The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-17

AntN shall fathef out OF Ills klnuom all
things that offend, and them which do lni-
Quity and shall cast them into a furnace
of fire. there shall be walllng and gnashlng
OF teeth"
IL is my purpose 10 show something con-
cernlng angels visits in days that are past
that | may make application OF the truth
20 the present time.
Their visit 10 Abraham. Genesis Is:
l.2 And the Lord appeared unto him in
the plains OF Mamre, and he sat IN the
tent door in the heat OF the day, and he
lifted up his eyes and looked, and 10, three
men stood 10y him; and when he saw them
he ran 20 meet them from the tent door.
and bowed himself toward the ground"
We have here the thought of communion
of which the Christian Church is SO much
in need in these days. IL is not SO much
service that is demanded now as fellow
ship with Him and waiting upon Him 10y
means OF which we may know HIS will. !
like 10 picture this visit OF angels. Abra.
ham at his tent door during the heat OF
the day, when suddenly the angels ap'
peared. There We're three of them, the
angel of the Covenant being their leader,
| like the story of the German hoy who
sat a place AZ the table for Christ, and
suddenly there was a knock at the door
When the child opened the door he found
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take the seat, feeling that since Jesus could
not come He had sent this man In His
place
Whatever nav be the dispensatonal
Interpretation of the 2Sth chapter OF
Matthew, the 35th To the 40th verses
are at least most striking IN this connec
ton. For | was an hungcred and We gave
Me meat: l was thirsty and ye gave Me
drink | was A stranger. and We took Me
in. naked aud We clothed Me was sick
and We visited Me | was IN prison and ys
came unto Me. Then shall the righteous
answer Him saving, Lord. when saw We
Thee an hungered and fed Thee or thirsty
and gave Thee drink? When saw we
Thee a stranger and took Thee in? OF
naked and clothed Thee? Or when saw
we Thee sick or IN prison and came unto
rheeg And the King shall answer and
say unto them. Verify, | say unto you, In
asmuch as We have done II unto one of the
least of these My brethren, ye have done
Il unto Me" As matter of fact we
never give cup of cold water, we never
say a kind word we never lift another's
burden for the glory of Christ that we do
not do these things unto Him.
Their visit TO Lot. Genesis 10 "a
And there came two angels 60 Sodom at
even; and Lot sat IN the gate of Sodom;
and Lot seeing them rose up 20 meet them,
and he bowed himself with his face toward
the ground; and he said, Behold now, my
lords, turn in. ! pray you, INTO your serv'
ants house and tarry all night and wash
your feet, and We shall rise up early, and
go on your ways. And they said, Nay,
but we will abide in the street all night
And he pressed upon them greatly. and
they turned in unto him and entered into
his house, and he made them a feast, and
did bake unlcavened bread, and they did
eat VIII you notice the difference be-
tween the number of angels in the first pic
ture and the second three in the first, two
in the second.
Lot is a type of a worldly Chris
tian, man who had good start and
made n miserable failure. With such a
man the Angel OF the Covenant can have
little fellowship, while for his soul he may
have a great longing. Note the steps IN
Lots downfall He pitched hls tent to.
ward Sodom. They moved into Sodom
Then Sodom gained possession OF him;
then he lost has influence with his own
household his iellow-ctizens and with the
angels of heaven. lie is like the man who
came into n service after he had been wan.
dcring from Christ for thirteen years.
Once he had been faithful and true,
brought face to face again with Christ he
renewed his vows and then started out TO
win his children. but returned at the close
of the day after he had been IN their beau
tliul homes To say that they had every one
of them lapsed into inhdclity, and he was
powerless To move them There may be
such a wanderer here who ~ saying, is
there any hope. In answer ! give you the
picture of Jacob and the angels guarding
him when he was q supplanter and a cheat.
Genesis -. ~. And Jacob went on his
way, and the angels of God met him.
And when Jacob saw them he said, This is
Gods host, and he called the name OF that
place Mahanam," and OF Peter concerning
whom the angels said as they gave the
Masters invitation for the disciples TO
meet Him, He told His disciples and
Peter"
These angels went into Sodom and
that ~ the way 20 work. not 10 sit
with folded hands IN the pew and expect
the unsavcd TO come TO us; they FASTENED
Lot, for they were dead IN earnest The
church nccds baptism OF enthusiasm.
They laid hold upon the hand Of Lot.
Preaching ~ not enough there must be
personal contact with those who are lost.
III
The angel of strength Matthew 4: II.
Then the devil leaveth him, and behold,
angels came and mlnlstered unto him"
There II no reason why we should fail IN
these coming days granted the fact that
the flesh ~ weak, the temptcr strong, our
appetite awful but still / Corinthians the
10th chapter and the 18th verse ~ true.
There hath no temptation taken you,
bat such az ~ common 10 man, but God ~
faithful, who will not suffer you 10 be
tempted above that ye are able, but VIII
with the temptation also make a way TO
escape that ye may be able 10 bear IT,"
In travelling through the country yester-
day n friend called my attention 20 the
fact that the leaves which have been upon
the scrub oak all through the winter
months we're 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 spring IN the tree II pushing
them off This Is the secret oi victory
over sin with the new life within, and
while we may be hedged about with diff
cultIcs Satan can never put a root over
as. There ~ always a vision straight up
into the skies. DO not look az your faith
or your feelings, but away 90 the promises
OF God, especially such n one 40 my text.
''IIe shall give HE angels charge over thee F..
10 keep thee in al thy ways" Has lie /.
ever failed, are the planets overdue, do /
the seasons ever forget 30 come has He /.
ever failed 90 keep Iis word with any one,
IL there any reason why He should begin /
with you, God ~ faithful and will not .
Tor sake us.
The angel Of comfort Genesis 2l 1927. /
And Abraham rose up early IN the morn
ng, and took bread and a bottle Of water,
and gave II unto IIagar, putting II on her .