The Angel of the Household (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Angel of the Household<br><br>In the "Golden Age," angels were the companions of men, holding their spirits in immediate relationship with heaven. But, as the gold of celestial innocence became dimmed by the breath of self-love - the parent of all evil - angels receded; and farther and farther they removed themselves, as men darkened their spirits with sin, until even a perception of their existence faded from the mind.<br><br>As it was in the "Golden Age" of the world, so is it in the first, or "Golden Age" of each individual life, wheu the innocence of infancy finds angel-companionship. Whoever holds a babe to her bosom, and holds it there lovingly, comes within the sphere of angelic influences; for, with infants and little children, angels are intimately near. This is seen in the tender love that fills the heart of even a wicked mother, when she clasps her helpless offspring in her arms - a love flowing forth from heaven, and breathed into her spirit by the angels who are with her babe.<br><br>Into every household angels may enter. They come in through the gate of infancy, and bring with them celestial influences. Are there angels in your household If so, cherish the heavenly visitants.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.