1. The Book of Gold | 2. His Heavenly Monitor | 3. Ministers of Special Providence | 4. Elastic As the Light | 5. An Angel in the House | 6. Christ the Lord of Angels | 7. An Angel Leads | 8. With Watchful Care | 9. Angels Sympathize with Men | 10. "The Lord Hath Sent His Angels." | 11. Protect, Defend and Foster | 12. Peopling the Aerial Spaces | 13. "Ere I Lay me down to Sleep." | 14. Outward Help and Relief | 15. Personal Beings in Scripture | 16. Compassion over Us | 17. Invisible Friends | 18. Their Durance Immortal | 19. Allotments of Happiness | 20. Synonym of Perfection | 21. His Best Angel, Love | 22. Clad in Angelic Light | 23. Children of the Sun | 24. Word Spoken by Angels | 25. Ever-Blooming Youth | 26. Formed into Armies | 27. Celestial Hierarchy | 28. Angel-Worship | 29. Story of the Archangels | 30. "To You who are Troubled."
PEOPLING THE AERIAL SPACES.
September 12.
And immediately the Angel of the Lord smote him because he gave not God the glory.
—Acts 12:23.
MANKIND have always believed in unseen creatures peopling
the aerial spaces. The Bible sustains this idea, informing
us that these spiritual intelligences do exist, and in close proximity
to our world ; that they are divided into two vast hosts ; the one
active in good ministries for our race ; the other intent on annoying
and injuring us : the one host designated as angels, loyal to
God ; the other called demons, apostates under Satan, and rebels
against God. To the angel or angels has been committed the
administration of affairs material to sense. Thus angels are
associated with the more tangible phase of heavenly service to
men. The term "angel" designates an office, rather than describes
a person. In itself, unqualified by circumstances, it simply
means "a messenger." The employment of angels is two-fold:
heavenly and earthly. In heaven they minister as priests in the
temple of God. Concerning our earth from the creation they
have manifested active interest in the affairs of men.
—Mrs. Geo. C. Needham.
Two angels, one of Life and one of Death,
Passed o'er the village as the morning broke;
The dawn was on their faces; and beneath,
The somber houses capped with plumes of smoke.
—Longfellow.
One serene and silent watcher
Noteth every crime and guile,
Writes it with a holy duty,
Seals it not, but waits awhile;
If the evil-doer cry not,''
God, forgive me!" ere he sleeps,
Then the sad, stern spirit seals it,
And the gentler angel weeps.
—P. Prince.
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