The New York herald., 1877-12-25

ANGELS AND DEVILS.
BAPTIST MINISTER'S DISCUSS THEIR MISSION

BAPTIST MINISTER'S DISCUSS THEIR MISSION
KIEE AND nrREArTEn.
AT the Baptist Ainiscrs' Conference yesterday, In
Oliver street Church, the Rev. Emory J. Haynes read
an elaborate paper on ths nature and mission Of
angels and their relations to In this lifc HIS
line Of thought aud argument mainly II not
wholly, biblical AZ a class OF beings he made
distinction between the good Tie evil IN tho
dist usson OF their numbers, which, however, no icf,
where the Dibc leaves ii--indeGnitc lie spoke also
or their power and OF their usefulness They are
under law just much are. A mslcvo
spirit could not break mauis arm out Of hatred 10
him, aud good could not relicvo broken limb.
Mr. Haynes then referred 10 the perpetual war that
has bcca waxci ny intelligence Against matter Thc
power OF angels - derived, Otherwise tJy wound
be under law. Thoy are moral beings Obedience
makes some vi Them sons vi God and disvUcdi0nc
men. the angels good or bad, 10 constant en-.
ploy mcnt-tne good IN the worship vi God and tho
service oi mon, tho bad III the service Of Satan The
iormer execute Gods Judgments upon inaividuals,
communities Lnd nations. They minister here to
those who shall DO he:rs to salvation and after
death they bear away tho souls 0t tho redeemed 10
Paradise. Of the method Of their activities Tor US wo
know nothing. Whether cacn soul is attended Uy
or more angelic beings wo Know not Du. ChrIsi can
employ u my Rad oi them the dcliverance Of his
people. The evil angels not tha spirits Of wicked
men, but are distinct ntclsepccs created separately
Good men are 10 become angelic ia Tho luturo me- out
not angels, ana ia hko manner bad men VIII become
devilish, but not dcviis Mr. Haynes aso put fora
iusa euAs scih wings, ~ ou"5SIuo"sy
explained 10 mean that they are mol oouhd uy the laws
vi grnvtatOn lie also gave currency 70 tho idea that
siL nnd salvation tho future v Is possible. THIS,
however, was contTovcrted by Dir. Hughes, who
believes that probation confined ~ men ANA " this
lifc
BAp SPIRITS And Goop
Inc subject was discussed by McssrS Llwson, Mac.
Arthur Bowling, sampson, Eddy, Folwcil and others
Mr. son did believe that angels arc cither far
seeing or fore.sccng ncIisouccs, but st they have
q m,nstry nj bepiuiness 10 ulsn. MI Macarthur did
not believe nat angels have wings There Is alIu-
kfont I'm cal
ham and tncn they appear under dinerout repfesou-
tatuns ns Cod tho Cnufch from the aIEiy TO
tuc tribe or nation. Tho word angel
ol onlcc not OF nature. Dc. Sampson
believes that The iica OF wirgs angels was Hebrew
idea borrow cd perphaps from Egyptian sphinxes
ali ana IN tue Old Testament only Two classes OF
angel G beings are mentioned AS having ~ngs-tho
cberuDim and tno scrnphIm. Tho Doctor quoted
Proesscr Agasstz tdcceuBcdD declaring u 10 DO
absurdty that mon snould take OH or thor enuoblc-
mcnt the future life elements and parts which be-
the natural structure of man leaves no possible
place the of wtngs III relation 10 the
ton oil devils or their possession oil mcn and
IN time oil chrIsi the Doctor believed IL per
mit;cd oi God that the Chrisl ucarnatc might
come them In tho acsn we'll IN the spirit. But
he did not think there any denoniacs possession
since the time OF Christ The Apostle Johu, WHO was
tho last OF the Now Testament wniers max men
tiou OF such possession In his days Mr. Haynes was
not sure of this however Ho thought that evil bau
gone seed" In Chrisrs time, aud thai the devil
had iuli sway. Ard no did not why thorc should
Dr. Eddy gavo an amusing illustration from swcden-
horgs WRITINGS on tnis sutuecI Dr. powling re-
lated incidsnts connected with tho life 0f Dr. Dodd
ridge 10 show tho ministry OF angels 10 mon