The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-01
DIR. CHAPLIN ON DECORATION DAY.


church yesterday morning Rev. DR.. Chaplin, the
pastor, preached an eloquent and impressive dis
course on 1.-THE Transnguraion.n A feature OF
special interest was making the theme Apo
site TO Decoration Day. He took for his text
Matthew, xvii. 5-"While He yet spake. behold a
bright cloud overshadoweu them: and behold a
voice out OF the cloud which said, THIS is my
beloved Son, In whom | am well pleased"
1t has been my custom, be began. to refer to
incidents In the hfe OF Christ for these
events constitute the grounds OF Christianity.
Ny subject this morning IS an incident In the
personal history OF our Saviour, which Is
not without fitness on the present occasion, being
Trinity Sunday. He who was transngureu on the
Mount stands far apart from ali other founders OF
religion, because Of His connection with the
Father. Wnen Jesus had taken Peter and John
up into the high mountain he was TRANSPORTED
before them Regarding this incidentI observe
that we should not o1sider 1t as supernatural,
but as having deep significance. Whatever we're
His relations we are convinced that our Saviour
was not so far above human people but that He
needed confirmation. On the cross He seemed 10
feel as though that supporting presence would be
Withdrawn. This only eevates Has character and
brings HIM nearer TO US. We then discern the
secret springs Of his perfection. We feel more
deeply HIS nearness to ourselves. when we know
tnat He was tempted as we are. His victory was
CONFLICT WITH MORTAL SUFFERING.
II could not have happened II he had been entirely
isoaied from our experiences. Jesus was now APP
preaching the end OF HIS mission and was already
darkened with the shadow OF His own cross He
saw the assertion OF His early friends. In the next
upon His disciples We are told that they are very
PLAN men. With what conflicting Thoughts anu
they Believed him to be the Christ. He SPOKE OF
conditions which were entirely at dlscord with
Their opinions OF the Messiah. It was with these
conflicting sensations that they assembled the
Mount. Then came the voice prOnOuncng the
Messiahshlp OF Christ. Human nature Is iun OF
TINS TRANSPORTATION on the Mount has
Faith W ss truth a Which 9esus TWO
tblngs-First II transdgures things which are
visible; second, II makes PLAIN and transhgures
figured life seems to be wanting. We are strongly
Impressed by what we see feel and weigh. In no
terial conditions. the great thing which divides
men IL difference In VISION. Paul looked not at the
things which are seen, but at the things which are
OBJECTS Is transformation. Ltie then, IN Its most
familiar forms is TRANSPORTED. Men think tnat to
Is needed. Our faculties are
TRANSPORTED BY the conviction of beauty. Life Is
THEATRE OF SELF.
Man leads, accordingly. selfish life. and things
are considered good only as they help him. How
Is life, then, TRANSPORTED. We should help Others
figure the humbiest. How strange 1t IS. what
tendency there is to pervert or gloriiy Life
some subtle poison that would immediately de-
stroy lie. The physician replied that his office
was to save lie. not TO destroy 1t. These are al
most the words OF our saviour. There are men SO
false TO domestic ties that they destroy all the
sanctity OF life The old IN Athematiclan wanted to
move the world II he could only get something out
side OF II 70 place his lever upon. The man VINO
tries TO do wei moves and transfgures the world
where he stands Do we realize that there Ia
In US
DEATHLEss ELEMENT
which shall outlast the starss If we do, then we
know why trial exis SITS; why all IS not smooth and
easy. In this period OF trial Is the education and
elevation OF the soul. Life is transfgured when
apprehend the purpose OF divine laws. There
is an elevation when we discern their essential
meaning. man returning from party told
friend tnat an III looking fellow had been following
him. 1t was his own shadow Life and death can
be TRANSPORTED. Those
MEMORIAL FLOWERS
are themselves most fitting types OF trans-
nguration. These gentle tokens OF MEN,
ory testify to maa's work. They tell US
Of men working in the battle field; they
tell us OF an obligation. This has wrought q trans
figuring work. Flowers are the symbols OF pity,
man humanity. The North and the South do not
look like enemies now; they sleep side by side
The nation scatters garlandS not only upon the
Northern dead, but upon
THE NATIONS DEAD.
They transngure the nations thought. ! nave
been speaking Of the faith in Deity, the power Of
the faith in what is yelled and Ozark to US. But
voice comes to us from the invisible, and says,
This Is my beloved Son, in whom | am well
peased.n In our troubles, do we not wish voice
what power we are? There Is the cloud OF doubt
which we vainy try to pierce with speculation,
wnen through 1t comes the voice which Tells US
what we wish to know.