The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-09-23
committed himself to these for tbi,

committed himself to these fer this
world and the next, and whether in
Caesars palace or In prison. or under tie
headman's ak, he bears the same glad, DOS
tive. ringing testimony. ~ know whom
l have believed. The truth Paul held we
hold. his faith Is our faith, what he knew
Christians know today. The word of G. d
standeth sure. We build upon II as a stone
a tried stone, disaliowed OF men, but own
A young minister OF strong mind and
nne culture fell into unbelief. He threw
down the silver trumpet OF the gospel
greneherand engaged in secular pursuits,
Stricken down with disease and confined
to his bed. he said to his wife: "Let me
have my Greek testament When hand
ed him, he opened the book and read In
argument of Paul Tor the resurrection OF
the body. As he read the entrance of the
word gave light, his doubts were dispelled
his dead Ialth was quickened into life and
with the pean OF victory on his ljps
Thanks be unto God who giveth Us the
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ, "he
closed the book, and turning to his wife
Thiss ssknowlcdgeo OF the believer implies one
or two fundamental doctrines of the Cos
pei which we can but touch at this time.
According to the explanation given OF the
terms In the text the knowledge Of the
christian rests upon the truth
OF the Immortality Of the soul. He that
lives In the house iSgreater than the house
The ARK Is more sacred than the tent In
which 1t is kept. "The body is material
and mortal the soul is immaterial and
immortal"
Philosophy tried for ages to answer the
question, 'If man die shall he live
sgain."
No more interesting question ever pre-
serted itself to the shuman mind. Nune
has ever commanded more sustained, pro-
found and continued thought. 1t Is a car
dinal doctrine in every system OF religion,
central thought in every school of phil
osophy. Socrates, the sa &c of Greece, uses
his last hours on earth In holding converse
with his chosen friends upon this vital
theme. His pupil, the ''divine Plato" gave
IL his natural thought. The highest learn
ing and the deepest Ignorance have been
enlisted TO give a 81 tiafactory answer to
the musing mystic, and the stern rsalist
have stood before this su bject filed with
the awful apprehension OF doubt. But Je-
sus came. "Liie and Immortality are
deduction of philosophy, but a revelation
from God. Every teacher failed until the
I'm 70 ortal teacher stood among men anu
declared 81 am the resurrection and the
lie. =. he that belicveth in me shall
never die" Now men stand before the
subject filled with the Joy of a living faith.
Another truth implied in this positive
knowledge and Taught in the text Is
The RESURRECTION OF THE ..BoDY.
This Is . doctrine OF the scriptures. There
are some analogies in nature that point to
tins AS the final fate Of the body, but 1t
takes a Butler tn trace them out The BIZ
Bile declares we shall be raiSad again. Now
is Carist arisen from the dead and become
the drst fruits OF them that slept" He hath
chained the monster 10 his chariot wheels.
Jesus has invaded the do minions OF the
d" King o; Terrors ;" broken his scepter and
reign. ID. ath may overcome us and take
I'd 10 the grave, hut legion of angels can
not keep Us there. Our "flesh shall rest in
hope" We look forward to that glorious
time OF d hal victory when the body sown
IN corrup tiOn shall be raised in incorrup-
tioa sown in dishonor shall be raised in
glory; sown In weakness shall be raised
In power. When that which is sown a
natural body shall be raised spiritual
boiv. In this Faith we stand and exult In
pref-nce OF death and meet him with q
20 death where Is thy sting; y, grave
where is thy victory 81