Show I KNOWN liNON EVil IS EASiEST fOUGHT The Te Rev William Wiliam M. M Paden Says That Evil Evl Can Only B BIr Bc Bs Overcome by Those Who Ir c Know of Its Influence t r Overcoming Evil Evi was wn tho j of or a strong sermon delivered yesterday e William M. M of ot the r L by Rev Rc Dr 1 An excerpt First Presbyterian church I from the sermon follows lie not nol overcome of at evil This Is 4 no le denial that the thing or condition of ot things thinS exists It I does docs not follow Colow however that we wc are aTO to acquiesce in inthe I the existence of evi evil Wo 0 are not to toI Jp surrender to It Wo We e are aro called to bo ho I conquerors We Ye are aro to win not b by p denial but by conquest The spirit that denies may be the friend of ot tho the ein e evil e 1 in Iii possession the Evil Evi One of ot Faust Is described as the Spirit that denies Charles Kingsley Kinsley used to sa say that It was wa one of ot tho Devi Devils latest tricks to pretend that he did not exist It I Is one of ot sins sin's latest ii tricks to make such denial s Nor does Paul advise lse us to I ignore nole evil To ignore a real danger or enemy enem bo be it external circumstance or i Interior spIrit Is to give It th the a ad ad- vantage 0 of you Wo We 0 hardly ly LO 10 LOet set get et rid of ot our faults till Ul we wo begin to to conquer conquer con con- notice them We dont don't begin quer quor obstacles till Ul wo be begin ln to Hoe them To Ignore plan facts bo be the they ki hostile or friendly Is no safe safo rule for forus forus hostie does not us pilgrims The chauffeur Ignore the existence of ot tho the deny ony or i bad hOd piece of ot road ho takes It into consideration con con- voids olds the boul bout boulders boulders slows Blows UI up p. p ders or bad places in the tho bridge c and HO fO conquers 01 his course Tho The engineer tho the curves or th the tho doesn't Ignore ugly ully 4 obstruction ahead of ot him his care caro for such things conduces to his hll safety and tho safety of ot the tho passengers ho no nohna has my on his train t. t Cnn Can Resist I 13 Evil I II 1 Though wo we may not deny evil civil I w we may deny Its Is rights to our habits habis o or I s. s habitations wo e may ay deny It the tho Je right of or wa way or tho tIm right or peaceable occur occupation refuse to give it hos hos- r Ft pation paton wo ma may I 1 It I Is ono thing to deny tho existence of at evil In the world and quito quite Quio ther thing to deny dony that It has hn an tn thinE dh divine Ine right of ot possession Satan docs does not own a n foot toot of ot ground on this l 1 planet planet When ho told the Master that he lie would give ghe Him all al the world It if Ho I would bow down and worship him ho was attempting to bribe Him with wih stolen goods Any sovereignty which Katan Stan had In the tho world orld ho he talked about squatters squatter's sovereignty so By rights L I the tho 11 world actually belonged to Christ t t and and It I now belongs by tho the same divine right to those who have His Ils spirit Alt All Al things are yours said Paul Pau al for tor ye e are aro Christs Christ's and Christ Chi Is Gods GOd'S Though we may not ignore evil evi wo we may maJ refuse to It superfluous atI at- at I tenton This Is true of ot such called so-called fo evils as difficulty or adversity Wo We 0 need not keep our adversities under a magnifying glass glas all aU the time Little Lite difficulties may be sot set aside asido while we deal with It the great eat ones The minor forces of ot our great enemy may maybo mayho bo ho Ignored while wo we deal with wih his army rm Recognizing symptoms as symptoms we ve may Ignore them while wo we go o straight to the tho core coro of ot the tho evil to be bo dealt with wih Count Your our Forces As a matter mater of ot fact we are apt to spend too much time In thinking of ot or fr counting up the tho the forces of ot the enem enemy and And too little litte time In considering and marshaling tho the friendly forces torce wo WA have at at our command command Conviction of i sin Is chiefly valuable when whon Joined i wih with a conviction of the tho superior power i of ot righteousness righteousnesS There Is such a thing as R being disheartened or even eyen disabled disabled dis dis- by over attention over to the black Ide of or things Tho The Evil Evi One Is given to to boasting and browbeating BO so are his servants There are Goliaths whoso first move o Is al always B an attempt to frighten off or all aU tho the Davids These big tl talkers know that It I is easier to do- do feat a man who Is right by discouragement discourage discourage- meat ment or despair than by hard blows and close cose grips A A very Yen simple Illustration IH la to tho point When you OU are crossing a bad piece of or road It I Is well to recognize the presence of or the mire but It If you would walk safely you must give your our chief attention to the stepping stones If I you are crossing a raging stream I while It Is quie quite necessary to recognize that there thero re are perilous waters beneath you your safety depends on giving particular attention to your feet teet and the foot toot log upon which you depend to cal carry you over If I you are riding a a. I bicycle too much attention to the obstacle you must avoid will 1 almost certainly bring you In contact with Ith It It Tho The wise thing to do to Is to give ghe your our attention to tho the good way in insight sight night ls-h ls to get et around the tho thing to bo be avoided a |