Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-27


The worm caterpillar and batter
ity are combination insects. The
former breeds the latter. Ca!erpil-
lars make their appearance in The
sprirs-tjme, being found among the
leaves 0f tree branches. Here ther
remain until late in SIMMER when by
instinct they realize the coming OF
the winter season and prepare for II
bT making ready for another life to
which they are resurected tie fol-
JoTtag summer. They prepare in
;lis manner For instance the cater
pillar il order 10 live 2nd life, a
broader and winged life, makes its
way along the weather boarding of Il
house and stops in the groove of the
cornise and begins to weave about it
webbing which is developed into q
cocoon epcasomeut. It thus is bur
led beneath the silkea threads until
the spring SUI will resUrrect it .
beautiful butterfly. It is buried be-
meath its webbing like people who
have died believing, are buried ns 10
the:r bodies until Christ the Sun cf
Righteousness shall call them forth
70 q glorious resurrection when he
comes the second time.
The worm or caterpillar hes in =
finished eBcasement by the time frost
aud cold sa5 IN and 1ere remains
through winter Then SIS stated
The spring sun calls IL fDrth 10 inseo5
resurrection OF from is worm life T.
winged life. The bodies Of thoss
that die believing Christ become dust
but when the Sua 81 Righteousness
shalt come their vile bodies will 5e
changed after the fashion Of Li.n
gloritied. They viii he more glor-
ious even ike the butterfly than tho
caterpillar. 4 New Testament ye2se
reads: "kaow you not that SO m&nv
Of us as We're baptized into Cb~ist
we're baptized into ais death, there
fore We are buried with him by Sap
tism into death shat like as Christ
was raised mp by the glory OF the
Father even SO s4ould we w,sl& in
newness of life. Rom. II: Bra and
4th V. While. the caterpillar Is reg
Grrectad to tbs End hfe by tae sun
and nature, the bodies Of tho saved
viii be resuTrac5ed from the Garth 10
be united To their living soUis not by
the laws Of nature but " yesas
Christ who says Il am the resurrec
ton ana the life" and 81 am he thai
Eyeth ar5. was dead and behold 7 am
alive foTsyar more. The insect in
the cocoon apcasement cannot stay
there when the spring sun comes.
Ngitkar viii the bodies of the Just
stay n their graves wien the sun Of
righteousness comes since ne who
called Lazerus to life after four days
60 death VIII command them also to
"ecme fortb.":s
.TGs 2nd life Of the caterpillar, but
terhy or winged Gfs lasts for one
summer season, while the 2nd life of
man viii last for all eEsrnity. Mans
ZAd life or the life beyond the grave,
hes between tho stote of the sayed
and lost here aud is decided for The
one place or other in the pyessnt
While The 2nd life of the caterpillar
depends On whether it prepares OF
neslects preparation and hence only
lives the first life. The second life
Of the caterpillar, butterfly life seems
to be d happy one. 1t is n'oxistence
among sunshine and flowers. It's
first life is among leaves. While
mans 2ud life must be forever hap
py in the light OF Heaven or forever
unhappy III darkness and punish
ment. There is a difference between
life among foliage and one among
flowers and viii be a greater variance
between the life of the saved nov
and in the resurrection,