The Red Cloud chief., 1890-03-28
THE ANGELIC HOSTS
Dr. Talmags Discoursss on an In.
teresting Theme.

l1ow ohs Dlhss Rsssp - sts Awgess-Thslf
ospsshumsM 1aseliigsscs saa EtssaAl
Esesssses-Aiwsys ~ The side
- Msetsls.
In . recent sermon u. Brooklyn Rev.
.. N WITT Tslma6s took bis text from
Judees xiL 10, 'And the Angel did
~woadrouSly." Ne satd.
riss built On i leock, Manosh and his
wife hsA Ass4 kindled the hsmes for
aocfiaco II peAlpo Of God, and In honor
81 . Guestr vhe1 they supposed 10 10 .
man. But a. ~ a6nesf 3 higher and
higher, their epN&6es sdest stopped into
ths aamss and, ~ ose RI leap ssosndsd
Into the skisa Thea they knew that
10 We On angel Of the Lord. Tho
snssl dld wondr0usiy."
Two hundred and forty.elght tines
does the Bible refer 70 tho angels, yet I
never heard Or Sf6td . WCSsnou on angel.
ology. The whole subject In relegatcd
70 the realm mythical. weird, spectral
and unknOwn. such. adjournment 10
unsosiptural and wicked. OF their life.
their character. their habits, their
action, their vclocitics tho Bible gives
full length portraits sWd Why this pro-
lonsed end absolute silence concerning
them9 Augelology 10 my theme.
Thcre aro two nations Of angels and
vhey sre hostile TO each othcr-thc ma
tioe Of good angels and Tho nation Of
bed angels. Of tho former ! chiefly
speak to-day. Their capital, their head.
quarterA their grand rendezvous Ia
Heaven, hut their empire II tho uni.
verse. They ARC ., distinct race Of
creaturea No human being . over
3oin their confrstcrnity. Tho little
child who IN the sabbath school sines
u want 70 Do IN angel will never have
her wieh Eratided. They Gro supcr.
human, bat they src Of different grades
an1 ranks, not at ell on tho same level
Of the same height. They have thor
suporiors and interiors and equals. ]
propose no guessing on this subject, but
take tho Bible for my only authority.
Plato, the philosopher. guessed and
divided angels into supcr-cclcstial. CO.
lestial and sub-celcstial. Dionysius,
the Aroopagite, guessed and divided
them tnto three classea--the supreme,
tho middle and tho last--and each Of
these Into three other CLASSES, making
nino 10 al. Phiio said tho angels were
relatcd 70 God, q the rays 70 tho n
T~ulgontius sold thoy wcrc composed Of
body and spirit Clement said they
wsse i~ncoporssl. Augustine said they
he'd bcen In danger Of falling. but now
~ beyond beiue tcmpted. Hut the only
authority on thia subject that I respect
ayr they Gro divided into chcrubim.
sefaphim. thrones, denominations, prin.
oapeltteA powesA Their commander.
insohiee % Michael Daniel called him
1teAasl, o. John called him Michael.
These supersal bsinGs ars NOSE thor.
ouehlya oegaAissA than any army that
ever nassAsd. They arc swifter than
aAy Cycloae that ever SWEET tho sca.
They ~ u0eo radiant than any morn.
Ing thst eve came down tho aky. Thoy
heve moro 70 10 with your dcstiny and
uioe than aAy being In tho universe OF.
cepS God. May ths Aagol Of tho Now
Cov0naAl Who II tho Lord Jesus, Opcn
our eyes sad touch our tongue and rouse
ous soul while NJ speak Of their death.
lsssneaa, their intsllieeaoe. thcir mum.
sesA their strength. their achievements.
Tea deAthlssA They he'd . cradle.
bat VIII never have . gfavc. Tho Lord
seuemboss when they were born, but
10 go slaSl eves no their eye OF.
WAgulsAe4 - their momentum allow up,
- their exis1enee, terminate. Tho old.
81 q them hes not . wrinklc. OF . d..
cseplt1de. o. . hiadrsnoe; - yuuns
after Aooo years ~ Of th6 close Of their
Asst hour. Chnst said Of the good In
Hsevss, Neither can they die any
noesA tor they ~ equal unto the an.
QelA" Yes. deAtAleas ars thess wonder.
til esestussa Of whom ! speak. Thcy
Win 80 world attsr world 70 OUT bu,
tAese sAsll - 10 fadins Of their own
bsollia1oA. ~ 4sia
4 further characteristics Of thesc 70.
disnt folk 10 intelligsace. The woman
Ut Tekoah was right when she spoke u
king David Of the wisdom OF an angel.
We take In what little ~ know through
eye and eAr and uostrtl end touch; but
those bslaga have NO physicai encasc.
msnt and hence they aro Ill aenses. A
wall Ave foot thick ID not solid u them.
Through y. they 80 Without disturbing
make Of mortar 0r crystal Of sand.
knowlcdge! II hsshcs on them. They
take Il Ia - al puthtA. They absorb Il.
They gather q up without any hinder,
meut No need u literature for thcm'
The lsttsrs' Of their books arr stars.
Ths dashes Of their books ara mo-
tsora. The words Of their books an
constsllatioaa The paragraphs Of
their books are 9slaxies. Tho pictures
of their books ate sunsissA aud sun
ssta, sad nidnt6ht AsroeaA aud ths
ccnQueroe @ tAe whits hoese with The
moon undsr biz test. aAd Nos OF glaa,
mingled With afe. Their library II o.
open univeraA. No need Of telescope x
- soaethtne milliohs' ot milcs away,
toe Instantly they are thcrs ~ inspcc,
aAa explore u All Astronomical. OIL
Gsologisa, oil botanieA oil pAtlosophis,
u their Seek What ~ oppoetuniSy 70,
tntslligeAee 10 thsiui What facilitie,
foe Knowing every thing aaA Knowing 4
saGAt away!