Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-04
EVERYWHERE.
,,cr BREACHES a SERMON
sAl rur,K ATTRIBUTES.
supernuman Race Good
A' Almost omntscient, but They
eh' understand the Astounding
xs Of the Redempt'on'

.d Almost Omh'sc'e"s' Jul AAeS
rnl,v Understand the Astounding
II" 81 Ii Redemption.
,.,onv of Music was filled to
E Aeane sunday morning. March %,
tov T%!npE.rnacle congregation, and q
6 ",ber of strangers ANXIOUS TO
nnn' tomous preacher. After the
the ,Ssrcises which commenced
M singing of the hymn,
heaven is my fatherland,
Heaven is my home,
announced as his text
anna 10, and the angel did Won
WI Following is a verbatim re-
II his sermon: a. ava bic
e' pi' there kindled the flames for
E la' in praise of God, and IN honor
ice ~ whom they supposed to be a
HpprIt Ms the flame. rose higher and
their stranger guest stepped
:. snme and by one red leap as
le ;ntn the skies. Then they knew
an.' nm angel Of the Lord. The
did wondrously..
u nlnndrcd and forty eight times
,be Bible refer to the angels, yet l
Saard or read a sermon on Angel
The whole subject is relegated
realm mythical, weird, spectral
.almown. Such adjournment is
;n.nral aud wicked. OF their life,
hararter. their habits, their ac-
,he,r yelocities, the Bible gives
II length portraits, arr why this
eaed and absolute silence con-
~ them? Angelology is my theme.
10 are two nations of angels, and
IT, hostile to each other; the ma
E Good angels and the nation Of
rosls. of the former, l chiefly
|to.1ay. Their capital, their head
". their grand rendezvous, is
h, but their empire is the uni
They are q distinct race of crea-
No human being can ever join
contraternity. The little child
\ the Sabbath school sings, II
a be an angel will never have
Esb cratited. They are superhu-
MT thev are of different grades
INKS. not at all on the same level,
ssme height. They have their
ors and interiors and equals. I
ne no guessing on this subject,
ke the Bible for my only authority.
the philosopher, guessed, and
d angels into super-celestial,
al and sub celestial. Dionysius,
F%eopasite, guessed, and divided
i three classes-the supreme, the
! and the iast-and each of these
nee other classes, making nine in
q said that angels were related to
IS the rays of the sun. Fulgentius
La, they were composed of body
init. Clement said they were in
ZEAL. Augustine said that they
zen III danger of falling. but now
yond being tempted. But the only
ly on this subject that l respect
hey are divided into Cherubim,
i'm, Thrones, formations, Prin-
lies. Powers. Their commander
Ii is Michael. Daniel called him
y, St, John called him Michael.
supernal beings are more
ghly organized than any army
er marched. They are swifter
y cyclonc that ever swept the sea.
re more radiant than any morn
ever came down the sky. They
ore to do with your destiny and
Ran any being in the universe ex-
d. May the Angel of the New
mt, who is the Lord Jesus, open
:, and touch III tongue, and
Wsoal, while we speak Of their
E%ssness, their intelligence, their
fS, their strength, their achieve
deathless. They had a cradle,
never have a grave. The Lord
cels when they we're born, but no
nall ever see their eye extin-
p, orthelr momentum slow up, or
existence terminate. The oldest
p has not a wrinkle, or a decrepi-
fa hlndrance; as young after six
md Years as at the close of their
mr. Christ said of the good in
\ Neither canthey die any more.
J are equal unto the angels"
Es1liess are these wonderful crea-
! whom ! speak. They will see
Eltef world go out, butthere shall
aalns Of their own brilliance.
sf the last world has taken it's
NJ they will be ready for the
ol'throueh immensely, taking
llllon Of miles in one e as
d pigeon circles a dovecot. They
Ter sick. They are never ex-
lhey need no sleep, for they
81 'lled. AT Gods command
o1e With death, in one night.
Fofed and eighty-fve thousand
E"eherlb host, but no fatality
Them, Awake, agile, multipo-
h%'lless, immortal!
neI Characteristic of these ra-
ls intelligence. The woman
y, VI, Was nght When she spoke to
va OF the wisdom of an angel.
~ What little We know through
;aa ana nostril and touch; but
Ass nave no physical eucase-
.Aehce they are all senses. A
ne. 'hlck is not solid to them.
!. 'hey go without disturbing
mortar or crystal Of sand.
" 9ASs I'LL tuen. lQeN
a. an points. They absorb it.
ei II up without any hinder
need of literature for them!
~ OF their books are stars. The
men books are meteors. The
ne'l books are consultations.
s'Sfas Of theirbooks are galax-
ni,'0res of their books are
w. "Io sunsets. and midnight
In me Sonqueror onthe white
.Ae moon under his feet. and
%ss mingled with ire. Their
to open universe. No need of
zee something millions of
i9f instantly they are there
"nu EXPLORE it. All astrono-
asoiosies, all botanies, all
al their feet. What an Do.
.ol Intelligence is theirs!
inc ,e4 1oi knowing everything
'As II rlgh; away!