The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-03-26

proclaim the grace OF lie. LIS
symbols are the discarded
shell of the sprouted seed, the
empty tomb of the risen Christ. The
universe moves along the track Of the
forces that guide it in the ways of
God. Every molecule. every atom re-
news itself under the reviying proc
esses of the laws of life. Whether
this life is found in the tiniest organ
ism or in majestic manhood matters
net to the propulsive movement of in
earnation that speeds the entire sys-
tenn OF which man is a pert, through
the years. through the cons, on into
he limitless sweep Of eternity. Life
and eternity are one. The former is
the unit of the latter. Reduced to its
least common denomination, the ages
of unmeasured duration are expressed
in the first breath that heayes the in
fant's breast. Extfberant life thralls
and holds it. 1t fixes the imagination
and causes fear of death. Duration
has nc joy. Life, wen if it be life
crossed by the lines of adversely,
shrouded in the clouds Of pain, NOV
ing e the rough places of misfor-
tune, limited by the thunder-dven
clouds, that sweep and rend it-life is
still enhancing, for in every life there
is hope. IF there be no resurrection
of the dead" says the apostle, then
are we of men most miserable Al
most. peremiadic is this plant of the
stalwart Paul, but with the matehless
sweep of a hand that is impelled by
the greater hand that holds the stars
In their courses, he brushes aside the
implied doubt and rises to praise of
life that is a human classic, a strain
tuned to the loftiest Tyre that was
v e invoked by the hand of a Gabriel
Now is Christ risen from the dead
and become the first fruits of them
that slept" To dwell upon this in
elusive utterance would be to seek to
paint the lily, to color the rainbow,
to add by drops to the waters of the
ocean. The sounding sea is heard in
the beats of the heart, each sending
the interchangeable message that life
is come and life eternal.
Beyond Controversy.
The soul is linked with the heart.
The soul, that intangible, indefnable
spirit Of man, is yoked in the popular
fancy with the organ that registers
the duration of life In the human sys-
TEN. The heart stops; the soul
moves on. Life does not rely upon
its registry any more than the pos
session by the earth Of the incalcu-
liable opulence Of stored minerals de-
ponds upon a multimillionaire's calcu-
latians of his petty fortune. To ex-
pand upon life is like eulogizing
space life is the p~ervasive essence OF
all things. Science has made great
strides, but it has not yet defined,
except in purely arbitrary ways, the
line between the living and the mani
mate. Strange, then. that men should
falter before the facts of revival or
resurrection. Strange that when the
entire gamut of human experience and
hope is tuned in the note Of resurgam
that anyone would undertake to Gre
ate a doubt in regard to the query OF
old that was set up and answered in
the affirmative: "H a man die, shall
he live again?" Strange that anyone
should want to subtract one iota
from the testimony of life. Strange
that anyone should want to veil the
luminous face Of eternity. Strange
that anyone should care to create un.
certainty as to the One that liveth
forever and ever and who has riser
up Jesus Christ to become the first
fruits of them that sleep. Life is moi
a subject Of controversy; it is thu
theme for gl~oriacation. It is the ma
jestie ~super-fact that embraces thu
existence Of man. When DescarteI
rid himself of all perceptions ans
asked himself the questions 'Wha'
remains9 What is there that / cannoi
deny7" he was answered by the re
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