The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-19
Both as to the Just and the In
lust in a Lecture by
Mr.. Barber.

RES .Jle
n n Barber. of New York, gave his
lecture on 1.-THE Resurrection of the
Dead, why Necessarily at the Ropln-
son Grand last night.
The speakers personality ms man
ner of delivery, his topic or sonis s
thing won for him from start to nnlsh
the closest attention. In pleasing
strai eIht-forward way he delivered
lecture full of comfort and good cheer.
The speaker said, The doctrine OF
the resurrection IS very prominently
set forth in the Scriptures, and per-
haps no other Bible doctrine IS
fraught with So many dehgnthlul an
ticipations The, thought OF haVlns
our loved ones with us again by q re-
turn from death is a most beautlttfi
and wonderful thought The Bible
presentation of this subject is sur
passingIy grand, and is intended 70
| mapnffy the name and character OF
our God, but the beauty and grandeur
of this Bible doctrine is quite generai-
llv lost sight of, because OF the theory
| that the dead are not dead, but at INC
moment of death become more awe
than ever. Accepting this Theory
/ Christian people. have been Obliged 90
substitute other theories Tor the scrip
itural hope of a resurrection
j
| "Nfany claim that the resurrection
nron1tses of the Bible all apply to the
body. forgetting the Apostles very
Main statement on this point that the
body sown in death is not the body
which shall be in the resurrection.
Relieving the lie of Satan told IN Eden
when he contradicted God, saying.
GOD doth know thou wilt not surely
de- still others believe that the mo
~. ant n -
rection. that death is simply door py
which we gain access to higher lie
and higher powers. forgetting again,
that death is the penalty for sins, anu
lie nowhere referred to as door, put
always described as an enemy, Whlle
If IT were simply way of access TO
better conditions, it could not be re-
sarded as an enemy Tine b1ple ooc-
trine Of, the resurrection OF the deae
is based upon the very pam BloLe
teaching that the dead are dead. When
once this fact is clearly seen, not only
does the teaching of the RESURRECTION
become luminous, but a food OF light
is shed upon many other Bible sud-
iects and the Bible is seen to DC
beautiful and consistent in all 1ts
teachings. and our admiration and
reverence for the precious BOOK m
creases MANIFOLD. II we hold tne
erroneous view LLA<tt IA4S AssessA 50 -
dead. it makes our Bible full OF IN
consistenctes which are often express
al In the we'll known phrase, Inc
Fible is an old fiddle that you can
MAY any tune upon, But in the light
of the truth that the dead are dead.
tte Bible becomes harmonious ana
consistent from Genesis to Revela ton,
and only one tune, the old song OF
Moses and the Lamb, can be played
mon ii. and what we supposed was
tune we now ind to be diseords, due
to our not knowing how to play the
grand old harp.
The Dead Are Dead.
.sI,et us notice how clearly the
bible sets forth the thought that the
dead are dead First we notice that
death was the penalty pronounced In
EDEN Next the Apostles from.
e.9Sl says: THE wages Of sin Is
death. we are further told that
tlhis death penalty Involved ali
tl6roneb the law OF herid,ty. the
1uestion is. what Is the condition OF
those in death? Are they alive ana
eonecfousg are some enjoying them
selves In bItss, and others SUFFERING
agonies untold. in torment? Let .us
~ avain TO Gods word with a de-
Sire t. be taugnt and not TO teach
fhe book What say the Script
IN this important subject We are
MAINLY foid that the dead know moi
anvthirae The death cond ton Is
e1.atsds IS ll 8 land ~ for getfu H
mess M ~ IS ttiII1es to- d eSt IslSs-
fion. and SCI eath ooIlf =