Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-11-08

there to help 1t, or some celestial may be
standing at the farthermost outpost Of i'm
mensity. and God may say "Comel" and
Elijah, Hagar, Joshua, Gideon, Manoah,
Paul, st. John, could tell of their unhin-
dered locomotion. The red feet OF sum-
mer lightning are slow compared with
their hegiras.
Another remark have to make concern.
Ing these fllustrious immortals is that they
are multitudinous. Their census has never
been taken, and no one but God knows
how many they are, but all the Bible ac-
counts suggest their immense numbers
companies of them, regiments of them.
armies Of them. mountain tops haloed by
them, skies populous with them. John
speaks Of angels and other beings round
the throne as ten thousand times ten thou
sand. Now according to my calculation,
ten thousand times ten thousand are 1O0,-
0,0O0. But these are only the angels in
one place. David counted 10000 of them
rolling down the sky IN chariots. When
| God came away from the riven rocks Of
Mount Sinai, the Bible says He had the
companionship Of 10000 angels. I think
ut every birth, at every pillow, at every
hour, at every moment, the earth full OF
them, the heavens full of them.
They outnumber the human race in
this world. They outnumber ransomed
spirits In glory. When Abraham had his
knife uplifted to slay Isaac, 1t was an angel
who arrested the stroke, crying, "Abra-
ham, Abrahaml'' 1t was a stairway Of
angels that Jacob saw while pillowed in
the wilderness. We are told an angel lei
the hosts Of Israelites out Of Egyptian
serfdom. 1t was an angel that showed
Hagar the fountain where she filed the
bottle for the lad. 1t was an angel that
took Lot out OF doomed Sodom. It was an
angel that shut up the mouth of the hum
cry monsters when Daniel was thrown in
III w N fhof fa1
Elijah under the juniper tree. 1t was an
angel that announced to Mary the ap-
preaching nativity. They were angels that
chanted when Christ was born. 1t was an
angel that strengthened our Saviour in His
agony. 1t was an angel that encouraged
Paul In the Mediterranean shipwreck
1t was an angel that burst open the prison,
gate after gate, until Peter was liberated.
1t was an angel that stirred the pool of
Siloam, where the sick were healed 1t
was an angel that John saw flying through
the midst Of heaven, and an angel with
foot planted on the sea, and an angel that
opened the book, and an angel that sound
ed the trumpet, and an angel that thrust
In the sickle. and an angel that poured out
/ the vials, and an angel standing In the sun.
1t will be an angel with uplifted hand
swearing that time shall be no longer In
the great final harvest Of the world the
reapers are the angels. Yea, the Lord
shall be revealed from heaven with mighty
angels. Oh, the numbers and the might
and the glory Of these supernals- fleets of
them, squadrons of them host beyond
host, rank above rank, millions on mill
ions, and all on our side II we will have
them!
This leads me to speak of the Offices of
these supernals. To defend, to cheer, to
rescue, to escort, to give victory to the
right and overthrow the wrong-that is
their business-just as alert to-day and
efficient as when in Bible times they spread
n n ah autb baH
penitentiaries or filled the mountains with
horses of fire hitched to chariots of fire and
driven by reinsmen Of fire. They have
turned your steps hundred times, and
you know 1t not. You were on the way to
do some wrong thing, aud they changed
your course. They brought some thought
~ nh-'et'"n -parentage or OF loyalty to
you. aome. snd that arrested you.
They arranged ""nid me Y
you at that cris
honorable and
from your po sv,,
amusement, at .~fonnd
1t was an angel -.nd parbons tha
very one that gu ed you to this service
and that now Waits to report some holy
impression to be made upon your
the doorstep of your immortal
spirit and the other foot lifted
for ascent into the skies. By some prayer
detain him until he can tell you OF a re-
pentant and ransomed soull Or you were
some time borne down with trouble be. !
reavement, persecution, bankruptcy, sick.
ness and all manner of troubles beating |
their dtscords in your heart and life. You |
gave up. You said: 81 cannot stand IL any |
longer. I believe 1 will take my life. |
the precipice that will end this torment OF |
earthly existence2" But suddenly your
mind frightened. Courage came surginR
into your heart like oceanic tides. You
said, GOD is on my side, and all these ad-
versities He can make turn out for my
good" Suddenly you felt peace, a deep
peace, the peace of God that passeth all |
understanding. What made the changer
a sweet and mighty comforting angel oil
he Lord met you. That was all.
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 you against the wrong.
shun 1t. Sent forth from God to help you
In this great battle against sin and death,
accept his deliverance. When tempted to
a feeling of loneliness and dishearte enment,
appropriate the promise, 1.-The angel OF
the Lord encampeth around about them
that fear Him and delivereth them" Oh,
am so glad that the spaces between
1ere and heaven are thronged with
:hese supernaturals taking tidings
home, bringing messages here, rolling
back obstacles from our path and giving
is deienses, for terrific are the forces who
good angels Is on our side the nation OF
bad angels is on the other. Paul had II
right when he said, I'VE wrestle not
against flesh and blood, but against prin.
'iPaiitio+, against powers, against the
rulers of the darkness OF this world.
against spiritual wickedness in high
places" In that awful fight may God send
as mighty angelic re-enforc ementl We
want all their wings on our side, all their
swords on our side; all their chariots on
our side.
Thank God that those who Are for us are
mightier than those who are against usi
And that thought makes me jubilant as to
nal triumph. Belgium, you know was the
OF England and France. Yes,
Belgium more than once was the battle.
ground OF opposing nations. 1t so happens
hat this world is the Belgium or battle
ground between tire angelic nations, good
and bad. Michael, the communicative chief
on one side; Lucifer. as Byron calls him,
DR. Mephistopheles. rs Goethe calls him; or
satan, as the Bible calls him. the com
na nder-in chief on the other side. All pure
gelhood under the one len dersnip and all |
abandoned angeihood under the OF her lead
,rship. Many a skirmish have the wo arm
es hnd, but the great and decisive bat le fs
yet to be fought. Ell her from our earthly
ZONES or down from our supernal resi-
1ences may we come In on the right side
or on that side are God and heaven and
'ictory. Mean while the battle is being set
n array, ana The forces celestial and
ienoniacal are confronting each other.
Hear the d ON OF the great cannonaie al
'eady opened! Cherubim, seraphim,
thrones, Nominations, prIncipalities and
powers are beginning to ride down their
oes, and. until the work Is completed,
Sun. stand thou still upon Gibeon. and
hoa. i..epI, in the valley o. Ajalonr'
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Useful Hints. i