The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-04-21
something gloriously sugssS


I called At my. friepds house
summer day. / found the yard FAllsj
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 the pictures were gone,
and the paper hangers were doing eheir
work. All the modern Improvements
were being introduced into that dwell
ing There was not a room In the house
fit to live in at that time. although
month before when visited that house
everything was so beautiful 1 could
not have suggested an improvement.
My 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, on.
what was his JOY when at the end OF
six months he returned and found the
old house had been enlarged and I'M
proved and glorified That Is your
body. It looks well now-all the rooms
filled with health, and we could hard
ly make suggestion. But after awhile
your soul will go to the Holy Land.
and while you are gone the old house
Of your tabernacle will be entirely re-
constructed from cellar to attic. and
every nerve. muscle and bone and It's
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
| ments Of heaven introduced, and you
will move into it on resurrection day.
For we know that if our earthly house
| Of this tabernacle were dissolved we
have q building OF God, house not
| made with hands, eternal in the heav-
| ems" Oh, what day when body ana
soul meet again! They are very fond
| OF each other. Did your body ever have
pain and your soul not pity 1t, or
your body have Joy and your soul not
re-echo it, or, changing the question.
did your soul ever have any trouble
and your body not sympathize with It.
growing wan and weak under the de-
pressing influence? Or did your soul
ever have a gladness but your body
celebrated 1t with kindled eye and
cheek and elastic step? Surely God
never intended two such good friends
to be long separated.
And so when the worlds last Easter
morning shall come the soul will de-
scend. 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, and it will be perfect soul In
; perfect body. introduced by a per-
, feet Christ into a perfect heaven. Vic
> tory! Do you wonder that on Easter
a | day we swathe our churches with gar
a lands? Do you wonder we celebrate II
with the most consecrated voice Of
, song that we can invite. with the def
. est fingers on organ and cornet and
with doxologies that beat these arches
y with the pillows Of sound as the
sea smites the basalt at Giants Cause
way? Only the bad disapprove OF th<
resurrection. cruel heather war
rior heard Mr.. Moffatt the missionary
preach about the resurrection. and h
said to the missionary. win m!
father rise in the last day." Eyes.
Vt said the missionary. will all tn
e dead in battle rise?" said the crue
IL chieftain YES" said the mission
airy. Then said the warrior: lie
6 me hear no more about the resurrec
!! ton; there can be no resurrection
g there shall be no resurrection. l hav
d slain thousands in battle. VIII the!
rise?" All, there will be more to ris
d have never been repented Of will wan
If to see! But for all others who Above
l. Christ to be their pardon and thei
;e life and their resurrection it will b
r a day OF victory.
" The thunders Of the last day wi
r. be the salvo that greets you into hal
z Dor The lightnings will be only tn
10 torches OF triumphal processio
p marching down to escort you hom'
nt The burning worlds flashing throug
to immensely will be the rockets celt
r. brating your coronation on throne
r. where you will reign forever and fol
,a ever and forever. Where is death
If What have we to do with death? A
If your reunited body and soul swing o
~ from this planet on that last day yo
will see deep gashes all up and dow
-, the hills, deep gashes all through tt
- valleys, and they will be the emptie
- graves, they will be the abandone
~ sepulchers, with rough ground tosse
on each side Of them, and slabs will l
w. uneven on the rent hillocks, and thel
IL will be fallen monuments and CEN
81 taphs, and then for the first time yc
}" will appreciate the full exhilaration
Itr the text. Death is swallowed up
~ victory"
CHI
ps Hail the Lord OF earth and heaven!
lis Praise to thee by both be given
re Thee we greet triumphant now;
hit Hail the resurrection thou!
be cosiND HE COIL DN,T SAVE MONe