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Letter to Editor
August 17, 1839
The Connecticut Observer, And New York Congregationalist
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
A letter inquiring about biblical evidence for interactions between heavenly spirits or angels and the living, prompted by the writer's reflections on deceased loved ones. Requests a theological disquisition from Rev. Mr. Tyler or correspondents, published in the Observer.
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INTERESTING INQUIRY.
Rev. Mr. Tyler—Sir: The Bible affords abundant evidence of the ministration of Angels—they are ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to them who shall be heirs of salvation; and under the old dispensation, Abraham, and Lot, and others, were objects of their special ministrations. But query: Have the spirits of just men made perfect in Heaven, any intercourse with the inhabitants of this world, or any more a portion forever in any thing that is done under the sun? or are departed spirits included in the term Angels, which literally signifies messengers? and do these bear messages, and minister to the living in this world?
Mr. Editor, I have outlived nearly all my cotemporaries, and many who were my dearest connections in life, are now in the world of spirits; and my mind is often drawn to the aforesaid queries, in which I am not alone—thousands of others in like circumstances having the same feelings and desire to know the truth. I therefore send you this to publish, and to request you, or some of your correspondents, to write and publish in the Observer, a disquisition on the foregoing questions. And as we are dependent on revelation for our knowledge of the world of spirits, I hope the reasoning on the subject may have that for its basis.
SENEX.
Hebron, August 5th, 1839.
INTERESTING INQUIRY.
Rev. Mr. Tyler—Sir: The Bible affords abundant evidence of the ministration of Angels—they are ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to them who shall be heirs of salvation; and under the old dispensation, Abraham, and Lot, and others, were objects of their special ministrations. But query: Have the spirits of just men made perfect in Heaven, any intercourse with the inhabitants of this world, or any more a portion forever in any thing that is done under the sun? or are departed spirits included in the term Angels, which literally signifies messengers? and do these bear messages, and minister to the living in this world?
Mr. Editor, I have outlived nearly all my cotemporaries, and many who were my dearest connections in life, are now in the world of spirits; and my mind is often drawn to the aforesaid queries, in which I am not alone—thousands of others in like circumstances having the same feelings and desire to know the truth. I therefore send you this to publish, and to request you, or some of your correspondents, to write and publish in the Observer, a disquisition on the foregoing questions. And as we are dependent on revelation for our knowledge of the world of spirits, I hope the reasoning on the subject may have that for its basis.
SENEX.
Hebron, August 5th, 1839.
What sub-type of article is it?
Religious
Reflective
Philosophical
What themes does it cover?
Religion
What keywords are associated?
Angels
Ministering Spirits
Heavenly Intercourse
Departed Spirits
Biblical Evidence
Revelation
Theology
Hebron
What entities or persons were involved?
Senex
Rev. Mr. Tyler
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Senex
Recipient
Rev. Mr. Tyler
Main Argument
poses questions on whether spirits of the righteous in heaven interact with the living or if departed spirits act as angels ministering to them, based on biblical evidence, and requests a revelation-based disquisition in response.
Notable Details
References Biblical Examples Of Angelic Ministrations To Abraham And Lot
Personal Context Of Outliving Contemporaries And Reflecting On Deceased Connections
Emphasizes Dependence On Revelation For Knowledge Of The Spirit World