Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-03-22
REV. DIR. TALMAGE,
SUNDAYS SERMON IN rup xn
YORK ACADEMY OF MUSIC
subject: ga Seraphic Dietn
TEXT: "Man did emf anoeIo, .oo,.
Psalms xviii, 25. iood :

p:, TEXT: MAN did eat angels food"
Psalms xviii, 25. ioo"
somewhat risky would be the underta kin
~ - CTil Just what was the mama that fell :
u-os taih5lites IN the wilderness, Of what
MaS mace and who made it, The mann
was was called angels food, but why ca cajIn5
~ =" "aa ~ because 1t came from the place wher
GSol9 I'VE, or because angels c1nO011nde
H. or because angels did eat il. or beraI1s
was good enough for angels? On wha
| crystal platter was ii carried 10 the doo, -
| heaven and then thrown out2 pow a., =
taste! we are told there was in II sornetbin,
IKE money, but ii the saccharine taste in i
pa! nad been too strong many would NOT hav,
iiie aneu II; ana so 1t may have had p comrnin
slIns OF MAYORS, this delicacy Of the skies I
! ulust nave been nutritious for Nation liva(
S On II for forty years. 1t must have beer
| neathIul. Tor 1t is 80 inspiringly apblauded
IL must have been abundant. because if dis.
hllsSed the necessity Of sutler for q graa,
| army. eA0"
;a Each person had ration of three quarts
duay allowed to him. and so $1,000 pounds
| were necessary every week. Those were the
| Il1eS OF which my text speaks, when "mau
dld eat angels food" If the good Lord
VINO mas helped me 30 often, will help me
Low 1 VIII first tell you what is angels
sood, ana then how We may get some Of if
ior ourselves. In our moral state we rnust
nave ior maSticatiOn and digestion and
dHSlhlllatlOn the products of the earth
Corporolty, rs we'll as mentality and
9@plr1tuahty, @ characterizes us. The style of
dIet has much to do with our we'll being
Light and frothy food taken exclusively re-.
i 3uits IN weak muscle and dsemi-individuaIism
Inc taxing OF too much animal food produces
oenS"aiity Fegetarans are cranks. Reason
ape selection of the farinnceous and the
9oIiu ordinarily produces physical stamina.
but we have all occasionally been in nm
ecStatlc state where we forgot the necessity
VI earthly food. We were fed by lows hv
hhtlclp6tOns, by discoveries bv cOmDanton-
sh1pS that dwindled the dining hour into
ihSisnlncance and made the pleasures of the
,toIe t stupid and uninviting. There have
peen cases whore from seemingly invisible
sources the human body has been main
tanned, as in the remarkable case Of our in
VaIlu ana Christian neighb0r, MoIlie Fanch-
er, known throughout the medical and
'hrlStlan world for that sha was seven
Wees WtthouE earthly food fei and s,Is-
tanned on heavenly visions Our beloved
Dr Lr2ha'nS Prime editor and t;la0lof,inn
recorded the wonders concerning this girl
Professor West. the great scientist, marveIel
over IT. and Willard Parker Of worldwide
tame in surgery threw I'D his hands in
amnZement at it. There are times in ALI onr
uVes when the soul asserts itself and saws to
tAe oodY: "HuSh. stand back! Stand down.
am at banquet where no chalices CLEAN
ana no viands smoke and no culinary i'm
-! i'7 C,d'teI. an FEEDING on that
Whlch no human hand has mixed and no
earthly oven baked. 1 am eating "angels'
1000. II you have never been in such nm
eNatted state, L cOmmiserate your !aadan
temperament and dismiss you from this
service as incompetent to understand the
thrilling and glorious suSgestiveness Of nv
food" ~ ''1s'0I'
Now. what do the supernaturais live on?
