The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-03-29
HEAVENLY HOME.
Dr. Talmage.Tells us all About
The Land Beyond the
River.

H6 Also UlV06 us q Description
Of the Angelic Inhabit.
ants Thereof.
BRooKLyN, N. T., Special. Dr. Talmage
announced as his text, Judges 10: 10, "And
the Angel did Wondrously.n Following III
verbatim report ofh ssrmon
Fire built onrock. Menoah and his wife
had there kindled the flames for sacrifice ID
praise Of God, and in honor Of q guest whom
they supposed to be o man. But az the
1dame, rose higher, their stranger guest step
ped. into the fame. and by one red leap as
cended into the skies. Then they knew that
ne was an Angel of the Lord. "The Angel
did wondrouslv."
Two hundred and forty-eighttime does the
Bible refer to the angels, yet l never read or
heard q sermon on Angelology. Tie whole
subject is ~relegated to the realm mythical,
weird, spectral and unknown. Such adjourn
ment is unscriptural and wicked. Oftheirli o,
their character, their habits, their actions,
their velocities, the Bible gives us full-length
portraits, and why this prolonged and alb
solute silence concerning themf Angelology
is my theme.
]. There ars two nations OF angels, and they
are hostile to each other; the nation OF good
angels and the nation OF bad angles. OF the
former, chiefly speak to-day. Their capital.
their headquarters, their grand rendezvous
Is heaven, but their empire is the universe.
They are a distinct race Of creatures. No
human being can ever join their confrater-
nifty. The little child who in Sabbath school
sings, Il want to be an ANGLE" will never
have her wish gratifed. They are superhu-
man but they. are of different grades and
ranks, not all IN the same level, or the same
height. They have their superiors and infe-
riors and equals. propose no guessing
on this subject, but take the
Bible, for my only authority. Plato
the philosopher, guessed and divided
angels into super-celestial, celestial. and sub-
celestial. Dionysius. theAreopagite, guessed,
and divided them into three classes-the gu:
preme, the middle, and the last.and each Of
these into three other classes, making nine
in. all. Phifo said that the angels were relat-
ed to GOD, oil the rays to the sun. Fulgeni-
tus said they were composed of body and
spirit. Clement said they were incorporeal.
offnlling. but now are beyond being tempted.
But the only authority on, this subject that
! respect says they aredivided into Cherubim,
Seraphim, Thrones. ~Dominations, Principal
tiles, Powers. Their commander-in-chief is
Michael. Daniel called him Michael. ST. John
called him Michael. These supernal beings are
more thoroughly organized than any army
cyclone that ever swept the sea. They are
more radient than any morning that ever
came down the sky. They have more to do
with your destiny and mind than any being
in the universe except God. May the Angel
OF the New Covenant. who is the Lord Jesus,
open our eyes, and touch our tongue, and
rouse our souls. while we speak Of their
deathlessness, their intelligence, their num-
bers, their strength, their achievements.
Yes, deathless. They had a cradle, but
will never have q grave. The Lord remem-
bers when they were born, but no one shall
ever see their eve extingnishcd, or their mo-
mentnm slow up, or their existence termin-
ate. The oldest of them has not q wrinkle,
or decrepitude, or ahindrance; as young aft
er 5000 years rs ut the close OF their. first
hour. Christ aid of the good in heaven,
Neither can they die any more, for they are
equal unto the angels" Yes, deathless are
these wonderful creatures of whom | speak.
They will see world after world 60 out, but
there shall be no fading Of their own brill.
lance. Yea, inter the last world has taken
it's last fight they will be ready for the wild
est circuit through immensity, taking q quad
rillion of miles in one sweep as o pigeon cir
cles q doyecot. They are never sick. They
are never exhausted. They need no sleep,
tbav smote WITH daath in ono n;rht 1aS-
nn1 ~ sann achar;hss hns+ hMt M fotaiit,
can smita them. Awake arile, mnitinn.
tent. deathleas' mmortaIi
A further characteristic of these radiant
folk 10 intelligence. The woman of TekoAh
was right when she spoke. to King David Of
i;ttIo No Lnnw thror.I oya and cor ona nnr
frii and tomch. INIT those ha;nos have No nhr.
sical encasemsnt md hence theyare ali sen.c.
wall Ave fpat thick Il mt snl;d 70 them
Through Il thew 90 withnnt disturbing fnIa
of mortar or crystal 81 sand. KnoTled0ai
II flashes on them Thav taLa - ina Eli
no;nts They ahsorh + Thav uather;t M
w;fhnmt anv hindnrment No nesd of l;terar.
tnra far them The Iettara 81 the;r hooks ara
stars The dashas ~ thair booLs Gro mstsors
me words IF thar hooks ars nnsf.nat;nn
The p-ararraphs 81 their hooks ara raIa Yies
Tho ~nicful,sa AZ their hooks arc snnr;sas and
snnsets, md midniUht anrnras and the Cnn.
ouoror On the white horse Win the moon
under His feet. md saas az plass m;nUl.d with
fre. Their library "a nm onen nniverse M
mead &c teiescnna 10 see somsth;no millions ~
miles away. far i~nsfantIv thsv Ara there tn
inspect md explore it. All ASTRONOMERS, ali
o~soIogies. an botanies. ali n-hiiosonhies nt
their feets What m onporfnnitv fnr imam.
pence il theirsI What f~aciiities inr knnvinr
evorvth;nr ana nnw;n ih rirhh o-.ri 80
There Is only one fhinr That nnts than -.
their Wits eni. and the BihIe savs thar have
10 st,,d = 4 i have been sfndy n ali
thrnnch the aoes and vet 4 warranf +haw
~ ~ MT A,Ilv rrasned ;t0ths rnnd.rs l y
Reas.nntinns Thesa wonders ave 80 Nh =
dsan" ~ rrana - stu ranSnn az nann; a.
cent hat Ven tho intslI;Senca of ar1a,Snnd
q con. onndeds hssnre ~ TIA :. nnstis nsvs
(which thinos TIA nnriss de.;r. trIoon ~ =
That II 4 snhiect that excites inn,;.;tsrans..
an tI.;r nart That Is 3 thama that stra;rs
the;r fac,.ltiss ~ 4he ,,tr,ost Thst I. No.
than thsvcan climb and 1esner than tbar csn
a;va Thev.hava 4 de:;ra far snmsth;r = ~ 8
fnr fhs;r q mn-rehenainn aWhsch tS;nss ~