The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-04-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Topic For the Week Beginning April
12-Comment by Rev. s. Fl. Doyle.

Topic For the Week Beginning Apr4l
12-COmment by Rev. $. Fl. Doyle.
Topic.-Christ's teaching about the res
urrection.-John XII, 21-27, 40-44. Can Easter
meeting.)
Easter is one of the most joyous of
the Christian festivals. 1t speaks of
those who have in sadness been taken
from loved ones on earth, but it speaks
also of hope-yea, even of assurance of
resurrection from the dead and reunion
with loved ones. Blessed hope of
Eastertide, first heard when the angels
announced the fact that Christ was
risen from the dead and never to cease
to be heard till earth and sea shall give
up their dead and those who died in
Christ, having risen, shall reign with
him forever and forever!
In consideration of the fact that
Christ was divine as well as human
and could see and understand life be-
yond the grave, what He had to say
about the resurrection becomes of in
finite Importance. The Old Testament
Scriptures, while giving us some in
formation upon the subject of the flu
ture. is not as definite and comprehen-
sive upon the subject as we might
wish, and yet even here we are not
without encouragement to our faith.
This is shown in Martha's reply to
Christ'S statement concerning the re-
surrection. Il know" she says, that
He will rise again at the resurrection
in the last day" Evidently therefore
Martha had faith in a resurrection at
the last day, and this was true of most
of the Jews. The Pharisees at least
had derived from the Old Testament
Genesis, Job, the Psalms, Daniel and
Ezekiel--a belief in both the immor-
tally of the soul and the resurrection
of the body And it is with joy that
we hail the fact that Christ abundant
ly corroborated their faith upon these
subjects.
1t is one of the browning glories of
the New Testament that here Christ
brings "life and immortality to life
through the gospel"
/. Christ taught that Lazarus should
rise again. To Martha in her sorrow
Jesus said, 'Thy brother shall rise
again" Nor did He refer to future
but present resurrection, and that His
prophecy was true was soon afterward
demonstrated by His miracle of rails
ing Lazarus from the dead. This fact
convinces us of the truthfulness of
Christ's words concerning the general
resurrection of the dead.
2. Christ taught the doctrine of gen
eral resurrection of the dead. Il am
the resurrection and the life. He that
believeth on Me, though he die, yet shall
he live" He came as mans life to
make it possible for man to be raised
again and to spend eternity in fellow
ship with him and the Father and all
the redeemed. Christ's doctrine of the
resurrection has been accepted and
taught in all the Christian centuries.
Paul developed it in all it's phases, and
little has been or can be added to what
they have said upon the subject The
fact is glorious, and it is true, and, &C
cepting it as such, we can leave the
mysteries and perpleXities surrounding
it until revealed in Gods own time and
way.
BIBLE READINGS.
Job xix, 26, 81; Ps. xvii, Is; lisa. XVI,
10; Dan. xii, 1-3; Matt. xxi, 81, 80;
Luke xiv, ia John V, %, 20; Rom. vi,
Ill; / Cor. XIV, 1858; John iii, 1, 2.