The Washington times., 1894-09-03
TRANSPORTED BY FAITH.
Prayer the Medium Through Which the
Christian Can be Purified-An
Interesting Sermon

Christian Can be Purified-An
Interesting Sermon.
"And as he prayed, the fashion of his coun-
tenance was altered, read DR.. Easton, at the
Eastern Presbyterian Church, at the opening
Of his sermon yesterday morning.
DR.. Eastons theme was "The transfgured
believer" and he began by picturing in a
graphic way two TRANSPORTATION scenes pre-
sented in divine revelation.
"Moses and Jesus said the pastor, Hwere
at prayer when the mystical glory lit up their
countenances. the one so overpowering in its
brilliancy that vail was needed so that the
children Of Israel might approach Moses, and
in the case of Jesus, his face shone as the sun
in its meridian splendor. 1t is the privilege
of ever believer to be transfigured by the per-
sonal in-dwelling OF the risen
Christ through all the Chambers of the
soul will so sanctify and illuminate thought,
volitions and affections. that the whole fash
ion OF life will be altered. Old habits, old
passions, old desires, old sins will have passed
away, and the old Disagreement no longer
manifest, all things will take on the beauty Of
the eternal.
II noted few days ago the gllded dome Of
our new Congressional Library shining like a
ball of fire in the glow of the noon-day sun.
1t is one of the beautiful architectural objects
ono sees on entering the city, and one OF the
last in view as he leaves it. But the same sun
which colored that vast dome with glory
gilds the tiniest leaf and changes the spray of
the ocean into diamonds, and makes the
smallest atom thing of beauty. SO Gods
grace In the soul can never be restricted to
this or that great deed Of self-sacrifce. 1t
radiates the whole man; it gilds with divine
beauty the commonest duty OF daily toll, and
changes the languagei of the home and busi-
ness and social life into glistening diamonds
of love and truth.
1T is not in special and extraordinary
deeds. or large gifts to the agencies Of Christ's
work or philanthropic movements. but in the
little things of every day life that We prove
the reality of our fellowship with Christ, and
except He lights up the minutest blade and
leaf of thought and expression. it is certain
there is no sun of righteousness in our souls.
My friends, are you conscious this morn
ing tnat the world has gained possession Of
your hearts? That you do not bear about in
your lives the marks of the Lord Jesus Christ?
That no spiritual beauty radiates from your
life to guide perishing sinners.
do you wear the seal on your foreheads?
Do your children and friends see that seal in
your TRANSPORTED lives OF holiness, gentle
ness, love- and peace and Joy? II you answer
sadly, Il fear not then listen: AS He prayed
the fashion of His countenance was altered. ;
You will receive the seal on your forehead,
the beauty OF God, when you go in alone to
the closet, ascend the mountain of private
communion, talk to God and tell Him all you
need, supplicate His power to fill your being,
and leave it not until you consciously receive
all the fuilness of the atonement.
go and build up that family altar again,
gather your household around it, and let
home be filed with the fragrance OF love. and
then you will cease inquiring for this worlds
fading flowers, eyanescent joys, transient
riches, and passing pleasures, and all will see
Gods seal on your foreheads, and the Holy
Spirit will use you as an instrument 10 ad-
vance the cause of the Redeemer.
How can God work through an unconse-
Grated church? How can His chariot roll on
from victory to victory if His own church is
standing dead upon the track? May God, by
His Holy Spirit, bring you and me into com
plete fellowship with Jesus Christ, that. as
cending the Mountain of TRANSPORTATION, a
new glory will come upon US, a new power
possess us, new enthusiasm be kindled in
our hearts. that, with lives trans1gured into
the identical glory of the Christ, We shall
guide thousands of benighted souls out Of
darkness into the marvellous light OF complete
redemption.'