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 His glory. The Scriptures  teem  with  promises  of  a general  Resurrection. Hear God  proclaim  Himself to Moses  the  God  of  the  living  and  the  dead;  read Ezechiel's vision  of  the  dried  bones  resuscitated; listen to  the  Saviour's  promise  to  His  beloved Mary and  Martha  concerning  Lazarus;  see  Nature herself assert  this  truth  in  the  care  the  world  has everywhere and  always  taken  of  the  bodies  of  its dead — read these  and  see  and  be  convinced  and  voice your faith  in  Job's  own  words:  "  I  know  that  my  Redeemer liveth,  and  in  the  last  day  I  shall  rise  out  of the  earth,  and  I  shall  be  clothed  again  with  my  skin and  in  my  flesh  I  shall  see  my  God."

Brethren, the  poet  says  that  all  the  world's  a  stage, and all  men  and  women  merely  players. There are two kinds  of  plays,  the  tragedy  that  ends  in  death  and sorrow, and  the  one  that  ends  in  joy  and  happiness. Which will  our  life  be  when  the  curtain  rises  on  the final act? " Ah,  we  shall  all  indeed  rise  again,"  says St. John,  "but  they  that  have  done  good  things shall  come  forth  unto  resurrection  of  life,  and  they that  have  done  evil,  unto  the  resurrection  of  judgment." Brother, to-day  is  one  scene  in  life's  play; make the  most  of  it,  I  beg  of  you. If you  are  an  infidel (for they  do  stray  into  Church  occasionally) — if  you are an  infidel,  begin  the  study  of  scriptural  religion with the  Resurrection  of  Christ,  and  if  you  have  a fairly  balanced  mind  and  a  will  honestly  desirous  of following  God's  leadings,  I  defy  you  to  refrain  from embracing Christianity. And if  you  are  a  Christian and in  doubt  which  Church  is  Christ's,  make  an  hon-