Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

navy, whose hull was made over so
many times that there have been many
Constitutions instead OF one. so you,
my brother, have had many different
| physical bodies. You are always put.
ting OF an old body; you are always
putting on new. Galen was convert
ed from atheism by studying the won
derful construction of human skele-
ton. But the movement OF Joint In a
skeleton is not nearly SO wonderful to
me as the fact that the skeleton Of n
man who died when he was seventy
years OF age represents at least ten dis
unct skeletons. which at different pc
RODS OF his existence walked around
under the same mans personality.
A Wonderful Structure.
The physical body Is continually be-
ing changed. This fact being then
granted, II you will only let the Holy
Ghost dwell within the temple which
ought to be his. then he will make you
physically over anew. Your voice will
become softer In tone, because then II
will only speak the language of love.
Your face will change In looks, for then
Il
hand will change fits conformation. for
then. instead OF being the knotted mus
cles Of human brute or the close fist
OF miser. looking In its vindictive-
ness like the grinning gargoyles Of
| Notre Dame. ready to spring upon their
prey below. II will be the opened palm
or succor and have the warm grasp Of
a sympathetic touch. Yes, my brother,
you can artistically md nsthetically
as well as spiritually beautify your
physical body. You can surrender It,
Ia the name OF Jesus Christ, to be
made over entirely anew to his serv-
Zee.
A strong templet A clean temple!
A beautiful templel We have been de-
scribing them all. But, after all, what
Is templef A temple Is a building
dedicated to the worship OF deity.
Its four walls inciose holy place in
which that deity is supposed to dwell.
Each temple is supposed to be the per
sonal property OF an individual divini-
~ In the same sense MS mans house
belongs to him when the title deed is
not only put In the family safe. but
also recorded among the county rec
ords.
II this be true what Is the next step?
Why, each temple should have a day
when it is publicly dedicated to the
deity for whom il is built. When the
Solomonic temple was to be at last
dedicated the king made the service
one of national import He assembled
in one place all the officers and men
Of state, and on that occasion he sac
rificed 10000 sheep and $4,000 oxen.
The rivers of blood which flowed from
that altar signify TO us bow great an
occasion that dedication must have
been.
When few years ago the famous
Cologne cathedral was dedicated all
Europe sent its representa- tiyes TO meet
the king of Prussia at the spot This
cathedral was begun In 1913. 1t was
begun in the name of the Father, Son
and Holy Spirit. The work, however,
was not completed In the thirteenth
century, nor the fourteenth, nor the fif-
teenth, nor the sixteenth nor the seven
teenth, nor the. eighteenth. At last. in
the nineteenth century, the work was
finished. Then came the dedication.
All, that must have been a wonderful
sight when ST. Peters at Rome was
dedicated! III the Catholic world could
have been 80 wrought up over the coro-
nation OF Pope Plus ", surely IL must
have been more enthusia site over tho
dedication Of that wonderful struc-
ture which was designed by Michael
Angelo and brought to n successful
completion 10y long line of succeeding
architects.
The Dedication.
Now, my brother, Ii is right and prop-
er that every temple should be public
ly dedicated. When are you going to
publicly dedicate your temple, your
PHYSICAL body, to the service of Jesus
Christf This body is priceless treas
ure which We should offer him. How
precious II is but few can fully nppre-
ciate unless they lose part OF their phys-
icai anatomy. Some years ago I was
being shown through a factory. NV
guide was a one armed man. After
showing me room after room filed with
machinery he at last pointed TO a re-
volving wheel as he said. THAT IL
where lost my arm" ''Well.v I said
to him. II guess you do not miss II
much You have an easy position now.
ana your pay is bigger than 1t was be-
fore. Yes, l know" he answered.
but I would gladly give Il up IL /
could. for then I had my arm. A man
does not know how much he loves his
arm until 1t Is gone" All, yes, this
body OF ours Is no small GIFT to dedi-
cate TO Jesus. The bandit has car
REQ for us many burdens; the foot-it
walked for us many miles; the tongue
II has expressed for us many q want.
when are You going to dedicats this
oooy. this old body OF yours, to Jesus
Christs Do you not want to efye IL 10
Christ. 30 that be may give Il divine
Tejuvenationr 10
I never wish to hear a man make a
shgnung remark about his physical
body. Never say, as do 30 many. "Oh.
90 not care what becomes OF my BODY
after am deadr' You should care.
my brother. You should care, in the
nrst place, because that body has been
good friend to you, and, secondly. be-
cause that body, If It be Christ's now.
Is TO be "sown In corruption and raised
In interruption" glorifisd, immortal
spiritual body, fit for the companion-
snip or the angels and the redeemed.
Speak no i'll about your body. Re-
member also, my brother you should
not compel your loved ones to DO with
your body what they do not want TO
do. Il shall be cremated," / heard a
man say some time ago. turned TO
him and said: Friend. you have not
any right TO demand that Your loved
ones shall crcmate your body. If they
wish TO do 1t oil right. But If they do
not wish 10 do IL then let them have
the sweet yet sad comfort of going out
10 your grave TO plant few forgetme-
hots where sleeps the mortal part OF
one whom they have dearly loved"
Inc BODY Is more than flesh, though it
crumble into dust. At the end of an
earthly life IT shall be raised. a new
and heavenly body, for the life eternal.
Irlfte not with fl Ahusa it mott ~