Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
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dust be gathered out of all the oceans on
the resurrection day?'
Nothing would be impossible to God.
Not to all of us, however, is this the
teaching Of Scripture. We are given
enough to warn and TO comfort us. Surely
we can trust by faith for the rest Our
individuality is of Gods own making.
He will not destroy the work Of His own
hands.
cannot but think it sinful TO despise the
body. There are too many new-fangled
sects starting up nowadays-and among
intelligent people-who teach that the
body is intrinsically bad-or it is as no.
thing. "All is spirit" says the modern
scientist-which is ancient gnosticism and
Buddhism under another name. Theoso-
phists, occultists, spiritualists-One would
be astOnished TO go among them to
hear them sing the orthodox hymns and
assume some semblance of an orthodox
ritual and yet nculcate the doctrines of
Plato and Brahm.
To these the spiritual world is the real
world, while this in which we live is only
the shadow; the body is myth-a dream
of mortal mind"--and that it must be
denied, whipped into submission under the
spirit because it is altogether evil and
the seat of pain and woe.
The doctrine of the resurrection teach
es us the worth of the body. 1t, as well
as the soul, was created in the image Of
God, and was pronounced good by Him.
do not see how one can well help feel
Ing some tenderness toward this form,
which is our companion and servant
through all the years; these patient hands
and feet that are busted in the ways of
life for so many who are dependent only
upon their service. 1 would rather be-
lieve that the seat of evil is in the soul,
and it may be that the body too often
suffers for its sins.
There is one other comfort given to
many of us; one other instance, APP
preached with doubt spoken of with fear
and wonder, but not to be altogether de-
MED; and known of TO too many to be
altogether despised. 1t is that the dying,
standing just on 4 borderland of that
other world, so o. N give evidence or
spiritual forms around them. Have not
we knelt beside some loved one in that
pale, gray twilight of the early morning
that time so like the Resurrection hour
and watched the flmy eyes, opening with
spiritual sight, as they rested on a va
cant chair, or looked calmly above, and
heard the low murmuring of a name? The
name of some one whose Easter morn in
that other land had been years ago-over
WhOm perhaps we edch, lhe lNlng ana
the dying, had wept in speechless grief?
Is this always fever, or the vain magma
tion of delirium?
Let US take comfort and rejoice when
we believe. that. as ministering angels
came TO the sufferer in the garden of
agony we being comfortable unto His
DEATH they may in mercy be sent also
unto us.
This is the gladness of our new Easter
that through the resurrection we shall
meet the glorifed bodies of those who
were dear to us here. and over whom
death hath no more dominion"
1t is a gratifying fact, that from out
the comparative indifference of the past
there has sprung much more general
observance of Easter There will be
preaching at the various churches on |
Easter Sunday.