The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-05-12

the waters OF deata nave washed out the
stains of tears and study. There you will
see the perfect hand after the knots of toll
have been united from the knuckles. There
you will see the form erect and elastic
after the burdens have gone off the shoul-
der-the very life of God in the body.
In this world the most impressive thing,
the most expressive thing, is the human
face; but that face is yelled with the griefs
of thousand years, In the resurrection
morn that veil will be taken away from
the face, and the MONDAY sun is dull and
dim and stupid compared with the out.
flaming glories of the countenances of the
saved. When those faces of the righteous,
gate, or look up toward the throne on the
bosom of everlasting day! O, glorious
resurrected body.
But remark, also, . regard to that
body which you are to get Ia the resurrec-
ton, it will he an immortal body.
These bodies are. wasting away.
Somebody has said as soon AZ we
begin to live we begin to die Unless
we begin putting the fuel into the furnace
the furnace dies out. The blood vessels
| are canals taking the breadstuffs to all
parts of the system. We must be recon-
structed hour by hour, day by day. Sick.
ness and death are all the time trying to
get their prey under the tenement or to
push us of the embankment of the grave;
but, blessed be God! in the resurrection
we viii get body immortal. No malaria
In the air. no cough, no neuralgia twinge,
no rheumatic pang, no duttering Of the
heart, no shortness Of breath, no ambu.
lance, no dispensary, no hospital, no inva.
lids chair, no spectacles to improve the
dim vision; but health, immortal health.
o, we who have aches and pains indescrib.
able this morning; o, ye who are never
well; o. ye who are lacerated with ply.
steal distresses, let me tell you Of the resur.
rected body, free from all disease! I'm.
mortal! Immortal!
go farther, and say in regard to that
body which you are to get in the resurrec-
ton, it will be powerful body. We walk
now eight or ten miles and we are ia.
tigued. We lift a few hundred pounds
and we are exhausted; unarmed we meet
a wild beast, and we must run, or fly, or
climb, or dodge, because we are incompe.
tent to meet it; we toll eight or ten hours
vigorously and then we are weary; but In
the resurrection we are to have a body
that never gets tired. Is it not glorious
thought
Plenty of occupation In Heaven, sup.
pose, and Broadway, New York. in the
busiest season of the year at MONDAY IL
not so busy as Heaven is at all time.
Grand projects Of mercy for other
worlds. Victories to be celebrated.
The downfall Of despotism on earth
to be announced. Great songs to be
learned and sung. Great expeditions on
which God shall send forth his chill.
dren. Plenty to do but no fatigue II
you are seated under the tree Of life 1t will
not be to rest but to talk over with some
old comrade, old times - battles where
you fought shoulder to shoulder. Jacot
and the angel wrestled together. Jacob
was not thrown because the angel fav.
ored him. But once get your ressur-
rected body and the angel could moi
wrestle you down. 1t is impossible to down
the giants of God on high-strong, supple
unexhausted, mighty, immortal. Oh, is Il
not glorious thought!
Sometimes in this world We feel w
would like to have such q body as that
There Is so much work to be done fol
Christ; there are so many tears to b,
wiped away; there are 30 many burdens
to lift; there is SO much to be achieved fol
Christ, we sometimes wish that from tn
flrst-of January to the last Of Decembe
we could toll on without stopping to sleel
or take any recreation or to rest, Or evsl
to take food, that we could toll right OF
without stopping moment at our work o
commencing Christ and Heaven to all tn,
people. But we all get tired.
It is characteristic of the human body
in this condition. We must get tired
Is it not glorious thought tina
after awhile, in the service Of God
we are going to have body tina
will never get weary! o, glorious resur
rection day! Gladly will 1 fling aside thi
poor body of sin and fling it into the toni
II at thy bidding shall have body tina
never wearies. That was splendid res
direction hymn that was sung at my faith
er's burial:
30 Jesus slept; Gods dying son
Passed through the grave and bless Q,
the bed; if
Rest here, blest saint, till from his throne
The morning breaks to pierce the sha d.
o blessed resurrection! speak out, swee
flowers, beautiful flowers! While you tel
Of risen Christ, tell Of the righteous VIII,
shall rise. May God fill you this morning
with anticipation!
Iheard Of father and son who, anon,
others, were shipwrecked at sea. Tn
father and the son climbed into tn
rigging. The father held on, but tn
son after awhile lost his hold in th
rigging and was dashed down. tn
father supposed he had gone hopelessl
! under the wave. The next day the fathe
was brought ashore from the rigging in a
! exhausted state and laid on bed in
,, fisherman's hut, and after many hours ha
passed he came to consciousness and sa,
lying beside him on the same bed his boy
o, my friends, what a glorious thing
will be to wake up at last to find our love
ones beside us! Coming up from the sam
: plot in the same graveyard, coming up i
: the same morning light-the father an
son alive forever, nevermore to weep, new
ermore to part, nevermore to die.
May the God of peace that brough
again from the dead our Lord Jesus, this
: great Shepherd Of the sheep, through til
blood of the everlasting covenar
make you perfect in ever
good work, to do His will; and Il
this brilliant scene Of the morning tran,
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