The Penn's Grove record., 1893-04-07

oue moving mass OF nfe-au faces, al age ,
all conditions, gazing in one direction and
upon one throne-the throne of resurrection,
IAN who are in their graves shall come
FORTH.
.But," you say, 'if this doctrine Of the
resurrection is true as pre6gured by this
Easter morning, Christ, che first fruits OF
them that slept,' Christ rising a promise and
a prophecy OF the rising Of all His people,
can YOU tell US something about the resur-
rected bodyf' 1 can. There arr mysteries
about that, but I shall tell you three or four
things in regard to the resurrected bodv
that are beyond guessing and beyond mis-
take.
: Ia the first place, | remark, In regard to
your resurrected body, it will be a glorious
body. The body we have now is a mere
skeleton of what it would have been if sin
hal not marrsd and dsfaced IL. Take the
most exquisite statue that was ever made by
an artist and chip it here and chip 1t there
with a ehisel and batter and bruise it here
and there and then stand it out in the storms
OF a hundred years, and the beauty would
be lone.
Well, the human body has been Clipped
and battered aud bruised and damaged with
the storms of thousands OF years-Ehe phys
ical defects of other generations coming
down from generation to generation, we in.
her1ting the infelicities Of past generations,
but in the morning of the resurrection the
body will be adorned and beauti6ed accord
ing to the original model. And there is no
such difference between a gvmnast and an
emaciated wretch In a lag ,retto as there will
be 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 AVE washed out the
stains of tears and study. There you will
see the perfect hand after the knots of toll
bQ va hoan IlnftaI from, fha t-,,o1rt~n u.l-.-
you will see the form erect and elastic after
the burdens have gone off the shoulder-ths
very life Of God in the body.
In this world the most impressive th'n2.
the most expressive thing, is the human
face, but that face is yelled with the griefs
Of a thousand years, but in the resurrection
morn that veil will be taken away from the
face, AMI the MONDAY san is dull and dim
and stupid compared with the outhaming
glories OF the c-ountenances o. the saved,
When those faces of the righteous, those re-
surrected faces, turn toward the gate or
look up toward the throns, IL will bs like
the dawning OF a new morning on the bosom
OF everlasting dayi o.. glorious rssur-
rected bodyi
But l remark also, in regard to that body
which you are to get in the resurrection, il
will be an immortal body. These bodies are
wasting away. Somebody has said as soon
as we begin to live we begin to die. Unless
we keep putting the fuel into the furnacs
the furnace dies out. The blood vessels are
canals taking the breadstuffs to all parts of
the system. We must bs reconstructed hour
by hour, day by day. Sickness AMI death
are all the time trying to get their prey un-
der the tenement, or to 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-
ralriR uni, ~ m ar,- -. d.
tering OF the heart, no ~shortness OF
breath, no ambulance, 10 ~dispsnsary, no
hospital, no invslid's chair, no spectacles to
improve the dim vision, but health, i'm
mortal healthl Oh ye who have aches and
pains indescribable this morning-Oh ye
WAC are never well-Oh We who are Iacerated
with physical distresses, let me tell you of
the resurrected body. free from all disease.
lmmortali lmmortall
will go further and say, In regard to that
body which you are to get in the resurrec-
ton, 1t will be a 20 yerful body. We walk
now eight or ten miles, and we are fatigued;
we lift a few hundred pounds, and we are ex-
hausted. unarmed, 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 a body that never gets tired. Is it
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 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. IL you are
seated under the trees of life. it will not bs
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 to have such a body as that. There is
so much work to be lone for Christ. there
are SO many tears to be wiped away, there
are so many burdens to lift, there is SO much
to be achieved Tor 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 wa could toll
right on without stopping a moment in our
work Of commanding Christ and heaven to
all the people. But we all get tired.
1t is characteristic of the human body
IN this condition. We must get tired. 10
it not a glorious thought that after a while
we are going 10 have a body that will never
get wearyi oh, glorious resurrection day.
Gladly will l fling aside this poor body OF
sin and fling it into the tomb. IL at Thy bid
ding | shall have a body that never wearies.
That was a splendid resurrection hymn that
was sung at my fathers burial:
So Jssus slept. Gods dying Sons
Passed through tue grave and blessed the bed.
Rest here, olest saint, till from His throne
Tue morning breaks to pierce the shade.
y blessed resurrection Speak out, sweet
flowers, beautiful flowers, while you tell OF
a risen Christ and tell of the righteous who
shall rise. May God fill you this morning
with anticipation
hesrl of a father and son who among
Others We're shipwrecked at sea. The father
and the son climbed into the rigging. The
father held on, but the son after u while lost
bis hold in the rigging and was dashed down.
Inc father supposed be had gone hopelessly
under the wave. T next day the father
was brought ashore from the rigging in an
exhausted state and laid in a bed in a 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.
On, my friends, what a glorious thing it
will be when we wake up at last to mud our
loved ones beside us. Coming up from the
same plot IN the graveyard, coming up ia
the same morning ~light-the father AMI son
aliva forever, all the loved ones aliv 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
the everlasting covenant, make you perfect
in every good work, to 10 His will and lei
this brilliant scene OF the morning transport
our thoughts to the grander assemblage be
fore the throne.
This august assemblage is nothing com
pared with it. The one hundred and forty
and four thousand, and the great multitud'
that no ma can number some of our bes'
friends among them, we after awhile K
join the multitude. Blessed anticipation
Ny sonl anticipates the day.
Would stretch her wings aud soar away
10 aid the song. The palm to bear
And bow, the chiet Of sinners, there.