Telegram-herald., 1890-03-24

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Sre tsrs No Ee&soa - tEey
saoul3 act oe oualtaAen - u.as
hel1s g1s aexs la-nGls. Oar bodies Riu.ser
ls. U1t car a ainas ca clrcle tas earth "a =
lul4u1a AEgS-le 0s-a - are oo4.iezS anl have
10 limitation Ge4 aa2y siss AIS fnEer paiat
dosa - s1a1s serl4 Ia troa6.s ca It's ouIusoss
Alllls u crezasa. and Instantly a. ancellc
osRcrt are tssre ~ celp a. Or sonls celestial
Ray bs ssaualsg a. tss furLAsralosg outpgst
o. .Ea1easly. And God NAY ssy .'CenstA
Gaa Instantly Il l. IA MS bosola- Abraham,
T. al, Hagar, Joshua. G.dson, Aznoan,
Pau. ST Joaa, co4ld tel u LA=-r ua1.ndsrsd
locomouon. Tns rel fscr ot sumner Aght-
ulng are SOW compared wlIh r8sd usglras.
J AIS doaolss - &Ed coanprVssss iDnHltuieS
into infaitesluaais Ihls puts al ne aslro-
nonical heavens into q space Ike tae balls 4
a cailds raEt.s. Tuis mlaglss into ono tbs
Here aad tue Tasrs. ths NoN and the Then.
ths BsyoRd ard lie YOadsr.
Another refnark / have % make concern
ing these ilustriaus imnortals IS tat taey
arc meltitadiuouS Their census has never
been taken, aad no ons bar God knows how
many they are, but al ths Bible accounts
suggest their ialmeass numbers Companies
OF them, regiments Of them, armies OF them,
mountain TOPS haIoea by them. skies poPa-
lous wiSa them John speaks u angels and
...st,,l a.. fnousrtss4
times ten taoasznd Now, according % my
calculation, ten thousand times ten Thousand
are one hundred nlllioa But these are only
the angels Ia ore place. David counted twea-
T. thousand Of them rolAng down the sEy Ia
caariots When God came away from tho
riyen rocks Of Mount SINAI, tbs Bible says no
had the conparlonsaip of Ten thousand an
gelz / tAink they are in every oattls, Ia
every exigency, al every birth, a. every pi!-
low; at every hou-, al every moment. TIE
earth full OF them. The heavens full OF them.
They outnnmber tho human race in this
world. They outnulber TaEsomed spirits "a
glory When Abraham had his knife up
llStei 10 slay Isaac, il was an angel who ar
rested the stroke, crying, "Abrahami Abra-
haml' Ii was stairway Of angels that Ja-
cob saw while piliOwed n tho wilderness
We nre tod al angel lei tho hoses o. Israel
ties ont Of Egyptian serfdom. Il was an an
Cel that showed Hagar the fountain where
she 1led the bottle for tue lad II was an
angel that took Lot out Of doomed Sodom.
IL was al angel that shut up the mouth of
tho hungry monsters when Daniel was thrown
into the cavcrns. It was an angel that fed
: Elijah under the juniper tree. IL was an an
! gel that announced 10 Mary the approaching
nativity They were angels that chanted
when Christ was born. IL was an angel that
I strengthened our Saviour in his egony. II
was an angel that encouraged Paul IN the Ned
iterrauean shipwreck. IL was sn angel that
/ burst open the prison, gate after gate, until
Peter was liberated. IL was an angel that
/ stirred ths Pool OF Sloan where the sick
were healed. 1t was an angel thai John saw
I flying Through the midst Of HEAVIER aud on
angel with foot planted on the sea, and an
angel that opened the book. and an angel that
sounded the trumpet, and al angel that
/ thrust in the sickle, and an angel that poured
/ ont the vials, and an angel standing IL the
sun. 1t VIII be "a angel with uplifted hand,
swearing that Time shall be no longer. In the
great final harvest Of the world, the reapers
are the angels. Yea, the Lord shall DE re-
vealed from heaven with mighty angels. Oh,
I the numbers and the migst and the glory Of
these 5upernalsl Fleets OF them! Squadrons
Of them. Host beyond host! Rank above
rank! Millions on mllionsi And all on our
side if we will have them.
THEY ARE ifIKIsTERISG SPIRITS.
This leads me to speak OF the offices Of
these supernals. To defend, TO cheer, TO res
cue, to escort, to give victory to tho right,
and overthrow the wrong; that is the r bust
ness Just as alert tOday aud efficient as
when in Bible times they spread wing, or un-
sheathed sword, or rocked down peniten-
tiaTieS, or filed the mountains with horses OF
FIRE hitched TO chariots OF fire and driven by
reinsmen Of fire. They have turned your
steps hundred times, ana you knew it not.
! You were on the way 70 do some wrong
thing aud they changed your course. They
brought some thought Of Christian parent
age, or of loyalty to your own home, and
that arrested you. They arranged that some
! one should meet you az that crisis, and pro-
pose something honorable and elevating, or
they took from your pocket sorne ticket 10
/ evil amusement, ticket that you never
found 1t was an angel Of God, and perhaps
the very one that guided you 70 this ser
vice. and that now waits TO report soTo
holy impression to be this morning made
upon your soul. tarrying with one foot
upon the doorstep Of your immortal spirit,
and the other foot Lifted for ascent into the
skies By some prayer detsin him until hs
can tell Of ropentant and ransomed soull
Or you were soma time borne down with
trouble, bereavement, persecution, bank
ruptcy, sickness, and al manner OF troubles
beating their discords in your heart and life.
You gave up: you s@id Il cannot stand it
any longer. I believe / viii take my life.
Where is the rail train. or the deep wave, or
the precipice that viii and this torment OF
earthly existenceT' But suddenly your mind
Frightened. Courage came surging into
your heart like oceanic tides. You said:
God Is on my side. and ali these adversities
be can make turn out for my good Sud
denly you felt a peace, deep peace. the
peace Of God that passeth oil understanding.
What made tie changei A sweet, and
mighty, and comforting angel Of the Lord
met you. That was all
What an incentive to purity and righteous
ness is this doctrine tbst we are continually
under angelic observeioni Eyes ever on
yo1. 50 that the most secret nislee3 Is com
ualtted in tie midst of On audience of i'm
mortsls No door 50 bolted. 10 darkness 50
Clmmsisn as to hinder that supernal eve
sight Not critical eyssight. not Jealous
.yesight. rot baleful eywght. but friendly
eyesight> sympathstic eycsEht, helpful eye
sight Confidential clerk Of store. With great
responsibility on yoGr shoulder. and no one
u spplsud youT work when you do u vel.
snd sicF Uith tbe worlds inSratitU5s, thinz
af tbs angels r. the counting room rap
tured at your fidelity Mother Ct house
so'd. stitchin~. rensinr. cooking. dostinz.