The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-09-17

was contending against the wild valor OF
overpowering numbers. The constant flash
es from behind the rampant of dead bodies
were like spots of flame on the tumultuous
and chaotic field. Napoleon descended
from Mount Taborawiih his little band, while
la single twelve FOUNDER, fired from the
| heights, told the weared Kleber that he was
rushing TO the rescue. Thrown in confu-
sion and trampled under foot, that mighty
army rolled turbulently back towards the
Jordan, where Murat was anxiously waiting
to mingIe in the fight. Dashing with his
cavalry among the disordered ranks, he sa-
bred them down without mercy, and ragged
like a lion amid the prey. This chiValric
and romantic warrior declared the remem-
|brance Of the scenes that once transpred on
Mount Tabor and on these thrice conse-
Grated sDots. cane to him in the hottest OF
the fight, and neTvcd him with ten-iold cour-
age
As the sun went dowE over the plains OF
Palestine, and twilight shed its dim rays
over the rent and trodden and deGd-coYered
field, sulphurous cloud hung around l2e
summit of Mount Tabor. The smoke OF
battle had settled there where once the
cloud of glory rested, while groans- and
shrieks rent the air. Nazareth, Jordan and
Mount Tabor What spots for battle fields.
Roll back twenty centuries, and again
view that hill. The day is bright and beau
tiful as then, and the same rich oriental land
scape is smiling in the same sun. There is
Nazareth with its busy popuation-and the
tsame Nazareth from which Kleber marched
Ibis army, and there is Jordan rolling It's
bright waters along-the same Jordan along
whose banks charged the glittering squad
rons OF Murat's cavalry: Bonaparte stood
with his cannon, and the same beautiful
Iplain where rolled the smoke of battle, and
struggled thirty thousand men in mortal
Icombat. But how different is lhe scene
that is passing there! The Son of God
islands on that height aud casts his eye over
1.-THE quiet valley through which Jordan winds
Iits silver current. Three friends are beside
him. They have walked together up the
ltolsome way, and now the four stand mere
ispecks in the distant summit. But the
glorious landscape at their feet is forgotten
in sublimer scene that is passing before
them The son of Mary-the carpenter of
INaZaIeh--the wanderer with whom they
Ihave ate and drank and travelled on foot
many weary league, began 10 change be-
fore their eyes, Over his soiled and coarse
garmentssis spread strange light steadily
Frightening into intenser beauty, till that
form glows with such splendor that it seems
TO waver TO and fro and dissolve in the still
radiance. The three astonished friends
gaze in GREATNESS admiration, and then turn
to that fmilafS face. But 10! greater
change has nkgssd<over it. The man has
put on the God, and that sad and solemn
face that has been SO often STOPPING over
the couch of thes dyinG apd entering the
door OF the hut Of poverty, in the streets
of Jerusalem, and by the teafs of pity, now
burns like the sun in>inid-day splendor.--
Weakness has given way to maIesty-sad
ness TO dazzling glory-the look of pity &c
= the grandeur of god. The still radiance
: of Heaven sits on that serene brow, and all
: around that divine form flows an atmosphere
" Of strange and wondrous beauty.
= Heaven has poured its brightness over tha
e consecrated spot, and on the beams of light
;, that glitter there, Moses and Elias have de
. lscended, and wrapped in the same shining
=, vestmenis stand beside him. Wonder fol
lows wonder, for those three gltterng forms
= are talking with each other, and amid thu
=, thrilling accounts are heard. the word
- "Mount Olive" 'Calvary," The agony AM
" the death of the cruci6xion. Peter, awe
struck and overcome, feeling also the lnflu
y ence OF that heavenly atmosphere, and car
=. = q ried away by sudden impulse, says to Je
- sus, in low and trembling accents: at
good TO be here; lie. US build three taberna
" cles; one for thee, one for Moses, and on
: for Elias" Confused by the scene and daz
- zed by the splendor, he was ignorant c
- what he was saying. lie knew not tn
meaning of this sudden appearance, but b
knew that Heaven was near and God reveal
% ing himself, and he felt that some sacre
- ceremony would be appropriate TO tn
" scene, and while bis bewildered gaze wa
=" fixed on the three forms before him, his I'll
~ conscious lips murmured forth the feeling
- of his heart.
- No wonder a sudden feeling came owe
- him that paralyzed his tongue and crushe
. him TO the earth, when in the midst of b
y speech he saw cloud fall like falling st;
- from heaven, and bright and dazzling, ba
~ ance itself over those forms of light. Pc
~ haps his indiscreet interruption had brougl
a. this messenger down, and from its bosol
81 the thunder and flames of Sinai were
ol burst; and he fell on his face in silent tie
10 ror. But that cloud was only canopy f
20 its God, and from its bright foldings came
10 voice saying, ''This is my beloved Son,
a whom am we'll pleased, hear ye Him."
81 How long the vision lasted we cann'
-. tell, but all that night did Jesus with b
~ friends stay on that lonely mountain.
ny the conversion that passed between the