The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-11-04
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Philo ssid angels were related 70 God
a. the rays Of The Sun. F~ulgsndus Ea41
that they were composed Of body and
xpirit. Clement said thsy were ineor-
poreal AGguEdre said that they bad
been IN danger Of falling. but no~ are
beyond being tempted. But the only
authority on this subject that I respect
says they ARE divided into ehsrubim-
seraphim. thrones. dominions. Prinei-
paEtiss, powers. Their commander IN
chief Ia Michael. Daniel called him
Michael. ST. John called him Michael
These supsrnsl beings are more thor
oughly organized than any army that
ever marched. They are swifter than
any cyclone that ever swept the sea
They are more radiant than any morn
ing that ever came down the sky. They
have more 10 DO with your destiny and
mine than any being In the universe ex-
cept God. May the Angel Of the New
Covenant. who Is the Lord Jesus, open
our eyes and touch our tongue and
rouse our soul while we speak Of thsir
deathie1sness, their ~intsllgenes. their
numbers. their strength, their achieve
mentz.
Yea. deathless. They had a cradle
but will never have q grave. The Lord
: I sEss ye ssr i As ts Ssfs sSs axa aS'
guished or their momentum slow ul
or their existence terminate. The old
est Of them has not a wrinkle or q de-
crepitude or & ~hindrance. az young
after 5000 years Is at the close OF thsi
hrst hour. Christ said TO the good II
Heaven Neither they die AM
more. for they are equal unto the an
gela." Yes, osathlexs are these won
derful creatures Of whom speak. The
will see world after world 60 out, ant
there shall be no fading Of their owl
hrlnance. Yea, after the last worl'
has taken its last flight, they win b
ready for the widest circuit through i'm
, msnkty, taking a quAdrllion Of mile
In one sweep as easy as a pigeon circle
q ad0yecote. They are never sick. The,
are never exhausted. They need n
sleep, for they are never tired. AZ God
command they smote with death, In on
n hight 1s5. 900 Of sennacherIb's host. bu
no fatality can smite them. Awake
agile. multipotent, deathless, immortal
A further characteristic Of thes
radiant folk is intelligence. The woma
' Of Tekoah was right when she spoil
TO King David Of the wisdom Of a
sngel. We mortals take in what HIT.
ie we know through the eye and a al
Aostril and touch, but those beinl
have no physical incaSement, and hem
= they are al senses. A wall five fe
' thick IL not solid TO them. Throue
Il they 20 without disturbing fake
mortar or crystal Of sand. Knowledg
o It flashes on them. They take II in
g III points. They absorbit. They gath
Il up without any Underwent !
n need OF literature for them. The Il
tiers Of their bookH r starr. i
dIlhes Of their books are meteors. T
words Of their books are constellation
The paragraphs Of their books are g
Axies. The pictures Of their books q
e sunrises and sunsets and midnight q
re rorss and the Conqueror on the VIII
o. horse with the moo under his fe
n Their library Ia an open universe.
y, need Of telescope to see somethi
Y. millions Of miles away, for instant
lTt they are there 10 inspect and explore
Of All ASTRONOMERS, ell geologea, al b
Is snies. all PHILOSOPHERS at their "a
'te What an opportunity for inttllIgel
IL thsiui What facilities for know
evsrvthin9 and knowing II right ava
There u only n thing that p
them 70 their Wits end, and the Ri
says they have to study that. II
have been studying II through all
ages, and yet | warrant they have
fully graSped 1.-THE wonders Of
demption. These wonders are 20 hi
so deep, SC grand, 30 ~stupendous,
magnificent, that even the istenlgel
Of angslhood 10 COMPOUNDED before
The apostle says, (which things
90 angels desire 10 look into" That
subject that eHcites inquihuvsnsss
their part. That is q theme that str1
2 their faculties 10 the utmost. Tha
higher than they can climb, deeper Il
. they csn dive. They have Q desire
semftbing too big for their conf
" hension. (which things the ane
dssire TO look into" But that does
discredlt their iptslligenes. No
- but God Himself cap fairly undsrst'
,si the runden Of redemption. II
d. Heaven should study II for 90 osntur
" they would get no further than
NJ A B c Of that ipexhAustible subj
ut But nearly ell other realms Of kpo
IN edge they have rtnsAcksd and exple
y. end comprised. No D but God
Tell them anything they DO not KIN
They have read 10 the last word Of
last line Of the last page Of the ]
volume Of Investigation, and what
Lights me most IL that all their ints
genoe IL 10 be al our disposal, and, *
O. Ing into their presence, they will
Us IN Ave minutes more than We
o. learn by 100 year, Of earthly Surn
y ing.
Another remark ! have 10 make Q
V eerning these nlustrious immortal
o. that they are multitudinous. II