Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-18
ssAnXels Visits,


The visits of angels are often said to be few
and far between, and some people disbelieve
the possibility OF there being any such visits at
all The Rev. Archer Quincy, however, thinks
that he has discovered two recent instances of
angelic visits, and he has published them in the
Church Times. In the course of his letter he
says: Il should like to mention two recent WIS.,
ions of angels which have come to my personal
knowledge, though the latter of the two be a
testimony also to the immediate pretense or
manifestation of the Lord of angels The first
of these. which may seem to some to carry no
great weight, took place in the town of Buck
ingham. where Twas working as a curate. The
only child of a poor woman. a boy of 3 wears
Old, tell by accident upon the fire during the
absence OF his mother from the cottage and
died after few hours of suffering. l did not
hear of the sad fact until the child was gone
and when went down to see the mother. who
was known to idOliZe this only child and en-
deavOr to console her. she told me that God
had sent her wonderful comfort She was
weeping bitterly. and. kneeling beside the
child's bed, when he said, Mother. don't YOU
see the beautiful man. who is standing there
and waiting for me:' Again and again the
child persisted in repeating that the beautiful
man was waiting. and seemed ready and even
anxious to go to him, and as a natural cOnse-
quence; the mothers heart was strangely
cheered. She told me she thought 1t must
have been the Lord Jesus Himself. One of His
heavenly host. ventured to surmise knowing
that we have our Masters warrant tor believing
that the angels in heaven care for the little
ones below. Be that as it may, the second fact
have to mention is. | think, still more re-
markable, and believe that the two persons
Ga gentleman and lady. husband and Wife, to
whom it happened are alive to this hour. LWas
not made acquainted with the circumstances
under any engagement to secrecy but | think
it better to abstain from publishing names. and
Il n no
thent!c:ty of the narrative. related to me by the
husband with the view of illustrating the truth
that supernatural manifestations are still pos
siole in our days though they may be rare
This gentleman told me. then with extreme
simplicity and straightfOrwardness that not
many years ago, he and his wife were in exceed
Ing distress Of mind on account of q most dan
gerOus, and, as it turned out fatal illness
which threatened the life of one of their child
rem. q boy of 10 years OF age. His wife i'm par-
ticular, whose special darling this child had al
ways been. was SO far from being resigned to
his loss, that she almost arraigned the WAYS of
Providence, and would receive no consolation
The father and mother, then. We're both watch
Ing In the room when this circumstance oc-
CURED. They both distinctly saw i'm the dead
OF night strange light playing over the bed
and starting to their feet. they stood at the two
corners Of the bed, right and left. to watch the
light Wonderful to relate his light, which re-
sembled bright ray Of glory. grew before the
terOus and exceeding lOveness l should
mention that the gentleman is himself an artist
Of much note. brother Of an A. r. A., and he
said: i never conceived, far less did l ever
witness, such an exquisite display Of color and
radiancy of beauty. All the hues of the rain
bow went on changing and interchanging be-
fore my eyes, and those OF my wife, while great
delight and shuddering took hold of both our
minds Richest crimson, the brightest scarlet
lovely emerald hues, heavenly azure. succeeded
nvn fhnrr &11ax r..
eral minutes and ending In transparent white
radiancy. Then my boy awOke and cried out
% papa. the Lord Jesus has just been here with
two such beautiful angels. and he says mother
Is not to be unhappy because am going to Him.
and l shall not go either till this day week. I
need not say that in this case also the mother
was wonderfully cheered and cOnsOled and
ready thenceforth to yield her dear one TO his
Heavenly Friend. The boy did die in a state of
great happiness. precisely one week after The
very day after the vision the father told me the
sun happened to be shining brightly in a blue
and cloudless sky, and, drawing apart the
window curtain, he asked: Was the Lord
Jesus at all like that?' %. a thousand times
more beautiful the boy replied. l asked if he
had been brought up under especially religious
influences. or had shown any trace of saintliness
at an earlier age. but the father denied this.
No, he said, we are ordinary Christian folk.
not too serious to refuse to go to the play II
anybody sends us tickets, and one of my bows
begins to illustrate Punch. l can only suppose
Che added) that the vision was granted to re-
buke my dear wife's impotence and inspire: her
with a stronger faith in Gods goodness, and 1t
certainly had that effect But l said, the
boy must have been taught to love the Lord
Jesus surely We'll, yes, suppose So he said
very simply, but we never burdened him with
much religious teaching or encouraged long
prayers. Only, / remember l advised all my
boys If they could not GO to sleep easily to make
picture in their own minds Of our Lord In
glory, and then to fall asleep contemplating
that