The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-10

shall be so poor In dying he cannot
afford angelic escort. 1t would be a
long way to so alone, and up paths we
have never trod, and amid blazing
worlds swinging in unimaginable mo-
mentum, out and on through such dis
tances and across such inhnitudes OF
space, we should shudder at the
thought OF going alone. But the an
gelic escort will come to your IAN
gushing pillow or the place of your
fatal accident, and say HAL, I'M
mortal one! All is we'll; God hath
sent me to take you home" And, with
out tremor or slightest sense OF peril
you will away and upward, further on
and further on, until after while
heaven heaves in sight, and the rumble
of chariot wheels and the roll OF
mighty harmonies are heard IN the
distance, and nearer you come, ana
nearer still, until the brightness Is ike
many mornings suffused into one, and
the gates lift, and you are inside the
amethystine walls and on the banks
of the jasper sea. forever safe, forever
Tree, lOlcteT well, lOiSNCi iSSe~N'
ever united, forever happy. Mothers,
do not think your little children go
alone when they quit this world. Out
of your arms into angelic arms; out
| of sickness into health; out OF the
cradle into a Saviours bosom. Not an
| instant will the darlings be alone be-
tween the two kisses-the last kiss OF
Iii Of
"Now, angels, do your work. cried an
| expiring Christian. r,t
Yes. a guardian angel for each one
| of you. Put yourself now In accord
| with him. When he suggests the right.
| follow it; when he warns against the
wrong, shun it. Sent forth from God to
| help you in this great battle against
sin and death, accept his deliVerance.
When tempted to feeling of loneli-
ness and DISAGREEMENT, appropriate
the promise, THE angel OF the LORD
encampeth around about them that
fear him and delivereth them" Oh,
am SO glad that the spaces between
here and heaven are thronged with
these supernaturals, taking tdlngs
home, bringing messages here, rolling
back obstacles from our path and CIV
ing us defense; for terrific are the
forces who dispute our way, and II the
nation of the good angels is on our SIDE,
the nation of the bad angels is on the
other Paul had it right when he said.
I'VE wrestle not against flesh and
blood, but against municipalities,
against powers, against the rulers OF
the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places.
In that awful fight may God send us
mighty angelic reinforcement! We
want all their wings on our side. all
their swords on our side, all their
chariots on orr side.
Thank God that those who are for
US are mightier than those who are
against us! And that thought makes
me jubilant as to the final triumph.
Belgium. you know, WAS the battle
ground OF England and France. Yea,
Belgium more than once was the bat
tle-ground of opposing nations. 1t so
happens that this world is the Belgium
or battle-ground between the angelic
nations. good and bad. Michael, the
commander-in-ch on one side; LII
offer, as Byron calls tim, or Mephis-
tophees, as Goethe calls him, or Sa-
tan. as the Bible calls him, the c1m-
mander-in-c chief on the other side. All
pure angelhood under the one leader
ship, and all abandoned angelhood I'M
der the other leadership. Many Skin
mish have the two armies had, but the
great and decisive hattie is yet to be
fought. Either from DIR earthly.
homes or down from our supcrnal res
idences may wo come in on the right
side: for on thai side are God and
heaven and victory. Meanwhile the
battle is being set liz array, and the
forces, celestial and demoniacal, are
confronting each other. Hear the boom
of the great cannonade already opened!
Cherubim, seraphlm, thrones, domi-
nations, municipalities and powcrs are
beginning to ride down their foes, and
until the work y is completed. Sun.
stand thou still upon Gideon, and
thou, moon, in the valley of Ajalonl"