The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18


thought n thing incredible with you that God
should raise the deadl"
That far up cloud. higher than the hawk
flies, higher than the eagle flies. what is Il
made on Drops of water from the Hudson,
other drops from the East River, other drops
from stagnant pool out on Newark fats.
Up yonder there, embodied In cloud. and
the sun kindIes 1t. II God can make such
lustrous cloud out OF water drops, many OF
them soiled and impure and fetched from
miles away, can He not transport the frag-
ments OF human body from the earth and
out of them build a radiant body2 Cannot
God, who owns all the material out of which
bones and muscle and flesh are made. set
them up again II they have fallen? II n
manufacturer OF telescopes drops telescope
on the iloor, and II breaks. can he not mend
II again so YOU can see through IL? And II
God drops the human eye into the dust, the
eye which He originally fashioned can He
not restore 1t? AVE. II the manufacturer of
the telescope. by a change Of the glass and n
change OF focus. can make a better glass than
that which was originally constructed and
actually improve IL, do you not think tho
fashioner OF the human ,ye may improve its
sight aud multiply the natural eve by tho
thousandfold additional forces Of the resur-
rcction eyel
"Why should Il he thought with YOU an In
credible thing that God should rnisa the
deadp' Things all around us suggest II. Out
of what grew all these flowers? Out Of the
mold and earth. Resurrccted. Resurected.
The radiant butterfly, where did IT come
tromS The loathsome caterpillar. That al
batross that smites the tempest with is wing.
where d!d II come fromy sensele-s she'll.
Near Bcrgcrat, France, In a Celtic tomb. un-
der block, were found flower seeds that had
been buried 200) years. The explorer took
the Hover seed and planted It. ami il came
up. II blomed I'm blucbcll aud heliotrope
Two tlpusuu1 no., lupi,I "a
-ected. traveller says he found In num-
mypit IN Egypt garden peas that had been
buried there 5000 years ngo. H. brought
them out, and on June 4, lSii, he planted
them, and In thirty days they sprang up.
Buried 5000 years, yet resurrected.
why should II be- thought a thing in
credible with you that God should raise the
dead2' Where did all this silk come from
the silk that adorns your persons and your
homes2 In tho hollow of staff "A Greek
missionary brought from China TO Europe
the progenitors Of those worms that now
supply the silk markets OF many Nations.
The pageantry OF hammered hosts and the
luxurious articles Of commercial emporium
blazing out from the silk worms And who
shall be surprised II, out Of this insignificant
earthly life, ourbodies unfold into something
worthy OF the coming eternities2 Put silver
into diluted inter. and IL dissoves. l. the
silver gone forever2 No. Put in some pieces
VI 'VHlfIs anu Nlt SllNtT fthlIfArS. III ono
force dissolves. another force rcorganizes
why should It be thought n thing in
credible with you that God should raise the
deadY' The insects flew and the worms
crawled last autumn feebler and fcrbler and
then stopped. They have taken no food /;
they want none. They lie dormant and in
sensible. hut soon the south wind will blow
the resurrection trumpet, and the air and the
earth will be full of them. Do you not think
that God can do rs much for our bodies rs He
does for the wasps. aud the sp ders and the
snaiis? This morning at half prst 4 o'clock
there was resurrection. Out Of the night,
the day. Iu few weeks there will he a res
surrection in all our gardens. Why not some
day resurrection amid all the graves?
Ever and anon there are instances o, men
and women entranced.
A trance is death. followed by resurrection
after few days-total suspension OF mental
power and voluntary action. Rov. William
Tennent, n great evangelist of the last gen.
eration, of whom DIR. Archibald Alexander, u
man Tar from being sentimental wrote In
most culogistic terms-Rev. william Ten
nent seemed TO die. His spirit seemed to
have departed. People came In day after
day and said. "He Is dead he is dead" But
the soul returned. and William Tennent lived
to write out experiences OF what he had seen
while his soul was gone. Ii may be found
some time what is called suspended anima-
the soul an excursion into the next world,
from which it comes back-a furlough OF n
few hours granted from the conflict OF life to
which II must return.
Do not this waking up OF men from trance
and til waking up OF grains buried 5000
years ago make II easier for you TO bclieve
that your body and mine, after the vacation
OF the grave. shall rouse and rally, though
there be 5000 years between our last breath
and the sounding Of the archangelic reveile?
Psychologists tell us that while the most Of
our bodies are built with such wonderful
economy that we can spare nothing. and the
loss Of finger is "A hindrance. and the in-
jury ot toe joint makes Us lame, still we
have two or three apparently useless physi.
cal apparati, and no anatomst or physioloS-
ist has ever been able t. tell what they are
good for. Perhaps they are the foundation
of the resurrection body. worth nothing 10
us In this state. to be indispensibly valuable
in the next state. The Jewish rabbis appear
10 have had a hint of this suggestion when
they said that in the human frame there was
a small bone which was to be the basis of the
resurrection body. That may have been a
delusion. But this thingis certain, the Chris
tian scientists Of Sur day have found out
that there are two or three superluities OF
the body that are something gloriously sug
yestive Of another state.
| called 1T my friends house one summer
day found the yard all piled up with rub
bish Of carpenters and mason's work. Tho
door was of. The plumbers had torn up the
floor. The roof was being lifted in cupola.
All the pictures were gone, and the paper
hangers doing their work. All the modern
improvements were being introduced into
that dwelling. There was not a room In the
house III 10 live in at that time, although a
month before, when i visited that house,
everything was so beautiful could not have
suggested an Improvement. My friend had
gone with his family 10 the Holy Land. ex-
pecting 70 meback nj the end OF six months.
when the building was to be done.
And, oh, what was his JOY when at the
end OF six months he returned and the old
house was enlarged aud improved and glo-
riiled! That is your body II loooks well
now. All the rooms filed with health, and
We could hardly make suggestion. But
after awhile your soul will 20 10 the Holy
Land, and while YOU are gone the old house
OF your tabernacle will be entirely recon-
structed from cellar % attic. every nerve,
muscle and bono ana tissue and artery
must be hauled over. and the old
structure will be FURNISHED and adorned
and raised and coupolaed and enlarged,