who wlll.iet on host your*
f or AM\ ftiid Cii^n hollered him. did
lie >i?d enroll t|ie blood of
M on the earth, mid tilled the tint
poitte with the sound of weeping, lie
i>hl the mine lie ,to the antediluvian
^rhl^nd they,regarded JJoah aa a fool
>ntf: ridiculed Ids ,\viu,111n? ot'npproach
'HSSESr
It and' wont oil In sin ?n
idleved It an
r? ???J |EtomiK3tiW?
hlng.^And J'lmroah
r/Ap, im jj^tit Hold on H
hi * tli 111 cm uu t? nd so ho,
?e vaiue old ttor'y.'to tlaiil
ting Jwid Hiiui triad per^'.
I) David though thed^ord
Y anointed David to sue
' je. fle ;*H<1 it t<v
.. f$l?
ng aboMtj
r.btive.ltcard idjout tiff
lo$:y<Mir?athei*hud
4n
mi h)m and
m
doesn't moan it. He teXs you Just a* lie
did Eve that God doesn't iue#n lie
said, And will not do sp be proml^l.
These restraints -which christians, nr^e
upon you jire altogether needle,'and
yqH ?re,vc<;y foolish to be dppcd In.to
ipuullng tifoin. Eat, drink and bu mer
ry f$* t)nti Id the whole business of men.
Make money and put ltdn your ppcket,
or buy comforts with It, don't lie fool
lng.lt aw,ay by giving It to the church.
Satan flnds himself helped on Jp this
line of argument by ail tlieJnkeront
teudqoclqg of human nature. Ordinari
ly'It Is so n?uch easier to believe the
thing,lhui hat moni/.es with our lipjllua
lions. We liope a thing may be.ro and
wo Unci others hoping just i\8 do,
and a cofftpany will get togeth.ip nr. l '
will give each oilier countOMnti?# an ) !
until the hope has turned into ip?>liri
The grew arch enemy has an easy task
cWiparacively, for he lias to ctUejt city
which lx ready beforchad to throw its
gates ,widc open at til* approach lie
doe* not",need a very shrewd device.
Hejust iinus out what men wish to'be
lieve anil tfiep he tells them that Aud
that la wliy tl|isoue great falsehood or Ids
has provcn<eo useful to liitn in wlnnSutf
souls for -nla kingdom, lie leads .the
vq/tt ipa|orlty Qf men to-day, bound to
him by tbelr faith In this lie, that Jt.is
safe jand wise to disobey God, and tU?.
regard him. We have seen that t^i.s
declaration hi\8 been very serviceable to
Satan In getting men to do as he withe^
let Urt/opiiHljler.
?Secondly, what U has done Tot
who lispe bellied it. ? * .
What did It do for Adam and Eve.?*
lost them paradise, aud the happy
life of K lt-n J.I forced tliem to encoun
ter the' trhtlp, hardship* and sufferings
that ..iftke human life to day 'so
freqiteutiy n -burden. The earth no
, longer yielded her abundance to their
luiud. In the sweat of their face tfyey
?te their brea^l. Their freo and joyous
Intercourse God was gone. TliQtr
children were k source of pain as w^ll
us comfort, and tho first mother had tp
sorrow as so many mothers, have shu??
then over 11 wayward sou'. Disease
came by and ,by, ami death oVrtook
tlWm and tlfey (Wiift the last sad resting
place of hpin/iu ulj^y?.the grayo. Theft*
eyes wqre eneueu <vs die devil promised
but-onKy to beito)d their shame aud lin
ked ne^and <)egrcdulJoii:;and as be prom
ised they kijew jjppd and evil; evil by
sad expedience whereas before they liijd
known naught.|>ut good. They looked
baek longingly tp .their old homo In
Eden, with its heaven-like peace, but (it
.?vi^ sro|\e anyone-ffcrever on the eartp.
[The cherubim with (laming sword, stood
|-ttl the way.
