The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-14
The FOOD OF THE ANGELS
DR.. TALMAGE'S SERMON.


20 tell Just what was the manna that Tell to
the Israeites IN the wilderness, of what II
was made and who made 1t. The mamma
was called angels food but why so called?
Was IL because IL came from the place where
angels live. or because angels compounded
A. or because angels did eat it. or because
1, was good enough for angels2 On what
crystal platter was IL carried to the door OF
heaven and then thrown out2 How did IL
taste? We are told there was In IL something
like honey. but IL the sacchar,ne taste In II
had teen too strong many would not have
liked e. and so IL may have had commin-
cinc cf flavors. this delicacy of the skies. II
must have been nutritious. for Nation lived
on Il for forty years. II must have been
baalthiul. for II Is 50 inspirngiy applaudod.
n must have bccn abundant. because Il dis
missed the necessity OF a sutler for a great
army.
Each person hal ration Of three quarts
n day allowed TO him. and 20 5000 pounds
were necessary every week. Those were tho
fines Of which my text speaks. when "man
did eat angels food II the good Lord,
who has helped mo 50 often. will help mo
now. | will first tell you what is angels
food and then how we may get some Of Il
for ourselves. In our moral state we must
have for magtication and digestion and
a..iui iation the products OF the earth.
Corrareity. ~ well n mentality and
spirituality. charactcrizes US. The style OF
diet has much 10 do with our well beinc.
suits In weak muscle and semi-individualism
The taking OF too much animal food produces
sen,uality. NCgetarians are cranks. Reason
able selection of the fnrlnaceous and the
solid ordinarily produces physical stamina.
But we have all occasionally been in an
ecstatic state where we forgot the necessity
Of earthly food. We were fed by JOYS. by
anticipations. by discoveries by companion
ships that dwindled the dining hour into
insicnincance and made the pleasures OF the
table stupid and uninviting. There have
been cases where from seemingly invisible
sources the human body has been main
tained, a. In the remarkable case OF our in
valid and Christian neighbor. Mollic Fanch-
er. known throughout the medical and
Christian world for tina: she was seven
weeks without earthly food, fed and sus-
tanned on heavenly visions. Our beloved
Or. lrenPus Prime, editor and thcologian,
recorded the wonders concerning this girl.
Professor West. the great scientist, marveled
over it. and willard Parker OF worldwide
fame In surgery threw up his hands in
amazemcnt NJ IL. There are times in all our
lives when the soul asserts itself and says 10
the body: Hush. stand back! Stand down."
lam at n banquet whore no chalices CLEAN
and no vands smoke and no culinary i'm
ulements clattcr | an feeding on that
which no human han1 has mixed and no
earthly oven baked. / am eating CANCELS
food" II You have never been in such an
exalted state. / commiserate your loaden
temperament and dismiss you from this
service as incompetent TO understand the
thrilling and glorious suggestiveness OF my
text when 1t says, MAN did eat angels
food"
Now, what do the supernaturals 1.-Two on?
They experience none of the demands of cor
poriety and have no hindrance or environ
ment In the shape OF bone and muscle and
| flesh, and hence that which may delectate
| our palate or invlgorate our poor, dying
4 frames would be OF no use to them. But
| they have food of their own. Ny text says
So. There may be other courses of food In
the heavenly menu that / am not aware
Of, but / know OF FIVE or SIX styles of
food always on celestial tables when cheru-
bin and seraphim and archangel gather for
heavenly repHst-.he mystery Of redemption,
eelestialzed music, the heavenly picturesque,
sublime colloquy, eternal enterprises, sanity
association. divine companionship, celebra-
tive iubilancc. There is one subject that eX-
cites the curiosity and inquisitiveness OF all
those angels. St. Peter says (Which
thing the angels desire 10 look into"-that
1 l., why did Christ exchange palace for n
barn? Why did H. drop u scepter from
His right hand to take n 'spear
anthem Of the worshiping heavens to hear
the grooming Oft weary mothers voice? Was
a straw better than garlandP Gould 1t not
have been done in some other way?" says
angel the first. "Was the human race worth
such a sacrince?" saws angel the second.
How could heaven get along without Him
4 for thirty-threa years." says angel the third.
Through that assassination may sinful man
rise into our eternal companionship," says
angel the fourth
Sculpture will halt this side the grave be-
cause II chiefly commentaries the forms OF
tt ,se who in heaven will be reconstructed.
and what would we want of the sculptured
imitation when we stand in the presence of che
resurrected original? Painting will halt this
side the grave because the colors OF earth
would be too tame for heaven, and what use
TO have pictured on canvas the scenes which
snail be described to us by those who Were
the participants? One Of the disciples will
tell Us about the Last Supper" better than
Titan with mighty touch set up in art gallery.
The plainest saint by tongue will describe the
Last Judgment" better than Michael Angel
with his pencil put IL upon the ceiling Of the
Vatican. Architecture will halt this side the
grave. for what use would there be for archi-
tects compass and design in that city which
Is already built and garnished until nothing
can be added? All the Tulleries and Windsor
Castles and st. Clouds Of the earth piled uI
not equaling its humblest residences; all the
II. Pauls and st. Peters and ST. Izaahs and
81. Sophias OF the earth built into onC
cathedral not equalng the heavenly temple.
But music will pass right on, right up and
night In, and millions in heaven will ac-
knowledge that, under God, she was the
chief cause OF their salvation. Oh, would
Ike TO be present when all the great Chris
tan singers and tho great Christian player.
OF all the ages shah conSregate in heaven
VI course they must, like all the rest of US,
he cleansed aud ransomed 10y the blood OF
the slain Lamb. Alas. that some OF tn,
great artists OF sweet sound havs been a'
distinguished for proaigacy as for the way
,hey warbled or sang or fingered the key
board or trod the organ pedal. Some
who have been distinguished bassos and so
pranos and prima donaas on earth, feel vii
never sing the song OF Moses and the Lamb
otput the lips TO the trumpet with sounds o
victory before the throng. Bpt many OF th'
masters who charmed US on earth will NOR
NIGHTLY charm us In heaven. Grea
music hall OF eternity! May YOU and
pe there some day to acclaim when tn
halleluiah Chorus" is awakened A