Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-04-19

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upon one throne-the throne Of resurrection-
forth" Ai 0ohs
But you say, 'ff this doctrine Of th.
resurrection Is true as prefigured by this
Easter morning. Christ, the first fruits of
tnem that slept Christ rising promise and
prophecy of the rising of all His people.
can you Tell US something about the resur.
rected bodyf' can. There are mysseris.
ABOUT that, but l shall.teII you thr.s or fo,-
.ninss In regard to the resurrectsd hod.
,nt, ,naS are beyond guessing and beyond mis-,
In the first place, remark. I'm reoa,d =,
your resurrecred body, it will be A Sioria,s
pody. The body We have now Ia ma.
skeleton OF what It would have been N ain
,r naa noe marrsd and dsfaoed It Take the
most exquisite st> tcs that va. svar ,,.J.L-
an artist and chip fr here and chin ir rn.r.
with chisel and batter and bruiss IL bers
and there and then stand it out in the storm.
OF hundred years, and the beauty would
be gone ~
Wei. the human body has been Clipped
and battered and bruised and damaged with
the storms OF thousands OF years-the phys.
icsi ueiecu OF other generations coming
no~n from generation to generation. we in.
herltlng the infelicities Of past generations.
put IN the morning of the resurrection tn.
oody viii be adorned and beautified accord
ing 10 the original model And there ia nc
such difference between a gymnast and an
emaciated wretch In q lazaretto as there will
Dc a difference between our bodies as they
are now and our resurrected forms
There you will see the perfect eye after
the waters OF death have washed out tn,
stains OF teas sea study. There you viii
see the perfect hand after the knot. ., I'm
nave been united from the knuckIes. Tbsr~
you VIII see the form erect and elastic after
tue burdens have gone of the shoulder-ths
very life OF God In the body.
In TINS world the most impressive thine.
the most expressive thing, is the human
face, but that face is veiled with tb. griafs
OF thousand years, but in the resurrection
morn that veil will be taken away from ths
lace, and the MONDAY sun is dull and dim
ana stupid compared with the outhamino
gIorles or the countenances or the saved,
" hen those faces OF the righteous those re-
surrected faces, turn toward the gate or
look up toward the throne, it will be like
the dawnlng of a new morning on the bosom
OF everlasting dayi On. glorious resur-
rectei bodyi
which you are TO get in the resurrection, is
Will be an immortal body. These bodies are
wasting away. Somebody has said as soon
as we begin to live we beyin to die. Unless
we keep putting the fuel into the furnace
the furnace dies out. The blood vessels are
canals taking the breaistuffs 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 OFF the en-
nkment or the grave; but. blessed be God,
In the resurrection we will get q body Inn
mortal.
No malaria in the air, no cough, no neu-
ralgic twinge, no rheumatic pang. no hut-
teriug of the heart no shortness OF
breath, no ambulance, no dispsnssry, no
hospital, no invslifs chair. no spectacles to
Improve the dim vision. but health. fm-
mortal healthi Oh ye who have aches and
pains indescribable this morning-Oh ys
who are never well-Oh ye who are lacerated
with physical distresses, let me tell you of
the resurrected body. free from all disease.
immortal Immortsll
will go further and say, in regard to that
body which you are to get in the resurrec-
ton, 1t will be powerful body. We walk
now ight or ten miles, and we are fatiSued;
we lift few hundred poun Is aud we are ex-
haustsd. unarme1, we meet a wild beast,
and we must run fly or climb or Dodge,
because we are incompetent to meet It: We
toll eight or ten hours vigorously, aud then
we are weary, but in the resurrection We are
to have a body that never gets tired. Is it
not glorious thoughtn
Plenty of occupation in heaven. suppose
Broadway, New York, In the busiest season
of the year at MONDAY IS not 50 busy as
heaven is all the time. Grand projects OF
mercy for other worlds. Victories to be
celebrated The downfall Of despotisms on
learned and sung. Great expeditions on
which God shall send forth His children.
Plenty to do, but no fatigue. III you are
seated under the trees of life, it will not be
to rest but to talk over with some old COM
rads old times-the battles where you fought
shoulder to shoulder.
Sometimes in this world We feel we would
like 10 have such a boiY as tnat. There Is
I so much work to be done for Christ. there
are SO many tears to be wiped away, there
are so many burdens to li1u, there Is so much
| 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 a moment In our
| work Of commenting Christ and heaven 20
| all the people But we all get tired.
| It is characteristic of the human body
! m 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 wearyt Oh, glorious resurrection day.
| Gladly will l fiing aside this poor body OF
| sin and fling it into the tomb, IL at Thy Did
ding shall have a body that never wearies.
That was a splendid resurrection hymn tnat
| was sung at my fathers burial:
So Jesus slept. Coos dying Sons
| Passed through the grave and blessed the oso-
| Rest here blesi saint. till from His throne
The mornin. bEcsks TO pierce the shade
| @ blessed resurrection! Speak out, sweet
| flowers, beautiful flowers, while you tell Oh
| a risen Christ and tell of the righteous who
shall risa. May God fill you this morning
| with anticipstioni
| | heard OF q 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 and was dashed down.
| The father supposed be had gone hopeiessiy
| under the wave. The next day the father
| WAS brought ashore from the rigging in an
| exhausted state and laid in a bed In nsoer-
| mans hut. and after many hours had passed
| he came to consciousness and saw lying De-
| side him on the same bed his boy.
| Oh NV friends, what q glorious thing fs
| will be when we wake up at last to nnd our
| loved ones beside US Coming up from tns
| same plot in the graveyard, coming up ID
| the same morning light-rhe father and son
| alive forever, all the loved ones ahVs lot
| ever, nevermore TO weep, neNefnoAo W
| part. nsvermors to die.
! Me- the God of peace that brought again
| from the dead our Lord Jesus that grea,
| shepherd of the sheep, through the piooo Q,
| the everlasting covenant make you PerISc
| in every good work, to do bis VIII anu 10
| this brilliant scene OF the morning transport
our thoughts to the grander assempiase 10
| fore the throne ,,r,
| nared with it. The one hundred and iortl
md four thousand, and the great muititud
J that no man can number" some OF our oes
| friends amoug them, We after awnile U
;oin tn. multitude. Blessed anticipatloni
Nv soal anticipates the day.
| Would stretch her wings and soar away
| To aid the song, the palm to bear
And bow, the chief Of sinners, theres
From statistics ", ring the l 'st .
| that thH aVeraQ