The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Bible and Resurrection

To the Editor of The Age- Herald:
 In Thursdays Age-Herald MT. J. A. Kearley, admitting he had not read the article that inspired mine on "The Resurrection of the Body naturally misconstrued my theme and erroneous ly concluded that I still cling to the belief that we shall again wear th1s corruptible body after the resurrec- tion." On the contrary with our church, l believe and teach that the risen body is ruptible-immortal Realizing like MT. Kearley that there are more than 600 denominations all claiming the same God and the same Savior, and all teaching a different plan of saliva tion when Jesus Christ gave us one," and being a priest of that one, I cour- teously refrained from a biblical dis cussion of the point and merely at tempted to give reasons congruities for the consoling doctrine of the res urrection of the body. Without stress ing the characteristics of the risen body, I tried to make it clear that it would destroy the very idea of resur- rection if the dead were to rise in bodies not their own. l confined myself strictly to the philosophical phase of the subject-hence my reference to philosophical notes. Had 1 been hand ling the question theologicaIly 1 would have quoted the Holy Bible and more of it than MT. Kearley did.
 The passages, Paul, 1st Cor. 35th to 51st, quoted by MT. Kearley, prove that all shall rise again from the dead in their own, in their entire and immortal bodies. For example: "So also is the resurrection of the dead. It (the earthly body) is sown in corruption, it (what? The earthly body, of course) shall rise in incorruption."-Paul 1st Cor, l5- 42d V.
 This restoration of fallen nature to it's perfection is attained through ChriSts glorious triumph over death. The bodies of the just, participating in the merits and promises of Christ, shall be not only perfect and incor ruptib1e; also, they shall be endowed with other properties not naturally be- longing to material substances-such as "impassability' Gas Christ's risen body had, John 20c-19th v); glory 1st Cor. 1543 also Mat. 13:43) "agil- ity' Qst Cor. 15:43) and stability" (by which the risen body becomes subject to the imperial soul, as, is inferred in 1st Cor 15:44). a3
 These qualities may present many difficulties to the materialist, with his limited Knowledge of substance and accidents-though his faith in the i'm possibility" of the risen body may be stimulated by consideration of the mysteries of the X-ray and the wire less telegraph.
 I am grateful to MT Kearley for his willingne to enlighten me on the subject. He doubtless means we'll, but having followed for many years the light that such myriad minded men as Sts. Clement, Justin, Cyril, Ambrose, Jerome, Chrysostom, Thomas and host of others shed on this subject, l now rest secure with them in an in- fallible church whose glorious light of truth has through 19 centuries dis sipated the darkness of heresy and in fidelity. From her q know that my. Re deemer liveth and in the last day I shall rise out of the earth And l shall be clothed again with my skin, and in my flesh I shall see God. Whom l my self shall see and my eyes shall be- hold, and not another; this hope Is laid up in my bosom" Job 19:25-27. With her believe that If there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen again. And if Christ be not risen again, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. lst Cor. 15:12 sqq. Sincerely yours
 REV. M. E. KITTRICK. Pastor of St. A1oysius Catholic Church.
 Besemer, January 20, 1916.