The New York herald., 1872-10-13
The Doctrine OF the Resurrection.

MICHIGAN, Sept. 20, 1872.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
An article In your paper, written some time since
signed "Sceptic, in which he says '.nothing can
be found In the Bible to prove the doctrine OF the
resurrection" seems to have been answered at
last, but not fully proved. 'Sceptic" must have
read the Bible with will not to see or be con-
vinced for both Old and New Testaments are full OF
texts on this subject and which prove, not the
resurrection Of the body but the immortality Of the
soul. II this mortal puts on immortality-as is
plainly shown in St. Paul's Episte to the Corinth-
ians-what need have we to receive again the nat
ural body, any more than the plant should require
again the grain or seed from which 1t sprungp
Again, Christ says (St. Luke Xxx, 37), "N0w that
the dead are raised even Moses showed at the bush
when he calleth the Lord the God OF Abraham, OF
Isaac and Of Jacob, for He is not the God Of the
dead but Of the living-for all live unto Him." And
to the Centurion (St. Mathew, chap. vii, verse 11
He says:-'T say unto you many shall come from
with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in
the Kingdom OF Heaven.n He means
nse wh have faith in his as the Cen
their dead' as II only the dead in faith could deem
the body OF any consequence. "when Christ, who
with Him in glory" St. Paul says, 1--WE do ear
nesty desire to be clothed upon with our house,
died and rose again even so them also that sleep
in Jesus win God bring with him" We do
earnestly hope scepc c. may be con con,
hope. We are or all men most miserable" Our
own comfort In these promises has been so great
we cannot bear TO think OF any one being without
such hope. Some years since, after the death OF an
only, idolized child, we wrote In our journal as
ioll0ws:-"Uur journey from Lewiston to New York
In December was severely cold; but, even at this
season, we found much to lift our thoughts above
earth and all It's trials. The Hudson, at Albany,
was frozen over, and as we walked upon 1t we
in June then so full OF life, as its blue waves
bounded onward to the sea, now so still and cold
yet beneath this frozen form, its waters have but
nowed on to mingle with the ocean, and far dis
tant the sun Is shining on its waves So that
precious form lies still and cold in its frozen beauty,
but the soul which gave it life has but to the
I'LL 1t with everlasting Joy Since then husband
and babe are gone from earth, but our faith Is not
shaken. They are but waiting In our Fathers
tears shall be wiped away They are buried on
faror ocean shore, and the spot is dear indeed,
shadow OF what they will be when we meet)."
when when read as If those those forms @ Would 0i rise
language Christ says TN my Fathers house are
many mansions. II 1t were not so would have
told you.n On this ground we might found such
told us. and he would not have told us to
.'lay up for ourselves treasures In Heaven, where
neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where
Ministerial Movements, Changes, DC.
METHODIST.
Bishop Harris left this city on Saturday for
Rochester to open and preside at the Western New
York Conference now In annual session there.
Rev. Drs. Reid and Eddy, missionary secretaries,
have returned here from their tour among the
western Conferences. Bishop James has gone to
Palmyra 70 assist Bishop Peck in presiding at the