The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-03-11

as angels of light, others took the form
of envy, jealousy aud pride. The,
went TO mothers and sisters who's,
prayers, tears and eutreaties had beer
responded TO bv consecrated, nnsel6sl
women, who labored days and PRAYED
MANY hours of the night, until the
loved and erring ones had left slippery
paths and iakoD hold of tho Hand
mighty to save. TO these the demons
went and changed the song of praise
and gratitude To bitterest hate and cal
unny. And the fends rejoiced with
exceeding 10y over this, for they knew
The Scriptures and that these women
would find their instructions there, and
that If they could not, as Christ babe his
disciples, flee into another city, they
could do other work for the Master and
no one would dare take up the work
that was dropped.
grew very weary of all this, and
hearing the sound of music and seeing
the forms of men and maidens fitting
pnst the windows of a house at a little
distance, [ knew there was merry
making, and as | always love TO see
young people enjoy themselves, and,
while think they might spend their
time better than in dancing the hours
away, still they might do worse. 1t,
was pleasant sight and seemed an in
nocent way of spending an hour or
two. But the music ceased and the
gentlemen strolled out one after an
other, Just to get a breath OF fresh air,
you know. But 1t was queer, was 1t
not, that they did not go out of doors
TO find it? And when they returned
young wives looked sadly into eyes
that had promised better ihiDgs, and
the shsdowy forms of angel wives and
children lowered about thosethey we re
sent to minister to, and sought to draw
them from the place OF temptation.
But they were unsuccessful, and griev-
ing they flew back to their abode
where The Kingdom had come and the
will OF God was done.
too went TO my home feeling Mary
was right after all. But she locked up
bright and happy as entered, for she
had found the angels, while had seen
but few except those who, akin to
them In knowledge and power, bad re-
beled against God and been cast out,
and whose business 1t now il to SANDER
God to man aa in the Garden of Eide T.,
and also to accuse and SANDER man 10
God, imputing selfish motives for liv-
ing godly lives, as when he eaid "Doth
Job .erve God for naught."
said to Mary, it seemed strange
that such things were permitted, but
she reminded Inc that all the tempted
lad TO do was to resist The devil and he
would fec. That temptation might be
strong but we had the promise of moi
being tempted above that we were able
to bear, and that having met and over
come them wo were strengthened
, Angels, she said, would minister to u
as they did to Christ after his conflict il
the wilderness. She had been rejoic
ing with the mothers who had received
, the angels visits; SIMPSONS mothe
and Elisabeth and Mary. She hat
heard tho angels songs at Christ
birth and she wished we might have re
tanned the music as we'll as the words
: She had heard the rejoicing over re
= pentent sinners; had seen the poor beg
gar carried to Ahraham's bosom. th
: bliud and halt and wlthcred steppin;
=, into the troubled waters of Bethesd
: and coming out seeing, walking an,
y, made whole. She had gone weepin,
to the tomb of the Savior and BEEF
p comforted by the angels who rolled til
: stone away, before whom the keepers
! men, though they were trembled ant
= became rs dead men. She stood wit
the little group on Olivet, and as sh
;, gazed upward at the ascending Savio
and oil the host Of heaven welcomin!
= and worshiping Him, she becam
= aware of two men in white, standing
by, and received the promise that h
should return in like manner.
We clssped hands, Mary and /, ant
while the glad tears rolled down GU
, checks, we repeated the l48th Psalm
"For we knew when He came again Il
would crush Satan and aaeutl unde
.. his feet" UNCLE SIMEON.