The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-03-27
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| nnu oc'ots Tue next uay Wnen they we.e
be executed. they both tAought they sa,
angels standing with two glittering crown,
| saying: BE of good cheer valiant soldiers
or Jesus Christ! little more of battle and
tncn these crowns are yours" And am
glad to know that before many Of those who
have passed through great sufcrngs in this
J lie. some angel OF God has held blazing
coronet of eternal reward.
| ga: we are to have such a guardian angel
/ 70 take us upward when our work is done
You know we are told an angel conducted
Lazarus to Abraham's bosom. That shows
t'nt none shall be 80 poor in dying he cannot
| afford angelic escort IL would he q long way
| To go alone. and up paths we have never
| trod, and amid blazing worlds swinging i'm
/ unimaginable momentum, out and on through
| such distances and across such iufinitudes OF
! space, we should shudder at the thought OF
| going alone. But the angelic escort will
come u your lauguishing pillow, or the place
of your fatal accident and say: "Hail, i'm.
mortal onel All is we'll God hath sent me
to take you home.' aud without tremor or
slightest senss of peril you will away and
upward. further ON AMI further on, until
after awhile heaven heaves in sight. and the
rumolc ~ chnriot wheels and the roll OF
mighty harmonicS are heard in the dis.
tance, and nearer you come. and nearer
still. until the brightness is like many morn.
ingS sutfused into one, and the gates lift and
YOU are inside the amethystine walls, and on
ever free, forever well, forever rested, for
ever united, forever happy. Mothers don't
think your little children go alone when they
quit this world. Out of your arms into an
gelic arms Out oi SicSneSs into health. Out
of the cradle into Saviours bosom Not an
instant will the darlings he alone between the
two kisses, tho last kiss ot earth and the first
Kiss of heaven. Now, angels, do your
WORK" cried an expiring Christian.
Yes, guardian angel for each one of YOU
Tut yourself now in accord with him. When
he suggest the right, follow IL. When he
warns you against the wrong, shum IT, Sent
forth from God to help you in this great bat
tie against sin and death, accept his deliver
nnce. When tempted 90 a feeling Of loncli-
ness and dishear;enment appreciate the
promise: The angel OF the Lord cnCampeth
around about thom that fear Him and dcliv-
ercth them" Oh, / am So glad that the
spaces between here and heaven are thrunged
with these supernaturals taking tidugs home.
bringing messages here rolling back obstacle,
from our path and giving Us defense for tel-
rifle are the forces who dispute our way and
N the nation OF the good angels is on our side.
the nation of bad angels Is ON the other side
Paul had 1t right when he said: we wrsstle
not against flesh and blood, but against prin
Cipallties against Powers against the ruler,
OF tho darkness of this world, against spirit
ual wickedness in high placcs.n In that
awful fight may God send us mighty angcir
on our side, all their swords on our side, all
their charots on our side.
Thank God that thpse who are for us are
mighter than those who are against us, And
that thought makes ms jubilant as TO the
final triumph. Belgium. YOU know, was th,
battle ground OF England AMI France. Yea
Belgium more than once was the battle
ground of opposing nations. IL 50 happens
that this world is the Belgium or battle
ground between tho angelic nations good and
bad. Michael, tho commandments chief on
one side; Lucifcr, AS Byron calls him, or
MephistophclcS, as Goethe calls him on
Satan, as the Bible calls him, the commander
iu-chlcf on the other side All pure angel
hood under the one leadership, aud all aban-
doned angelhood under the other leadership
Many skirmish have the two armies had
but the great and decisive battle is yet to be
fought. Either from our earthly homes on
down from our supernal residences, may We
come in ON the right side. for on that side ar.
God and heaven and victory. Meanwhile tho
battle IS being set IN array, and the force
celestial and demoniacsl are confronting
each other. Hear the boom Ot the great
cannonads already opened Chcrubim
Seraphm, Throncs, DomiuAtions, Princi-
palittcs and Power are beginning 10 ride
down their foes, AMI until the WORK Is com.
peted Sun, stand thou still upon Gideon
aud thou, Moon, IN the valley Of Ajalon"