There is nothing in the Bible about the _resurrection of souls or spirits_. The resurrection has to do with _bodies_, not _souls_ nor _spirits_. It was the body of Jesus that rose from the dead. It was bodies that came forth after Jesus rose and were seen of many. Mortal bodies shall be quickened. The resurrection has nothing to do with the spirit in the way of _raising_ it or making it _alive_. If man becomes extinct at death there is nothing to raise from the dead. Other beings might be created, but the words _resurrection_ and _creation_ are not of the same meaning. The _creation_ of Adam was not the same as _raising_ Lazarus from the dead. We use the two words, or find them used in the Bible, _create_ and _resurrection_, to express two distinct ideas. If man becomes extinct at death there remains no man to raise from the dead. Other persons might be created, and there would be no identity to lose, for they would not be _identical_, but _others_. We need plain Bible truth; the matters of the Bible, and not theories about the _pre-existence_ of spirits or the transmigration of _souls_. The plain truth of the Bible will _save us_; idle speculations will ruin us for this world and the world to come. Let us study and preach the clear truth of divine revelation and enforce it on our race. It is the only hope for all nations, kindreds, tongues and peoples of the earth. ANOINTING WITH OIL. Touching the “anointing with oil in the name of the Lord,” we think no _literal_ “anointing with oil” is enjoined. The _praying for him_, in the Christian dispensation, answers to the “anointing with oil,” in the old institution. It is simply a figurative allusion to the anointing, and not the actual use of oil. The praying for the sick, in the name of the Lord, _is the anointing_. The Lord raises sick people up, in numerous instances, without any miracle. He may do this now, in answer to prayer, when consistent with his will. It matters nothing that we can not tell _how_ he does it. He _can do it_. This is enough. GIVING UP PRINCIPLES. There is nothing more important for individuals or bodies of people than clearly defined and well settled principles. To stand the test, and be of any importance to the world, the principles of an individual or a body of people, must be correct, and of vital importance. They should also be clearly defined, well understood, and constantly kept in view. It is then not only safe, but of the highest importance to adhere to them with the most determined pertinacity, fixed purpose and inflexible firmness. When principles are of the character we have described, it is dangerous to swerve, shrink or depart from them, in the least degree. Adherence—the most strict, rigid and determined adherence—to correct, clearly defined and settled principles, of a vital character, is indispensable to permanence, stability and happiness. If the principles thus defined are divine, departure from them is _apostasy_.