Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-02-11
IMMORTALITY OF THE Soul.

Wv" 49, - AAhS 49, - w. H.
IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL.
But the full revelation and proof of the
doctrine of future state were reserved to
grace the mission of him who, in his own
person. is the W2v, the truth, and the
life We do not, indeed, conceive these
to have been the chief or specific design of
his advent though it IS part of the glo-
ry ofthat design that it includes them -
he hath brought life and Immortality to
light by the gospel If he found them
problems, he left them axioms; promoted
them to the rank of postulates in his svs-
tenn of truth made them the basis of the
whole christian fabric. Heather phiIoso-
phy halted at the grave; ancient revela-
ton accompanied its disci pies little be-
yond, conducting them into Sheol, Hades
the unknown state christianity comes to
our aid in the very moment of desertion,
stands to receive us at the very place of
parting with every other religion, gra-
cious y approaches and offers its guidance
up to the throne of God If, prior to the
coming of Christ, the doctrine of immor-
tality was underlined and unsubstaniaI; if,
like the spectral phantom of EIiphaz, the
believer could only say of it, 1t passed
before my face; it stood still; but l could
not discern the form thereof he may be
said to have embodied the truth, to have
! fashioned and impersonated it in his own
glorious body. Having rolled away the
stone from the sepulchre of human hope,
he invites us to look in: and instead of the
dust, and darkness, and loathsomeness
proper to the grave, we behold the linen
clothes lying by themselves the apparel
OF the prison-h house vacated and lef-and
angels in white, sitting to re-assure our
hope and point US to the skies.
REsURREcT1oN OF THE BoDY.-But
our Lord did not limit his proof of a res
direction to words; he proceeded to dem
onstrate the truth by an appeal to our sem
ses. On one occasion, he released an in
dividual whom death had just made his
prisoner. On another occasion, he met
the king Of terrors at the gate of city,
| conveying a victim to the grave; and he
t arrested his march, and reclaimed the
| prey. And, on a third time, he brought
- Lazarus forth from the grave, who had
been dead four days. On that occasion
he had intentionally delayed to interfere
that the process Of decomposition might
commence; he had given to death every
+ possible advantage; he had voluntarily
kept away, till death should be in full pos
session, till the monster had not merely
t seized his victim, but had retired with him
p into the gloomy dominions of the grave
= till he had there closed and barred up the
entrance, and fortified himself, as in E
+ strong hold, which none should dare to as
? sal, and where he might reign secure
t But Jesus summoned the citadel of death
e broke open the enclosure ofthe grave, anC
!. with voice which compelled submission
It demanded, and restored to life, his deccas
q ed friend.-Grcat Teacher.
j. JUVENILE REFoRMER, and SabbaN
? School InStructer-Thisis the title of {
. small weekly paper published in Portland
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II WORTH to human welfare, Thousand times
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IS sesses the two indispensably important re
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/ This little sheet will do more to purify
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a. be named that possess two or three times
d its physical dimensions. 10 all parents
e, who wish to buy health and salvation tol
d. their children so tar as these can be OBJ.
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h Something gifts object may be learned
III + from the following extract:
Our OBJECT.-Itis our purpose siren
" uously to oppose immortality and vice, il
o1r whatever shape it may appear. By pur
- suing this course we shall excite the dis
\ pleasure of not few, who will threate
~ US severely, if they do not carry them in
Il; III to execution. But shall this deter us?-
Il. When duty calls, shall interest blind US !?
10 Shall sordid mammon muff1e the press
r. or even poverty or death discourage 0
a appal US! With our eyes raised to mig
b. Heaven, wesolemnly declare, Never :
it'll The purpose is fxed-thc signet IS Staml
its ed-and we are prepared 'or the conS'