, 1877-05-07
TIE TRANSPORTATION.

eKRMQM Df TILE REV. w. r. CROPT8s
The Rav. W. F. Crofss. tho new pastor Of Trinity
N. &. Church, preached his hrtt sermon yesterday
morning. No Il a anent speaker, enthussast!e,
and without doubs will soon become popular. nla
text wAs:
They saw no man save jcsus onY.-hatfher It'll, ..
lie said that the pictures Of Christ that wero
made by ths Prophets IN advance Of Ills coming At
fest glance seemed to contradict each other. In
one piace Christ was skatohed As tho 1captsed and
rejected OF mon: In smother He was painted g1ori-
Gus in Ills sppari, travelling In Ills greatncfs, by
Ills strength mighty To save. Ono passage pro.
scntcd tho coming Mesafah As lamb led 10 the
slaughter; another, as King whose domtnlons
extended evun unto tho ends of tho earth. On
account Of these strange contrants tho Jews con-
glorious and tho othsr sutIeting.-one tho bon OF
God, the other the son Of man. wo knew that
cause there wns room for him In the Inn; lilo
not counted Of entlcient Importance 10 ineom.
eises :s Z e IL ess sa e. H.
a e. q hai ai i5fssqse lin IL sess ;as
forth Into sho d.rE"ess et she wlldefness aid j.
temptatIoni Seq Him as,cep Ia this ashtag g-amack
A. ~ nss III. 9eia ID esn e. e s.oH H9
% .. @ hs a. sSashsty Of aoa e
the grave Of Lazaeua .'Jcsus wepL" see Him
tho next motncnt when LALaFu4 came tofth! Ace
Him further on,-rc.tnz on the curb OF Jacobs
poor e rds waiting fot foSd e eratl!y n. 4nD:
the next moment read!ng tho strangers heart and
history like an open book. and lhe ne!t hour
rescuiag fFom the grssp Of death the "A nnobleman's
We looked on one side Of these plotures with
ons on has s.Sed thrss to
Chfihts cfuctnK!on, ''Who IL tho King OF 0losyT''
es wo 10; .'s s' e. h III Il
onc would have answered, "Jesus only: Tho Lord
wss e asa .ss T.
Him, aud llo took three chosen dinciples. aud
climbed tho sides Of nsEtnon y ps,y. !. should b
meeting 4uccessful. Those three cArlstIans. field
one Of The RranIcst eocial meetings tho Church had
they wers not nso.essea Jssss .sia sos tbSss
that Peter, and James, aud John could not undcf..
stand. The radiance from tho fAce u tho Son Of
ing apostles, and they wass awakanod 10 see ito
wonderful tran.ngura:lon, This was not really =
tss e as = nppx
Christ Into now form. something i1u was not bo-
fure- Il WAS rathcE aa unfoldln4 and revelation Of
cutrs4 At Bethlshsm, when 1o WIS naturally
clothed wtth ,lshe a. VIII. w,eh = = e,.msnt5wss 70 20
s~sdaiins eo.hes @ Of r. a. % infant. " "'"pp'a :" '1'
The buAuty 81 Christ In Ills tfnnsfgurat1on earnc
frou wtthin Himself, nSt from Without o. above.
catne from within; II wns not sho. work Of tho
drHssnakcr, Or the jeweef or tho dantlst, or tic
apotiecary.. II was nut BY anythng put on that
wo became beautiful, out by having grand, uu-
selfish, noblo heart. -,
Mr. Crofts thsu rsIatod at great length tho scene
on tho lfoly Mount. aud drew tho conclusion that
1t was necessary ID 4 negative preparation Of tho
Apostles fof their work - writsrs of tho Gospel,
taa pGas p" ate 6 Sas.
~ tho .!uman race and ~ prcpatstion fot Christ
s!on that llu might 20 through successfully tho
nalIctlon which lie vas to bcsr for our Face: lla
Apostles, needed such preparation far
doing Gods work. how niadh more did
thuso present need It. Tic Sabbath wns
fteEnon: The prayer ncettug was smaller
mount. Morning ind ever ming prayers were hills.
ClasA-meetings Aud social meetings were mounds.
They should climb up away fr1m ths turmoil aud
talk with tlod u sitnncc. Thaae places were nDt
hahltaluas, but PLACES Of prspatei!on. Thcy
should "a forth from thGm a. Chttst did, and for-
got tns luy1 anl taks from him hia prey and lual
then back 10 uol and 10 bettat and nobiet llfo.