The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-19

soul has largely engaged human thought
anu all races nave rad ami uu have their
I beliefs IN spirits and the spirit world. the
resurrection OF the dead Is distinctly a
Christian doctrine IL found Hu place IN
the ancient Gretian pal!D~upuicS
When Paul preached Jesus and the
reSuTrs ctiOn. some Knocked and Others said
ne Sgg1ur-h 10 be- a SeJeL forth ~ strange
gods ] ne ola hero ana mighty thinker
chsll, u-ed them with this statement. how
ever, ana Ihl-S a1lel.',i 20 reason A.
Sy.staiucT o. the revealed trulh. Why
should il he thought thing incredible
with you that God should TdlSss the d-sdr
Jesus had uShergd into human thought
the great truth, and by the miraculous
resurrection Of Lazarus. and finally Of
teUiEcut faith.
The Scriptures teach: They that are in
their graves shall come forth. Tn"y that
sleep IN she dust shall awake Not the
uuSL but they that sleep in tho dust
Paul tells us Of natural BODY and
a spiritual body II IS that spiritual boly.
which Il neither the gross material par
ticles which compose the physical organ
ism. nor the soul Not the physical cor
porecity. but that which makes you your
poA-4s sell To-Day tomorrow and next
year. though the mere material parts are
not the same for two consecutive min
utes. This bodily identity is not conscious.
Tor thc soul Il the seat Of consciousness.
ANY claim Tor material resurrection Is
DaseieSS IN reason or nationally In
IerpTeted revelation Yet the very term
resurrection carries the certain thought
not OF "A creation or Of a Te-Crea ticn, but
of a standing again bringing into life
mite identity.
But as radical as will be this change.
tnele VIII be no change in the spiritual
podE. the bodily identity Il IS not Nis-
IDLE TO the material eye save through sec
ond causes any more than the soul or any
other power. II is true Christ's visible
bodily organism came from the grave.
but his resurrection was not pattern but
an evtdentia! fact.
Somewhere between olivet and the
great white throne Jesus dropped his
wounded. manEled Corp0reity and il was
absorbed in the elements. that no relics
OF his sacred dust should be made SIrincS
Tor idolatr0us worship. And his resurreC-
ton body which he exhibited TO Peter.
james and John on the mountain OF trans
ngurauOn when -" talked with Moses and
E-llaS was his royal robe Of entrance into
the realms OF heavenly glory.
And he shall change these vile bodies
and make them like unto his own glorious
body Changed from corruption TO in
corruption Mortality shall put on i'm
mortality. Weakness shall give place TO
power This means the retention Of all
tne SenslblliueS untTammclsd and likely
greatly enhanced As much IL may
seem so there is no calamity in death 10
the real bodily indentity any more than
there * TO the soul The physhical organ
ism which is the neceSsitOus but tenn
ppraTy instrument Of the soul adapted 10
the needs Of this temporary existence. is I
cI ushed by time, disease or accident. But
tnlS Is no permanent calamity To the reaf
bodily personality. but only to the phvsi-
cal organism. which from its very nature
Is only for temporary functions
i am aware that we must rely upon
revelation for the establishment or these
claims But the most rigid reason does
not contradict them The transformation |
scene exhibits to US some Of the details Of
the resurrection body when operated by |
the living soul as IL viii be at the end Of |
ume- Whatever changes may come there /
vii, VIII oe powers ana instruments Of con-
NtiSaloN thought. recollection and vision |
that will behold and have keen powers
OF recognition, and will retain the identity
Of bodily personality so distinctly that
they viii be instantly recognizable. |
They beheld Moses and Elias talking /
with Jesus. and they were conversing /
about the decease which he should shortly |
accomplish at Jerusalem They had /
means OF quick transportation. untram- /
meled BY the force OF gravity. When the 1
bright cloud passed they saw no man |
spiritual body the bodily identity. that 1
goes into the grave or world Of death and /
VIII come forth In the resurrection.
1t Is never to be confused with the /
gross atoms composing the mere animal /
organism. which cannot enter the king 4
dom OF God, but returns TO the earth as 1
u was Nor Is II ever to be confused with Il
the soul. which never loses its conscious /
ness. but at death returns to the keepinE
oi the God who gave it. This bodily
Identity, clothed as IL shall rplease him.
suitable TO the eternal realm and TO the
functions which its destiny assigns IL. the
soul viii re-enter it and go to its eternal
home
There is nothing TO indicate a change
" characteristic likes. Those dear good
owed ones who have gone are ours stiIi /
We cannot 20 to them lust Vet and thew /
'annot come TO US. II they were in Paris
instead Of Paradise, and we could See /
hem and be with them by going there. |
We would spare no effort and would he
'ure not TO miss II. Even II al was not
lear, We would be always on the safe |
ide Of the doubt Heaven Is rs real as
Paris II is not yet completed. Jesus went
o prepare a place for us