The New York herald., 1871-10-23

Christ's Death and Resurrection-Seeking the
Living Among the Oead-What IL Typiaed
In the Crucinxion-Sermon by Rcv. &. III.
Mann, Of Orange, N. j. e4at
s. The pulpit OF the Rev. Chauncey Giles, In the
Church OF the New Jerusalem, corner ofPark avenue
and Thirty-f.th stree et was yesterday, during the
absence OF the pastor in chicago. filled BY Rev. G.
Il. Mann, OF Orange, N. J., who took for his text
Luke XIV, 6-7:-"Wny seek ye the living among
the dead3 He Is not here, but Is risen. Remember
how He spoke unto you while He was yet In Galiee,
saying the Son OF Man must be delivered unto the
hands Of sinful men, and be crucided and the third
day rise again"
THE RISEN LORD.
said the minister was the great theme OF the
apostles preaching. Christ and him glorlned, was
their cry. The book entitled "Acs OF the Apostles'
commences with the great announcement ss the
fundamental principle upon which they acted, that
Jesus had shown himself alive after his crucinxion
by many ''infalllbe proofs" The Lords resurrec-
ton was ever regarded BY his disciples the great
fact OF His life. Paul always preached Christ risen
from the dead. Indeed, 1t was the doctrine OF the
resurrection that offended the Greeks at Mars HILL
1t Is not nearly as much Of
CHRIST THAT DIED AZ CHRIST THAT ROSE
again that they wrote and preached. II was the
Lords triumph over death that was especially
preached for the comfort Of men. From the risen
Christ they argued the resurrection Of the dead and
hence the eternal lie. The minister proceeded 10
describe the crucinxion, the burial aud resurrection
OF the Lord and said that the various phases OF His
life, 1sg .el. - 1ls
q % Ss q ns Rev. Sa'ss wSsS ssa w
would look upon the forms or men who have let
this earth We present before ourselves pictures OF
them In their gory. We do not take some scene
as the central figure In which % present them. but
as they are In manhood, in the fun possession OF
their attachments, 80 90 We place them, and from
this how should we consider the Lord as risen, as
glorined ana as sitting st the right hand OF Gods
buKe TO the disciples for seeking CHRIST here lie
not-for regarding Him as n tsf.a n ser
cRucrFIBD RATHER THAN oL0RIPIRD ga
He said, "Why seek ye the living among the deadW ~
vastly understed the character Of the Lord and the
laws TO which lie was subject They looked upon
HIM as conquered and overthrown who had
tIiumphed over his enemies. Thus are they seeking
the risen Lord has always been a type
IN the Christian Church after the resurrection OF tho
body. As the Lord was laid away In the tomb only
TO rise again IN gloried body so should we rise
from our graves TO us the risen Lord means stiil
more. II conveys IN our doctrines higher and more
| spiritual lessons. TO us natural death Is
THE METHOD or SPIRITUAL LrYB.
| To Us the Lord rises not from natural, but from
spiritual, death. 80 he assumed our nature i'm
mersed In every form OF EVIL tendency, and thus
joined TO the death OF hell He conquered It, and
thus rose triumphant over evil But the same KIND
OF rising applies TO us az 70 Him; means that a.
He overcame his assumed evils and endured every
temptation, and rose triumphant 40 may we, In His
our evils. 1t Is most comforting doctrine TO know
that the
TRrUnrH or THE LORD OVER rHH Evil nv HELL
means our redemption from the selfish affections OF