The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-31

gered as II He were reluctant to leave the COM
panlons or HIS early ministry. Oyet still reveals
In Jesus the friend ana DrOtner. Usually our Lord
was wonderfully prompt and decided In HIS words
and actions. But when the solemn nour comes
for parting with Ills little mock He meets it with
strong emotion. they were 10 be let as
sneep among wolves, With all his personal
intimacy and instruction, they might ialter and
quail when lie had gone, frgetfui OF HIS lessons
OF bravery and OF latin. Thus lie felt IN need Of
spreading his nanos over them as u He would ain
prolOng the act OF uenedlctlon. HE luted up his
hands and blessed them" and white He blessed
taem lie parted from tGem, as u he fingered
until some irresistible power drew Him away while
IN me very act Of pronounclng HIS beneulctlon. A
blessing unfinished, tallsman IN every struggle
ana a soace IN every sorrow.
the CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATURE TO THE ASCENSION
~ ITS PHENOMENA AND FORCES
The laws OF gravitaton were suspenuedj eartn
lost lts power 10 mold dim longer let goits grasp
and human body OF solid nesh ana bone
winch should have gravitated 10 the noun
tam top, floats onward into the ambient arr
10 meet a man coming out o the tomo ter his
solemn burial was q very powerful order oi eV-
tney are looking aud to whose words they are
listening, begin d gradual ascent from the earth
and continue TO soar aloit BY the very power or
COO M ne Is lost IN the distant SKIES, anoros an
enurelY different order OF evidence-Ihe highest
possible prooI-and It's enect IS evident az once
Immediately ''tney worship HIM. PROSTATE their
sous IN alteration. lnsteal Of descending that
mountain dIsheartenec, with Ialterng steps,
duuUtng and loreboding, tuey bounded back TO
Jerusalem with great Joy and were continually
in the Temple pralslng and blessing God" Then
there Is the pnenomehon OF
THE STOPPING CLOUD.
What wonders are covered by that lacontc
ayowal-"A cloud received him out OF uneir sghtln
The chariot 81 the heavens stoops. receives Him
into IT'S glory. Myriads OF wlstu eyes above
watch Him ron The heavenly Lortas as he steps
into HIS august yehicle and the men Of G2Hen
stand gaztlg up into heaven, tneir eyes rlveted,
as Il they would pierre the azure vel which is so
enylous 70 enwrap Hlm from their vision.
IN tue second place, LOOK at ne heavenly side or
The ascension cluuu. Tue nrst view that we have
mat our humanity has trlumphed over ali its foes
ana Is hlghly eXatted IN heaven In the person OF
Jesus, who IS the iorerunner and representative
81 our ace. .'He has opened new and living
wa,n thither Tor Us and by Him we nave sure
entrance INTO the holy place. The very germ OF
tie doctrine Of the ascension rs that tue
same human nature wnlcn was born OF
the ouds Of Mary and cIuclhed on
calvary, and raised from Joseph's iomb was
truly carried up into heaven. The physical man
was as lutegral part oi our LORDS human per-
souanty az Hls i'm lateral soul There could not
be translation OF i part Q the man Cnrlst Jesus.
lne whole man oDlY can De luil ana per ect as
censlon. Nor Is thee q word IN the scripture
which warrants the assumption that la HIS ascent
any change passed upon lie humanity o Jesus.
Thls same Jesus - taken up INTO heaven, the only
Jesus whOm HIS dlsclples ever knew, VINO had
eaten MS daiiy bread Win mem, toned WIN them.
mingled ms tears with their tears his songs with
tner sOn-s-thls same Jesus Is AIKEN rom hem
INTO heaven. Their own nature. external anu IN
teTnai, has gone IN Its uuimpalred integrity from
tie lowest depths OF human experience to the
highest heavens.
Let Us look again on the other side OF the ascen-
sion cloud 70 see what Jesus IS doing there. mat
lie may Dring you from Itseartnly 80 It's heavenly
side. lie has established permanent and preya-
lent human int.rcesslon. AS the Leyitical nigh
priest ssed WI niu the ven when separated, the
Mos dolly from the Holy place, and presented
htuse siLently TO Jehovah, carr ing the blood OF
inundated victims in ms hands, even 10 our Adj
yocate with the Father has appeared IN the pres
cuCe Oi Coz for us, IN the powerful eloquence
winch the marks u His five sacred wounds pre-
sent. On this side Of the cloud lie mlnIstered at
the altar Oi atonement, on the ohe side lie inter.
cedes for The empest tossed and afflicted.
Before He blessed HIS disciples on Ullvet He
SAID ''Preacn tue Gospel, out begin at Jerusalem ~
axe the oler Of mercy TO the vile soidlery-tne
relentless sdnnedr4m; and even II you meet the
mau wuo pierced My nedrt with his spear, tell
him that there is nov reader way oil reacnng
it. There was not one malignant in the whole
hero VINO mocked or Ieered linn. or spat in his
lace, or transnXed HIS hands, out into that mans
ear- the apostles preached forgiveness Tor his
Migrant crimes. And on the otner sIde Of the
cload every lpre 0, His heart vbrates with COM
miserdtIuu Just as II ALWAYS ala. Inere, as here,
He fluea anu sootnes and clasps the contrte.
on the aavenly SIDE ol he ciOuJ, a. on the
earthly lie never brake a bruised reed or
quencned the Sun King iaX. There lie mas re-
ceIyeI gifts Tor men, even Tor the rebels also. ON
either side OF the CLOUD 40 rebellion fnd quar-
ter. But on both SIDES He cures the rebellion ana
wins the lebe.
Makes foes the partners OF His throne,
Ir.k nd wit a nay prf tad