The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-09-24

to determine whether they VIII take lis
constructions or believe the declarations
as they stand. Next he uses the word
"perish;" about this word we will not
differ much, if he has given his under
standing of the term. for he says These
expressions will show that the word per-
ish sometimes refers to the rendering of
u thing useless" &c. We reply TO this
that the primary signilication of that
word must always mean the destruction
or rendering useless. We have not room
in one article to notice particularly cv-
cry proposition made by Gan Indianian. :"
In reference to Paul having "desire to
depart" &c.--Phil. /: 23 and Cor. 2: s,
s. We will for answer to the above
texts give one to show when Paul ex-
pected to receive his reward, &c. 81
have fought good fight, | have finished
my course, have kept the fuith. Hence
forth, there is laid up for me n crown OF
righteousness, which the Lord the righte-
Gus Judge, shall give me at that day; and
not to me only, but unto all them also
that love his appearing. "--2d Tim. 4: z,
8. What day is here referred to? Ans.
When all the righteous are to receive
their rewards. 1t clearly shows that he
did not expect his reward until the sec
ond coming of the Son of God. 1--WE
shall not ali sleep; but VIC shall be chan
ged; In moment, in the twinkling of
all eye. at the last trump; for the trump
ct shall sound, and the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, and we shall be changed. Z"
Il Cor. Is: 81, 52 "For the LORD,
himself. shall descend from Heaven with
a shout, with the voice of the Archan-
gel, and with the trump OF God; and the
dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we
which are alive and remain shall be
caught up together with then, in the
clouds. 10 meet the Lord in the air; and
so shall we ever be with the Lord. -
Thes. i: l6. H. We :hink the forege-
ing ought to be satisfactory 20 any can
did person. He speaks of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob, and says Therefore
these though they had long been in their
graves were living" Now according to
his argument these men did not die: but
he says they are in their graves and that
they are "liuing." He has located them,
we can know where they are; the absur
dity of such an idea must appear forcibly
to every one. New if this is correct
there will be no dead TO be rcsurIecied
but simply to call the living from their
graves. "And the sea gave up The dead
which were in it; and death and hell de-
livered up the dead which were in them,
20: I3. Here it will be no.
ticed that all spoken of were dead.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remem-
Der me when thou comest into thy king
lom. And Jesus said unto him, verify
say unto thee. to-day shalt thou be with
me in Paradise. Luke 90: ~, 43. In
translation it stands thus:
Verify say unto thee to-day. &c. The
first thing to be noticed is the thiefs
prayer, the punctuation all will admit.
was not any part Of the work of inspira-
ion, and we find that changing the COM
ma after to-day. as it is in Writings
translation and some others. The sense
S changed, the literal import of the word
seems to be this: "Verily say unto thee
today" that is say to you to-day, that
when | come in my kingdom "you shall
De with me in Paradise" And we find
hat this view harmonizes with other de-
;larations, for three days after this trans
lction Jesus declares to Mary that he had
not yet ascended, &c. "And fear not
hem which can kill the body, but are
not able to kill the soul, but rather fear
him who is able TO destroy both body |
md soul in hell. MARX 10: %. We
emark that it is impossible for a man to
iill the soul (or mind) if he does not
interrupt the organization OF the man;
,ut when the natural laws which govern
he physical organization are violated so
Is to produce death and cause the decom-
position of the organization. it is mani
est that. that which w4s produced by
he organization when living, will by
natural laws cease. And further, mun
cannot hinder man from again having
ife; bnt God can destroy both body and
oul, after he (maI) comes in possession
If his secodd life, by a 'second death"
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and |
he abominable, and murdercrs, and |
and sorcerers, and idola-
ers, and all liars, shall have their part
II the lake which burneth with ire and |
,rimstone; which is the second death"
Rev. 81: 8. "And | SAW under the |
Iltar the souls of them that were slain,
xc.--Rev. 6: 8. 1t is clear that John
ocked down the stream of time and saw
he persecution that would follow.
"An lndianian" says "If the soul does
lot exist and know after the body is !
lead, what did the Revelator see" &c. |
Previously he says, "Our doctrine is
hat the mind is immaterial" Will the |
|ndianlan locate an immaterial soul, and |
ell us where 1t is. for the primary slSnl- |
fcatlon of immaterial, is not anything |
Now in the name of common sense how
rau Won reprCsent that which does not J