Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-04-03

generally passes through the winter alive
| until the sprisg sun warns it to more
growth ard life when II by nature bursts its
cocoon encasement and comes forth but
terfy once more in active life that extends
over greater space than the caterpillar fife
By reason of Its wings. II is With wise peo-
pie as with the wise caterpillar. only they
prepare for death and the scene beyond BY
being justified in this life by Christ the ris-
en-, resurrected Lord. who will give them
a glorious resurrection.
However word more on the caterpillar,
it like more highly endowed and gifted N n
may neglect its opportunities for the ses-
ond lie. For instance II may not place
itself within a cocoon after its life among
the leaves is ended. But the caterpillar
that neglects such an opportunity twill new
er live the second life, and also il can be
said that people not redeemed by the merits
of the Messiah (who in his csreer on the
earth, said, 81 am the resurrection and the
life, :" and whom revelations speaks of as
81 am he that liyeth and was dead and be-
hold / am alive forever mOr-,") will never
live the 2nd happy life of the redeemed.
New is the time for Inortais TO prepare for
the md life. Repent, believe, be baptized
/ put on Christ the Prince of life Ohe author
Of the N ore perfect and more happy
| life than the present. Put on Christ for
a means TO be just before God. Further
more put on Christ since he condescended
TO give himself a means of preparation IN
this lie for the next life. He says, 81 sn
the door by me if any man enter in he
shall be saved. Christ as the door leads to
an enIigh tened life Of JOY on earth But
&c the door slse lesds through sickness and
death TO the 2nd life. Therefore those
that enter to saIvstion BY Christ the door
are better prepared for the resurrection o.
the just than the souless caterpillar is Pfs
pared for q second summers lie b. takiag
the opportunity Of placing itself Sithin "a.
siiken threads Of cocoon
Il is evident that the 2ni life og the ca
/ terP.iiar i the work Ut n4tI = gpou Its trc-
paref cocoon, and y hile the Gc-tu Of pso-
pie u general = caused by -se .-l s.r,lens
OF nature Ia iLeir bodi--, yet the r,surrcc-
ton Of people will not likely he caused by
nature. but according 10 the Bible, will
D. broushi about by the 2nd coming 81 the
Son O. nat One reascn ibe resurrection
. o. the DOlIra of tn just ~iil no. De by ma
tuTe l. that Christ himself arose from the
tomb at the descending Of an angel who roll
ed away the stone of his scpulcher. Again,
caterpillar lite is TO all Appearances the
lower life, and the butterfly life to all appear
ances Is higher grade of life. Christ con-
descended 10 the lower life OF man, (who
was or ginally created in the image OF God,
but lost much of this image by the fali) in
order that by suffering for the sins OF peo
pl- IS the Son of God in fashion and in
likeness as a man, he might reconcile them
TO God and give them the privilege of CON-
ing into tte higher life Heaven itself
/ through his merits. 4 Verse reIis, .sas il
was IN the bcyIaning hail it be in the
end.'' God created man after his own
likeness and sent Christ IN likeness as d
man, the son of God. In the end the re.
deemed may have images some rhst sim.
4 liar TO the image oi their Master and RI.
d-emer as he will in the end appear in hi.
giOTIted state. FABkR.