The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-04-06
REV. DIR. TALMAGE
TIE BEOOKLYg DIvIyES SUN
DAY SERMON.
Subject: GA Seraphic Diet.''

Somewhat risky would be the underatan.
to tell Just what was the mama that fell to
the Israelites in the wilderness, OF what it
was made and who made it. The mama
was called angels food, but why so called!
Was it because it came from the place where
angels live, or because angels compounded
it, or because angels did eat it, or because
it was good enough for angels? On what
crystal platter was it carried to the door Of
heaven and then thrown out? How did it
taste? We are told there was in it something
ike honey. but if the saccharine taste in it
bad been too strong many would not have
liked it. and so it may have had a commin-
Cling Of fiayo-s, this deicacy Of the skies. It
must have been nutritious, for Nation lived
on it for forty years. It must have been
healthful. for it is sofnspiringly applauded.
1t must have been abundant. because it dis
missed the necessity Of sutler for great
army.
Each person had ration OF three quarts
day allowed to him. and so $4,000 pounds
were necessary every week. Those were the
times; of which my text speaks. when "man
did eat angels food" If the good Lord,
who has helped me- so often, will help me
now, I will first tell you what is angels
food, and then how We may get some OF It
have for mastication and digestion and
assimilation the products of the earth.
Corroreity, as well as mentality and
spirituality, characterizes Us. The style OF
diet has much to do with our well being.
Light and frothy food taken exclusively re-
suits in weak muscle and senf-iudividuaiiSm.
The taking OF too much animal food produces
sensuality. F5seta-ia1S are cranEs. Reason
able selection OF the iarinaceous and the
solid ordinarily produces physical stamina.
But We have all occasionally beea in an
w. &h,n "
OF earthly food. We were fed by joys. by
anticipations. by discoveries. By companion
shi3s that dwinGied the dining hour into
insicnifcance and made the pleasures OF the
table stupid and uninvitinS. There have
been eases where from seemingly invisible
sources the human body has been main
tanned, as in the remarkable case Of our in
valid and Christian neichbor, Molie Fanch-
er known throughout the medical and
Christian world for that she was seven
weeks without earthly food, fed and srls-
tana3 on heavenly visions. Oar beloved
Dr. Irensaus Prime. editor and thao'ogiaT,
recorded the wonders concerning this gil.
Professor Eas!. the great scientist, marve!ej
over if, an5 Willard Parker OF worldwide
fame in surgery threw up his hands in
amazement 1T It. There ara times in all our
lives when the soul asserts itself and says to
the body: ''Iush. stanj back! Stand down"
arl at a banquet where no chalces CLEAN
ani no viands smoke and 40 culinary i'm
plemepts elatter. I an feeding .on THAI
which no human haGI has mixed and no
earthly oven baked. am eating '!ansels'
food" !: You have never been in such an
eNa:te3 state, I commiserate your leaden
temperament and dismiss you from this
service as incompetent to understand the
thrilling AMI S!ori7Is sncgestireness OF my
text wIen it says, "Nan did eat angels
fool"
Now, what do the suDernaturals live oni
They exoacienee none oI the de922ds 9LeoSs
ment in the shape Of bone and muscle and
flesh, ana hence that watch may Gelectate
our palate or inviCorats our poor, dying
frames would be Of no use to them. But
they have q fool Of their own. My text says
50. There may be other courses OF food in
the heavenly menu that I am not aware
Of, but I know Of five or slX styles Of
fcod always on celestial tables when cheru-
bin and seraphim and archangel gather for
heavenly rapast-the mystery Of redemption,
sublime coiloquy. eternal enterprises, sanity
association. divine companionship, celebra-
tive iubilaDce. There is one subject that ex-
cites the curiosity ant inquiSjtiveness Of all
those angels. 81. Peter says, "Which
thing the angels desire to look into'-that
is why did Christ exchange palace for a
barn? Why did He drop a scepter from
His right hand to take spear
into His lett side? Why quit the
anthem OF the worship;nc heavens to hear
the grooming Ola weary mothers voice? Was
a straw better than a garland? ''Could it not
have been done in some other way?" says
angel the first. ''Was the human race worth
such sacrifce?" says angel the second.
Chow could heaven get along without Him
for thirty-three years?H says angel the third.
Through that assassination may sinfu! mar
rise into our eternal conpanionship," says
angel the fourth.
Sculpture will halt this side tho grave be
cause it chiefly commemorateS the forms OF
those who in heaven will be reconstructed.
and what would We want Of the sculptured
imitation when we stand in the presence Of the
resurrected original? Painting will halt this
side the grave because the colors of earth
would he too tame for heaven. and what use
to have pictured on canvas the scenes which
shall be described to us by those VINO were
the participants? One OF the disciples will
tell US about the i'LaSt Supper" better than
Titan with mighty touch set up in art gallery.
The plainest saint by tongue will describe the
siLast Judgment better than Michael Angelo
with his pencil put it upon the ceiling Of the
Vatican. Architecture will halt this side the
., W
tect's compass and design in that city which
is already built and garnished until nothing
can be added? All the Tuiieries and Windsor
Castles and st. Clouds Of the earth piled up
not euualing its humbleSt reSidenceS; all the
st. Pauls and st. Peters and ST. Izaaks a21
St. Sophit.s of the earth built into one
cathedral NOT equaling the heavenly temple.
But music will pass right on, right up and
tight in, and millions in heaven will ac-
Al 4,,a
chief cause Of their salvation. On, would
like to be present when all the great Chris
tan singers aad the great Christian players
of all the ages shall co1grcGate in heaven.
OF course they must, like all the rest Of Us,
be cleansed and ransomed by the blood OF
the slain Lamb. Alas, that some Of the
great artists Of sweet sound have been as
distinguished fcr prodigacy as for the way
they warbled or sang or fingered the key
board or trod the organ pedal. Some
who have been distinguished bassOs and So
pranos and prima donnas on earth, feel will
never sing the song OF Moses and the Lamb,
or pat the lips to the trumpet with sounds OF
victory before the throng. Bnt many Of the
masters who charmed Us on earth will more
nightly charm us in heaven. Great
music hall Of eternityI May you aud
be there some day to acclaim when the
''Helleluiah Chorus" is awakened As
on earth there have been harmonies
made up of other harmonies, a strain oi
music from this cantata. and q strain OF
music from that overture and 4 bar from this
and a bar from that, but ona great tune or
theme, into which ali the others were poured
as rivers into sea, so it may be given u tho
mishtiest soul in the heavenly world to
gather something irom all the sacred SONGS
we have sung on earth, or which have been
sung in all the ages. and roll them on in
eternal SYN Gaouy. but tho 1Eio great theme
and the one overmaSterinS tone that
shall carry all before it aad upisft all heaven
from central throne TO iarthest gate OF pearl
and TO highest c;.pStone u amethyst will be,
"Unto Hin who loved us ard washed Us
from our sins in His own blood, and made
Us kings and priests unto God and the Lamb,
60 Him be glory That Will be mama
enough for all heave- to feed on. That will
he a bsaqnet fc. immortals. That will be