The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-03-15


from the place where angels live; or be-
cause angels compounded 1t; or because
angels did eat 1t; or because II was good
enough for angels? On what crystal
platter was II carried to the door OF
heaven, and then thrown out? How did
IL taste We are told there was In 1t
something like honey, but If the saccha-
rine taste in 1t had been too strong,
many would not have liked II, and so 1t
may have had a commingling of flavors
this delicacy Of the skies. 1t must
have been nutritious, for nation lived
on IL forty years. 1t must have been
healthful for IL has been so inspiringly
applauded. 1t must have been abundant.
because 1t dismissed the necessity OF a
sutler for a great army. Each person
had ration of three quarts dssy allowed
to him, and so fifteen million pounds
were necessary every week. Those
were the times Of which my text speaks
when man did eat angels food" II
the good Lord. who has helped me so
often, will help me now, / will first tell
you what is angels food, and then how
we may get some of IL for ourselves. In
our mortal state we must have for mas
tication. and digestion. and assimila-
ton, the products Of the earth. Cor
poreity, as well as mentality, and spirit
uality, characterizes US. The style OF
diet has much to do with our well-being.
Light and frothy food taken exclusively
results in weak muscle and semi-invalid-
ism. The taking of too much animal
food produces sensuality. Vegetarians
are cranks. Reasonable selection Of the
farinaceous 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 discover
les, by companionships that dwindled
the dining hour into insignificance, and
made the pleasures of the table stupid
and uninviting. I Ae.'c have been cases
where from seemingly invisible sources
the human body has been maintained,
as in the remarkable case OF our invalid
and Christian neighbor. Mollie Fancher,
known throughout the medical and
Christian world for that she was seven
weeks without earthly food, fed and
sustained on heavenly visions. Our be-
loved Dr. Irenaeus Prime, editor and
theologlan, recorded the wonders con-
corning this girl. Prof. West, the great
ecientist, marveled over 1t, and Willard
Parker Of worldwide fame In surgery,
threw up his hands in amazement at 1t.
There are times In all our lives when the
soul asserts itself, and says to the body,
Hush! Stand backl Stand down.
/ am at a banquet where no chalices
CLEAN, and no viands smoke. and no
culinary implements clatter. am feed
ing on that which no human hand has
mixed, and no earthly oven has baked.
/ am eating angels food" II you have
never been In such an exalted state, l
commiserate your leaden temperament.
and / dismiss you from this service as
incompetent to understand the thrilling
and glorious suggestiveness Of my text
when it says: Man did eat angels
food"
Now. what do the supernaturals live
on? They experience none of the de-
mands Of corporeity, and have no him
drance or environment in the shape Of
bone and muscle, and flesh. and hence
that which may delectate our palate, or
invigorate our poor dying frames would
be of no use to them. But they have a
food of their own. My text says so.
There may be other courses of food in
the heavenly menu that 1 am not aware
Of but / know of five or six styles of
food always on celestial tables when
cherubim, and seraphim, and archangel
gather for heavenly repast; the mystery
of redemption; celestialized music; the
heavenly picturesque; sublime and col
loquy; eternal enterprises; sanity asso-
citation; Divine companionship; celebra-
tive jubilance. There is one subject that
excites the curiosity and inquisitive ess
of all those angels. st. Peter says,
Which thing the angels desire to look
into" That is why Christ exchanged a
palace for a barn? Why did he drop u
scepter from his right hand to take a
spear into his left side? Why quit the
anthem of the worshiping heavens to
hear the grooming of a weary mothers
voice? Was straw better than a gar
land? Gould IL not have been done in
some other way?' says angel the first.
WAS the human race worth such a
sacriice?" says angel the second. How
could heaven get along without him for
thirty-three years?" says angel the
third. Through that assassination may
sinful man rise into our eternal COM
panionshipr says angel the fourth. And
then they all bend toward each other
and talk about II, and guess about IL,
and try to fathom 1t, and prophesy con-
corning II. But the subject is too big,
and they only nibble at 1t. They only
break off piece of 1t. They only taste
It, They just dip into II. And then one
angel cries: Worthy is the Lamb that
was slainr' And anothey says, I'm
searchablev And another says, Past
finding outw AID another says, ALE
luiav' And then they all fill their cups
of gold with the new wine Of the king
dom" Unlike the beakers of earth,
which poison, these glow with immortal
health, the wine pressed from the grapes
of the heavenly Eshcol, and they all
drink TO the memory of manger and
cross, shattered sepulchre and Olivetfc
ascension. Oh, tho, rEpturous, inspir-
ing, transporting theme of the worlds
ransom! That makes angels food The
taking Of that food gives stronger pulse
to their gladness; adds several mornings
of radiance to their foreheads; give
vaster circle to the sweep of their W. "a
on mission decentralization. Some Of
the crumbs of that angels food fall all
around our wilderness camp to-day, and
we feel like crying with Paul, "Oh, the
depth of the riches, both OF the wisdom
and knowledge of Godr or with expir-
ing Stephen, Lord Jesus. receive my
spiritr' or with many an enraptured
soul. None but Christi None but
Christi" Pass around this angels food.
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