, 1879-02-03
T1I1s RESURRECTION,

SERMON nr TIE tEv. MR.. rESrrcosr.
The Guspct meetings at the First Congrcya-
tfonat Church, unstcE The direction Of the l&gv.
Nj. rontecoit mil Mr.. Stcblins, continue with
undated interest. Last evening The church
was crowded In advance OF tho ilour for service,
and later only standing room cotll be secured.
The audience cven crowded upon the stcps
leading 10 The altar, ami was one OF the largest
that hns bccA 70 far drawn out.
The exercises weto commenced with singing
led by Air. stebbns, and, after prayer by Dr.
Goodwin nn4l the making Of few announce
mcnts, tho Rev. Mr.. Pcniccost announced rs hts
text thcec words:
That may knnw tta power of Ills resurrection.
-Cosfnthlan+, 'ii.s 10.
The speaker took for his theme, rs the text
would indicate, tic resurrection Of Christ nlvl
Its Significance In connection With tho Christian
scheme, and maintained that l,at fact a,nl sloc-
trine was tic basis Of our religion. n VIZ struck
from our faith tile resurrection Of Christ. Chris
ttanity would tumble to PIECES, for It was il.c
kcystnnc to The grand arch. II Christ 'ut1 not
beer EAfscti We wcrc yet IN slit an} tlis.ar who
hnl died Ind persisted; hence The Importance
OF the doctrine Of Tho resurrection. THIS
doctrine prorcl that Chstst WAS s1Ie eon of fioi
ai"l eona, With God. The reverend GENTLEMAN
then Proceeded to review the history OF Christ
am! the Incidents Of his cruc'fl1ion quoting fl,
orally from tho Bible to silow tlIat lila first
teaching was the ltctrtnc Of resurrection, and
that liz grounded Ills divinity on the rrsurrcc-
tton. md subsequently urged that doctrine or
inct ln proof Tint lie was the Son Of tiotl. lie
WoutI not inyc t,ccn crncfffc,I II fe had simply
claimed inspfra.'on. put when lie saal Eio was
tic Son OF Cod, the Jcws accused Hin Of blas-
was deaf te t''cir sppeai 70 CONS down II lie
wcrc a[ly Gun 1T tsodt lfe hung there to
redeem The world. Tia spcnkcr tlad not tin,o
tn confirm tho truth Of the resurrection by Ills
doctrine vas IS tmnrcgnadio ns was TIC fact nt
Tho assassination 1T Julius Ctrsas. Bit the
resurrection confirmed The truth OF Christianity,
nnd " lle Is rlsen." which hnu been pronounced
inspiration aud sealing OF the faith of thu plscl:
pies, whD in tflo very heart Of JcFnsafcn,. tlall
believed that lie welll come aEain. 'l'hc doc
trfnc WIS not mythical Or buried lit mytEo-
5 ose1 1.a soT ed put a ! s was 9" a as'afsa sa as M
living Savior, anst We were NIL w!tncasc.
to II. Our hopo attl immortality wcrp grounded
OH THO resurrection, H,M1, II Christ "ere not lis-
mr., the Church eonl.! mt lie held together:
sa ut Il finis!.cd." lie lcapcd from the cross,
ct,ascu death through, the grave, and batttc,l
With Hell, mn. t',s third day iir arosc, and was
alive ioreyer,norc. II llc hal nut been Victor
III conctuflol,, thu speaker very forcfbty urgctl
,l,ut the resurrection Ind been d pcrsonal trf
umph I'll Christ, nn1 iIlAt ttMt doctr!no wis
fundamental in tile wlulc plan nf salvation.
lie ha1 CONE into. tlic world, sui.
fcrrh. M1ul dIcsl for It's. and, Il
Il we're true that lie friumpic,i over ii.c Erayc.
lie was now SEATED OH The right hand Of Ho.l,
nnd It wus Unly question Of tins wllon ILLS fol.
lowors would ioln Him. As f!e att beet, rcst,r'
rcctud, 80 would they bo. unr resurrection,
however, wout not consist Of our sot.'s passlnp
to tot. hit our botlIes would be ACTUALLY Fctur
rcrtcl is was Chrlst's body, ull.l leru was r,I,
furt ~ The doctrEuc. for It taught uh that W
sttoutd att meet agutn ueyonti ttlc grave
missed, a1ll a,l Inquiry meeting was held In tlt
| vcstEy, 10 wsitrh thrro arpcars tn bo a growing
intercst. This esenine a,r. Ienlrrtst will rpcal
OF "Ifre Fouls nf tt,e l'lbic.n 'fhc meetings
arc 10 be kept lip durlng.t t!r week.