Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-12

NAV lie staining At me IlTIfcTIIfJ-f E1ttt3Ft-E |
Of immensely, and God may say Come
and instantly 1t is in His bosom. Abraham
kIijah. Hagar, Joshua. Gideon. Manoah
RAUL. st John. could tell of their unhinderei ,
locoInotion. The red feet Of urnmer light
nIng are slow compared with their LeglIa-
This doubles up and congresses infinitude>
INTO lnfinitesimale This puts all the astro-
nornical heavens INTO a space like the balls q
a child's rattle. This mingles into one the
Here and the There. the Now and the Then.
the beyond and the Yonder.
Another remark have TO make canoArn
ing these lliuStrl0us lmmOrtal5 + that tar5
arr n4uititudlnou~ Their can5l> ha- newt
been taken, and 10 one but God knows hos
many tiIer are, but all the Bible accounts
-n.ge>f their immense numbers. l0mpanle-
1T them, regiments Of them. armies u them
mountain tops haieel by them, skies poptJ
lous with them John speaks Of angels AMI
other beings round the throne a ten thousand
tilacs ten thousand. Now. according II mt
calculation. ten thousand times ten thousand
ars OLE hundred million But these are only
tie angels irlone place Davll counted t.Fe1
+ thousand of them rolling down the SIX IL
chariot. v hen God came away from the
Iytn rocks Of Mount SINAI, the Bible says he
had the companiouship Of ten THOUSAND an-
gels / think they are III every battle, IN
every exigencv. at every birth. at every pil-
HOW, IA - Ei > lplI, II WI ' III'tfI9|ttEt J H.
earth tut u th-in. The heavens tull Of them
They Cutnurnber the human race III TINS
world. They outnuniber ran-oineI Splrtts III
CORY. When Abraham had his knife up
lifted 10 slav Isaac, 1t was al angel who al
rested the stroke, CRYING Abraham ABBA
ham 1t Wa a stairway Of angels that ia
cob saw Will" p~illowel II tho wilderness.
w are told an angel led the hosts q Israel
ties out Of Egyptian 9erfdom It was IN an
- - l1,,-t n~a @tla2t 4,n ~ a4t nor
she filed the bottle for In" lad 1t was an
angel that took Lot out Of doomed Sodon
1t was an angel that shut mp tn" mouth Of
the hungry monster, when Daniel "~a7tffown
INTO the caverns. It was an angel that ted
Eli jah under the jumper tree. II wa~ Al an
gel that announced 10 Mary the approaching
nativity. They We're angels that ~cilaltet
when Christ was born. It was an d19' tnaf
F.. strengthened our saviour IN ill>agony IL Wa
on angel that encouraged Paul III tue Mei
iterrancan shlpWreck. IthFa> an anger that
burst open the prison. gate alter gatA. ulltll
Peter was liberated 1t WAS an angel that
| stirred The Pool Of Sltoam WhcIc the Slci
were healed. 1t was an angel that john "a"
ivina throuoh the tn5l>t OF heaven. AMI ~
angel wlth foot planted on the sea. AMI ~
angel that opcntitu tue book. and'anunuettA 4f
sounded the trumpet, and an angel that
thrust IN the sickle, and an angel that roure.j
oHt the ylals, and an angel standing III tho
-pn II viii he an angel with ~uplift"l IAN
.t.tr'ng that time SHALL be no longer la
tn great final harvest OF the world, the
reaper. are the angels. Yea, tire
Lord shall be revealed from heaven
with mighty angels. Oh, the hunters
tnl the might and the glory OF these
~HIrlnals, Fleets of them Squa irons oI
hem! Host beyond host Rank above
rank, Millions on millions, Aud all on oar
side if we Will have them
This leads me to speak Of the ofio Il
those Supernai~ To defend, torleeF. -
cue. to escort, to give victory to the risht.
and overthrow the wrong. that is tleii busi-
ness Just as alert today and ctlicicni a,
when III Bible times they spread vine. o.
nnShoathe.l sword, or rocked down pcniten
titries, or tiilclthe mountains with hoIss OF
lie hltched To charIots Of fire ant driven bg
reinSnen of fire. they have turned NMlr
cps q hundred tunes, and YOU knew it not
You We're on the way to do some wItil.
taing, and they changed your course. llcY
brought some thought Of Christian parent
age, or Of loyalty to your own homo. and
that arrested YOU. They arranged that some
one should meet you at that crisis. and pro
pose sonnet ing honorable and cleyating, a.
they took from your pocket some ticket t.
rYll amusement, n ticket that YOU nnvrr
'eund, was an angel Of God ami prInnt.
The very one that guided YOU to thi, >cr>fe
aml that now waits to report sona Ia.s
impression TO be this morning t
upon Your soul, t%arrving with one ,.D
upon the doorstep of your immortal Spi.f
and the other foot lifted for ascent into ia
-kles. BY some prayer detain linn uutll Il
r@n tell Of a repentaft and REASONED ~oui
OR YOU were some time borne down Wit
trouble, bereavement, persecution, bank
tuptcv, sickness and oil manner of trouble
beating their discOrds in your heart and life
You gave up, YOU said. 4 cannot stand il
any longer. | believe | will take my life
Where is the rail tram, or the deep wavr. -
lie preclplce that will end this torment o.
arthly existence" But suddenly youl MIN
frightened. Courage came >urging luf,
anr heart liz" oceanic tides You said!
sod son my sile. and all these adver>ltle.
tie can make turn out for my good" SUI
dtnty YOU felt a peace. a deep peaca, til
."ace OF Cod that paSseth all understanding
\ hat made the change \ sweet. an
miehtv. aud comforting angel Of the Lort
met YOU That was all.
hat an incentive to purity and righteous
ness Is this doctrine that We are continuail,
under angelic observation Ewes ever 81
You, so that the most secret misdcel is com
inItted IN the midst of an audience of i'm
f~aurial>. No doors 50 boltel, nodarkneSSS
Zimmerman as to hinler that supernal eve
sight. Not critical eyesight. not iealou
"Ncsleht. not haleful eyesight. but friend,
eNC>lght. sympathetic evesight, helpful eve
sight. Confidential clerk Of store, with crea
responsibility on Your shoulder, and no on
u applaud Your work when YOU do il well
and sick with the worlds lngratitude. thinI
Il the angels N the counting-room rapture
a Your fidelity, Mother of household, stitcf
inE, mendlng, cooking, busting. planning. ii
bali the night or all night with the sick chill
day III and day out. wear in and wear or
Worn with the monotonv of a life that 10 on
seems to care for. think Of the angels in III
nursery. angels in all the rooms II Your IL:
INC, angels abbut the sick cradle and all
sympathy
t'allroli engineer. with hundreds 4 ,ivs
hanging on Your wrist. standing ami Ill
clnders and tie smutrh, POUND the -har
+, curve AMI by appalling iecllvltv. discharge
/, and olSErace4i If you make mistake. hut Il.
I one word OF approval II YOU take All ii
trans II safety tol ten wears. think of t..
angels by the throttle valve. angels ~ 4.
! roaring furnace Of the angel, lga Kin
e ttom the overhanGinE Graz. angels braem
tne racing wheels off the preeIplec. anLe'
When You mount the thunierla.r If a tn!
amt angels when Yen llsmuunt tan -.
not hear them. lou Ter than thu iamn5n-
: tie car coupling. ouler than tn. bail a. n.
q crossing. louder than the whistle that >sune
IKE the scream ~ a diving tni Tia Il.
Ss'le voices saving lau ii It Wei
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