New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-22
NOT JESUS CHRISTS BODY.
HEBER NEWTON DISCARDS THE CHRIS
TIAN THEORY OF THE RFSURRECTlON.
HE DECLARES HIS BELIEF THAT 1T WAS THE
SPIRITUAL AND NOT THE PHYSICAL BODY
OF THE SAVIOUR WHICH APPEARED
TO THE DISCIPLES AND ~
CENDED TO HEAVEN.


The Rev Dr. r. IIeber Newton yesterday morning
at All Souls Episcopal Church. in Madson-aVe.'
preached a sermon that is likely 10 arouse hiuc"
controversy and comment. The resurrection Oh '''e
body Of Jesus Christ has been always one Oh the
G. mons OF belief in the Christian Church out III
Newton yesterday sought to prove the unSuDStahu-
ahy OF this accepted belief and to SHOW ina, II was
the spiritual and not the physical body oil Ohrlst
which ascendei heaven. He spoke VIII" great
carnestness throughout. During the service 'e an
nounced that he wou.i preach upon the same Topic
again next Sunday morning. ana would refer u '"e
grounds upon which he based his belief
Or Newton took his text from the third verse Oh
the first chapter Of the Acts of the Apostles; TO
whom also he showed himself alive after his pas
sion by many rfal.ible proofs" He spoke IN part
as follows:
In the charming letters of Edwin iooih tneaf s,d Is
the death OF his young wife, when gives s w.
account Of mis- loneliness and sorrow ana o' raadss.
ing for some communication with hel: ~ 80
Il lie awake at night and look Tor hct i" JJ,ofin,@s
fancy i can fccl her speak away in somewhere In
my soul. perhaps for know that II II IS foas.n'e
night she : in heaven. and | must live to meet
her there. | know al this at least. as well a. ,ney
little breath OF wind, nothing more bringing com
fortng words from her. |, who have eyer I4usava
that such things may be. II Mary should come 20
me. feel thar my sou! wonii become purihed'
shall no .ongcr have doubts"
That expression from our greatest tTasediaph o ex
OF the deepest DESIRES ol tllf 'i'
the intense longing for some appearance from ne
spirit realm ceriltyln that our dear dead lve
sire hat from me darkness Of the shadow Of death
there shall come some ray Of light in Whlch we
the dead are not Always far from us, thai th'y na
commune with Us and We with them. ! neieve tna,
the story OF the resurrection OF Jesus CHRIST slN''
bm oie hear, belinre tha il was meant to be
ibe his,orc at,e.i,n tha the dead are dot dad
that they can ieip 4 commune with Us nave
not always seen NY way honestly 10 believe tnis
have hil my doubts you have had they have
given place 20 strong coAWcuon in'o W T -
w2ud nep You 1t me in the hrsl pafe MAKE Gigr
t'frisi from III d.iI. and thcn next sunday, as
frankly as / shall speak to-day. | VIII cndcivor TO
show YOU why believe H.
Jesus Ghr.., rom The dead? What The church
understands is plain. without doubt IN" general De
rising from n. tomb OF tn very body Of flesh and
bones which Wa laid away th"r" after the 'rIcl-
Nion. nave held TO ITS belief as long a. possible"
Jul my r"nson- for rejecting this belief propo-"
edge of the times Of Jesus Christ that me people
AMI His Disciples Themselves beneved not only b
immortality but in an actual physical reslrrectiD1
| cannot accept the testimony OF the disciples. Ani
there is the tact that no one saw Him IN the act
SANE I'cn;irai form o. Ills earthly body some
viii ask me- what hon became OF the body But
am too rcy"r.af 'o speculate about what became
II that sacred t,upi. Of IN" Divine Spirit | leave
an such rfer"ru' -'' 1aion' 70 higher ccciesias'
Tho language Of me records i, is SAID. implicitly
implies tie resurrection of Chris,s physical bod,
TnIuas yog NIL recall refused 10 b"iieyr the tcs-
tmpny ~ m" other disciples without proof. The
proof was For,hsat-l 20 The doubling Thomas
FMS is conclusive. APPARENTLY. hn' We must r"u"n-
Mhat"ser WORT wore spoken I'm such moment, and
%, h mi-rgportrs Nom TIN. moment th' ideA o,
no longer Iiu our :,ttr TO any mere statement
'h,' stand. hy ifs.f ana TIA. is contrad.ctel rs
description eli. tr. appearance OF jesus. Those de-
scrptor- ara %. ID h'as who'll, differing iu It's pow
"rs from the hlI' which ~" now kuG" our bodies
cannot arp'ar 'nd disappear az VII They cannot