The Penn's Grove record., 1895-03-15
PENNY GROVE. j. FRIDAY. MARCH Is. 1895

HtItIltE u I
executed. shtpwrecked worlds to be " IN,
planetary fires to be put out, demon1ac
hosts riding up to be hurled back and owl
These angels of light unhorse an ApoIyon
with one stroke OF battleax celestial Iney
talk these matters all over. They bend toward
each other in sublime colloquy. They nave
cabinet meetings OF winged immortals. Ihey
assemble the mightiest OF them in holy con-
sultation. They plan out stellar, lunar, sonar,
consolidated achievement. They We WIN
thing for the eternals. They compose doxol-
| ogies for the temple Of the sun. They pre-
side over coronations. II in the great organ
Of the universe one key gets out OF tune, they
| plan for its returning. No undertaXlng Is 80
difficult, no post of duty is so distant, no
mission is so ~stupendous but at COOS con-
nand they are gladly obtained.
When they sit together In heavens places
Gabriel and Michael, the archangel, ana tne
angel that pointed Hagar to the fountain IN
the desert, and the angel that swung open
the prison door OF delivered Peter, and the
angels who ran to the 70 be the reapers at
the end of the world, and the angel that
stood by Paul to encourage him on the
laundering cornship of Alexandria, ana the
two angels that sentineled the TOMB Oh
Christ, and the four angels that ST: John saw
in Apocalypse at the four corners OF the eartn,
and the twelve angels that guard the twelve
swinging pearls, and the 2o,ooo cnar-
ioted angels that tAn,. psalmlst az
scribed. and more radf.gh than all OF
them put together. and mightier than AL
%Iovelier than all, THE Angel 81 the Ooven.
ant" the eadences of His voice, the pest
music that ever entranced mortal or 1mmor-
tai ears, His smile another noon risen on MD
, noon. His presence enough to make q heaVen
ifthere were no other attraction say, when
thew meet together in the council champers
close to the throne-Ah, ina Will Dc .e SSn9
ment infinite. That will be angels 1000.
And one of my exciting anticipation
, OF heaven is the prospect OF seeing
: and talking with some OF Sxthem.
Why not2 What did they come out Tor on
. the balcony on that Christmas night and sung
for our world, If they did not want to be pui
q In communication with us2 l know the ser.
=. enade was in Greek, but they knew that theu
4 words would be translated in all languages
II they thought themselves too good to havt
n ANYTHING to do with us, would they nave
v dropped Christmas carols upon the snep
: herds, as ba | as any Of us have ever been
!. Ayel If they sang for m~ortals, Will they no
3ing for us when we become immortalsf
a Now, in the emerald palace of heaven, lie
the cupbearers and servants OF the King re
move this course from the banquet and brin'
on another course of angels food-the las
course and the best, the dessert, the cul
!. mination OF the feast, which is celebratly
"A iubilance. You and 1 have known peopl
who prided themselves on never gettin
excited. They have cultivated the phleS
Al matte. You never saw them cry; 70
never heard them In a burst OF laugf
ter. They are mo%notonous and TO me III
al tolerable. / am afraid OF a man or a womal
40 that cannot cry; l am afraid OF a man or
in woman who cannot langh. Christ says !
mr. the book of Revelation that such people Of
To to Him nauseating and cause regurgitatio
~ Revelation iii, 16) because thou art lux
m warm aud neither cold not hot l will spe.
thee out OF My mouth" But the angels
Mt heaven have no stolidity or unresponslv
no ness. There is one thing that agitates the
Ia, into holy warmth. We know that absolut
an ly. If their harp be hung up on the pane a.
bis with deft fingers pull from amor
he the strings a ~cantlcle. They run in to the
nv neighbors on the SAINT golden street and u
IA, the good new II Miriam has there cympa
~ anything like those with which she pc
,pp formed on the banks OF the Red Sea-, 8
elaps them in triumph. and there Is Test
table spread, and the best of the angels To-
"a is set on it. When is it? 1t is when a man
ate woman down in the world who was
no wrong by the grace of God is made all rig
8uf duke XIV, 10) There is JOY IN !
ous presence of the angels OF God over one 81
'ains ner that repenteth." Why are they so happi
ara agitatedP Because they know what a II
~ menduus thing 1t is to turn clear around fr
the wrong and take the right road. 1t is
90, cause they know the difference betwe
swines' trough with nothing but husks an,
ma ! hllG 3 DhIuutl mith = hpVN~ -.
cause they know the infinite, the everlasti
difference between down and up.
ay- And then their festivity is catching. II
all hear the bells of a city ring, we say, "Wl
is that forI" If we hear rolling out from
auditorium the sound of a full orchestra,
j. saw. "What is happening here?'' And WI
the angels Of God take on jubliance owe
case OF earthly repentance your friel
the in heaven will say: "What new tn
has happened? Why full diapason2 v
the chime from the Oldest tow
We OF eternity?" The fact is, my heart
.ays there are people in heaven who would lik'
hear from you. FOUR children there
md wondering when father and mother '
come into the kingdom, and with more g
than they ever dan eed in hallway at y
man coming home at eventide the VIII ia
the floor of the heavenly mansion at
tidings of father aud mother saved.
ba. side that the old folks want to hear Fl
~ you. They are standing at the head OF
celestial stairs waiting for the n
nred that their prayers have been answer
/ the and that You are coming on TO ta9e u
aha their lips u kiss better than that which I
,artb they throw you. Calling you by your
/ nsa name, as they always did, they are talk
'h;ob about YOU and saying, ''There Is our sc
were cr ''There Is our daughter down in
will world of struggle battling, suffering, Sim
than weeping, Why can hey not see tnat VI
iery. is the only one who can help and com
the and saver
lgelo Ihat Is VIA, tn9y aeo enSAnS Eve :
a the surrender that will not take more tina
chi second to make decide this then swifter t
Geographic dispatch the news would re
bioo them, and angels of God who never
,dsor would join your ~glorifed kindred In 2
d up nratloh, anu tae caeeIeis u eare Nv oid,
and side would take angels food. Glory to
one for such a possibility oh, that this NOR
- Aln.n notrhk ha n ruah for hQQ vRnt
lple. there might 10 rush ioi no"ro
/, and The Spirit and the Bride say, Come.
ac- Rejoicing saints re-echo. Come.
> the Who faints, who thirsts, who will may O
Thy Saviour bids theo come.
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