The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-10-05


Adam all die. even SO in Christ shall
all be made alive, but every man in
his own order"
"Christ the first fruit, afterward
they that are Christ's at His coming.
Then cometh the end. When He
shall have delivered up the king
dom of God, even the Father, when
He shall have put down all rule and
all authority and power, for He
must reign. He hath put all ene-
mics under His feet. The last enc
my that shall be destroyed is Death.
But some man shall say, How are
the dead raised up !? And with what
body do they come ? Thou fool,
that which thou soweth is not quick
ened except in death. and that
which thou sowest thou sowest not
that body that shall be, but bare
grain. 1t may chance of wheat or
of some other grain, but God giveth
it a body as it hath pleased Him,
and to every seed His own body.
There are also celestial bodies
and bodies terrestrial, but the glory
of the celestial is one, and the glory
of the terrestrial is another. There is
one glory of the sun and another
glory of the moon, and another glo-
ry of the stars. For one star differ
eth from another in glory"
$50 also is the resurrection Of the
dead. 1t is sown in corruption, and
is raised in interruption it is sown
in dishonor, it is raised in glory it
is sown in weakness, it is raised in
power it is sown a natural body, it
is raised a spiritual body and as
we have born the image of the earth
ly we shall also bear the image OF
the heavenly"
"Now, this l say, brethren, that
flesh and blood cannot inherit the
kingdom of God. Neither doeth
corruption inherit interruption. Be-
hold / show you mystery. We
shall not sleep, but we shall all be
changed in moment, In the twink
ling of an eye. at the last trump, for
the trumpet shall sound and the
dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed, for this
corruptible must put on incorrup-
ton, and this mortal must put on
Immortality. So when this corrupt
ible shall put on interruption, and
this mortal shall have put on i'm
then shall be brought to
pass the same that is written. Death
IS swallowed up in victory. Oh.
death, where is thy sting! Oh, grave,
where is thy victory I! The sting of
death is sin, and the strength of sin
IS the law. but thanks be to God
which giveth us the victory, through
our Lord Jesus Christ"
Il heard voice from heaven say
ing unto me, write, blessed are the
lead that die in the Lord from
Even so saith the spir-
t, that they may rest from their Ia
oors."
THE OPENING PRAYER.
Rev. Ross c. Houghton, pastor of
he First NJ. +. Church, then offered
in the following words
80 God, Our Father, we bow be-
ore Thee with the weight of a great
sorrow upon our hearts. Our below
ID President is dead, and all our
hopes which depended upon his
wisdom and integrity for there fulfill
nent are blighted. Just why Thou
last suffered this sore trial to come
lpon us we cannot tell, for as Thou
last not informed US of the secrets
If Thy government, Thy thoughts
ire not our thoughts, Thy ways are
lot our ways. We bow in humble
to Thy will, and we
pray for Divine help that we may
lot for one moment even doubt Thy
wisdom or Thy love. May the dark
,louds that hang over us burst in
blessings on our heads. o, God, We
acknowledge our sins we implore
Thy mercy we rest in Thy love,
md we trust Thee to do for us all
hat is wisest and all that is best.
We pray, o, God, that this great
disappointment and this great grief
nay be for the Nations good and
Thine own everlasting glory. We
.ejoice in the light from Thy throne,
which already begins to dispel our
darkness and we believe that al
.hough the earnest prayer of this
nation for the recovery of our Pres
dent has not been granted, still
Thou might not fail in Thy infinite
mercy and Thine infinite love,
through his death to bring to US
more available. 0, God,
We thank Thee for the noble, grand
character of our departed President,
which stood out so prominent before
he Nation and before the world,
md we pray that the righteousness
which he loved and which he exem-
olifed may prevail in all the
and. Amid all changes Thou only
lrt the abiding one. The world and
he things of the world are passing
lway, but in the possession Of Thy
owe we are safe and secure. Hide
is there, @, God, till all earth's ca
amities be overpast. Regard, in
mercy, we pray Thee, the aged
the devoted wife and or
children ofour departed rul-
sr, as their hearts are overwhelmed.
Oh, compassionate Saviour, draw
hem to Thyself; may they rest
upon Thy bosom may they find
peace and hope and joy in tie full
lillment of Thy precious promises.
May the mantle Of the noble father
fall upon these worthy sons, and
may every member of the stricken
family be able to say, through the
inspiration of love and submission,
Father. Thy will not mine, be done
Grant, o, God, that this calamity,
this great affliction, may draw this
family and this suffering Nation to
a near relationship and more loving
fellowship with Thee. and amid the
of large and seemingly
conflicting dispensations, grant that
we may look forward by faith to the
day, in the light eternal, when we
shall hear Thy voice say, Said ! un-