And Cain. What Cain's fait'* in
Satan do for him? ft helped him break
(Wa motitqr's tender heart. It holp^d
lilm lay the first corpBe on the ground.
|t gavt; him the pheuviabie distinction
of being the first jpurderer hiilie hUtory
of tiie world, it sent him forth a Initi
ative afrjdrt of all mankind, to live a IMV*
'cursed,by ruiporae which yet was pow
erless to bring buck the dead.
Those tp whom ^foaii preached, hyt
who believed ,111 ^aton more than God.
Did Satan save them In their dire eir
jtremity? We see tfjeip illeeing to tfce
neighboring hip.s, aiid elluibiug into
trees to avoid tho ftliter,* that are ris
ing ever nearer. ji.|j?iy .see their kind
red die before their eyes. At last tfce
reach them and tlH?y perish. Can
we Imagine him. <tt.e ,lwst survivor pf
Unit slul'ul world. Jle hue fcuheld tke
cities In their rpln, thon be lias seen
the companies ,pn the JtlUouks over
'WT??lWT^^Vt\b 4ipcrur hp hiuPwatchef!
the rising waup-.s as (hey pave a wall we J
lip ail life~4?<?tli animal and humai^
At length Jthqce Is jio other
living ?av? hlmsvlf.
He can .aeo ' no one save i$
.now gnd tHwi #?Wp?o(l.s floated 1-y hh^
He recognises this one., 'H* M- fath
er, poor oUI man, ^is |;ra?' h..ir dnuie
onfon tho 4nky wav4?, ,rl>il>ig and full
each gentle nudpittUou.
?.j, but now tho waters touch feet,
' thp watera are risiugf rbdog.ipr.r
*aly Mill. Me has thoHght tkative nt
least ^vouid esoapo God'ftjudg^nteii^Jbut
UOWihppe^lekei^s nf?d diea in Jiia heart
looks Is <Uiero nbiie to
reAoucL notldng U> #4duh he ,\y*y vet
c^ng (or safety. 'l lie rlppUng of Jhd
vviiyes.rtgaluK hN garmohts Js (tU?uly
aiiuwer. Tho horror of li((* lonely fate la
trior" th-ui ho cup bear. He looks In^o
the lowering sVjy and sees no li^nt - uy
nb Lhr;0&f?tape of waters uikd rejulMli:-!.'
ducptdr.' He shrieks to Go<l andi rli'M:
"ih" -h-bpr-ia uahl,M and tti?n .the
leaves roll over him mid all U AtUl.
Moes it Mqem |fosslhlo <iuit (do<)qm
a(t<ir till* could have believed God woidd
wot. Ida word,. >Tet bodniil ?(i?l
lielH veVk, .fire came down ai?d
taught t%?t f*de);e<l city that Gpd reign
4ed. (iiuA still Mie .wonld had fnUeu .to
(k'?wn tile lesson, end JPharwtU ??<d his
boat /murtit Hiadljr against .G?m1
till /fit their Utmydt was li^Ucd, and
t?W:W f^lHl^r tlio tran^nU wateV of the
gi^i >yiifi ?! ?ifn? A s .r?fc'1 ?.'Vv;mi'
"<ftt Jtyttq) tty^ot Ami though ttie
prophet* wmWm them night and tliiy It
Wa* In Vttlu iVIjbr mikI by 4* ptn?r Ohwl
iSg
foil
would not
wEBB ?<[
* Jobber tji . !P PI
o*me not. to jfrniiid
wnrjd Whew tfordly
ibfitnuH enuhl 1k> crut*
__ too* tihrM> blood upon
their h9*m and God lvt It to i">, mul
?ef*?r Ufln nnljfan enftured** Unyo Uu*y
tint) lived, An J they lm;od .croteoe
teemlngly, for they uhono onu'UlxJon
for the Lord. Out! gitve I limn .cr<#>*wi>
wIm-ii Jertlfttflem \VM* trtk?*n .Vililll llie
heart grown ?luk to thinking (>t iljo pic
ture which the tun tohold.
