Litchfield enquirer., 1852-12-16
MiniStering spirits.

T MiniStering spirits.
Are they not all ministering spirits. sent
forth TO minister for them VINO shall be
Theirs of salvation ?-HED. /, xiv.
Who are these ministering spirits spo-
ken of in the Scripture ? Do they be-
long TO the angelic choir. which has since
creation, surrounded the Almighty s
throne? Or are they the sinless inhabi>
tants Of other spheres? Perhaps nei.
Their. We have reason to believe them
angels Of our departed friends, sinless
and pure, commissioned from on high,
with healing in their WINGS" Hitler
they wend their downward, way. from
.Lai 81 house not made With hands, has.
lening ON errands OF mercy 20 thesA low,
ed on earth. Blessed be God, who sem
deth us such "mi nistering spiritsT
When tired Of this world. Of its pleas
ures and cares, how sweet to the lonely
and bereaved child, the thought that
through all her wanderings, when, most
she needed the comfort and counsel OF
maternal solicitude, the guardian of a
fond mother watched her. that the soft
hand. so often pressed to the young
girls lips in joyousness, now cold in
death. still gently and invisibly urges her
into the path of duty and leads her on.
I would not pray to saints. but O il
such prayers were ever right. it would
be. when tho orphan girl kneels at her
mothers tomb.
Mournsr mourn not ! Weeper dry
thy tearsl the one thou mournest may
be, even now, the quiet watcher of thy
destiny faithful pilot through ssea
Of storms. Mourn not, then. sister. bro.
ther, kiend, but look up and on to thai
LAND Of blessed meetings, to- the prospect
Of "a new heaven and new earth" pu
riied from sin and grief. the consequence
Of sin. Ciense thy soul from its pollu'
ton. eradicate ingratituds. increase thy
faith, invigorate thy hope, cultivate q
charity to all mankind--or rather pray
thy God to help thee in thy work, te
bless affection to thee, and when thou
hast thy lesson learned and may be made
completely holy. thou will. 60 to see al
thou hast seen and know as thou arl
known
Are they not all ninistering spirits {?
This text is q soothing balm to the iniu.
red heart. How greatful this rich and
precious promise to one who has loved
with a pure and faithful friendship
through good report and evil report,
through slande,ings. undsserved re-
proaches and cold neglect Yes. It is
comfort to hope that we may be com
miss toned 10 watch by the pillow o
pain, TO whisper consolation 10 the doubt
ing soul. to bring of Heavens choices
blessings, and scatter sweet flowers il
tho path. way of ingralitude. till tn
proud heart be humbled and the stei n sou
melt and weep al It's o~n unkindness
scknow ledge the faithful heart Of q bur ie'
love--lrue through eternity and naor
than this, than all to love its God.
There are hours when the full SOU
weary of the dull round of ear.hlines
and longing for Immortality, gathers j
her deep affections. and springs with ir
repressibls elias licity into the ETHEREAL re
gions of fancy, and in her high imagiu
Ings holds intercourse with the sainte
dead. In some such hour. by the phep
matte, 1 feel that holy ones do guard u
and when life's curtain falls and We a,
no more visible. that We NAV be- sue
spirits and ministe, 70 those We love.
may be wrong. / may be visionary. b.
il innocent. this truly is soothing, jcy
full hope.