The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-10-26
A SERMON FOR SUNDAY
AN ELOQUENT DISCOURSE ENTITLED
ANGELS VISITS"
Fhe Rev. DIR. J. Wilbur Chapman Draws
Beautiful Lesson From the Psalm
Written IN Memory OF the wilderness
Wabderings-AngeIs as Guardians.

written III Memory OF the wilderness
Wahderings-AngeIs as Guardians.
New York CITY.-The following beau.
tltul and uplifting sermon Is by the Rev.
Dr. j. Wilbur Chapman, the best known
/ evangelist IN the country and one OF the
most popular pulpit orators of New York.
1t ls entitled Angels Visits" and was
preached from the text, "He shall give His
angels charge over thee to keep thee in all
Thy ways" Psalm 81: II.
The writer Of this Psalm is undoubtedly
Moses. We shall appreciate its strength
and beauty all the more when we realize
that it was written in the memory OF the
| wilderness wanderings. In these verses
we find that Moses speaks Of victory in
every sort OF trial. Things hidden and
seen are to be overcome and influences
most insidlOus as well as trials that are
most abundant and powerful would he as
nothing because Of the fact that the Lord
IS the leader Of them all. and the very an
| gels Of heaven are their bodvguards. 1t is
| general Psalm. evidently for every one,
/ as indicated by the words He that dwell
/ eth in the secret places OF the most High"
/ Verse ]. 1t ID a Psalm Of sweetness be-
( cause the secret place Is suggested where
/ we may meet God, and not only tell Him
our secrets, but listen to Him as He
( speaks. for the secret of the Lord is
/ with them that fear Him" 1t is a Psalm
/ 81 light as indicated by the mention Of
/ shadows. for shadows ever accompany the
! light and likewise a place Of comfort for
/ the thought Of the feathers would suggest
! the building of birds nest all the
thorns Of which are covered with birds
/ feathers. and Moses would mean in this
I wav as to the comfortable position OF the
! child Of God. 1t is a Psalm in which God
/ subjects His faitbfulness to His own, for
in the l4th and the 10th verses there are
SIX i wills mentioned.
Il viii deliver him"
! viii set him on high
81 viii answer him.
81 will be with him
u will deliver him and honor him"
Il will satisfy him"
All these blessings as indicated bv the
/ ilth Psalm are fnr us ii we stay in the se-
cret place OF the Most High and not with
out. To preach privileges without saying
to whom they belong is ike putting q let
.cr i'm the post box on which no direction
mas been written Men have always be-
leved i'm angels and the Bible confirms
this belief Their ministry is cutie dis
tlnct from that OF the Holy Spirit of God
and vet quite a. real They are not 10 be
confused with orr beloved dead for our
loved ones are higher than tley In speak
ing Of Jesus tie writer to tha Hebrews
says, Who being the brightness Of His
glory, aud the express image ct His per
son. and UNFOLDING all things hv the word
OF HIS power when He had bv Himself
purEed our sims sat down or the right
hand Of the Majesty ON high being made
so much better than the angels. o. He
hath by inheritance obtained a more eX
celent name than they Hebrews ! "a
Aud that we are TO have the same as
Christ has received is indicated in the
prayer of Jeans. Father / win that thew
also whom Thou hast given Ne be with
Me where ! am: that they may behold
Ny glory which Thou hast given Me for
Thou lovcdst Me before the foundation Of
the world John II. "a
The Holy Spirit in all dispeus7tions has
been the Interpreter Of the word Of God
but angels have had a more material work
to uerfofm
Wien Joshua was IN troubc an an.
gel appeared unto him as the captain
Of The hosts when Peter was in 3ri-
son an angel threw back the holt Il the
prison door and talked with him The
best illustration of the ministry Of the
two IS in the life OF our Lord he was
led by the Spirit taught by the Spirit
filled with the Spirit but was fed BY an
gels. defended by angels. strengthened by
angels. The law was spoken nv angels 50
the word OF God declares "Who have re-
cc}vcd the law BY he disoasitiou nf sr,-
gcls, a"d have not kent it, Acts Il S.
For If Cha word spoken by angels was
steadfast. and every trausgression and dis
obedience received Just ~acompense Of
reward Hebrews ,. .. While tbe Cos
pei was spoken by the Spirit "Forasmuch
as We are manltestlv declared to be the
epistle Of Christ ministered bv MS written
not with INK but with the Spirit NJ the
living God; not in tables OF stone. In in
feshv tables of the heart" I'd Corin-
thiaps 3 3
Anqels are actual beings They ate with
Abraham. they took Lot by the hand they
refused to be worshiped and they accept
ed hospitality, They are company rather
than race; they do not marry. neither
do they die: they are of two orders. good
and evil. but they were not alwavs So
Once they were all holy: then some sinned
and kept not their 6rst estate The 9th
ers are distinguished from this company IN
the fact that they are called the elect-au-
gels. The employment of angels Is two
fold. heavenly and earthly
FIRST. thev minister as priests in the
temple in the city Of God Isaiah beheld
such vision, Isaiah 6: is. ''In the vetr
that King Czziah died I saw also the Lord
SITTING upon a throne high and lifted up
and His tram flied the temple Above It
stood the seraphim; each one had six
wings: with twain he covered his face. anil
u y
twain he did fly. And one cried unto an
other, and said. Holy. holy. holy Is the
Lord Of hosts; the whole earth Is full az
His glory. And the nosts Of TIE door
moved. at the voice Of him that cried. and
the house was filed with smoke. Then
said |. Woe is mel for ! am undone: be-
cause | am a man OF unclean lips. and
dwell in the midst OF a people Of uHclean
lips; for nine ewes have seen the King
the Lord OF hosts Then flew one of the
seraphim unto me having a 6ve coal in
his hand. which he had taken with the
tongs from off the altar: and he laid #
upon my mouth. and said. To. this hath
touched thy lips. and thine iniquitv j.
taken away. and thy SIN uuTged Also
hear the voice of the Lord saying, Whom,
shall | send. and who VIII 60 for u.s.
Then said /. Here am send me"
They are interested in creation In the
very beginning they have their narf in the
anthem OF praise. job IS; : When the
morning stars sang together md all the
sons Of God shouted fsr Joys While in
all that has to do with the control of ma
,urC they are an active agency Psalm
los; 20, Bless the Lord ve His angels.
that excel IN strength that do His com
mandmentS. hearkeniug unto the voice of
His word Their office Is seven fold.
First, they guide, sWhen Philip was at
work IN Samaria they sent him into the
desert. Acts s: 26-20 And the angel OF
the Lord spake unto Philip saving, Arise
and 60 toward the south unto the way