New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-29
DEATH A RIESSING.

The Rer Chduncey Giles az The NCw CTa (Sredeborgan
At the New Church (SWedenbOrgian), i'll
TbirtynftIst, Parkaye last evening the pastor,
the Rev. Chaunccy Giles, delivered the fist OF course
Of lectures upon aud the resurrection that % last
evening being tie death OF the material body Fol-
lowing il an abstract Of the address:
Questions concerning death and resurrection cannot fail
IN Inerg.i ever IDog.tfnl mind II death is y pro-
vision of Gods infinite love aud i>dDn for the attainment
Of highest good II Will be great comfort 10 know
that, will most fruitful source oi lear ana
sorrow. We II the New Church think have rsC i}Cd
light upon this subject when entirely changes al
former opinions concerning deaths purpose IN The
d. vine economy and shows tnat death irirE rather
Than enemy, blessing ana not cuSt, lhat u not
caused py SIN that i Is :. link III tine rroydcntal
arrangement ior the good OF every human beng:
Men seem 10 nave taken II Tor g!ahted mat TIE real
meaning of death the material body, and
they not examined carefully those passaSrs .! the
Babe in which II can have no such ntdnilg me com
uandm,Iiis laws OF spiritual lie. To violate thohl
brngs dcltA Consequence. but spiritual ana not
plj seal death Suppose II ~ nave bcen according To
inc Urgludi intention o the Lord tnat man should i've
immortal IN thi, word. TneIc must soon nave been
limit to ,hc number Of human beings lie could create.
Ire carths utmost capacity Tor Sustaining rl'hth nc
would s,Ou b. reached. The same beings must dNelI
together forever with 80 infancy 10 open ne" fountains
OF love Ia tine heart society "Ohld become stdShlh'.
1t would require more than a2cc oVeiIhr7S TO preserve
harmony some u tie most important clements oI hi
man nappincss would De- wanting.
But suppose tuose clements were not wantlhS, ana
every perfect and enjoyed tie greatest KNOWN
Happiness! Inc ETr"us' Joy 81 EeIus u 20 nj,
tnls "a Law OF The human mind bow can II be possible
INFINITE love cease lis creative acllFlLer HOW
much .rdcrtGc dca and woFtn.rG ot initiate :oyc that
cGuirss succoesiOn oi generations shvHd DC born
in this world i not the Competed work 81 God; / Is
only The planting OF It's germs. The child just bonn pos
st,cs capacities fOI happiness ;1;d M uNc wants anu
aspirations winch n! material worlds cannot SATISFY
Tue Scriptures tch that heaven is better place t!an
his. lie gains h.ayrn i mora intimately III thc
presence % the Lord aud tEr anS L. ana ~ STATE re-
sciuilng theirs. II had Eei forever he "udd not
islrd THESE joys and IT man Was intended L" hNe
forever II not pam that c camel greater GOydhj ~h
than tae obedience WUud nave kcitl Ibis u'I ~
aDsrd Ever! tang is against TIE common OPINION mat
the death Oi thr body CAUSED ~ su. confirm! 10
Gods inul iitt utiOn Everything organized of intt
- lnnrd the duration Oh It's existence Animals
have not s.nned, Yet tloy die. IHcy live ana
according 70 tn" laws OF ti'lr cfTttiuu
and .niu As animal ana the Laws of ms generation,
govern animals II there II any significance IN analogy
we are borne the conclusion that tie decay ana dcn
Tic material DUuy form th Orderly process IN man d
boiy Of c.IlU rOm The earth, IL
prtkcs 81 the nature vi The earth, II grows Dy as7nl
tiun carbon, nitrogen. ANA phosphorus. III has no
pnwcr to maintain against tac consuming force Ut
the life within. The body Reaches rs maximum IN" anu
then gins decline There Is 10 way Oi dltcStlhS H. SIN
bat IL does not cause II. GOudutss ciIiot
follows uniScfSdi law ~ creation II
had never -ll.Ied the LAWS Ot physical NE wOhd
have been Ihc HIan feels the material body 10
on We carry nn an everlasting Struggle
against matter We cannot 20 anywhere without lkihS
t1is WcL.t clay along. II gels tired ana hungry anu
cold '.,, N Our greatest tNlGrnces Inc Wcfu
does satisfy spirII all It's "ea its SiOIy, VIII
solution the material body il absolutely necessary 10
the attainment the highest pUsSiDiliCs Uf our nature
Inc decay The material body not CIuscV ~ SIN
The divine plan for the indefinite continuance OF tie
creation III human souls required IT, Instead, therefore,
death being "a cufsc, blessing, as by 1t man en-
tcrs another and spiritual word III which IA things arc
adapted the conditions OF his spiritual body world
vi hSnt, order, ana beauty.