The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
lSFhe Angel in I.ise.n

kSelected -oE The Advertiser.l . ehold, ! send an angel before. thee thee Into the place which I have pre- re. pared. Beware of him and obey his Xolee:; v, .;;, .f9r My name is in him.
 Life has never been left without some touch of the Divine Presence. From the dawn of our race this has interfere with the personality of the angel, and concern ourselves about his hgnre and name more than the fact nf his presence. Instead of accepting questions in vain curiosity. often pro-
 Yet the solemn. the grand fact. re- gel--a spirit, a ministry without de- finite name. and altogether without measure-whose graDious presence in tender; comforting service is always hearts in joy or pain. God has told us this and we know 1t of ourselves. Tn the midst of humanity there is g Divine Light, and leading the upward advancing host of men. goes the angel See how our life Is redeemed from naseness by this fact! Who can be- io conduct life which must end in the grave? Surely we would not need an ana angel for that poor destiny! Who sse The s angs wi %hOas msanf mnsry fSE ths s 2 daily pledge against annihilation? :? The angel. What Is 1t that protests against So lone and mean a prison2 us. M IS the Divinity that stirs within
 Who could dare ask an agel to be a guest in 8 heart given up to evil the Knowledge that an angel is lead ing us. instantly preparations must be set in motion for the angel of our niigrtmage,s We prePaFs for. our The touch of love Is dainty, the in. vention of lcve Is fertile, the expendi- wide open fiies the door and the the arms, 1 the heart. and the whole being, to re- ceive the beloved guest. And so 1t Is In the higher. regions. If an angel is chamber in my heart prepared and worthy of it. Chamberl Nay, the whole heart must be the guest-room, hrightness so that he may feel him- self at home.
 Any appeal that so works upon our every faculty, imagination. conscience, It calls us to perfection, to a nobility corresponding. in some degree with the guest whom we entertain.
 with mean t occupants. There are pien- ty of evil visitors, who will sit down in unprepared hearts and eat up your life, a mouthful at time. It lies heart Chamber the gathering place of evil things, evil thoughts. evil preseH- ees-but you do it at your peril: Keep of it are the issues of iife.' Now. the characteristic teaching of the Bihle demands clean teaching of the Bible unselhsh Pearts, noble thoughts. sweet that it gives the pledge of final and eternal resurrection
 May a life has In 1t a memory that by little up up steep tpe places, and through dark and lone valleys. Such mem oEy is an angel, Why, not5 IL dis dis 1t redeems life from despair, fills 1t with gracious encouragement. nour- ishes 1t with all goodnesss and ever beekons upward and onward. ., is pledged to help us God undertake es our cause against all enemies. and He sends His Angel of Light to fight the Angel of Darkness. We have no wea- pon of our own with which to strike that subtle foe, but God is our guar dian. If we had more faith we should have fewer enemies. and If we had anxiety about the final victory.
 We are not travelling through this wilderness alone. God is with us. ana M to guide and guard. The road Is long and hard. and often full of pitfalls; but it Is measured every inch ana grace will be given for each step. Bless God, then, for the wilderness. Thank God for the long nights. Re- joice that you have had the test Of sharp discipline
 You are nearer Heaven for the graves you have dug. if you have ac, cepted yodr bereaVenents in the right spirit. You are wiser for losses brave ly borne, and nobler for all sacrifice willingly completed. Sanetihed annie. ton is an angel, which brings you to the gates of Heaven