The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-17
The conspicuous position.

yne rransmgnrarion. The conspicuous position,
conical shape and nat summit OF that mountain no
doubt suggested II to the fancuI as lit place for
such transaction, and hence tradition has fixed
IL there and the tale is told to every traveller and
believed by most. As we find our LORD Immediately
before and after the TRANSPORTATION some
distance further north lat Caserea Pnilippi-
the presumption IL that 1t occurred Ill
that vicinity. and most probably on one OIL
the lofty spurs OF the Lebanon. Happily, now
ever anid the deliberations OF scripture LANDMARKS
in Palestine, and amid The endless legenus WIN
which superstition has overhung That sacred SOIL !"
Is not where the occurred but t'at they ala
occur. which IL concerns us to consider Ihe I iact
and its lessons is all thar necd 10 take need 10
and profit by. The preacher then announced as MS
subject
and called attenton:-l. TO some OF the partic1-
lars or this extraordinary and august event. The
sacred narrative furnishes the points, THE
place, the lofty mountain solitnoe the persons
prescnl--our Lord with HIS apostles Peter, James
and john the supernatural personages, Moses ana
elias; the appearance OF our Saviour under
the ransligura,lon--his lace shining as Tue
sun and his raIment white light; the effect on the
discpes-fillmg them with Iear the encouraging
words of our Redeemer, saying TO them "Be not
afraid ~ together with the sublime ana awLu words
spoken by the Father. saying RMS Is my peo'e"
son, in wnom am well pleased"
Amid the splendid paintings OF the vatican Is
Raphael's masterpIece-the most celebrated picture
i'm The worId-gving hts conceptions OF the trans
Hguratlon but wonderful as IL that exquisite work
d
tacle But though our conceptions at best, must
fall far short OF the reality as regards al super
natural things we may nevertheless learn from tn ns
God and of our saviour. Isaiah opens heaven to us
with the Lord on his throne. aud so does the apostle
John IN The fourth chapter OF revelation But these
MAJESTY OF THE MOST HIGH
In His celestial glory. In the TRANSPORTATION we
have that glory brought down TO earth. IL Is rs II
the windows OF heaven were opened ana the radi-
ance from the throne permitted to stream down
upon the Mount. How suggestive TO the believer of
that unveiled glory which snail be spread out before
veil II these distant rays were so transcend
ent in purity and lustre what must tne iuii eilul-
gence be- How suggestive TOO, rms scene OF the
aspect or THE GLORIFIED BODY
Our conceptions of the body are wholly from what
we see OF 1t here OF It's aspect when the mortal
nothing. The risen saviour AFTER he broke the Dars
Of the grave presents us WIN some idea rs 10 Wat
might be the elements body after resurrection;
but as TO the aspect OF the bOGy III inc sprltuaI
world nave no such illustration. May 1t not be
that in this aspect OF our Lord In
the TRANSPORTATION we have some mixing Of what
the appearance of the glorited redeemed shall be
what tins object was heavenward Is not for us to
know. Luke tells us that Moses and Elias, the
glOrifed SPIRITS talking with Christ about 1.-THE
deceasc he was to accomplish at jerusalem" AS
the OBJECT earthward, we learn from the apostle
perfectly TO ut the disciples for their great works
reveaerS OF divine truth ana founders OF the
Christian Church. For their SPECIAL work God was
fitting them by special teachings. This, indeed is
principle showing itself constantly III
WAYS or GOD,
that when he has peculiar mission he prepares IN
SCruments Tor 1t by peculiar tuition. Thus with
Moses, Saul OF Tarsus and Others thus also with
Luther, Wesley and many great reIOrmers and
leaders And individual believers are often pre-
pared for higher usefulness by the teach
5ngs OF disappointments, trials and sor:
our Lord. Not only Peter, James and John
from Inhabitants or EARTH were there, but there
were TWO whose mortal career was long before
ended-Moses and Elijah the former three repre-
senting loiling, suffering humanity; the latter two
glOrltled humanity. How
CHEERING THE LIGHT
which the temperance oil these old prophets casts
upon our future destiny. 1t answers That question
asked through all time IF man ole shall he live
again pa question to which the grave silent
and the invisible world gives back no response.
The reappearance OF THESE old prophets also
swers the question often asked, whether friends
snail recognize each other in the future stateY''
FOurth-NOtce the impression OF the transfgura
ton on the apostolic spectators. Doctor Ley
burn mere spoke tOuchlngly Of the mingled surprise.
return 10 The
HARD LIFE OF EARTH
after such communings and visions OF heaven, and
the reverend gentleman closed with two remarks:-
The glory of our Redeemer. III such on the Trans.
6gurauOn Mount, what must 1t be on the Mount
Zion aDOvc?
The attractions of heaven If the TRANSPORTATION
Mount entranced the disciples that they asked
never to leave 1t, how much more the Heavenly
Mount where, amid the unveiled spendOrs Of tho
Redeemer, the cOmpanionship OF saints and angels.
the ransomed soul may we'll excaim. "Lord, II Is
good 10 be here ~