The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-17

existencel. Paups doctrine was the doc
tripe of sin-that all are dead IN tres
passes and sins. The philosophers
thought that we could hold ourselves up
TO God: Paul, that it was through latin
that we attain this. Paul re-
cards man as creature of God; his body
allied to the earth, his soul with matter
and spirit, as water Is synlhes'S'
not mixture of oxygen and hydrogen.
With Paul man is not matter, not spirit,
but grand trinity, and made to ENJOY
both the material and spiritual.
Adam saw and ielL the beauties OF
nature, the land and sea, the earth ana
the sky, the cloud and the sunshine'
Even Heaven WAS not shut out. DIS
spirit consciousness was perfect ne
knew spirit as he knew matter, rot Oy
sense, but spirit spiritually discerhea.
He walked by sight, saw God on ms
throne, and the angels, cherub'm ana
sersphlm, performing their round o. hoiy
duties. HIS life, however, was derived.
He was dependent, for TINS, upon 200:
He disobeyed, and lest he should ca. q
the Tree of Lie and become immortal,
WAS driven from his former home. dis
transqresSion was in his disobedlence; his
rail-, the loss of holiness; his punishment,
bsnishment. AstrOnomic science SHOWS
that the balance between the centrlpelsi
and centrifugal forces Is perfect
throughout the universe. Des-
troy this balance and the con-
seouent disaster is inconcelvaole'
So, by the fall, the pneumatic force OF the
soul is paralyzed and the conflict oil the
Jaw OF the mind against the law OF the
members in our carnal natures is the dls-
astrous result. The sin thus established
in the heart descends to us rs Original
sin. Such is the man of Paul, SINFUL
powerless, wretched. Not by the right
eousness of the law, not sy seii-rlghteous-
ness. but by divine interposition, is
remedy provided Death is the wages OF
SIN; eternal life the gift of God. SPecu-
lstion would lead to belief IN the I'M
mortality OF the soul only. Belief III
the resurrection leads 10 belief in the I'M
mortality of both soul aud body but we
must be born again, 10. from corrupt
bic seed, but by the power OF God.
Paups conception OF sin, and his con-
ception of the resurrection, both apply 10
ali nature. Paul is not a Panthelst, but
recognizes and sympathizes with all tye
as coming from God.
He does not recognize 1t rs sDTt
in all things, but as u divine instinct.
There is a feeling of unrest in all nature,
both animate and inanimste, IN hope OF
change. But the Centuries are rolling
on, and the week of our "EOn' Is near
ing its Sabbath. The order OF al nature
is that life shall spring from death.
Science has long searched for the begin
ming of life, and has traced it back to
protoplssm, but of its origin 1t Is utterly
ignorant. We know OF nothing not de-
rived. A farmer can, without science,
tell by seed what it will produce, but
grind the seed to powder and give 1t TO
the scientist. He will analyze and eX-
anime 1t; trace it back to It's ultimate
form, but i. YOU ask, Whence this torm
this minute ceilW he must tell you that
he does not know. Between the ultl-
mate elements o. the lichen and the oak,
no difference can be discovered, and no
reason gwen why they take different
forms in the sggregste-no reason why
tnev should take on life at all. But with
what body it shall appear God deter
mines. So in the resurrection g new body
IS provided, and it Is not revealed to the
microscope of reason what this body
shall be.
Ire old idea that the sea will give up
u leg, the earth an arm, etc, that, II
l.. 81 mill Ia yut
cred together again al the resurrection,
mas almost wholly disappeared from.
modern pulpit homllies. Chemistry.
tells how the Uody, laid away in the earth
Is redistributed, and hourishes again in
innumerable new forms Of beauty,
and shows how absurd the old
IDEA is. We shall come forth not like
Lazarus with our old, perishabe bodies,
again TO dread death. We love to lin
rer on the scene of his resurrection.
We sympathize when We see Mary and
Martha and even Jesus himself weep.
We tremble ut the words of power, "Laz
arus, come fortnl" We rejoice with
them where we see them embrace, but
we are saddest when we reflect that he
was called up from his rest; when death
regans its sting, and the grave again Is
conQueror. Would il not nave been bet
ter 10 leave the broken hearts to heal.
This is not the resurrection we want.
We want that resurrection after which
We will no longer fear death. We want
an incorruptible body. An Iucorrdptibie
body and yet material. Yes, matter in
It's highest form is incompatible. a
spiritual body, yet material and lncor-
rupuble- Yes, but not spirit IN essence.
This would be contradiction. But
material body under the control and
domination OF spirit. The new body
and spirit will harmoulze in a glorious
unity. This should teach Us 10 what
perfection matter can come and a per-
c,ption of the grand principles of liberty.
Now the spirit Is subject to the BODY. It's
wings are dropping aid It's purity soI!ed.
IL teais, like the Gagged bird against the
bars OF its prison, only to brulse its own
tnrobblng breast. But then there shall
be- no war There will be perfect law
and perfect harmony.
We ale too much inclined &c dispsrage,
debase and dcspisc matter. These
thoughts ought to teach US TO regard the
sublime arrangement or matte: and
spirit, theic perfect adaptation TO each
other, In that higher state. Take, for IN
stance, lump of ice 1t is matter, dead,
cold, hard, inert. Heat it. It becomes
clear, cool, limpid, sparkling water.
Heat still higher and you decompose it
into its elements; the oxygen, by reason
OF its weight, sinks TO the earth, but the !
light, free hydrogen leaps away in the !
clear atmosphere. Confne and ignite /
the latter and again 1t unites with its /.
fellow mot the same portion of oxygen .
but the same eiemont), and becomes once |,
more pure water. Very easily can We |
trace the analogy between this and oar |.
course. Need We mistake our nature, |
with all these facts and Illustrations be- |
fore US? We want to enjoy our whole
being. We want to enjoy God and al .
that He has made for us, and truly il Is
our privilege 50 TO do.