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them that slept Christ rising promise ana
q prophecy Of the rising of all His people.
can YOU tell us something about the resur-
rected bodyg' I can. There are mysteries
about that, but shall tell you three or four
things in regard to the resurrected body
that are beyond guessing and beyond mis-
take.
In the first place, T remark, In regard to
YOUR resurrected body, it will be glorious
BODY. The body we have now is a mere
skeleton of what it would have been If sin
had not marred and defacsd it. Take the
most EXQUISITE statue that was ever made by
an artist and chip it hero and chip it there
with ch.sel and batter aud bruise 1t here
and there and then stand it out in the storms
OF hundred years, and the beauty would
be gone. :,
We'll. the human body has been Clipped
and battered and bruised and damaged with
the storms of thousands Of years-the phys
ical defects Of other generations coming
down from generation to generation, we in
herlting the infelicities Of past generations,
but in the morning of the resurrection the
BODY will be adorned and bsauti6ed accord
ing to the original model. And there is no
such difference between a a'gymnast ana an
emaciated wretch In q laZaretto as there Will
be a difference between our bodies as they
are now and our resurrected forms.
Ihere you Will See tuo peAkSSo oyo oAooA
the waters of death have 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 sitter
the burdens have gone off the shoulder-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 veiled with the griefs
Of thousand years. but 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 outfamiug
elories of the countenances OF the saved.
When those faces Of the righteous, those re-
surrected faces, turn toward the gate or
look UP toward the throne, it will bs like
the dawniug Of new morning on the bosom
of everlasting dayl On. glorious resur.
rected body!
But remark also, in regard to that body
which you are to get in the resurrection, it
will bs an immortal body. These bodies are
wasting away. Somebody has ssii as soon
as we begin to live we begin to die. Unless
we keep 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 reconstructed hour
by hour, day by day. Sickness and death
are all the time trying to get their prey un-
der the tenement, or to push us of the en-
bankment Of the grave: but. blessed be God,
in the resurrection we will get body i'm
mortal.
No malaria in the air, no cough, no neu.
ralgic twinge, no rheumatic pang, no fut-.
tering Of the heart, no shortness Of
breath, no ambulance no dispsnsary, no
hospital, no invalid's chair, no specta cles to
improve the dim vision, but health. i'm
mortal healthl On ye who have aches and
pains indescribable this morning-Oh ye
who are never well-Oh ye who are lacerated
with physical distressas let me tell you OF
the resurrected body. free from all disease.
immortal! Immortal!
I will go further and say, in regard to that
body which you are to get in the resurrec-
tion, it will be powerful body. We. walk
now eight or ten miles, and we are fatigued;
we lift few hundred pounds, and we are ex-
hausted. uuarmed, we meet wild beast,
and we must run or fly or climb or dodge,
because we are incompetent to meet It; We
toll eight or ten hours vigorously. and then
we are weary. but in the resurrection we are
to have body that never gets tired Is 1t
not a glorious thought?
Plenty Of occupation in heaven. suppose
Broadway, New York, in the busiest season
of the year at monday is not so busy as
heaven is all the time. Grand projects of
mercy for other worlds. Victories to be
celebrated. The downfall of despotlsns on
earth to be announced. Great songs to be
learned and sung. Great expedillons on
which God shall send forth His children.
Plenty to do, but no fatigue. II you are
seated under the trees Of life, It will not be
to rest but to talk over with some old COM
rade old times-the battles where you fought
shoulder to shoulder.
Sometimes in this world we feel we would
like to have such body as that. There Is
50 much work to be done for Christ. there
are 30 many tears to be wiped away, there
to be achieved for Christ we sometimes wish
that from the first Of January to the last OF
December we could toll on without stopping
to sleep, or take any recreation. or to rest,
or even to take food-that we could toll
right on without stopping q moment Ia our
work Of commencing Christ and heaven to
all the people. But we all get tired.
It is characteristic OF the human body
in this condition. We must get tired. Is
it not a glorious thought that after while
We are going to have body that will never
get weary? Oh, glorious resurrection day:
Gladly will fling aside this poor body Of
sin and fling it into the tomb. If at Thy bid
ding I shall have body that never wearles.
That was splendid resurrection hymn that
was sung at my fathers burial
So Jesus slept. Coos dying Sons
Passed through the grave and blessed the bed.
Rest here, blest saint. till from His throne
The morning breaks to pierce the shade.
o blessed resurrection! Speak out, sweet
flowers, beautiful flowers, while you tell or
a risen Christ and tell OF the righteous who
shall rise. May God fill you this morning
vito anticipation
heard OF father and son who among
others were shipwrecked at sea. The father
and the son climbed into the rigging. The
father held on, but the son after while lost
his hold in the rigging ani was dashed down.
The father. supposed be had gone hopelesslY
under the wave. The next day the father
was brought asoore from the rigging in an
exhausted state and laid in bed 10 a fisher
mans hut, and after many hours had passed
be- came to consciousness and saw lying be-
side him on the same bed his boy.
Oh, my friends, what a glorious thing it
will be when we wake up at last to find our
loved ones beside us. Coming up from the
same plot in the graveyard, coming up in
the same morning light-rhe father and son
alive forever all the loved ones alive for
ever, nevermore to weep, nevermore to
part, nevermore to die.
MAY the God OF peace that brought again
from the dead our Lord Jesus that great
shepherd Of the sheep, through the blood OF
tne everlasting covenant, make you perfect
in every good work, to do His will and let
this brilliant scene of the morning transport
our thoughts to the granter assembiage be-
fore the throne.
Ihis august sssemblage is nothing COM
pared with l.. The one hundred and forty
and four Thousand, and the great multituae
that no man can r>umber." some OF our best
friends among toem, we after awhile to
Join the multitude. Blessed anticipation
My soul anticipates the day.
Would stretch her wings and soar away
10 aid the song, toe palm 10 bear
And bow. the cnlet OF sinners, there.