Aswehaveearlyindicationsofbishops，deaconsandotherofficials，itisdifficulttosaywhatelsethe\"angel\"couldhavebeen。This，however，mustremainapurespeculation。
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rathermorefruitfulisuponwhatprincipledidChristselecthistwelvechieffollowers。Outofallthemultitudeshechosetwelvemen。Whytheseparticularones？Itwasnotfortheirintelligenceorlearning，forPeterandJohn，whowereamongthemostprominent，areexpresslydescribedas\"unlearnedandignorantmen。\"Itwasnotfortheirvirtue，foroneofthemprovedtobeagreatvillain，andallofthemdesertedtheirMasterinHisneed。Itwasnotfortheirbelief，forthereweregreatnumbersofbelievers。Andyetitisclearthattheywerechosenonsomeprincipleofselectionsincetheywerecalledinonesandintwos。Inatleasttwocasestheywerepairsofbrothers，asthoughsomefamilygiftorpeculiarity，mightunderliethechoice。
Isitnotatleastpossiblethatthisgiftwaspsychicpower，andthatChrist，asthegreatestexponentwhohaseverappeareduponearthofthatpower，desiredtosurroundHimselfwithotherswhopossessedittoalesserdegree？ThisHewoulddofortworeasons。Thefirstisthatapsychiccircleisagreatsourceofstrengthtoonewhoishimselfpsychic，asisshowncontinuallyPage123
inourownexperience，where，withasympatheticandhelpfulsurrounding，anatmosphereiscreatedwhereallthepowersaredrawnout。HowsensitiveChristwastosuchanatmosphereisshownbytheremarkoftheEvangelist，thatwhenHevisitedHisownnativetown，wherethetownspeoplecouldnottakeHimseriously，Hewasunabletodoanywonders。ThesecondreasonmayhavebeenthatHedesiredthemtoactasHisdeputies，eitherduringhislifetimeorafterHisdeath，andthatforthisreasonsomenaturalpsychicpowerswerenecessary。