Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-04-07

an artist and chip it here and chip it there
with a chisel and batter and bruise 1t herr
and there and then stand it out in the storml
of hundred years, and the beauty would
be gone.
Well the human body has been chippec
| and battered and bruised and damaged with
the storms Of thousands OF years-the phys
| zeal defects of other generations COMMIT
down from generation to generation, we In
heriting the infelicties Of past generations
but In the morning Of the resurrection the
body will be adorned and beautihed accord
ing TO the original model. And there is nc
such difference between a gymnast and an
emaciated wretch I'm a lazlret.o as there VIII
be a difference between our bodies as they
are now and our resurrected forms.
There you will see the perfect eye attei
the waters of death have washed out TN
stains of tears and study. There you VII
--e the perfect hant after the knots Of .oil
have been untiel from tho knuckles. There
you will sec the form erect an elastic after
the burdens have gone of the shol!der-ths
very life of God in the body.
In this world the most impressive th'n-.
the most expressive thing, is the human
face but that face is yelled with the griefs
OF thousand years but in the resurrection
morn that veil will be taken away from the
face, and the nooniay sun is dull and dim
and stupid compared with the outaqming
glories Of the countenances o. the saved.
When those faces Of the righteous. those re.
surrected faces, turn towari tho gate or
look up toward the throna, it will BE- Ike
the dawning of a new morning on the bosom
OF everlasting day. %, glorious resur-
recte1 bodvl
But remark also, in regard to that body
which you are to get in tue resurrection, it
will be an immortal body. These bodies are
wasting away. Somebody has sail as soon
as we begin to live we begin TO die. Unless
we keep putting the fuel into the furn1cs
the furnace dies out. The bloc vessels are
canals taking the breadstuffs to all parts Of
the system. We must be reconstructed hour
by hour, day by day. Sickness AMI death
are all the time trying to get their prey I'M
der the tenement, or 10 push US off the en-
bankment OF the grave but blessed be God,
in the resurrection we will get a body i'm
mortal.
No malaria in the air, no cough, no neu.
ralgic twinge, DO rheumatic paug, no hut-
tering Of the heart no shortness OF
breath, no ambulance, no dispansary, no
hospital, no invalid's chair, no specta cies to
improve the dim vision. but health. I'M
pains indescribable this morning-Oh ye
who are never well-Oh We vino are lacsrated
with physical distresses, let me tell you Of
the resurrected body. free from all disease.
Immortal immortal
will go further and say, in regard 10 that
body which you are TO get in the resurrec-
ton, it will be powerful body. We walk
now eight or ten miles, and we are fatigued
we lift few hundred poun Is, and We are ex-
hauste1 unarmej, we meet wild beast,
and we must run or fly or climb or do lge.
because we are incompetent to meet it: We
toll eight or ten hours vigoro lsly, and then
we are weary. but in the resurrection we ara
to have a 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 T. be
celebrated. The downfall Of despotlsms on
earth to be announced. Great song to be
learned and sung Great executions on
which God shall send forth His children.
Plenty to do, but no fatigue IL you are
seated under the trees Of life it will not be
10 rest, but to talk over with some old COM
rade old times-the battles where you fought
shoulder TO shoulder
Sometimes in this worl we feel we would
like 70 have such bolY as that. There IS
so much work to be done for Christ. there
are 50 many tears 10 lie wiped away, there
are 50 many burdens TO lift. there j; so much
10 be achieved for Christ, we sometimes wish
that from the first OF January 10 the last of
December we could toll on without stopping
to sleep, or take any recreation. or TO rest
or even to take iooi-that we could toll
right on without stopping a moment IN our
work Of commenting Christ and heaven ID
all the people. But we all get tired.
IL is characteristic Of the human bOly
in this condition. We must get tired. Is
it not glorious thought that after a while
we are going to have a body that will never
get weary Ga, glorious resurrection day.
Gladly will fling aside this poor body OF
sin and fling il into the tomb, II at Thy BID
ding shall have q body that never wearies.
That was a splendid resurrection hymn that
was sung at my fathers burial.
So Jesus slep.. Goa's DYING sons
Passed through the grave and blessed ihe bel
Rest here, best saint. tl from His throne
The morning breaks 10 pierce tue shsde.
0 blessed resurrection SCSak out, sweet
flowers, beautiful flowers. VIE you tell Oh
a risen Christ and tell Of the righteous who
shall rise. May God ill you this morning
with anticipation
hesrl OF O father and son who among
others were shipwrccse1 at sea. The father
and the son climbed into the rigging. The
father held on, but the son after a while lost
hi, hold in the rigging AMI was dashed down
The father supposed be had gone hopelessy
under the wave. The next day the father
was brought ASHORE from the rigging in an
exhausted state and laid in a bed in fisher
mans hut, and after many hours had passed
he came to consciousness and saw lying be-
side him on the same bed his boy.
%, my friends, what a glorious thing il
will be when we wake up at last to tind our
loved ones beside US. Coming up from the
same plot in the graveyard. coming up in
the same morning light-ths father AMI son
alive forever, all the loved ones alive for
ever nevermore 70 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
toe 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 gran1er assemblage be-
fore the throne.
Inns august esssmblage is nothing COM
pared with it. The one hundred AMI forty
and four thousand, and the great multitude
that no man can number" some Of our best
friends among them, we after awhile to
Join the multitude. Blessed anticipation
Ny sou anticipates the day,
Would stretch her wingg and soar away
TO aid the song, the palm to bear
And bow, The Chief Of sinners there.