The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-20
.They That Are christ's at His
Coming"
REV. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
rI0NsEIGNEUR NUGENT AT ST.
MARY's CATHEDR.A
He Talks Upon empcrtncc-Or:san
Recital at the First Congre:sa-
tionaI-The Services at the Taber-
nacle-The Young Mcn's Christian
Association.

Rev. L. B. Ridgely preached at St.
PauPs church yesterday morning, taking
for his text, Christ the first fruits. At
terward they that are Christs at his
coming II Cor. XIV. %.
Mr.. Ridgely said in part: In 1850, Luigi
Galvani, by an accident, discovered those
principles of electricity which we now
call the principles of galvanism. He
learned the laws, because, with scientific
mind, he did not let the accidental facts
pass without studying them. Science
studies phenomena, deduces laws, and
strives to prove the law by reproducing
the phenomena. The resurrection of
Jesus Christ is a fact in history. If We
have the scientific, rather than the care
less or superstitious, mind, we shall not
let 1t pass Our notice without studying 1t,
finding the principle ON which it is based,
and deducing the law by which we shall
reproduce resurrections.
The resurrection OF Jesus Is not mere
isolated wonder. Through all history
mankind has believed in an immortality
for the soul. The Jewish church had
taught the hope even of a resurrection;
had taught that if man lived sinless ne
should live forever. When Jesus came,
he not only lived sinless but promised
resurrection to those who should become
partakers of his nature-"of his flesh and
of his blood"
When he rose therefore, he simply APP
peared as the first fruits of humanity re.
leased from sin: the first in a series of
resurrections which are to follow the
first exhibition of a law which had not
yet been seen in action. They that are
Christs' are TO rise also. The phrase
means not merely those whom Christ
has purchased. Gle died for all, yet 1t
does not follow all shall share his resur-
rection) 1t means first, those VINO are
"of his body" the church, by baptism,
confirmation and communion; second,
those who are of the same type, VINO
share his character and display his char
acteristics Mark, them that resurrection
to life. in its true sense, is not for all
humanity. but for them that are
Christ's."
Human nature, as we see 1t reVeaiee GIL, III
history, has proved incapable OF sur
mounting sin. even when it has cllmDed
to highest civilization. 1t is only as tnat
nature is reinforced by the impartlng OF
Christ's nature-the new Adam-tnat we
can live a life like his, life of eternal
"AH that are in the grave shall. in
Gods time, come forth, but the I'M
christly ito the resurrection OF co5lu ~
nation" the unspiritual mind joined 10
carnal desires, forever dying, forever ~
that unhappy torment of Tantalus, uhtl
the last throb of self-consciousness
ceases and the soul tastes IN II iuiies'
sense that the wages of sin is deatn.
The question for every one OF us, tnen,
as we think of the joyous life promised
by the risen Jesus, is this: have 1 any
reason to expect share IN n, 1t :s1.,,, Am NJ
Christ's?" eff not, why not ny no, no.
in his church," ''Why not growing IKE
him?" oon-
firmation, by communion and IN char-
acter, begins in this life to taste the JoS
of the resurrection