The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-01
TIE RESURRECTION TRUMPET.
Discourse by William HOratio Clarke, at Ply
mouth Congregational Church.

Prof. VIM. Horatio Clarke, who's not an or
dained minister, ably filled the Plymouth Church
pulpit yesterday morning, in the absence of the
pastor. His theme was entitled The Sound of
the Resurrection Trumpet his,text being the
words of the l5Oth Psalm: Praise him with
the sound of a trumpet" The concluding por-
ton of his effort was in these words:
In the production of tone, there is first an in
spiration of air into the lungs. Our word
spirit means "breath" or wind therefore in
spiration means breathing in. There has been
much discussion over the inspiration of the
word God. Until its truths are breathed into
the life of the one who reads its printed pages
and exhaled in his daily life, there can no inspi-
ration exist, for dead letters and words and SEN
fences, have no life in themselves until they are
made a part OF ones daily life. The breathing
or taking in of these truths from the Word is
what is meant by eating and drinking the flesh
and blood of the Lord. The effect of eating will
be the test of inspiration Of the Bible. External
history will never give any other proof, for it is
not known who wrote ourBible nor where it was
written.
The tone of the trumpet is produced by the vi
bration OF the lips together, as the air is forced
from the lungs. The lips are symbolieal of
language or the utterance of thought. 1t ism
the ability to exercise and utter thought. that
man rises above the order of animal life in the
scale of his being. All knowledge which we pos
sess of God, or of divine laws in which He resides
to human thought, rests in this gift of language.
Without the gift of recorded language, as in
Wll1lng or prlntng, Inere coulc De no permanent
wis ,aw shi isa tSona uom olI IRON ~ one senesaeton 10
anobner' mus Ihere would pc no GoQ TO the
religious instruction of succeeding generations.
If it is by means Of recorded thought
mat KnoWiedge Oh principles winch are
generation for their instruction, and within the
InoughG wnlen Is expressed IN WORDS, the LORD
Goo RESIDES 70 me mlnd; tnen we may eaten a
lalnt gnmpse OF Wnat ls meant IN our sacred
cripsureS, mhen We reau tnag the WoFo was
dou, ana that N him was ne; and the ASht
was Che isnG y men. N o.heL words, pfln-
clpieS 1l ulyIlgy rsslue witnln Vne precePrs on
winch lang an tne law ana Ine pfopnets. lhese
precepts taken INTO the ne py o3ealence, give
true mollVes OF splrleual ne, ana lhe inner lie
mus aceuateo lilumlnaOes the nina Win clearer
pereeptlon m examining the MOVIES, Ior as was
sald before, TINS power q SCI examination, IN
uepenoent = tse opinloIs OF oyher men, CONSTR
euees 9 slaAe oIspirleual enoushIs ~ usee 70 PC
tnougnt Inao me more scripture quotatons a
mar eouiI ln1roalce into ms conversation Of q
munster InroW lnIo ms sermon SO muen the
moIe MaS ne sp,risuaiy nlnueu' put ne ls bHe
spillsua.iy nainueu MAI VINO eAaMInes ns mo,
usSs misaoIo le9sINe' anu uscarus every evsl
MI NJ l" ~ pri iNl y discovers mlshln nlnssel5;
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Win ue, - : ! EIaSe anu nruln. Lhat wllcii
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HIN q wnon 9losss y pns law ana Inc ProPnr
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neagen open, = Sne angels % you ascending
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slaSe, anu 5euEuase 40 representative u
Inousne ana esougne g tns rscepea-
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0IllSlUe % yD6 DlnO I0eT6 Isl NO
can exist 10 our perception OF Wnlcn we cannon
tnlhk q perceive; ne FPS as me tone=produc5
lng power VI ~ tIumpee Otis sounu: nave
reiatlon 70 tne muSic ~ ule oruHpeh ana y was
Delore susses.gu INA us soIno syInoolzeo tne
percepllou ol one IruIn OF 1he alvlne
mems ana tnat tne nearing Oh Ine SOUND slgni
heu ope1iepce 70 tneln as alVine avs Lor the sal
Vatlon o. men from a me OF Seihshness ana
lnlqul1y 10 q NE Of love 1or the weliare OF
otners.
mus snal we praise MN Win tne SOUND OF q
tru.hpeE We nave oeen taugnp ina Inc resuf-S
rectlon is 70 De preceded by the sound OF q
trumpet. Whatl Is tnls resurrection OF which we
have SO often heard with fearful hearts in the
days OF the dark pasts Is 1t not a tangible resur-
rection-tne awakening OF a mans mind and
HE here from Q state OF intense seltlshness into
a sure trust IN the Lord and In his word. by
obey1ng It's preeepts OF love to men, IN doing
unto them as we would De done py IN our llmost
motives, and thus aid IN establishing the king
OF Heaven IN our own lives and IN our NJ
ence upon others by being faithful IN the
performance OF every minute dutyf The real
grave from which men are raised is the grave
OF the love OF SELL. which is the
cause OF all the EVIL IN the world
and It's consequent pain and suffering. The
heaven which men enter at the resurrection OF
spiritual lite, when they are born again with
spiritual principles, 1s their entrance into that
state OF lie which Is called the Kingdom OF
heaven, which IS then established within them.
It Is the Lord God who actuates us with
divine power when we in freedom make these
simple laws the rule OF our motives, in the
place OF selnshness Thus 1T is the Lord who
blows the trumpet, as It Is said IN zachariah.
thus God is gone up with the shout of the trum-
pet Or a divine life; This Word is the voice Of
the Son OF God Iney are passed from death
unto NE VINO make It's truths the guide OF their
the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: