The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-12

NNiW hNN Angels HHIN lH NNEN gave the
MHater.s iuvilation for the disciple f0
Peter
These angels went into sodom and
that Is Che way to work. NOT 10 aif
with folded hands m Che pew and expect
the unsaved TO come 90 us they fastened
Lot, for they were dead in earnest The
church needs a baptism OF enthusiasm.
They laid hold upon the hand OF Lot.
Preaching ~ not enough; there must be-
personal contact with those who arr lost.
III
The angel q strength Matthew q. II.
Then the devil leaveth him. and. behold.
angels came and mnistered unto him"
There rs no reason why we should fail In
these coming days granted the fact that
the flesh is weak, the tempter strong. our
appetite awful. but still i Corinthians the
10th chapter and the 18th verse b true.
There hath no temptation taken YOU.
but such as is common to man. but God IL
faithful. who win not suffer You to be
tempted above that ye are able, but will
with the temptation also make n way ia
escape that We may be able TO bear IT,"
In travelling through the country yester.
day friend called my attention 10 the
fact that the leaves which have been upon
the scrub oak al, through the winter
months were now falling away. The
wind Of the winter did not make them
fall nor the weight of the snow could not
make them break away from the branches.
but now they were falling because the new
life Of the snring in the tree is pushing
them off. This is the secret Of victory
over sin with the new life within, and
while we may be hedged about with diff.
culties Satan can never put roof over
us. There is always a vision straight up
into the skies. Do not look at your faith
OF your feelings. but away to the promises
of God especially such a one as my text.
lie shall give His angels charge over thee
to keep thee in all thy ways" Has He
ever failed, are the planets overdue, do
the seasons ever forget to come, has He
ever failed to keep His word with any one,
is there any reason whv he should begin
with you? God is faithful and viii not
forsake us.
The angel Of comfort. Genesis 81: 1927.
And Abraham rose I'D early in the morn
ing. and took bread and bottle Of water.
and gave it unto Haoar, putting it on her
shoulder, and the child. and sent her away
And she departed and wandered in the
wilderness of Beersheba. And the water
was spent in the bottle. And she cast the
child under one Of the shrubs And she
went and sat down over against him a
good way off, as it we're a bow shot: for
she said Let me not see the death of the
/ child. And she sat over against him and
lift up her voice and went. And God heard
the voice of the lad; and the angel Of God
called to Hagar out of heaven and said
unto her. What aieth thee. Hagar? fear
not; for God hath heard the voice OF the
lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and
hold him in thine hand: for will make
| him a great nation. And God opened her
hn of ntors
she went ard filed the bottle with water
| and gave the lad drink. And God was
| with the lad; and he grew and dwet in
| the wilderness and became an archer. And
| he dwet in the wilderness of Paran; and
| his mother took him wife out Of the land
of Egypt" This is a sad story of HaRar
and her child but there is many mother
whose heart is. just as heavy. It may be
because of sickness, possibly because of
trial undoubtedly because Of the sin of
| some one The 10th verse is most striking
| The ANGELS showed HaQar a well Of water.
| The Bible is we'll, for I'll whs are Op.
| pressed prayer is a we'll for all who are
| cast down, the church is such a well
stSop down and drink this morning and
| go away refreshed.
The angels in the tomb John 20: l1-l2.
| "But Mary stood without at the sepulchre
weeping; and as she wept she stopped
| down, and looked into the sepulchre, and
seeth two angels in white sitting the one
at the head and the other at the feet
| where the body of Jesus had lair"
One of the most popular legends Of Brit
tany was that relating to an imaginary
town called Is. which is supposed to have
been swallowed no by the sea at some I'M
known time. There are several places
along the coast which are pointed out as
L.. A., eE 1t L.
fishermen have many strange tales to tell
| of it. According TO them the tops of the
| spires Of the churches NAV be seen in the
| hollow Of the waves when the sea is
ROUGH while during n calm the music of
| their bells ring out the hymn appropriate
| to the day.
There are many hearts TO-DAY submerged
| bv grief and desnair and trouble IN from
| which there is rising great cry. To meet
! this longing the ANGELS visit us,
A Highland regiment in India a num-
her of years ago was for some IN
known reason found to be actually
dying rapidly, Their food was the best
and the water was perfect, but one day
| Scotch piper began to play a Scotch air,
and instantly the whole command was en-
| livened. They We're simply bomesicl for
old Scotland. and the most of US are home
| sick for those DAYS when we were free
from trial and best If all the bette days.
when we shall see Christ as He is. hit alas,
between us and that fair city lies the
crave. and we shudder and draw back.
| hut bring 2 word Of cheer this morning
in the fact that if the Lord should tarry
and we should 90 into the tomb all the
while we rest there angels viii guard US,
for in every tomb from Christ's down to
the present time it a child of God rest
there the angels of heaven keep guard.
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salvation.