National Republican., 1883-07-09
ur suALL RIsE AGAIN.

REV. DIR, ELLIoTr's APPROPRIATE SERMON
ON THE LATE BISHOP PINKNEY.
Ascension church was we'll filled yesterday
morning, many of those present anticipating
q sermon from the pastor especially adapted
and appropriate to tho death of the late
Bishop Pinkney. The pastor however, nc.
knowledged his inability to d. the subject
justice. After reading letters of regret of
their inability to be pCesent from Bishop
Smith, of Kentucky; Bishop stevens, of
Pennsylvania; Rev. H. Williamson Smith, of
Brooklyn, and DIR. yelling, who is absent
from the city, DIR. Elliott said he thanked the
officers and members of the church for the
completeness of the arrangements made for
and at the funeral, and also the choir I;
aud he thought the congregation would
thank him for telegraphing to those in au-
thority that this church claimed the right to
take charge of the remains of the bishop, and
it had been granted DIR. Elliott then preached
from the text to be found in st. John, chap
XII, 1924, "Jesus saith unto her, thy bro her
shall rise again"
Martha saith unto him, "I know that he
shall rise again in the resurrection in the last
day" The preacher said that Jesus was
speaking of one who was buried in Jerusa-
lem; Christ loved Martha and Mary and their
brother Lazarus as we love our brothers and
sisters and friends, aud He knew, as we know,
that sickness diMs earths brightness death
darkens this eareh. But we know that He
vanquished death; we behold IN that day
when He said Lazarus come forth" His
strength, His power, and we await the day,
we hail it when He shall command us to
come. Martha prayed that he might unbar
the door of death and release her brother, the
one she so dearly loved; but his voice was
hpg hoI fNrn eftl AL nn1I 10,
death. The love was so great be-
tween them that death was almost sup
posed to be impossible to thom, but
it came. Now it is the voice of Jesus which
comforts her. He (your brother shall rise
again What comfort coming from such
source. Jesus says He shah rise again. Breth-
ren, every family before me has that 6rotherly
feeling. All have felt the separation caused by
death. The congregation has that touch Of
friendship with the family of the late bishop,
but they have and we all have the great
promise from Him. that He shall live again
Our friend has fallen asleep in Jesus and that
sleep cannot be broken until broken by Jesus
on that great and final day. The brether whom
you have known will arise on that day.
1t means more. than TIE immortality of the
soul, and it is somIhing more than was
known in this life. The body of the living
Christ stood before His disciples. 1t was the
Lord they had Known and SO it will be to
you il is the brother you have known, who
has risen, and when you have passed through
the waves of this troublesome world and have
reached the other shore, you will exclaim,
1t is He ~
The pastor then spoke of the beauties and
glorious surroundings of heavenly home,
| using that incompatible language to be found
| in Revelations as basis. His words were
graphic and beautiful. "Augels shall meet
you at the final day." said he, "and conduct
you to his presence. We shall surely live
again hunger, pain, sorrow, and tears will
! be unknown. There we will be known as we
/ are known here. There shall we see His face
and live with Him."
The minister then closed by reading the
! last sermon preached by the late bishop dur
which many Of the congregation were visibly
| affected.