Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-09
THE CHURCHES AND
TO-DAY'S SERVICES
with His eyes looking upward. ask.
Ing for a blessing upon US:
TEACHES DOCTRINE OF
RESURRECTION OF DODY

Win diS eyes LOOKING upward. ask .
Ing for a blessing upon US!
TEACHES DOCTRINE OF
RESURRECTION OF BODY
When Christ spoke the great words,
Lazarus. come forth" He stood before
the open tomb where the decaying body
OF Lazarus lay. Some people. strangely
enough. deny the resurrection of the
body. 1T Is dead. Corruption has
seized upon It In brief time II will
be mingled with tho dust and cannot
be found" 1t is simple enough TO raise
objections. child can do IT, Yut
here Is the Christ, the King. looking
into the tomb and calling to His friend.
And lie calls him by name. He dues
not speak OF the body as "it." but as
he. The man known and loved while
he lived. All. We do we'll to hold ga
cred tho places where our dear ones
sleep. For some day the Lord will
speak again the words He spoke In
Bethany, Come FORTH" and there will
be great resurrection.
The tradition holds that Iazarua
never spoke after he came back. He
had seen the other world. Things un-
utterable." as st. Paul says, and they
were TOO sacred to narrate. Besides,
how could any one understand II n de-
scription were attempted? Our grand
parents could not have understood II
any one had told them of our talking to
man 5000 miles away, of our riding
through the air. OF our travelling under
rivers. OF our lighting houses with
hEhtninE How much less could we
nope 10 comprehend now all tho won
derful things OF God in the lifo which
Us beyond? They arc SO glorious that
we can only imagine them, and then
our imagination can but touch tho hem
OF the garment of the wonderful beau.
Ties which Christ has made ready for
US. like the idea Of Lazarus being
cumb. Some things are too sacred.
even among us. for speech. Bernard
81 Cluny tried to picture In Bible words
me Siories awaiting us when he wrote
Jerusalem. the Golden" and we love
TO sing the hymn: but II 10 only a
human suggestion OF Infinite beauty. as
Tar from the realities as a child's fmf-
tation or flower is from tho blossom
you hold before him. We can AFFORD
10 walt. We shall not be disappofnted
ASSURANCE THAT DEATH
HAS LOST ITS POWER
Since Christ Himself rose from tho
dead there Is an assurance that death
mas iost It's power. He raised Lazarus
10 assure US that His own resurrection
Ia 70 extend Its power to us. Life be-
!ond the grave. Eternal life with our
human Elorincd bodies. We shall
know each other. We shall SEQ Je.n,
Brothers. let US rise now TO n.vnss,
OF lfe that we may be ready when tho
trumpet shall sound. washed in the
blood OF the Lamb and clothed in the
garment Of His Righteousness. The
we snail enter the Heaven-life and re-
toice forever.
MY Christ. I worship Thee and praise
ny name Tor this wonderful revelation
o. my power and glory. Thou hast
raised the dead and assured us of ever
lasting life. Thou hast con,n.raa
neath. Thou hast opened to us the
klnEdom OF Heaven. Oh. help me 70
IoVe Thee and trust Thee, that AT Ia ~
may hear Thee calling to me and
may rise to live with Thee whore death
Sin ana sorrow arc unknown.