Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-18

witness the wonderful process Of the
caterpiliar's mctamorphosis from worm
to butterfly and yet refuse TO believe
that God can. if he will. transform the
pnSsicai body Into heavenly bodyp
Narvc1our Transformations.
we see marvellous transformations in
the natural world taking place all
round us. We cannot explain them.
Shall we therefore refuse ia helove
them? Pick UP in your hand. II Won
Will. common chestnut. IT has with
in It's simple Shell q soft substance.
when looks for all the world like
lump of hard -four pressed together.
Yet in that simple substance in NINA
ture Is every known part of the chest.
nut tree. Within that shell ia tho root
the bark, tile branch. the leaf. IF TINT
simple nut can change into the
branches Of the wide spreading tree,
may not we believe that our phvsicaI
bodies. under the divine cbemistrv.
may undergo an equally wondrou,
change which We cannot comprehend
any more than we can tell how or when
the transformation is to take placer A
mystery, a mystery. How DO we ro
down mortal and come up immortal. po
down corrupt and come up incorruptl
1t Is mystery we cannot explain.
Yet 1t Is mystery which has its anal.
ogies in the natural world. II is =
mystery which promises each one Of
us a personality and an indlv duality
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rious, hopeful and blessed Is the rnys.
terry OF the resurrection.
l have preached this sermon on n1ys-
teries because l want young peonln.
and especially young men, to fully
realize that there are some statements
found in the Bible that they should
accept in failh, though they may neve,
fully understand them in this life. Oh.
man. ii YOU are not ready to accent
SOME facts about Christ and salvation
you cannot understand then you are
like foolish nan trying to encompass
the Atlantic ocean with sewing girls
thimhlc or Ike q little child peevishly
sulking because YOU cannot understand
the laws Of 3rH vity. God /. too big
for your Unite mind 10 compass. Heav-
Ell IS too largo Il place for you In your
study 10 take apart and put together
again as a little girl might play with
her doll house
Accept Christ.
I preach this sermon also for an in
spirat ton. Thee IS in our gospel
enough Of til plan and practical to
lead us to Christ. beyond that there
are mysteries. and we do nor deny it,
bit in hose very mysteries there are
truths 10 which some senSe deep with
i'll our nature responds with Il certain
t. a. strong ana as impregnable as the
certainty that we derive from our
sense ot sight and touch The exist.
cncc and presence u lesliS are 10 mere
Ihantasy TO his people 1t is Il living,
actual presence az real 10 them and as
recognizable IS tie presence OF Il wife
whose footsteps yDu hear and recog-
nize IN the darkness. though you can
not see her form. They are conscious
that he issncar them. as you would bs
conscious of the nearness Of beloved
son in Norr pew this morning. even II
you did not soc him enter.
Brother. sister, for many years trou.
hled with mysteries. wash your eyes
today in the water Of life- and look
and live. Accept Christ as your Saw.
Jour and then leave ell the iDexplica.
bic mysteries To BE- explained to you
in a better world I'VE now see "a
through a glass darkly;'' yes, but,
thank cod, we can see enough to per-