Ihey experience none of the demands Of cor
Por'ety and have no hindrance or environ |
mont In the shape of bone and muscle and |
hesh, and hence that which may delectate |
our palate or invigorate our poor, diving |
frames would be of no use to them, But |
hey have food of their own. NY text saws
90. There may be other courses of food in
n ne NJ, heavenly menu that 1 am not aware
~, but L know of five or SIX STYLES of
ood always on celestial tables when cheru-
'im and seraphim and archangel gather for
1eaT Tenly repast-the mystery of REDEMPTION.
music, the heavenly picturesque,
ublime cOllOquv. eternal ENTERPRISES, sanity
lsSociat!0n. divine conpanionship, celebra-
i've lubilance. There is one subject that ex-
ltss the curiosity and inquisitiveness of all
hose angels. st. Peter says, (Which
hing the angels desire to look into'-that
;, why did Christ exchange palace for a
arm? Why did He drop a scepter from
lis right hand to take spear
nto His left side? Why quit the
nthem of the worshiping heavens to hear
be grooming of a weary mothers voice? Was
straw better than garland2 "Could 1t not
ave been done In some other Way?' saws
ngel the first. ''Was the human race worth
uch sacrificed" says angel the second, |
How could heaven get along without Him
lr thtrty-three years2' says angel the third.
Through that assassination may sinful man {
lse into our eternal companionship," says !
ngel the fourth. ,
And then they all bend toward each other +
nd talk about it and guess about it and try t
} 1athom it and prOphesy concerning It. +
ut the subject Is too big, and they only nib '
lie at It. They only break off a piece of it, +
hey only taste it,. They Just dip into it. t
amb that was slain" And another saws, '
UnsearchabIe." And another says, t
Past finding out!' And another SAYS, /
Aielui'' And then they all fill their I
Fps OF gold with the 'new wine of the /
ngdom." Unlike the beakers of earth. /
mich poison, these glow with immortal q
ealth, the wine pressed from the grapes of | v
e heavenly Eshcol. and they all drink to t
e memory of manger and cross, shattered Il
pulcher and Olivetic ascension. Oh, that t
ptur0uS. inspiring, transporting theme of | a
e worlds ransom! That makes angels f
cd. The taking of that food gives stronger C
lise to their gladness, adds several morn t;
gs of radiance to their foreheads. is
YES vaster circle to the sweep W
a,,ttiar thelr wings sa on mission Mss intercon. "
-
at angels food fall all around our wilder D
SIS camp to-day, and we feel like crying p
tn Paul: ''Oh, the depth Of the riches, both a.
the wisdom and knowledge of Godr' or N
tn expiring Stephen. "LOrd Jesus, receive II
Y spirit" o. with many an enraptured soul: c;
zone but Christ! None but Christi" Pass sy
ound this angels food. Garry it through K
these aisles. Climb with it through all cf
ese galleries. Take it among all the novels d
we'll as among all the palaces of the great
nj 3 = hi - |
Cd. is
Now, in the emerald palace of heaven let al
; cuphearerS and servants of the King re- sa
we this course from the banquet and bring III
another course of angels food. which is ca
eStial music. You and I have seen at in
ne concert or orato-io a whole assemblage ht
whom the mus ic was feast. Never any tn
ng that they took in at the lips of the of
uth was 50 delightful to their taste tn
that which they took in at the lips of he
ear. | have seen and You have seen W,
)ple actually intoxicated with sweet co
Inds. Oratorios which are always too pro- tn
cted for those of US who have not had our co
ulties cultivated in that direction We're tn
-er long enough for them. As at II o'clock Tic
night the leader of the orchestra gave the sit
ee taps Of his baton to again start the yo
sic they were as fresh and alert as when. ce
ee hours before and at o'clock. the cur th
L first lifted. Music to them is food an
body. food for mind and food th'
soul. from What L READ IN my th'
lie 1 think celestialized music will na
ke up a large part of angels food. alb
Y do I say ''celestialized music?" Be or
Sc though music may have been born in VIC
ven it had not all its charms until 1t came we
arth and took baptism of tears. Since is
4 1t has had pathos and a tenderness an
t 1t could not otherwise have possessed
hal to pass under the shadows and over An
my seas and weep at sepulCherS and to SUI
hummed as lullaby over the cradle of sec
children before it could mount to tei
present attitudes of heavenly power. the
organ on earth would be complete with wo
the stop ''tremOlo" and the stop ''vox bra
naua." And no music of heaven would the
complete without the ''tremolo" of earthly sid
e. ,-4c,l. hum 1c,fI