'fit" p^rMoutOM of tlje cm iv t-lMrioitynft
mndfchitmi* ^jolyer, they r?ni?nclr
WiIorvi into \\wny fuutlnu*. dentroyed
16 truvni eutyetrt I hut they hud, nnd
riny ofijbo twrftceuturA dfad violent o.r
taeffthle Aofttli*. Tho tiniron of
Rome When Jt# Uikivlllo* wijere {till, wiu
jwnt Muuriqr pad viol ted with Jlidge*
.flpnit from ithuvo
4low horrid I* the picture of the court
of l'ope Ah-xmnhy yj, tilled with
,l1o?r tlonnnvM nnd violence mid blood.
At length upon * iNtxl dny the Pope
wm giving ? (tvV|t, Me planned to ilay
jin mu'iny >y p*y?on. In h box of iiwoet
tneiit*, to ,he tervqd In olotltfg tho .re
pMt. Tho tattle Awl come, tho mur<le,r~
er w?? betrayed, t^e box wm placed
ftyjo Wm mill Xte f^e .ffiv O.U-VI. tfa^u
hml proved lilm Ja'se. Yet men will
still; believe It .when t.be Uevll toils tHein
liiat It la safe and. wise to disobey Gqd
hikI pay' no ntj^nilon to hid word.
Young men beW^r'e, It-la no pleasant
chapter In tho history of the world that"
we have studied .here to-night together.
Don't My It's anelu^t, for I could show
the puraiells *o close right
here In "Camden, and in other
places that I know, that you would
think perhaps I whs describing your j
own live*. Don't think that away off in
the East some whcre,^vo can not tell I
just where, there iiQ*.tli? Culy Eden ttiHt j
wild ever loit through sip. Mo w.lth me.
to >i home, whluh 1 once entered in New
York. There Is a t>are poor,and a broken
stove, :i young wlfo looking Jike a
t ! i;{ii toned deer, she's poorly clad and
H-'ins to shrink away, tflie takes my"
fritnid, tin* physician and goo* .up stairs,
and there upon -the lit km- Jo Ut'-Uitken
stupor site the man who swore to iiitkui
for her an Eden on the earth. What
has lie made??a hell. On with me to
another home I know. There is nO bare
floor hare, but eostiy carpets, apd the.'
walls are hung with pictures thut are
rich and beautiful. The Inmate of that
home la.an elegant and cultured woman.
The husband if you mtet hint is a
pleasant man, a? good a neighbor as one
i need with to Aud Yet this Is not an Eden
as It soeiu*. Thut wlfe'a heart broke
long year* ago. when ahe discovered
that her husband was uhtrue.\
Young women bear me, Odd; made
tho Mrst E leu aud God alone win n lie
reigns in the homo can make anotlW
Eden aud preserve It. Hear me again.
The world before the H??4d, and Modom
and Gomorrah are not t^e only witnesses
that Ood will keep his jproiuUee of Judg
ment. """v1"
In the mord >9t ewe of SpijrjroonV
predecessors, Qf r. ieeeni lliero is the
account ol a mail who had beeivf * pro
fessor of religkm, but had departed from
his profession aud had gouo away Into
dreadful sin. When, he wine to die,
Kfech and others went to hint* but could
not suy above Ave minutes,jttn time lor
he would cry: "Get ye g<uie# It Is uf no
use your coming 10 me, X have tinned,
away the Uoly Ghost, I aw like jfsnu,
I have sold my birthright and though
I seek It carefully with Cears, I can
never Hud It again. Tell me not, tell
me not of (Jhrlst, I .know he Is a Saviour,
but I hate him and.be hafoe hlo, l ain
losi, I am lost.'-' UHiejudgment 01 Godi;
had been enacted^vyen in Aula world jM>d;
the soul knew, it was damiicd. There;
are lives ail aroupd us tbataf** tending
to Just such an en0.' MOW numy men
and women even here In thMjguMltitUhl
ty look back upon'tho days Uf Innocence
and think of that' flrnt drearffur-tfaie'
when Ida tan cainety thetn hiH) WihV their'
faith for his lie that It was safe aud wlse<
to disregard iGod. I'erhap* you htu
among them. You have c?Med to be-t
lieve the Ihi of tUn .Devil, bytliuvo. not t
yet laid hold ypw> .Christ'* 4?Ht\i>
me tell yoy t^at^ie ^us a sweet truth tor
you, and exhort you to lay hold upon tt,
now. My friends, the Judgments <if.
