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seats. The audience showed great in
terest in the exercises throughout.
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sests. The audience showed great in.
terest in the exercises throughout.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-RRy. F..
A. BURDICK.
The Easter services drew an audience
that tested the capacity of the room.
The morning sermon was by the pastor
from the text "If there be no resurrec-
ton then i'll lDhrist NOT risen." After ex-
planning the nature of Easter, and the
way 1t became fixed, he said that the
subjs cot OF our resurrection was inter
woven with the theme of today, and
spoke upon the resurrection OF the body.
Three questions were proposed.
l. Is it possible? In answer to this
it Yves affirmed that the resurrection of
the body was no more q miracle than
the present formation. Not greater
than the assimilation OF food and the
building Of the present body from al
most nothing. Then the omnipotence
OF God could certainly call the particles
together again if separated to the
farthest limits of the universe. God
only needs to spaak the word. Bot are
the exact particles to be called together
again? The human body changes com
pletely in q few years, yet we publish it
as the same, thus recognizing ito ident-
ity. The apostle indicated something
on this line in his reference 20 the grain
sown, and il IL likely that out OF the old
body laid in the tomb shall spring the
new body changed yet with it's identity
still preserved.
Q. Is il probable ? Completed human
ity must needs have a body. Angels are
pure epirit, bus we arc body as we'll 81
spirit and to have completed humanity
there shall be q resurrection Again, the
body is partner with tue roul now in
evil and good and should be punished or
rewarded with it. and so 1t is probable
that they will be reuI tied.
3. Il it certain The arguments thus
advanced point strongly to the certain.
ty of the resurrection, but the sure
foundation is Gods word. The bible IS
full of statements in regard TO this
thems. There are ninety passages OF
holy writ that refer to the resurrection
and in the last book the very scenes sur
rounding it are mil nteiy detailed, The
bible is q misleading book or this fact is
q certainty. 1t is coupled in Il text
with the great foundation truth OF our
christianity. For il there be no ,esur-
~reotion then is not Christ rise n. II so
he is not divine and the WhoJ3 sytem a
delusion, . snare.
This bright morning points TO that
brighter. more glorious morning when
the dead shall awake. These mornipgs,
bright as they may be, are apt to be-
come beclouded end dark but there
shall be no cloud. These tring disap-
~pointment, that will have none. These
hasten towards noon, towards night.
That will be eternal. Hastenl 0 glorious
dawn. To-day oueht to lie a spiritual
resurree;ion from the dead past. We
ought to begin new lives to-day aud il
never before we have given our hearts
to Christ, this day should be the day to
rise iE ewness OF life.
Tae evening was taken M by the
young people and Sunday school. in
songs, secitations and select readines.
It was under the management of j, b.
Beaver, the superintendent. All who
took part did excellensly, bnt special
mention could be made of a class OF
five young men thet gave q claes exer-
else in q most pleasant manner. Much
pains had been taken with she singing.
new music having BEEN procured and
we'll learned. Mrs. Wagner sang a solo
-"Savior Breathe q Parting Blessing"
which gava O most effective CLOSING to
She interesting meeting. The church
was beautifully decorated with flowers
by the committee and all unite in say.
ing that it vas the best Easter service
the church he's ever enjoyed.