The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-10
For the COLUMBIAN
ANGEL SLEEP AND ANGEL DEATH.
by TILLIE LAUBACH.
Continued.
CHAPTER VII.

", DTOluer Anger DtdIn, sdlu IHe hHHSl
Sleep, but before he could say more the
Angel Death interrupted Listen brother,
or you will lose all the sermon"
The Angel Sleep did as he was bid, and
what he heard so interested him I will re-
peat part of it. He said, ego my brethren,
go my sisters, speak to your friends who
are still out Of the ark of safety. Pluck
them as brands from the burning. Every
soul whom you, under God, are the means OF
saving will be a star in your crown of re-
jocing. Every soul whom I, under God,
am the means of saving will be a star in my
crown"
"What" Interrupted the Angel Sleep,
"Does he mean every soul be, under God is
the means of saving will add a star to his
crown in the spirit land, and if so, how many
do you think he has been the means of saw
ing, and how many your aged classleaders ?
See his locks are silvered with many win
ters." 'He has very nearly lived three
score and ten," replied Angel Death, "snd
has been, perhaps, forty years in the Mas
ter's service. Aye, even forty years IN the
ministry, and, therefore, thousand would
be very low estimate, and your good class
leader has been about the same time in the
same army and under the same Captain
yet dare not estimate more than fifty for
him."
"Then," said the Angel Sleep, zone will
wear crown decked with hundred bright
jewels through the countless ages of eterni-
fifty. Think you such thing as envy can
enter the spirit land7 And do you think
the minister works so much harder for the
Master than does the classleader? And if
ministers receive such beautiful crowns, will
they be so much happier than othersW o.
said he, waxing enthusiastic, 81 cannot but
think of babies, and the many idiots who
cannot expect even one star to deck theil
crowns. Am to understand the spirit land
will be graded like this? Hold your majes.
tic light, brother, and let me see if the
preachers words are consistent Herewith
every one may receive the things done il
his body, whether they be good or bad"
"Aye," said the Angel Sleep, "but thai
does not answer the question, as babes anG
idiots have done nothing; as the former had
not the time and the latter had not the abil
ity. 'But have they really done nothing
brother" said the Angel Death. "Havt
they not accomplished that whereunto they
were sent? Have they not travelled the
whole journey of life, viz /: "from the cradle
to the tomb?" And think you the Master
requires more of them ?"
"That certainly presents the subject in q
new light, brother Angel DEATH" said the
Angel Sleep, thoughtfully, Hold your
majestic light" "Nay, replied the Angel
Death, have already shown you all which
may be seen by my majestic light upon that
subject. Both will be happy in the spirit
land"
"Then," said the Angel Sleep, joyfully 81
the Christ can save babies and idiots with
out reference to works, or to their own e1er
tions, can he not save the heather, also, aye
even those who bow to wood and stone, i
they know no better? Hold your majestic
light, brother, let us see what recommends
tion it requires to STAND at the great throne
'This woman hath given her all"
'She hath done what she could"
"Ah, those sentences, true, aae written il
letters of gold and sparkle brightly. And il
such encomium indeed sufficient to save"
'Yes, brother, Angel Sleep, venture t.
say it is, who ever gives his all to Christ
who ever does all he can do, l venture to say
will be saved" "And do you mean, too
that they who do much Will receive great re
ward, and those who have little to give will
receive accordingly. o! what great joy 70
the few what comparatively little for tn
manyp
"Do not take that as a matter of fact, dea
brother. There will be services here thi
evening, you come and listen what tn
preacher says, cannot be here, must b
with one of your favorites, your beautiful
boy. Nay, do not chide," said the Ange
Death.
The Angel Sleep would have remonstrat
ed but when he looked up he saw the Ange
Death had vanished.