Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16

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! FIRST The speaker related ths many M
stances OF christ appearing 70 people
after His resurrection prior 90 his ah-
ceusIOn, particularly to Ills uiaeiPles
90 whom he made Himself known ana
TO- convince them that DE had o uody he
not only said that a spirit had NOT uean
and bones as He had but ate with them
and babe Thomas thrust ais singer INTO
His hand and His hand into his SIDE
90 feel the wounds that lie had re-
celyed at His crucihxion. Jesus told
Thomas that he was blessed because
De believed after be had seen, but more
blessed was he who believed without
seeing. The value OF faith Is greater
than the eyosght. Tor when one Walks
by the power OF faith he Is developing
his God-g given faculties cultivauns 10
spiritual part Of his nature
The speaker showed from modern rev"
citation that spirit is "a substance, mat
d is not immatcriaL There are many
kinds Of matter az air Is matter, plt
differs materially from iron ana tne
spirit Is OF a much more refined nature
than anything physical ana Us BoV-
orned by spiritual laws. 10 existed be-
fore the bOdy'wu created and VIII eA-
lst forever. when the spirit leaves the
body 1t Is subject TO the laws OF splril-
ual gravltalion, and The vile VIII De
attracted to the vile, the Just 10 the
iust. 10 will 70 90 the sphere for which
ID as adapted. Everything under God
h. in order and system, and where there
Is confusion &c is not of the Spirit of
God, for God has said MY house is
house Of order
Christ is risen and as lie arose from
the dead so shall we. And as His body
was Quickened by spirit. SO shall ours
be. But every man IN his own order
The speaker described the order OF the
resurrection. quoting from the Revela-
ton OF 50. John, and the various de-
grees OF glory Of rewards and punish
ments, an people being judged accord
ing 10 their works. He showed that oil
would be raised from the dead as Paul
had intlmGted In the words AS In
Adam an die, even so In Christ snail
an be made alive" But those who shall
rise first IN the resurrection day are 20
be only those who are Chrlsts az HIS
coming" The speaker explained now
TO become Christs people. how 20 put
on Christ by obedience TO His Gospel,
being buried with Him In baptism, az
ter faith and repentance, and being
thus planted In the likeness OF His
death they would be 'also In the ike
ness OF His resurrection
They who were not worthy OF part
In the first resurrection, he said, would
have 10 wait for a thousand years ar
ter. and would then come forth 20 re-
ceive that glory and status for which
they were prepared by their own do
ings But the resurrection or all was
through the redemption wrought out by
Christs atOnemeut.
Elder Penrose descanted on the VIC
tory achieved by Christ over death and
hell and pictured the conditions 10
come when there would be no more
pain or sorrow or trial and no more
death when hell itself should be des-
troyed. and all the former things have
passed away" He described the glories
OF the redeemed earth and of those who
become kings and priests unto God and
IFS Christ he bore testimony that
Christ Is risen" indeed that He has
appeared In this age OF the world. re-
established His Church after the former
pattern, IS In communication with IT,
and win come to reign over the earth as
King Of kings. and an who are In Him
win be raised from the dead at His
coming and viii reign with Him In a
fulness OF Joy and power and glory for
ever.
The choir sang the anthem, Awake
Ny Soul" the solo part being sung by
Lizzie Thomas Edward and Thomas
Ashworth.
Benedlctl0n was pronounced by
Bishop W. % Preston.
The musical exercises on this coca
sion were appropriate 70 the day and OF
unusual excellence