The Yale expositor., 1902-04-04


useless physical apparatuses. and no
anatomist or psychologist has ever been
able TO tell us what they are good for.
They may be the foundation OF the
resurrection body. worth nothing TO us
In this state 10 be indlspensably valu-
able in the next state. The Jewish
rabbls and the scientists OF our day
have found out that there arc two or
three supernuities OF body that are
something gloriously suggestive OF an
other state.
called al my friends house ono
summer day. I found the yard all
piled up with the rubbish OF carpen-
ter's and mason's work. The door was
of. The plumbers had torn up the
floor The roof was being lifted In
cupola. All tho pictures were gone.
and the paper hangers were doing their
work All the modern improvements
were being introduced into that dwell
ing. There was not q room In the house
fit 90 live In at that time, although a
month before when visited that house
everything was so beautiful / could
not have suggested an Improvement.
Ny friend had gone with his family
TO the Holy Land. expecting TO come
back at 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 found the
old house had been enlarged and inn
proved and glorIhed That Is your
body. Il looks well now-all the rooms
filled with health, and we could hard
ly make a suggestion. But after awhile
your soul will go 90 the Holy Land.
and while you are gone the old house
of your tabernacle viii be entirely re-
constructed from cellar 20 attic. and
every nerve. muscle and bone and tis-
sue and artery must be hauled over
and the old structure will be FURNISHED
and adorned and raised and cupolaed
and enlarged. and all the improve
mcnts OF heaven introduced, and you
will move into Il on resurrection day.
For We know that II our earthly house
OF this tabernacle were dissolved We
have building OK God. n house not
made with hands. eternal In the heav-
ems Oh what a day when body and
soul meet again, They are very fond
OF each other. Did your body ever have
a pain and your soul not pity II. or
your body have a JOY and your soul not
re-echo IL. or. changing tho question.
did your soul ever have any trouble
and vow body not sympathizc with II.
growing wan aud weak under the de-
pressing Influence? Or did your soul
ever have 4 gladness but your body
celebrated Il With kindled eye and
check ana elastic step? Surely God
never intended two such good friends
10 De long separated.
And so when the worlds last Easter
morning shall come the soul viii de-
sccnd. crying Where Is my body?"
And the body will ascend. saying.
Where Is my soul?" And the Lord OF
the resurrection will bring them to-
gether. gad 70 viii be a perfect soul in
. perfect body. introduced by n per-
feet Christ into perfect heaven. Vie
| tory Do You wonder that on Easter
day we swatle our churches with gar
lands? Do you wonder we celebrate 10
with The most ConsccFatcd voice OF
song that we can Invite. with the deft-
cft Gngcrs on organ and cornet and
with doXo'ogies that beat these arches
with the biIlows OF sound as ths
sea smites the bas1lt AT Giants Cause
way? Oaly the bad disapprove OF tho
resurrection. a cruel heather war
rior heard Mr. Ionatt. the missionary.
/ preach about the resurrection. and he
said 10 the missionary. "Will my
father rice In the last day." Yes"
said the missionary. "Wlll all the
Dead In battle rise?- said the cruel
chleftain. Yes" said the mission
/ airy. Then said the warrior: Let
me hear no more about the resurrec-
! tion; there can DC no resurrection:
there shall be no resurrection. have
slain thousands In battle. VIII they
rise?" An. there will be more TO rise
on that day than those whose crimes
have never been repented OF will want
| 20 see! But for all others who allowed
| Christ 20 be their pardon and their
/ life and their resurrection 1t win be
day OF victory.
The thundcrs OF the last day viii
be the salvo that greets you into har-
Dor. The lighininEs will be only tho
/ torches OF triumphal procession
marching down 90 escort you home.
Tho burning worlds flashing through
immensIty will be the rockets ceIe-
brating your coronation on thrones
where you will reign forever and for
ever and forever. Where Is death?
what have We to DO with death? AZ
your reunited body and soul swing of
/ from this planet on that last day you
will sec deep gashcs all up and down
the hills. deep Eashcs all through the
valleys. and they will be the emptied
/ grayeg. they viii be the abandoned
sepulchcrs. with rough ground tossed
on each eide of them. and s'abs win lie
uneven en- the rent hillocks. and there
viii be fallen monuments and ceno-
| fanhe and then for the first time vot,