Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1911-08-03

Throne We re
port the former. Each address lasted
for nearly two hosrs. but - deeply In
terpsted were the audiencvs that they
seemed not to note the flight Of time
lie said:
No other question could be Of deeper
interest to thinkins people than the
one now before us--where are the
dendY', Our ancestors. our neishbors.
our friends. are dead or dying. and
ourselves with them. what Will be
our condition when the spark Of life
fiickers QUIT
The Bible confirms the ablest dud-
inxs Of science when it tells us that the
dead are dcrd and not alive at all. any
where. The Scriptures declare. The
dead know not anything" their sons
come to honor and they know 10 not:
they come to dishouor but they pprceIve
II not Of them Again the Bible says:
There Is neither wisdom nor Device
nor knowledge In the grave tsscoj. the
Bible hell whittier thou goest'' (EecIe-
stastes *. i0,.
where. my dear friends. Is the key TO
the problem. The Bible he'll il the
grave. skeoi. Aades. the death state. The
salvation whirh God has provided IL
the salvation from sin and from drath
The hope set before rs In the Gospel
is-the rcsurrpcf,,u Of the dead II
nobody is dead ere can be NO rcsur.
rection Of the dead II IL not the body
which dies that God has promised
shall he resurrecf~i. but the soul. "
was not Adams body merely that was
punished with death. but Il was hi.
soui. which included the body.
Gods provision for the salvation OF
mankind h thar AS by man csms
death mot eternal tormentI. By a man
1.-THE man Christ JesusI comes also the
resurrection Of the dead
The Redemption Price Given.
Not only do the Scriptures clearly SET
forth that the Wages Of sin IL death
and that thus death passed upon the
entire human rncr tIanans v. icl but
they also set forth that the redemption
price WATCH Jesus gave was death
He poured out His AMI unto DEATH
he made His soul m Offering for sir
isaiah I'LL 10. -.
As result. in due time there will
come a resurrection ~ the dead. boti.
Of thu Just and of the unjust ny fAs
fsst is meant tho~e justified and
bruuxht info hnrmony with God
through faith IN Christ by the ssi.st
Is meant all Others Tins the Churrh
Will share In the First Resurrection
with Christ: these are the Eie-s Of the
Scriptures Their rs-sarrectiou and
complete change Of nature have already
begun In them through the b~xsttins
II the Holy Spirit
They will he Ike Christ. who Is the
express imsSr % the Fathers perspu
Like God and the Angels they. as spirit
beings. will he invisible to mankind
These with their Lord and Head viii
set M the k.agdom If Cod-the Mes
sianic kingsiom- They viii reign
with Christ a thousand yparxl- These
are the SANITY ones. q cIass rreoxnhrs,
by Catholics and Protestants. BY In
Their. Calvin and Wesley. All arv
agreed inspecting such a cIas.. rhs
entire point Of discrimination h re
epecting the masses of our race 70,
whom Christ died and for alt of whom
the varions rrrcds provide torment.
unreliable. unthlnknbIe.
TO not the Scriptures repeatedly ,e,
you that the dead fan asf~rps 81. Pau
writes of tha.~ VIII, fall asleep Ia
Christ: and agnin. Of these who -sieef
In Jesus and again that an wos,Is
sierp except those saints WIN Womb
be changed IN u nou1enf. ~ the sv-vout
coming Of Messiah Did not J-rp
say. Our friend Lanrus sieepeshr
Wherr do they sleep. and for how Iong'
The Bible answers. They that sleep /,
the dust Of fAc earfs shall awake dan
lei Kill. p. The Bible tells M that th,
weeping. signing and dying of thi,
present dark night win give place to :
glorious morning Of betfer things. "a.
resurrrcfiou moruing-the morning o.
the Messisnic reign NJ glory Nr IN,
blessing 1t all mankind
Net usivcvssiisss kut us;vsrsss On.
psrtsnity.
Pastor Russell di<ciafus Universal
Ism. He finds the BihIe II sssch . uni
versaI opportunity for saNatioa ana
everlasting lffe. bas that IL I'm o.
God. esprnat Mfg win he given only .,
those who Win svsil themselves Of ID,
opportunity. Upon all Others YIN COM
the wages Of IN. eternal death.
The RedeemrS taught ~ n psuy
Thy Kingdom come. tag VIII b DON,
on earth ~ II b d,ue IN hasveu.r Ths
gssrious time win CONE whsn, . u,
PrupAet declares. every knse shau ~
and every tongue cunfess Memash: am
the Hnowiedgs u - Lsrd snnn N
TIE whole earth