Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1899-11-16
instantly have 60, 900 angels present II ne

What foot OF antelope OK wing " 80
tross could equal that velocity! Law 0.
Qravitatton. which grips all things e.se'
las no influence upon angelic momentum.
inmensities before them open and smut
Ike . fan. That they are here is no reason
why they ehould not be a qutntiiiion OF
miles hence the next minute. our bodieS
hinder US, but our minds can circle the
earth In a minute. Angelo beings are
bodiless and have no Limitation. Goa may
With his finger point down to some world
in trouble on the outmost limits OF crea-
ton. and instantly an angelic cohort Is
there to help it, or some celestial may be
standing at the iarthermost outpost OF
mensity. aud God may say Gomez" and
INSTANTLY It is in His bosom. Abraham,
Elijah, Hagar, Joshua, Gideon, Manoan,
dered locomotion. The red feet OF sum-
mer lightning are slow compared with
their hegiras.
Another remark have to make concern
ing these illustrious immortals Is thatthey
are multitudinous. TIer census has never
teen taken, and 10 one but God knows
how many they are. but all the Bible ac-
counts suggest their immense numbers
companies Of them, regi nents OF them,
armies OF them. mountain tops haloed by
them, skies populous with them. John
speaks 81 angels ana other beings round
the throne AZ ten thousand times ten thou
sand. Now according 10 my calculation,
ten thousand times ten thousand ara lOO,-
900 90 Bat these are only the angels in
one place. David counted n, 900 Of them
rolling down the sky in clarlot5. When
God came away from the riyen rocks OF
Mount Sinai, the Bible says He had the
companionsnip O; 10. 900 angels. | think
they are IN every battle, in every exigency,
at every birth. a every pillow. at every
hour, at every moment. the earth ful or
Lhem, til. heaven. full OF them.
They outnutnhee the human race in
his world. They outnumber ransomed
spirl,sin glory. When Abraham had his
knife uplitted 10 slay Isaac. it WAS al angel
who arrested the stroke, crying. "Abra-
ham, Abrahaui' 1t wa< y stairway OF
angels tina. Jacob saw while piilowed in
the wilderness. We are told an angel lei
the hosts 81 I-raelites ont Of Egyptian
5erfdOm. Ii wa an aDgel that showed
! Haxar the ~fouutaiu wiier. she flied the
bottle for the lad. 1t was an angel that
took Lot ont .. doomed Sodom. 1t was an
angel that shut up the month Of the hun
cry monsters when Daniel was thrown in
to the cavern. II was an angel that fed
Eiljah under the juniper tree. 1t was an
angel that announced to Mary the APP
pronching nativity. They were angels that
chanted when Christ was born. 1t was an
angel that strengthened our Saviour in His
agony. It(was an angel that encouraged
Paul in the Mediterranean shipwreck.
1t was an angel that urst open the prison,
gate after gate. until Peter was liberated.
It was an angel that stirred the pool Of
Sloan, where the sick were healed. 1t
was an angel that jon saw flying through
tho midst OF heaven, and M angel with
foot planted on the sea. aud an angel that
opened the book. and an angel that sound
ed the trumpet, and an angel that thrust
in the sickle, and an ange! that poured out
the vials, and an angel standing IN the sun.
1t will be an angel with upliftei hand
swearing that time shall BE- no longer. In
the great final harves. OF the world the
a mr.. "a fhn noai Van Yha nri
shall be revealed from heaven with mighty
angels. Oh, the nunber- and tAe might
aud the glory OF these suPernals-neetS OF
them, squadrOns Of them. host beyond
host, rank above rank. millions on MILL
ions, and ali on our side il 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
wing or nnsheathed sword or rocked down
penitentiaries OR filed the mountains with
I horses OF fire hitched to cnariots OF fire and
driven by reinsmeu Of fire. They have
turned our steps a hundred times, and
, you know 1t not. You were on the way to
( do some wrong thing, and they changed
( your course. They brought some though!
OF Christian percentage or OF loyalty te
t your own home. and that arrested you
e They arranged that some one should NEE
: You at that crisis and propose something
honorable and elevating, or they tool
q from you pocket some ticket TO evi
amusement. II ticket that you never found
1t was an angel Of God. and perhaps tn
1 very one that guided you to this service
0 and that now waits to report some hol,
impression to be made upon you,
soul. t%arryins with ono foot upo,
tho doorstep OF your immorta
spirit and the other foot lifted
for ascent into the skies. BY some praye
( detain him until he can tell you OF a re
pentant and ransomed soul! Or you wer
Il some time borne dow with trouble, be
: reavement. persecution. bankruptcy, sick
. ness and AN manner Of troubles beatins
their discords in your heart and life. Io,
Q gave up. You said: Il cannot stand it an,
longer. l believe l will take my life
n Where is the rail train or the deep wave o
the preclpice that will end this torment o
n mind frightened. Courage came surgin;
into your heart like oceanic tides. Yo'
lie said. God is on my side, and all these ad
v%ersities He can make turn out for III
{ good Suddenly you felt a peace. a dee
4 peace. the peace OF God that pa=seth a
h 4 sweet and mighty comforting angel c
is the Lord met You. That WAS all.
o Yes, n guardian angel for each one {
n YOU. Pit Yourself now in accord wit
< HIN NNen lie suggests the right, folio
1t II. When He warns you against the wrons
/. shun X. Sent forth from God TO help yO
is III this great battle against sin and death
y accept his deliver0nce. When temntel .
n feeling Of loneliness and dishear.tumen
n appropriate the promise, The angel {
" the Lord encampeth around about the,
y that fear Him and deliyereth them OF
T. | am 80 glad that the spaces bet wee
IL here aud heaven are ~thronged- wit
r. these supernnturals taking tiiine
n bone. bringing messages here. roiiin
n. hnck obstacles from our path and giviu
e. IA detenses. for terrific ara the forces W
* dispute our way. and If tho nation o: ii
"A good angels Is on our aide the nation
,ir bad angels Is On the other. Paul hal
sir right when he said, We wrestlc n,
er against flesh and blood, but against DR.,
IN cipai,ics, against powers, against Il
IS rulers OF the darkDass OF this wor,
en- against spiritual wickednesa i'll .lic
~ places. IL that awful light may Col s.n
IL us mighty angelic reinforcement: "
lly want All their wings on our side. an The
IN. swords on our side, all their ehariots ,
Nv our side.
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