The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-04-15
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- Most people suppose that angels hate
shining faces, shedding light around around
them, aud are arrayed in garments. q
white q snow. All black angels nlIssI are
thought to be ministers of evil. i:s!I
q, But I believe that seldom has an NJ
gel walked the earth with 4. better mis-
sion than the black angel I am writing
about. Assuredly. it Wa Annantel's
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She had . very dark face, but it e.
pressed amiability, uprigL gLtness, and Mn
cerity. You could not have mistaken
either her character or her mission, II
you had chanced to meet this woman.
either in church or by the way. Let
me describe her. She was . . washer-
woman. t--.' @~.is.! @t5 t:stasss =
L: never thought that angels were
washerwomen, sayg IN unthinkine
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Humpbscked, poor, without = fam
ily- almost homeless. ''''
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4 All this, yet sent forth q . minister
OF good to those whom others would
not seek. ''''5
She came to my study. With her
was young woman for whom she had
been praying that God would lead
from evil ways. II :: p: .i:"n:,G nj
The sexton tried to send both her
and her companion away, when the two
came to the church. But there was the
purpose of an angel written on her face,
and he saw it. 1,'::--.r.: ~ .'s.:!:.
When. she had been admitted J.
learned her story. She had been en-
ployed by this young woman, who was
leading an immoral life. In her visits
to the rooms Of her employer she had
seen the degradation Of an outcast's
life, and her whole sympathies had bean;
aroused. She longed to lead her back
to the paths of virtue, and to God. Res
cue her she must, for had not her Mas
ter forgiven a Magdalen. This became
her aim-her prayer-her mission. ..:,
Night after night she followed the
young woman in her evening walks in I
the streets. Whenever abe seemed
about to join Q bad companion, the
black angel walked between the two,
her heart uplifted to God. :-@-;
She did not speak. Not . word of re.
proach or expostulation escaped her
lips. Both man and woman sometimes
assailed her with angry words, but she
did not heed them. She felt that she
was Gods messenger of mercy and Of
warning.
This silent, presevering, loving
remonstrance aginst sin could not fail
in its ministry of good. Months passed.
The black angel triumphed.
Conscience stricken the wanderer
was induced to come to my study. And
there shrinking, yet longing after the
better life, she was led to turn from the
way that leads to death, to purity, and
peace, and conservation to Him whose
divine love and pity can save from sin
even an outcast.
would like to give the history of
this restored wanderer. I have only
space to say that the black angel on
earth rejoices to-day in sympathy with
all the angels in heaven over a reforma-
ton, the fruits of which are abiding.
How little it concerns Us whether We
be poor or rich, educated or ignorant,
white or black, if, indeed, our lives are
angelic in their efforts to help others.
This is LIES great business after all.
Christ's spirit dwelt in the heart of this
black angel, and her feet did not do her
Maatnr'n hi61ino IN VAN =!