The herald., 1894-12-10


DR.. Chichester Of Emmanuel M. E.
church, being still confined by illness to
his homo. the pulpit was flied by Bishop
Fitzgerald, while Bishop Goodsell
preached In the morning at the Central
NJ. f. church.
At Unity church Rev. J. 8. Thomson
spoke on = most interesting subject and
although, perhaps. there may be some
who will not bs able to follow him in
his courageous attempt 10 explain, on
rational grounds, an apparent contra.
diction, mono the less was the address
interesting, clear and logically set forth.
Th. Chrissian's Symbol.
Bishop d. A. Goodsell, l.. L. D., OF the
Methodist Episcopal church presohed at
Central church, Fifteenth and Main
streets. yesterday morning.
Inasmuch a. the the diocsoe extends
from San Diego to British Columbia and
eontsins 900 churches. 30 much time 10
consumed in making the circuit that
Bishop Goodssll's visits to Los Angeles
are altogether too few. A fairly large
congregation gathered yesterday to
listen to the sermon, which was based
on the text found in Cor. 1:17: Let
the cross OF Christ be made OF no avail. +"
The reverend gentleman gave lucid
snd striking exposition on the Cross
and its meanings to humanity. "On
every church steeple. every prayer book,
che cross 10 seen, and il stands for the
miahtiest religion that is propsga ting
itself today by means OF love. When
erected on CAlvary's height ii was the
selmination OF all that bad gone befofe.
Tho supreme moment was reached when
the words were uttered. "It is finished. !"
We arc not to believe that Christ him
self was not filled with . sense Of his
own mission. IL has always appeared
to me ~ II during his boyhood days.
whom in disputation with the doctors in
the temple, be felt the burden and had.
10 some extent at least, an understands
Ing OF his divine mission.
$50 the rabble onlookevs the three
crosses meant the ssme thing. While
We think OF two - only casting humili-
alton on the third that one has become
the symbol OF our own faith. And 90 it
ID not the sight OF the eye bat Of the
heart that interprets. II We lift our
hearts TO God then is the inner eye
opened and We gain 2 realizing sense of
the meaning Of the cross on Calvary.
Misunderssood by the Jews and the
Roman rulers, even his disciples failed
to understand him. The extraordinary
fact to me is that they should have con-
tinued to believe that temporal king
dom Was TO be established after He told
them specifically that His kingdom was
not Of this world. But their patriotic
aspirations prompted them to interpret
Ills words wrongly. But in their situa-
tion would We have understood Christ
sny betterf We have had Is centuries
pf Christian progress to help US, and 90
We ought to understand Him better.
"The GROSS stands % an emblem OF
uisapprehension and cruelty. The
tendency now, In administering the
death penalty, is to be merciful. but in
those dsys men were cruel for cruelty's
rake. No picture in the worlds history
has appeared go cruel on the eide OF
humanity and 30 majestic on the divine
ride, 90 the Master suffe ring In agony
while the crowd around were clAmoring
lor his death. Two OF the crosses bore
victims who were there because they
had defied the law, but the third WAS
there because He expressed the love Of
Goi to humanity and surrendered Him-
Delf that He might suffer all that hu-
mAnity could inflict."
Bishop Goodsell proceeded to show
how the Gross also represents mans sim
tulness, ID an inspiration to all in time
pf temptation and is an everlasting sym
Dol, also, of divine justice and holiness.
The Fate OF Our Earth Bodies.
What became Of Christs body WAS
The question dealt with yesterday by
Rev. J. 8. Thomson at Unity church.
The sermon was one Of the series being
delivered, having . pertinent bearing
IN questions ct present disturbing the
public mind. and which are proving an
lid to many in the readjustment OF
ldeas without the surrender Of funde.
mental trushs.
Mr.. Thomson took for his text the
words. ut is sown an animal body, il is
raised spiritual body" Cor, XIV "a.
1--WE make machines for the conssrva-
lion and utilization Of natures forces,"
raid the speaker, land when we want
pertain kinds OF fruits and vegetables
We plant seeds, which are simply organ.
10 machines for gathering, arranging and
forming certain forCes for our food.
Our bodies are organic machines
through which our minds manifest
themselves and gain earthly experi-
ences. The body is composed Of several
systsms, one in another. The most in
terror system 10 the spiritual form. At
death this inmost garment Of
the soul rises out OF the ami
NAL systems and the soul in
II passes into the beyond. This ID the
Yessurrection which the new testament
teaches. Christ appeared several times
N his body which had been crucified.
Some Of his friends held him by the
Get after his resurrection; some ssw
no wounds made BY the nails and
pear. He ate ish with his disciples
"a spirit hath not fssh and bones 90
. see mo have.r It 10 said that his
lpirit LETT the body on the cross. that
his hesh did NOT see corruption" His
body then did mot moftiIy. John re-
Iarded II - very wonderful that blood
and water flowed from the spear wound
Chrisrs side. This phenomenal oc-
purrencs has received various explains.
lions from theologians and physiolosists
but IL seems TO indicate that after the
departure Of Christs spirit, his body
bad animal life enough left ID u TO pre-
serve 1t from mobilization. and to keep
II ready Tor rsAnimation by his return
Ing spirit---ons thread Of animal life wss
intact. IL 10 also stated in Marx that he
appeared at Emmaua 'in another iorm'
and that he vanished from the supper
~ soon % hs WAS recognised by biz
friends. He went into hAdea in biz
spiritual body. not In hin nhisioal