G?>d are not completed In thin world.
Wh tiiink it sad eiMuijftfr'that Adaih't^nd
Eve should lose \hbir;?ot*thly' Kden,<
but do you know imt eOrte of Hfc tre
getting ready to M# U>at higher Kdeh.
which God has p(e|mred'ft?' thfeM' that
love liliu and will put their Host If)
Christ ? 'f.jj
The Devi! >?ld Adam and Eve tW
could not lose tbe Arst and yet.^hey
lost It, Ker.i tHla <*? sometime* JtV'*1
wo can not lose the second, God says
we can and must, eveh thbtfgh lie seek*
t*e*x? ?wV w will npS ?owftio Mmc ?
aud obey his wqrd. Aleavtu J* impoa- '
slble without obedient* to God.
Whom will you trust, ttiuau or God ?
When you are ou your dying bud, into
whose handa wh.I .you iwojifcH your'
spirit? it iuu*libe V?'o ft#.,whom
you have beUwed T,
LESS THIN mi
jwe"" *'
ja. c, jowsson,
(ONJJJf TO LAND
On,, Cotton -Farm*,
#?* ?/ f rom.
$500 mil Upward, .
APPLY TO J. B. VAf<?RR * HOW,
COLUMBIA, 8. 0., or W*. ?. 8nak
>oh, Atty.,lC*rr^Uu)# 8-kC.
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RELltiHE GOODS, LAR6B VARIETY, LOW PRICES.
rgtx i?TTM*crj0jrs prraftaa
'BP l: i
mm & broom.
Throughout 4mt .entire stycfe qf Dry x Goods, Hats mad Shoe?.
WJE liavo made a gre<it paving j|? on*, purchases, searching the whole
nwrkqt for GENUINE,BAR<^AJ$S, and in evory article we otfor,
,thero;iB.a saving to the purchaser. $oy/ thqt wo have in earnest en
ured -the field of competition, wo ace determined tjiat onr prices ,shtth
a C$U$IiING ?FFEOT on Opppgitfon and High Prioee. Our
Specialty's
CLOTJttlJVG.. AtffW A SMOJES;
4-\' V *V-t' ? V ? . :? ;???* '* . - \ <i(y . ? ?. ?'?
And with onr training in the sohool of Economy ,&nd Square Pealing,
we will direct Onr TELLING BLOWS at prevailing^ri^os.
Don't imagine because we make Buch doop cuts in .nrfees that Onr
Gooda Jpfykldy. WE GUARANTEE JjlyERY AJiTXOLE WB
.BELL. Hy&nmll promts and increase of by^ness v\vo shall gain.
4lote the ? '
1 Ladies' Fi?$Button Boots,woi>t\iNow $1.-20.
^ la<1ie?:;??_%#&.. '? 1.05.
Mons' Finq Gaitcra and Bals. "??> 2.25, jl.85. ^
; M$ntf Fine Gaiters and pals. 8.25- #.50. ;/?
, ., M!p?t Lined P.' 0. Shoes. ... 1.25. JUOO. {$*e
> '? Ladies' Cloth 0<iit.erw, l.OOt,
Qjiy? Ce^ol^rfttod $$ Shoe, .warranted Full Calf, and equal to any of
Ahe mn&y ^dvcrtisod ftt^t ptfoe, WE WILL SELL NOW for $2.75.
And po on, .the nd'Uo big redactions throughout. ,
No trouble to aha^r you these Gtt*at J^rgpins. Wo will plo^p you
'.Ixftj* in aM&a and pri/ecs. ^
s ?Mo invite an eartyija^qetion,, Jle?pec*j?ully, ^
?*'!* M v-^-v:;V v'^
?.. r ...... . .St ? - ? *-rj ' * t , .
