The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-13

and many graves were opened. and many
bodies of the saints which slept arose
and came out Of the graves after His
resurrection, and went into tie Holy City
and appeared unto many. Certainly the
resurrection OF our Lord was a physical
resurrection, for He showed His wounds.
body will rise again. But with what body
do they come? That Is the great question.
after ALL 1t is easier to believe that we will
rise again than TO know with what body.
II is the kind of body we will have that
interests us. To describe that is not so
easy. But some things we can safely say
about this resurrection body.
ut will not be flesh and blood, for they
cannot inherit the kingdom. The testimony
of the senses cannot be contradicted. We
acknowledge the testimony of our senses
when say, Dust to dust, ashes. to ashes
The body returns to dust, the spirit to God.
who gave IL.
SPIRITUAL BODY.
But this spiritual or pneumatic body Is
perfectly adapted to the habits and tastes
and engagements Of the released spirit. The
glorified spirit will have spiritual body
adapted to it. That body is foreshadowed
in the TRANSPORTED body of our Lord, again
in the resurrection body of our Lord. But
We find the true and perfect description of
our resurrection body in that glorious body
with which our blessed Lord assembled. Our
Lord Jesus Christ shall change our vile
body-the body of our humiliation, the body
in which We sin and practice uncleanness-
vile body too, as compared with our spir-
itual body. Jesus shall change this body
and make 1t like unto His glorious body,
according to the working whereby He is
able ever to subdue all things unto him.
self
again. this great truth of the resurrec-
ton body seems to me to crown redemp-
ton. In the body we sin and suffer. 1t Is
the instrument of much evil. II is a power
of detraction and limitation. We that are
In this tabernacle do groan, being burdened.
1t seems to me natural and proper feeling
for us TO desire the redemption and sane
tifying of this body. Much is made OF the
committed. The knife the electric Chair
the pistol. / can think of a man who uses
a murderous weapon wishing that 1t
could be changed into purpose of useful
ness III seems most appropriate thing to
cut that stone into baptsmal font for
Christian use which was once used by those
cannibals to dash their victims against to
Kill them. So IL seems the very height of
redemption triumph for our bodies TO be
redeemed. We have wanted to raise those
Spanish warships. right them, and then
transform them into American vessels. So
| We want our bodies to be transformed
But in these bodies we have won our
victories also. They have been the instru-
ments of our love and devotion and activ-
| ity. In them We have toiled and wrought
for loved ones, for home, for progress, for
| our country for God and His kingdom.
Men have kept horses through a lingering
and useless old age because they served
| them, carrying them on the errands and
| business of life, carrying them from dan
| ger, through flooded streams, into battle
| and to victory. The very sight of one of
| our great war vessels having part in our
victory at Manila quickens our pulsebeat
| and arouses our enthusiasm.
Here may be our prayer from Bishop
Kern:
Teach me to live that may dread
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| To die, that this vile body may
Rise glorious at the awful day."