The New York herald., 1869-01-04

fth sixth and seventh verses OF the fifteenth chap
ter OF the Gospel according TO ST. John were then
son OF the evening the minister read portions OF the
twentieth chapter OF st. Luke and OF the NTH chapter
Of St. John. The 105th Psalm, "Oh, give thanks unto
jehovah concluded the preliminary devotional ex-
ercises. Rev. Mr. Ager said that the doctrine or the
Resurrection was fully explained IN tle .nlrsy
chapter Of st. Luke-Now that the dead are raised,
even Moses showed at the bush, when he caeth the
the God Of Jacob For lie is not God OF the dead,
but Of the living; for all live unto Him." In the
earliest days Of the Church the essentially material
philosophy Overshadowed Christian doctrine, ana
Jewish traditions were carried into the Churcn as
heritage OF the past The world at the time was
immersed In sensuous thought and spiritual tnougnt
mad no resting place. as is evidenced by the meaning
birds had nests but .the Son OF Man mad no place
to lay his head" Hence the system OF theology
prevailing in the Church at the time grew out
OF Jewish traditions and dogmas, and though It was
approach, the nearest approach TO the truth yet
made Il was far from being the truth Inc dogma ma
heathens oundain but an calculation OF their pre-
ylous'ueef, and SO The dogma Of three gods became
resurrection. 1t was believed that ali disemboded
spirits descend to gloomy abode in the interior OF
physical death, and that death disembodied the
spirit. That the Messiah, expected to come, would
me spirits %1d 19 s @ ssa SacE revive " s
israel This was the Jewish doctrine Of the atone
intn cbristianity nv the Capitalization Of the beief
that Christ AFTER his crnc xon descended into the
interior of the earth which was pictured az a
cavern, the Kingdom Of Satan, from whence
some Concentration to satan: that. In con.
sonrepce 1!rT sne Tather nnrchasan the raiaase ~
the IisenhrTtad sn,r,ts hald in sSe hnwe,s "f tie
earth, IN he'll, BY Satan by offering His only Son as
sauLMcs, anu nat Snrls. W nls sunerans on ear.n
u,u nus atonc ioI tlc sllls " ua.. 1uis mas tnc
sh Nisl M uovS , y. i ~. ~ r,. tI.o .Hlr
th I,y ,r ~ 81 tha 1 s.Tn,,n ~ ~ ,n ri
@ vo IN IN uemo, - - ..o r a ~ ~ t,a iso % =,
" 70 nis ascenson III uyen vi M,c . us ne NJ =.
t tas uay .mey asnea mn, WV .n4u, ~ tts t
s"c, restuIe asaIn tay ninguona " is.ae !aavss
Il, ~. Anu a..SI nss asCensun .ncy Dchcveu
s1. , saS -, n ~ S,o nSuul ~ aS.aJ. 49, -
oniy aeler,eu " nis scConu coMHe, suIIounueu ~
al aisemooaiea sps were 70 9e released, fes.orea
70 uielr Masiat poes am r GU snuy ainc sn snein
nc kinguun VI isruei. luese Jemisn iueas nave
very ntsie u lue spirituai tnousnt ~ Ilem ing pro
gress u sciemce HAS xaue sIea. nIoaus intu Llesc
traatons me laea OF an unaer worid u tne DOVES
anu also tne iaea o. nAeu loca.ty lor neaven
ABOVE the nrinament, az not only an lmproDauiiity
Dut an nnposslDHl.y. All sucn iusas, tnougu OnIis-
tan tney pe called, are cast IN tne same mouid as
Chrtsts COMING Shall we now-can we sun accept
them9 They are Jewish beliefs, brought to iiic
again. with slight changes ana unesSentlal addl-
tlons 1t Is evident that the early Christians, and
even the Apostles were erroneous in this II they be-
eved It, Christ intended to bring spiritual life and
ing the true doctrine OF future lfe totally different
from the false doctrines OF the Jews, which taught
the separation OF the spirit from the material body
death-t0 be the effect OF sin, and that eartnly lie
was the highest life, and resurrection consisted IN
the return Of the spirit to the material body. Tne