Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-04-03

felicities OF past generations, hut In the
morning Of the resurrection the body
will be adorned and beautified according
10 the original model And there Is no
such differences between q gymnast and
on emaciated wretch In lazaretto ne
there will he n difference between our
bodies as they are now and our resur
rected forms.
There you will see the perfect eye
after 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
knuchles. There you will see the form
erect and elastic after the burdens have
gone of 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 IL yelled with
the griefs of thousand years, but In
the resurrection morn that veil will be
taken away from the face, and the noon
day sun Is dull and dim and stupid com.
pared with the outfaming glories Of the
countenances Of the saved. When those
faces Of the righteous, those resurrected
faces, turn toward the gate or look up
toward the throne, IL will be like the
dawning of new morning on the bosom
of everlasting dayi Oh, glorious resur-
rected body!
THE IMMORTAL BODY.
But remark also, In regard to that
body which you are to get in the resur-
rection, it will be an immortal body.
These bodies are wasting away. Some
body has said as soon as we begin to live
we begin to die. Unless we keep put
ting the fuel into the furnace the fur
mace dies out. The blood vessels are
canals taking the breadstuffs to all parts
of the system. We must be reconstruct
ed hour by hour, day by day. Sickness
and death are all the timo trying to get
their prey under the tenement, or to
push us off the embankment Of the
grave; but, blessed be God, in the resur.
rection we will get body immortal.
No malaria in the air, no cough, no
neuralgia twinge, no rheumatic pang no
futtering of the heart no shortness of
breath, no ambulance, no dispensary, no
hospital, no invalid's chair, no specta-
cles to improve the dim vision, but
health, immortal healthl o ye who
have aches and pains indescribable this
morning-O ye who are never well-O
ye who are lacerated with physical dis
tresses, let me tell you of the resurrected
body, free from all disease. Immortal
Immortall
will go further and say, in regard to
that body which you are to get in the res
direction, it will be powerful body. We
walk now eight or ten miles, and we are
fatigued; we lift few hundred pounds,
and we are exhausted; unarmed, we
meet q wild beast, and we must run or
fly or climb or dodge because we are in
competent 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?
NO IDLENEss IN HEAVEN.
Plenty Of occupation in heaven. ]
suppose Broadway, New York, in the
busiest season Of the year at MONDAY
is not 80 busy as heaven is all the time.
Grand projects Of mercy for other
worlds. Victories to be celebrated. The
downfall Of despotisms ON earth to be
announced. Great songs to be learned
and sung. Great expeditions 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 so much work to be done for
Christ, there are so many tears to be
wiped away, there are 80 many burdens
to lift, there is 80 much to be achieved
for Christ, we sometimes wish that from
the first of January to the last Of Decem-
Der 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 moment in
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
1t not glorious thought that after awhile
we are going to have body that will
never get weary? Oh, glorious resurrec-
ton day. Gladly will ] fling aside this
poor body of sin and fling II into the
tomb, If at thy bidding | shall have a
body that never wearies That was Q
splendid resurrection hymn that was
sung at my fathers burial
80 Jesus slept. Gods dying Son
Passed through the grave and blessed the bed.
Rest hero, 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 of risen Christ and tell Of the
righteous who shall rise. May God fill
you this morning with anticipation!
AHAPPY REUNION.
heard Of father and son who among
others were shipwrecked at sea. The
father and the son climbed into the rig |
ging. The father held ON, but the son
after awhile lost his hold in the rigging
and was dashed down. The father sup |
posed he had gone hopelessly under the