The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-03-27
ANGELS.
.rp MESSENGERS or GOD.
,,suent Sermon on Angelology b,
DR.. Talmage.

b Niil.' w.
III, on a rock. Manoah and his
\ there kindled the flames FOR sacr,-
70 Of God and i'm honor OF a guest
[ssy supposed 90 be n man. But ns
H. rose higher and higher their
Il ! ,lest stepped into the flame and by
4 an asceuded into the skies. Then
f. that he was an Angel Of the Lord.
4. -sI did wondrously."
nnired and forty-eight times does
HI, refer 10 the angels, yet | never
= read q sermon on Angelology. The
ubiect is relegated 10 the realm
\. weird, spectral and unknown.
F,giournment is unscriptural and
\ OF their life, their character, their
her actions. their velocities. the
f.rss US full length portraits, and why
E5nged and absolute silence concern
IL Angelology is my theme.
|, Az two nations of angels, and they
[,Ie 70 each other: the nation of good
al the nation OF bad angels. or the
\ tlcheny speak to-day. Their capital,
|siquarters. their grand rendezvous,
H. tu; their empire is the universe.
r. A distinct race of creatures. No
|. s.uc can ever join their confrater-
little child who in the Sabbath
rS Il want 10 be an angel will
sTp her wish gratiiied. They are su.
IL but they are of different Grades
- not all on the same level, or the
.at They have their superiors and
snd equals | propose no guessing
| rbieci, but take the Biblo for my
| .bority Plato, the philosopher.
,nd divided angels into super-reles-
I-.sl and sub-celestial. Diouys.us, the
| al guessed. and divided them into
ssa.-,ha supreme, the middle and
n and each of these into three other
| making ninc in all
4 lf that the angels were related 10
II ,bsrays to the sun. Fulgentius said
g we're Composed Of body and spirit.
Il ai they were incorporeal. An.
uI that they had boen in danger of
| u. now are beyond being tempted.
II ayauthority on this subject that
ay. they are divided into Cheru.
k-rs.m. Thrones, Dorlinations, Prin.
Il. Powers. Their commander-in.
|,y.tae Daniel called him Michael.
allied him Michael. These supernal
n NOR, thoroughly organized than
|,-v that ever marched. They are
4 han any cyclone that ever swept the
|ray are more radiant than any morn
,gei came down the sky. They have
4 lowIth your destiny and mine than
~ n the universe except God. May
l5.0. the New Covenant, who is the
e open our eyes, and touch cur
all rouse our soul. while we speak of
|a.d.e,sness, their intelligence, their
\, their strength. their achievements.
i4'l'e,s They had y cradle. but
s-layr a grave. The Lord remem.
.sl ,ley were born, but no one shall
! aa.r,ye cxtinguishcd, or their mo-
,oH up, or their existence term
10, oldest ot them has not a wrinkle.
|rsp..aie, or a hindraocL, as young
J. thousand years as at the close of
81 hour Christ said of the good in
Neither can they die any more, for
J. Dual unto the angels. Yes, death
/ these wonderful creatures OF whom |
They will sec world after world 60
there snail be no fading Of their own
D. Yea after the last world has
& a,t flight they will he ready for the
circuit through immensity, taking n
| tlpg 0i miles in one sweep as easy as q
circle. q doyecpt. They are never
| hey are never exhausted. They need
.0r they are never tireI. At Coils
- they smota with death. in one
Ne hundred aud eighty-fve thousand
|n,a'rIb, host, but no fatality can
them. Awake, agile, multipotcnt,
4. immortal
|1ner anurdcter,stic of THESE radiant
rieiiIgenc-. The woman of Tekoah
,l' when she spoke to King David of
|sl1A Ut an angel. We take in what
\ Snow through eye and ear aud nos
/ touch but those beings have no
+ eI1a,ement and hence they are all
\ A wall five feet thick is not solid to
through II they 90 without disturb
1. mortar or crystal of sand. Knowl-
j 'a,he, On them. They take it I'm at
They absorb 1t. They gather it.
-'s, any hinderment. No need OF
be for them. The letters of their
'r stars The dashes of their books
-.i, The words of their books are
a'ln'. The paragraphs OF their books
Aa@. The pictures of thcir books are
4 and sunsets, and midnight auroras,
\ l'nqu"ror ON the white horse with
/ p under Ills feet, and seas of glass
4 Mth lire. Their library is an open
f Nc need OF telescope To see some
uIinnS ot miles away, for instantly
\ 'ueFe 10 inspect and explore IL. All
''e,, all geolugics, all botanieS, all
}"'' az their feet. What an OppOr.
''' intelligence j, theirs what facili.
1 Ah'"'nS everything and knowing it
j. only one thing that puts them 20
/" en-, and the Bible says they have
'Gdt, They have been STUDYING il
'sA tne ages, and yot | warrant they
| '-..{ srdsped 1.-THE wonders of Re
lHese wonders are so high, 50
-Sni, so Stupendous, SO magnificent.
'Ht Intelligence Of angelhooi is Goa
T.oieI' The apostle says: Which
20 ang's desire to look into" That
| mat cScitcS inquisitiveness on
! mat IS a thomc that strains their
,n'ir utmost. That is higher than
r., 'htlo, and deeper than they can
lA.F Aa'ea desire for something too
| 'r.i apprehension (which thinys
| u.si'' 70 lool; into But that does
| ', 'A'Ir intelligence. No one bu5
,in iully understand the won
teelllpton. If all heaven should
y. ",ly eternitics they would get no
~ ''u A i c of that inexhaustible
"1' nearly all other realms OF
''ey hayeransackei and explored
No one but God can tell
-'GS they do not know. They have
"' last word of the last line of the
4 'le last volume of investigation.
''- aus me most Is that ait their
y 20 be at our disposal, aud, COM
"'.' presence, they will tell US in
more tnal we can learn by one
'i earthly surmising.
characteristic Ot these inn
4 .Nelr velocity. This the Bible
.,,.ls' ..l,' under tho figure of wings.
(. u'''e' Tue figure Ot a flowing gar
II -.,'iil'' under TIA" figure OF naEeI
'"'>' superhumals are without
Np'esS.ons are OF course fgur-
1 4 "'etn s"lItness. The Bible tells
'.a 'D,. "a' praying, and Gabriel flew
anl tou'nel him before he got
4 pa DS S Ense' How far then, did
S"2rleI have 10 ny in those
H., pahleIa prayer. Heaven
4 Gr. " he the center of the uni.
|tls , Iuh and its planets only the
4 q, wheel OF worlds. In n mo.
4 aHsel Gabriel flew from that center
'Phely, jesus told Peta,, Ha couI1