The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17

THIRDLY, THE BODY.


This is wholly material and earthly. It
is the organized system Of muscles,
nerves and blood encased in house of
bone suitably protected. This material
body incarnates the soul ard spirit; with
in it we act and think and prepare for
an entrance into another form of exist
ence, sometimes called the spiritual body.
The latter is body as much as the 9th.
er and is termed spiritual body to dis
tingutsh it from the material body,
which, like all matter, dissoIves into its
original elements when it's mission Gas the
SOULS earthly protector) is fulfilled. We
have body Chat IL q spiritual b0dy) in
the other life as really as in this. Now,
although we must be more or less famil-
lar with this fact, is it not strange that
we, each of US, should be such wonder
full creation as this? should contain
within ourselves such q trinity of mys-
teries, and that, too, not for an hour, OF
| q brief period, but for all time and eter.
nityP Surely from every one is now
arising the Apostles prayer (Which If
answered will lie worth more to US even
than the Apostles creed): Oh That /
I-(all that surrounds protects or coneti-
tutes the me which thinks, reasons, loves
and acts) might be sanctlfiod wholly in
body, soul and spirit! Surely such a
prayer calls for silent Amen" from
US all
That this thought and this prayer may
be more deeply impressed on our minds,
let US consider very brief fly but more
each person in this trinity, each unit in
this tri-unity of our three-fold being.
We will also notice (incidently) their
mutual dependence and relations, and
the need each has of specification.
First, the body-(for we will here re-
verse the order.) The famous physician,
Galen, was converted from atheism by
examining human skeleton, and MOTTO
ing that he could not find better posi-
ton for any one, even the smallest OF
the bones in the body, than the Creator
had assigned to each! But what is the
mere skeleton compared with the
FINISHED AND PERFECT STRUCTURE,
''the exquisite and wonderful organizs-
ton" which has come to US from the
divine hand II ian undevout aetron-
Omer 10 mad" an undevout psychologist is
madden We need only refer TO the mir.
acle of the body, for example, the in.
tricate mechanism that turns food into
blood; the arteries that take up this life
food and send it everywhere; the lungs
that aerate the all.nourishing blood; the
heart-that muscle. engine-that with.
out fireman Or er giueer does it's
work night and day, pumping and
driving wholesome life-stream through
the system; the brain, which as
temple enshriDes the thoughts
of God. All these, with their var.
ious and wonderful functions, are, to
use an old phrase in a new meaning, our
BODY of Divinity" or rather body for
our divine soul.
Now what relation does this body hold
to divine law or the laws which govern
this complicated organization? These
laws are az fixed and invariable as thore
which control the solar system or oper-
ate upon mind and spirit.
God is the author of all law; so, by
simply obeying His laws, there is q sense
in which we may help God ssanctify the
body. Like well arranged clock the
body will keep in order and each part
work with the others IL Gods laws OF
health are observed. These laws are
Gods laws as really as the Ten Com
mandmenta, but I fear to many Christ
ians fail to obey them. Tf proper atten-
ton is not paid 60 it or it ia injured or
overtaxed it will run down or some parts
will be disordered. The body has its
rights and we can not tranple upon
them with impunity. It is not an enemy
to the soul but the souls friend and
helper IL properly treated. An old divine
has said, 1.-THE body is to the Christian
as beast to traveller, he cannot 90
his journey lthrough life)without 1t and
has much ado to go with it, II the flesh
be kept high, then the body Ia meddIe-
some and VIM not obey; u. low, then 'tis