The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-01
Our Angels.


Our Angels.
New York Herald.
Angels came ana ministercd unto him.
Matthew. iy., IL.
1t is glad surprise to the careful
student of the older and the newer Scrip
lures that the beings whom we call angels
occupy 80 prominent "A position in the
Fathers dealings with His children ON
the earth. And 1t is not the least
curious fact In the history of our mod.
ern religious life that the mis- sion of these
angels should he either ignored or prac-
tically discrcditcd. We have not been
willing 10 admit that God uses any see
ondary agencies IN the accomplishment
of His purposes.
AS a consequence We suffer spiritual
loss. for there is greater comfort to be
had in the belief that throng of in
visible beings are nigh AT hand in our
time of trouble, ldtying US in our distress.
and lending such aid us lies in their
power How many of our burdens are
lighiened by their succorng strength,
how frequently We are enabled 10 resist
temptation hy their power added to our
own, how often holy suggestions come
from them which We attribuate to- our
own minds or hearts, no one can tell.
But that they do come from Heaven to
earth and thst pur daily lives are blessed
10y their presence no one who accepts the
history can possibly doubt.
Their dbings run through the pages Of
the OLD Testament like a golden thread
IN II costly fabric The dark places in
the life of the ancient Hebrews are il
'lumincd by them, aud every prophet held
communion with them and received from
them the mandates OF the Most High.
Daniel. when speaking of III" strait he
was In. said Behold there stood before
me as the appearance of man
and he Informed me and talked with me,
aud his experience is SO multiplied by
others al Ike nature that We are al
most startled 10y their constant rccur-
renee. They shine like star. on winter
night; and TO them the Hebrews were
indebted for their courage and their ma
tiohal glory.
The birth of Christ was announced hy
nm angel, the flight into Egypt with the
Child WAS commanded Ivy an angel; when
the temptation of Christ was ended He
MAS ministcrcd unto 10y angels, when
the fearful women stood nj the tomb
it WINS an angel whose raimcnt was
white ms SNOW" who proclaimed the
resurrection, and when the mob follow
cd the Lord, and the disciples talked of
resistance by force, He rcbuked them.
declaring that if ncrdful lie could call
on more than twelve lreions of angels"
udduce ouly a fcW uHt Of MAY
instances, but they are sufficient 10 cS-
tahlish and emphasize the fact that we
are seen though we do not see. and that
Heaven holds the earth ia it's arms Il,
"A mother her babe. No distance forius
a hnrricr either Ia our longing or to their
Response To- il. We may not feel the hand
that is placed lu ours, bat II is there
we do not hear with the herring of the
ear, but with the hearing of the heart,
we DO not see these guardian spirits with
the eve. but with our inner consciousness
"a flstf tltE close lax.
What "a glorious roulm of thought We
are exploring! What glorious realm of
fact is revealed ia MS, The poor soul that
is hciug driven along thc downward path
hy iho fury of hi, pr-sous III accom-
pnni,d ut every step 10y Gods messengers
lowe aud with thcir suprcmcst efforts
they frs tu bar his way to further
,vrctrhpdnrsS The lonely heart that has
teen chilled by frosty misfortune, and fall,
upon desperate mood thnt regards even
crime with indifference, ~ surrounded
hy Invisible agents who are doing all
that Heaven itsclf can suggest TO make
tho WHY smoother and the sky brighter
Aud the mourning soul sitting IN the
shadow OF a great bereavement. looking
upward with tear diumcd ewes = no one
ucur to whisper conSolauonf Is God Nm
miHdful or puwcrles1 to assunee TINS
grief. The angels who represent Gods
sympathy are IN that darkcucd ROOM
and the peace that comes to the broken
heart comes from above.
We have here practical fact, hut We
have made too lttlr usc of IT, The
wonder is thot we have neglected II so
luur for IT - one uf the most precious
uutl. tee hr found within the whole
range If Gods providoucc Not alone,
never alone, hut always IN the com
pnniouShip of mmetcrius spirits cnlolucd
hy the Fn,hor to do US GOOD service u