About tmotT JTMrt ?OMoatmr?bc?k<?Bdttedoctorsfto
II cfc?c?ir, / bava triad* Mttber of phjrilelana, but vrlihout r?cclrlti(r any penna
^ * ~~~ o??ac<rtwotp?KrfalUta. The modietno they nppllad
.' * . T. ' )
tba fintktaili?nlft>nt? aaWlrt ?tlnatktl au> fttjnwr HT& bMlhwUD. Mr ?aiiinl
' ? I JWHraj ?? *r* mmrn
bad t*cn bad for two or .thraa y^ara?I h?d ? taa<;klnB(<!oygh*nd?plt blood contln
,'AMB*. I bad * p*lo m mr bra??t. AfttrtaW^tatabotOaaof^. f. ?. myoough loft
' ? ti?pflaw??wa? Mtgp I A?Wiifc fM IttlW* yfW* Hycan<;erba?henlcd over all but
, .* Uitto *po? about tiMplM at a batf dlme.M<lhti rfctldiy.dUappqMrlbg. I would adrtaa
gtra ?.?.?. iMftteL ?
Ma*. IfANOY J. 'XcOtofAUAlIBY, AJhaOrovo, Tippecanoe Co., InJ.
.14, 1984. ?
?
forcing ottt tkt
D. BLAfttMCY,
Xjttorwy-^jtrLaw
ANI>
Trial Justice,
VAMDK.M, - ... S. C
)9rripo<it?l uttouUon to c?lkM(kHifl' y.
' Kb* Stra*^$f&|
^icpyy.wKMc, |
4#<&
WAR IN Elmore!
? KvcryiMng points to a wnr Jn F.uropo lliln
8pi Ing, but we mimt out, on th*i ?eoouwt?
neglrot our home *Wnir*? The he*t tiling We
C*n do under the elrourueUacM, Is to go to
Dr. Frnnole L. Zemp'n and lay ia * tappljr
of oholoo
Smjkms,
SB-igftF ti&sd^wt& I
^30,000 pftpefa Unt rMtlved from Robert
&VfetVWge feed Utm.
ty&e. ?
0??*. *?3L
PKAH, BKBT8,
-ONIOH fBTS.
(?Mt? tad red,) ??.. Kio Com* ?iv one*
?nd aecure * good auppty M ,
DR. FHAN018 ^ 35***6.
mm
ma.
Hardware fl
It9B&* #to* *
II. HAirv A CO.
COLUMBIA JGARDS
?* I
e$U.*tt?*tion of the *?*<?
,Ivkk?w aw Q azr. 11 r. in initert to
,of4kitmo$tprorh(ucnt and trust 19 . .
(rifjs louses in the City of
TUptbltkyre assured of honoxnblt, fljtf
fair dialing when they cation or 0*ndih*<~
orders to any of these houses. Al\ouy*
refer to this list befortypu.t^nd.an ord*r
<0 Columi)iat or be/ore you visit the, qtff.
?My*7" ? ' ??
WfiMffiRS BswSiSrAs:
ew doori above-Nht. B*uk, CvluJ*
. .
ftV&XKr *">?'"""
w*go? in.ttM. ftiAU tor W.n
?poolftiiy. Art work wtini I T_^_
low*r tbnn anywhere In tbetttni* Ul*#tu
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m
now larbH
VfliOlUlIK#
nr, UU?*w?re,
tea
Camdw Jterble Worka.
H. U. PACKER, Propr.
Bhojji 8. c.
hvjss
ltlnd? ofwg^h ?ton?. .
^uorrmteo
"MSST*
FRANK JJIERNSEE.
AKCHITJBCT & ^4NfjTAHy KHOJNK^R.
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l>mlnaR0?nd Irrtii
lAUon, htMtlpv^
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tSQTSIV TIES.
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JlfOtli mo?t _
bib nut
but it wu<rMedil>SrolMiblir In muhjr.bl t?a
h*v? n pwcnn gfov?<la A ?<Vur4? or pti&t. I
*m now ?? ll t nftflo? ttM?pr the be?tjui4,*ar
4Ye6a?oaur?l/ paeke4*bd on t*wir<l mm ?t
libova prfcwm. Hhlpplrv* hhoii t><Ulh? N ?
U*. X*?rt' ^?rt,,BwAuVStt,A^4'r>rs
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to voi^l
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