The Dickinson press., 1916-05-20
LOCAL PASTOR GIVES
REPORT OF CONFERENCE


REPORT OF CONFERENCE
The West Missouri River Confer
ence being a part of the Minnesota
District CT the Ohio Synod, had it's
meeting at Dickinson on the 3rd and
4th of May in the st. Johns Evan
gelical Lutheran church.
The pastors, G. Welt from Elgin,
president; VIM. Covers from New
England, treasurer; T. Bunge from
New Leipzig, A. Zenk from south of
Dickinson, and the undersigned, Sec
rotary, were the ones responding to
roll call.
Pastor Bunge occupied the floor
and expounded the Lutheran doctrine
in regards to the last things. AS the
Introductory part of this work had
been considered at a previous meet
l will now only dwell upon the points
considered upon the dates above
mentioned.
The first point considered was "Can
The Deaf Reappear Upon the
Earth" When the Scripture speaks
of dead appearing upon the earth,
we are not justified to draw rules
therefrom, as they were exceptional
cases. Regardless Of the fact that
some people believe in tae appear
ance Of spirits, the error on their
part does not establish a fact. For
it is either littleness Of faith or skep-
cal unbcl;ef. For Christ himself
tells us in Luke 16, 1881 that when a
certain rich man was in hell he saw
Lazarus whom he had despised dur
ing his life time in Abrahlm's bosom,
and so asked of Abraham to send
Lazarus to earth so that he might
warn his brothers so that they would
not come to the place of torment,
and Akr.:ham tells him, ";here is a
great gulf fixed, 81 that they which
would pass from hence to you can
not, neither can they pass to US that
would come from thence" Thereby
the Scripture clearly states the i'm
possibility Of the temperance Of
man after death.
So when the disciples saw Christ
walking upon the surface of the
water they thought it a spirit, but
Christ severely admonishes them and
tells them it is littleness of faith, and
just so it is %littleness Of faith, and
people today believe IN thu appear
ance of spirits.
And yet there will be a day Of
resurrection of all the dead. But
surely the skeptic and unbeliever will
deny this fact. The Apostle Paul
tells US in 1 Corinthians 1912 that
there were such unbelievers at that
time, and Solomon says there is moth
ing new under the sun, so it is only
natural that we should find such
skeptics in u day of sin and vice.
It is true scme people believe in the
appearance Of spirits, but positively
deny the resurrection of the body.
Yet it stands to reason, that only
that which has been placed into a
death chamber of one kind or an
other, can arise again. The soul
lives e~ternally and only that which
has gone under in death, can return
to life. Furthermore the Scripture
teaches US John 5, 29) that all the
dead will arise, both those that have
done good, and also those that have
done evil. The good Will arise unto
the resurrection Of life eternal, while
those having done evil will arise unto
the resurrection of damnation. Why
Romans 8, 1928 even tells us that
the creature is waiting for the mani
festaticn of the sons of God. For
when man, both living and dead, is
freed, manifested and glorifed, then
shall also the creature be freed from
all brutalities which. are now practiced
upon it.
Yet we might ask the question why
must our bodies arise. First of all
because the Lord is risen, He is risen
indeed, this is testified by the heather
soldiers who were set to watch the
sepulcher, and by th= apostles who
saw and spoke to the Lord after his
resurrection. For st. Paul says in
1 Corinthians Is 1-8 Christ died for
our sins, was buried, and rose again,
and was seer by Cephas and of the
twelve, and of above five hundred at
once, he was seen by James and also
of himself. It is also testified by the
angel of the Lord, Mathew %, 81,
Whine he says He is not here for he
is risen. Christ himself testifes when
He says in Luke rs, 80 to his dis
ciyaesi r:Reaesld my hands and my feet
ssshandle me and see, for
- flesh and blood as
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