The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-14

Ministering spirits, escorting spirits, iefend-
ing spirits, guardian spirits-yea, they have
All worlds on their thought. We are told
they sang together at the creation and that inn
piled not only the creation OF our world. bnt
oil other worlds. Shall they plan only for
| our little planet and be unconcerned for
planet 800 times larger No. They have all
the galaxies under their observation. Mighty
| schemes OF helpfuness TO be laid cut and
executed. shipwrecked worlds to be towed in.
planetary fires to be put out. demoniac
| hosts riding up to be hurled back and down.
These angels OF light unhorse an Apollyon
with one stroke Of battleax celestial. They
talk these matters all over They bend toward
each other In sublime collo1uy They have
| cabinet meetings Of winged immortals. They
assemble the mightiest OF them in holy con-
sultation. They plan out stellar, lunar solar.
consolidated achievement They vie with
each other as to who shall do the grandest
thing for the eternals. They compose doxol-
ocies 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 Tor its returning. No undertaking is so
difficult, no post of duty IL 50 distant. no
mission Is so stupeudOus but at Gods COM
mand they are gladly obtained.
When they sit together In heavens places,
Gabriel and Michael, the archnngel. and tho
angel that pointed Hlgar 60 the fountain in
the desert, and the angel that swung open
the prison door of delivered Peter. and the
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the end OF the world, and the angel that
stood 10y Paul to encourag, him ON tho
/ foundering cornship OF Alexandria, and tho
| two angels that sentinelci the tomb of
Christ. and the four angels that st. John saw
/ in Apocalypse at the four corners OF the earth,
and the twelve angels that guard the twelve
swinging pearls. and tho 10000 char
| ioted angels that the psamist de-
scibed, and moro radiant than all OF
them put together. and mightier than all. and
| loveier thah all, The Angel OF the Coven-
| ant the cadences OF His voice, tho best
/ music that ever entranced mortal or immor-
| tai ears, His smile another noon risen on mid
/ noon, His presence enough 90 make a heaven
/ ifthere werc no other rattraction-I say, when
/ they meet together In the council chambers
| close 90 the throne--Ah, that will be regalc-
ment Infinite. That will bo angels food.
Aud one of my exciting anticipations
OF heaven Is the prospect of seeing
aud talking with some OF them.
| Why notp What did they come out for on
| the balcony on that Christmas night and sing
for our world, II they did not want to be put
In communication with us? | know the sen
cnade was In Greek. but they knew that their
words would be translated in all languages.
IL they thought themselves too good to have
anything to do with Us, would they have
dropped Christmas carols upon the shep-
herds, as bal as any Of us have eyer been!
! Aye. IL they sang for mortals, will they not
sing for Us when we become immortals?
Now, in the emerald palace OF heaven let
the cupbearers AMI servants OF the King re-
move this course from the banquet and bring
on another course OF angels tood-the last
course and the best the dessert, the cul-
mination of the feast, which Is celebrative
jubilance. You and have known people
who prided themselves on never getting
excited. They have cultivated the phleg-
| matte. You never saw them cry; you
never heard them in n burst Of laugh
ter. They are monotonous and to me in
tolcrable. am afraid OF u mau or woman
that cannot cry; / am afraid OF q man or
woman who cannot langh. Christ says In
the book OF Revelation that such people arc
to Him nauseatlng and cause regurgitatlon
-Cievelation ILL.,, l6) because thou art luke
warm and neither cold not hot | will spew
thee out of Ny mouth" But tho angels In
heaven have no stolidity or unresponsive-
ness. There Is one thing that agitates them
into holy warmth. We know that absolute
ly II their harp be hung up on the panels
of amethyst, they take it down aad
the strings canticle. They run in to their
neghbors on the same golden street and tell
the good news. II Miriam has there cymbals
anything like those with which she per-
formed on the banks of the Red Sea. she
claps them in triumph and there is festa
table spread, and the best Of the angels food
Is set on 1t. When is II? II Is when a man or
woman down in the world who was all
wrong by the grace OF God is made all right
-(Luke xv., l0) "There Is Joy In the
presence of the angels of God over one sin
ner that repentath." Why are they so happily
asitated2 Because they know what a tre-
mondOus thing IL Is to turn clear around from
the wrong and take the right road. Ii Is be-
cause they know the difference between
swines' trough with nothing but husks and a
Kings banquet with angels food. II is be-
cause they know the infinite, the everlasting
! A "a h.tx N
And then their festivity is catching. II we
hear the bells OF city ring, we say, "What
is that forI" II we hear rolling out from an
auditorium the sound OF a full orchestra, we
say, What is happening here2' And when
the angels of God take on jubliance over n
case OF earthly repentance your friends
in heaven will say; what new thing
has happened? Why full diapason? Why
the chime from the oldest towers
OF eternity" The fact il, my hearers,
there are people in heaven who would like to
hear from you. Your children there are
wondering when father and mother will
come into the kingdom, and with moro glee
than they ever danced In hallway at your
coming home at eventide they will dance
the 1oor Of the heavenly mansion at the
tdings OF father and mother saved. Be-
side that the old folks want to hear from
you. They are standing at the head OF the
celestial stairs waiting for the news
that their prayers have been answered,
and that you are coming on 70 take from
their lips u kiss better than that which now
they throw you, Calling you by your first
name, as they always did, they are talking
about you and saying, There is our son,
. or There is our daughter down in that
world Of struggle battling, suffering, SHINING
weeping. Why can they not sea that Christ
is the only one who can help and comfort
and saye2'
Tint is what they ars saying about you.
And II you will this hour in one prayer OF
surrender that will not take more than a
second 10 make decide this then swlfter than
telegraphic dispatch tho news would reach
them, aud angels OF God who never fell
, would join your glorlned kindred in cele-
, bration, and the caterers Of heaven would do
, their best. and saints and seraohs side by
side would take angels food. Glory 70 God
, for such possibility! Oh, that this moment
there might be rush for heaven!
/ The Spirit and the Bride say, Come.
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