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High God. As IS reported 10 nave Deeh
said by the Great Napoleon in his exile
Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne and l
empires but upon what dld we
rest the creations of u genius? Upon
force. Jesus Christ founded his empire
upon love alone, and at this hour millions
of men would die for him. 1t was not a
day or a battle which achieved the tri-
umph of the Christian religion i'll the
world. No! it was a long war, a contest
of three centuries, begun by the Apostles
and continued by the flood of Christian
generations. In this war, all the Kings
and P%otentatcs of the earth were on II
side-on the other I see no army, but 8
m Mysterious force. Some men here n
there scattered in all parts of the world
and who have no other rallylng point
than a common faith in the mysteries OF
the cross" Upon the very
OF THE RELIGI ITSELF
the testimony of the sacred MARIA
tives and the results accomplished even
before one of them was penncd, TO say
nothing of all that was done within u
century afterwards, VIC may confidently
base our belief in the resurrection OF
Jesus Christ-declared to be the Son OF
God with power by his resurrection.
And we may rejoice, yea and 40 reJoice
that by it we are certified that God has
accepted tho sacrifice which tho Saviour
made and that we by incorporation mo
his mystical body, the Church,-have the
promise and pledge OF Il own lmm0r-
tality and resurrection to life eternal
they are sealed TO us-becauso be liveth
in us and we in him-death Is yanquish-
ed-"we are more than eonquerors
through him that loved us and gave him
self tor u.s. This Is what we celebrate
here to-day. And we make here also
A COMMEMoRATIoN OF THE GREAT RES
URRECTION
to conceive look forward to the TIME
when the dead Of all ages shall be sum,
moned forth to meet h Son OF Goo
coming in the clouds with power n
great glory-we celebrate the glorious
dav when all the dead in Christ shall
burst the cerements of death and STAND
triumphant before God-when we shall
meet our holy dead after that great victo-
nv which shall cast death and hell IN
lake of fire-and VIC shall be reunited 10
thcm-we look for the time when we
shall meet our blessed children whose
bodies now lie in the dust-when fathers
and mothers from off whose faces aIi inc
burrows Of tears and troubles snail nave
beer smoothed away, shall come to greet
us with a holy kiss-wheu wives and hus,
bands from whom we parted WITT
q pain which seemed like to rend the
strong tissues of life itself, shall haste
to meet us and bear US up on high, Yes,
we look for the
NEW HEAVENS AND II NEW
wherein dwelleth righteousness-and FOL
the Holy City, tho new Jerusalem. com
ing down out of Heaven from God, pre-
pared as a bride adorned for her husband
we are listening to heal the strains o'
seraphs music, and the great voice froT
heaven saying, "Behold the tabernacle OF
God is with men, and he will dwell WIFI
them and they shall be his people ano
God himself shall be with them as thell
God-and he will wipe away all tears from
their eyes and there will be no more
death, o sorrow, nor crying, nor pain
for, the former things are gone.'
OH THE RAPTURE OF THAT HOUR, ,
the ecstacy of that joy: To pass through
view with uncloudcd eyes the glory o.
God-to auaff deep draughts Of the water
Of life at its fountain head and pluck the
fruit from the tree of life az it grows by
the rivers side to kneel in alteration be.
fore the throne of God and tho Lamb and
see his face forever
My beloved people, look to what an
unspcakable glory you are cailed-tc
what All inetiable height you are to be
carried by virtue OF your
UNION WITH THE RISEN CHRIST
You nave received the spirit OF adoption;
whereby WI cry abba Father. The spir1l
the children Of God. And If children. then
heirs, LeIrs of God, and joint heirs Of Christ
since we have suffered with him thai we may
also be gloriled together" What shall we
-. 49, a.- t"rc fln nvnrfinuth no
love of God-the %boundlcss mercy Of the SOW.
Tor OF Slnners-the inconceavable glories tina,
shall be revealed In us, If we are faithful
II God be for US, who can be against us (ano
but delivered him up for US all, how shall j..
not with him freely give Us all things. WI {
shall lay any thing to the charge Of GOD
elect? It is God that jus II lIti .,n WIZ hi.d 1S v s|
rather Is risen again, who Is even at tht
right hand Of God-and who maketh inter.
ccssion for us Who shall separate US from
the love Of Christ? Shall tribulatlon. or dis'
tress, or persecution, or famine, or naked
ness, or peril. or the swordf Nay In oil these
things VIC are more h conquerers through
him that loved w. For am persuaded thu
neither death, nor life, nor angels, hor prlnci
come, now powers, nor height, nor depth, no
any other creature, shall be able TO separate
US from the love Of God, WHICH Is In Chris
Jesus our Lord" liom; VII. 3t-sS: r,
Z IL pO ~ va
or whatsoever 1t Is Onr wisdom or our cam
fort we care for no knowledge but this,
tina man hath sinned and God has suffered
that God hath made himself the SIN OF mer
and that men are made the righteousness o
God :'%Hooker.D
THAT there is no condemnation to them
that arc in Christ Jesus''---und that 1.-THE
spirit Of him who ruiscd Jesus from the
dead, shall also quicken our mortal bod
les, and that 1--WE shall reign with him
forever" If heretofore you have hvec
too much in and for this world and its de
ceitful pleasure---cut it of, for it isa
MILESTONE ABOUT YOUR NECKs.
Have you no time to spare to work fol
Christie save souls-to prepare the way
for his second coming? If you have
time, are you using it, diligently employ.
ing it-knowing that the time il short
All you that hear ME this day while We
rejoice in celebrating this day of days
look a~head-rejoice indeed, but "pass the
time of your sojourning here i'll fear anc
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, but think not all Is
done when you have rejoiced. You have
no time here for quiet, restful enjoyment.
You are still in the enemy's country, the
Egypt of Satan ; not yet fully delivered
-lnultitudes of your brethren are still
under his bondage and We are Fastening
on to the last Great Passover-when Goo
shielding his own with the arm Of hii
power, shall smite the nations and the
people who forget him with a rod Of iron
Therefore prepare for h is coming
on the eartf-eat this passover with youl
loins girded, your shoes OH your feet ano
your staff in your hand. 1t is the Lords
Passover but behold he cometh again no
as before to smite Egypt, but to judge the
earth. Already we seem to hear the NUT
tering of the thunder Of that great ant
terrible day Of tho Lord and see the flash
of the lightning as modern history illu'
mines the pages of the apocalyptic vision
and tells Of an early end to the presen
order of things. The cup of this world:
iniquity is well nigh running over now
the sleeping dead are even now moving
uneasily in their graves and earth's mil
lion hillocks begin to heave and prepare
to cast them up. I it is time for us to
AWAKE OUT or sLEEP.
to be up and doing. Look at the ungod-
illness all around you, look ut it in your
selves. Are you, arc you children, hus'
bands, brothers, sisters, fathers, mother!
your friends, your acquaintance, pre-
pu,.od IN maot that 6oy and Tn stnnd before