Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-12
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TalerIu- AMI Rufnu- were put 10 death fol
Ihrlst~ Saka IN The year 2sl. and, alter the
iav .>is-1I thar loIle- mad been whipped and
r,nn.lei INTO a Jelly, IN the night III prison,
and before the next dav when they were 70
~ executed. they both thought they saw
angels standing with two glittering crowns
.ayinr Be- If good cheer, valiant soldiers
II Jesus Christ a little more Of battle and
then these crowns are yours" Ana am
LAD 70 know that before many OF those "hc
ave passed. through great sufferings IN thu
lie some angel Of God has held a blazing
c6rGnet Of eternal reward.
N.ea Ne are II have such a guardian angel
"a take Us upward when our work isdon
Nou know sc are told an angel conducted
lazarus 10 AbraEams bosom. lhat show
tiat none shall be 50 poor IN dying ne cam II
af ri ANGELIC escort It would be a long way
- 20 alone. and up paths we have never
tlgi. AMI amid blazing worlds swinging IL
u~HImaginable momentum, out and on through
-.Ici4 distances and across such infinitudes or
pace. we should shu1der at the thought Of
.oiug alone. But the angelic escort viii
come to your langul>hIng pillow, or the pla e
~ your fatal accident. and says: Hail. lit
mortal one Ali j well: God hath sent me
Il take you home, and without tremor c.
slightest sense Of peril YOU viii away an.
Upward, further On and further on, until
after awhile hea zen heayes in sight. and the
I AtlIf}i ~ 'AlEii t1h 'tA-NIN. clA LaS ~ VI
mighty harlnonIes are heard in the dis
tance. AMI nearer You come, and nearer
still, unnl the brightness IS like many morn
ln2e >utfused into one, and the gates lift ami
Won are inside the anethystine walls. and on
the banks Of the jasper sea, forever safe, for
,yer free. forever well, forever rested, for
ever united, forever happy. Mothers, don't
think Your little children go alone when they
uult tins world. Out of your arms into an
gelic arms Out Of sickness into health. Out
# the cradle into a Saviour bosom. Not an
instant will the darlngs be alone between the
tNo kisses. the last kiss of earth and the first
kiss OF heaven. Now, angels, do voul
work cried an expiring Christian.
Yes, guardian angel for each one Of you
Pat yourself now III accord wlthahlm. When
he suggest the right, follow it. hen he
warns you against the wrong, shun it. Sent
forth from God TO help YOU in this great bat
tie against sin and death, accept his deliver
ance. hen tempted to a feeling of lonel1-
ness and flsheartenlnent appreciate the
, promise: The angel of the Lord encampeth
around about them that fear Him and deliv-
ereth them" Oh. | am so glad that thu,
spaces between here and heaven are thronged
with these 9upernaturals taking tidings home,
bringing messages here, rolling back obstacles
from our path and giving us defense, for ter
rifle are the forces who dispute our way, and
II the nation OF the good angels is on our side.
the nation OF bad angels is on the other side
1aul hai II right WHen he said. w WreStIp
not against flesh and blood, but against Prin-
Qualities. against Powers, against the rulers
Of the darkness of this world, against spirit
ual wickeiness IN high places" In that
awful fight may God send us mighty angelic
enforcement We want all their wings
N our side, all their swords on our side. all
heir chaliots on our side. :
Thank God that those who are for us are
i%llghtier than those who are against us! And
mat thought makes me jubilant as to the
nal triumph. Belgium, you know, was the
attic ground of England and France. Yea.
telgIllm more than once was the baltic
found Of opposing nations. 1t so happens
nat this world is the Belgium or battle
,tound between the angelic nations, good anG
I'd. Michael, the commander-in-chief on
ne side; luclfer, as Byron calls him, or
I~ephistopheleS, as Goethe calls him. or
:atan. as the Bible calls him, the commander
it!-cilet on the other side. All pure angel
Iood under the one leadership, and all aban-
Goned angeihood under the other leadership.
Many a skirmish have the two armies had.
but the great and decisive battle is yet to be
fought. Either from our earthly homes or
down from our supernal residences, may we
come III on the right side; for on that side are
God and heaven and victory. Meanwhile the
battle IS beng set IN array, and the forces
celestial and demoniacal are confronting
each other. Hear the boom of the great
rannonaae already opened. Cherublm,
Seraphlm, Thrones, Nominations, Princi-
ptlities and Powers are beginning to ride
DOWN their foes, AMI until the work is COM
pleted, Sun, stand thou still upon Gideon,
and thou. Moon. IN the valley of A ialpnr'