Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-12
REN.,DR. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DIftNE's SUNDAY
hEREOA
SUBJECT Angels

tho lame rG~" higher aH! itL I.l then
stranger guest stepped iutn the aapne anI h.
one rcd I"ap a>cehl."i lnt4the skies. Ih"n
they knr" mat 10 rs an tuurl 81 the Lorl
Tho angel tiI ltonirll ~
Two hundred an,i fort Y-c,ght mo- doe,
the Bible refer ~ the angels. Vrt / never
heard u rend u sermon ~ Ane.lpioLV The
whole subject Il r"laeatei - he realm
mythical, weird, spectral AMI unknown
Such adjournment X uHscrIpt tral and
wicked. of then lIfc. thor ctnrs Tar their
habits, their actions the.r yeiecItIc@. tue
Bible gives rs fuH length portraits and "hy
this prolonged aud absolute Fiicn.r concern
ing them Angeiology Is my tiIetr.
There are two nations 81 angels. ami they
are hostile T. each other the nation ri good
angels and III" nation ot bad angel or the
former chiefly peak TODAY. Their capital
Their headquarters, then grand rendezvous.
- heaven, but then empire j. the uulvcrr..
they are . distinct race Of creatures. No
human beng can ever JOIN thor .onlrater-
nlty. The little child who IN tEt Sabbath
school sings, Il want to b. an angel, Viii
never have her wish gratifiel TheY are 81
r"rhn1nan, bat thee are II different grades
hlhi ranks, not all on tn" earue level. OF the
same height They have thor -uprrlors and
interiors and equals | propose NJ guessing
on this subject, bat take the HIbio for my
only authority Plate. the philosopher.
guessed, and divided angels INTO super eeIne-
tial. celestial and ,ub-ccleotial DloI vsiu-. the
49, Eff''flt an i Niitit mem mo
three class"- The supreme. tho lniddl. ani
til" last and each of these into tire. other
classes, making nine III ali.
l'hllo said that The angels were related to
God, as the ray, TO the sun. Fulgentius SAID
that they were composed Of BODY aud spirit.
Clement @ald they were incorporcal. Au-
PIstine sali that they had been in Hanger of
falling, but nov are beyond being tempted.
Bat the only authority on this 4Ii icct that
respect says they are div}lrI INTO Cheru-
htm, Scraphim, Thrones, norninatlnns, Prin-
cipHiltIe-, Powers Their commanier-in-
chief IS Michael. Daniel called HIM Michael.
-. John called him Michael. Tnes, supernal
beings are more thoroughly organized than
any army that ever marched They are
s"iftcr than any cyclone that over .vcpt the
sea. They are more radiant than any morn
ing that ever came down the sky. They have
more to do with Your destiny and mine than
any being III the universe except God. MAY
the Angel Of the New Covenant, who is the
Lord Jesus, open or eyes, and touch our
tongue, and rouse our soul, while We speak Of
Their d.atih"s>nrs~, Their Intelligence, their
numbers their strength. their achi, vemcnts.
Yes, deathless. They had a cIadle, but
will never bay" a grave. Tho Lord rclnem-
h"rs when they Were born. but no one shall
ewes see then eye cyttn13IlsiIci. or heir mo-
mentutn slow up, ~ their existence ternl-
mate. The Oldest of them has moi 2 wrinkle,
'nr n decrepItude, or Il hindraecc, 4, Young
After six thousand years rs at tho close Of
Their first hour. Christ sad of the good in
heaven, Neither can they die anN more, for
they are cgualuntn the angels lcs, death
less mr." these wonderful creatures sc whom |
speak. They VIII STE world after world -
rtt, but there shall be- no fading Of thcirown
hrlIllanc". Yea, after the last world has
taken hts last flight they VIII hc ready for tho
widest circuit through immensely, taking a
quadrillion of miles in one sweep as casy rs a
pigeon circles n doyccot. They are never
sex. They are never exhausted. They need
no sleep, Tor they are never tired. At COTS
command they snoto with death. III one
night, ono hundred and eightylivo thousand
ni SennncherIbs host, but no fatality can
snito them. Awake, agile, multlpot"nt.
deathless, immortal
A further Characteristic Of these radiant
folk is Intelligence. The woman 81 Tekoah
was right when ,ho spoke to KING David Of
tn" wIsdon Of III angel. We tnkr III what
little W. know through eye and car ani nos
tril and touch; hut Those beings hay" no
physical encaScment ana hence th,y are all
senses. a wall tive feet thick /, NOT solid to
them. Through II thcy 20 without disturb
my flake "f mortar OF crh stall 81 sand knowl-
edge! Ii tlasllcsou them. Thcy take il in at
all points. They ah>uIpI it. They gather it
NJ without any hindernpnt ~ noel of
literature for them Th"{ letters Of their
books are stars. III" dl~he> Of their books
arc n~ietcors, fh" words 1T their hook, are
CONSULTATIONS Tho pala-raph,oi th II books
are galtxloS. Tho picture, az then books are
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