The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-10-02

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land there Is a spiritual body We can
therefore conceive Of a substance ethrial
or celestial above gross matter belong
ing to the higher sphere Of spirits and
the spiritual world.
The missions Of the good angel vary
according to their positions. Among the
angels there are orders aud ranks To
the Hebrew mind in the Old Testament,
the angels were divided into the or.
ders OF chief princes, princes ministers
and messengers Paul speaks of them as
lprincipalitics and powers, Our Savior
makes beautiful allusion to the
Iangels in referring to them as guard
ian angels"
| Michael il designated as the great
lprince in Dan. l2;l, or as II Is trans.
cribed In the New Testament by the
word of archangel.
| As we said before. we cannot estab.
lish a deilinate doctrine Of the angels,
and il matters not. IL il not essential
for us TO know our salvation does not
depend upon our knowledge OF angels.
when we shall be able to discern spir.
its by seeing then shall also the angels
be revealed 10 Us in their glory and
majesty. The gospel for today seems
to associate the idea Of angels and
childrsn. As man enters this world
and as he passes away he Is attended
by angels. There Is where he seems TO
be more helpless. There is an object
lesson of the helpleessness OF man at
the cradle. And when death takes him
in his cold embrace he il harmless. As
children are attended by angelic guards,
there must be possibility Of develop.
ment into the likeness of the angels.
II parents had in mind the words Of our
text; Fate held that We despise not
one OF these little ones, for | say unto
you, that in heaven their angels do al.
ways behold the face q my father"
Matt. 1870 there would be more good
children in our homes. They would be
little angels indeed. DO not treat them
as heathens, but make them and keep
them children Of God and their angels
shall rejoice with you.
lou also must be like child in pur.
. ity, faith and obedience. lie who does
does not receive the Kingdom Of God as
a little child shall in no wise enter
therein There il only one exegic to
this text.
To receive Christ We must grow away
from self and the consciousnecc OF our
own greatness and power and become
utterly dependent upon God as a little
child.
When we bring our children 10 the
Savior in holy baptism there is an oh.
iect lesson for us, how we shall be
minded in receiving Christ.
The relation of the guardian angel to
a human being is not confined TO child.
, hood, but the children Of God OF what.
ever age has his angel representing him
before God and the saints. You can
imagine family what IL means that
there is joy among the angels over one
: sinner that repented The angels are In
n full sympathy with man. When crca.
tion was finished the angels sang praises
I TO God. When Christ was born TO re.
= deem fallen man, the angels sang their
j. Gloria in Exelsis"
Wherever God has visited man IL
n love, angels have been present. II IN
n their sympathy they rejoice with man
n may they not also weep with him. Ia
e his SORROWS, in his misfortunes, in hi,
;. woes, weep over his waywardness and
$ II il comes TO that over his condemna
d tion.
: Did you ever see "Montague's angel
that beautiful painting, which repre-
sents soTowing angel. II you studied
Z it and have some conception Of art yot
: found not tears shed, but face ex
' pressing sympathetic sorrow in ever,
Inc and feature. There is something
: called divine sorrow, why not there alst
! be an angelic sorrow Sorrow Il not al
ways weeping.
Did you ever notice IL raining Will,
> the sun was shining in it, brightness
/. seems 10 be contradiction. s,
. there can be an undeitone OF sorrow il
the smile, and in the celestial happi
ness Of angels, touch Of the same il
their sympathy for man.
i There is wisdom and beauty in crea
e tion's plan, and in contemplating it on
y souls are filled with wonder, devotion
u and love to our Creator and God.