The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-01

isb - 80. ve-,. ,.cr .he ~;
Hi4ai--.,.,. in the urAt NclAfnrc l-ul'o ~.
IT, ,rr-rrofssiiy Mount i'unon' or me ."'
.,sa SPURS IN thc teinii$ oi ''A-lFA. 49,. . Jco
- =, ,r1 III. disc ples were tAc NC ~.vT' ".
~ H. N our last lesson, thu--A ir@r'l"i bv
.,a,,rr f.os.i before the fourth century p'..,a 4
a, ~, t.,. IT Tabor In Dalil'c- lht l"1'cN - - "a
.sar a,ton scenc Is Unknown - ere ~. o.
-, IN the places In which occnrst'o Wy ..nr an
aa events 81 Jesus lifc. frcoa"iS vNeNuso "a,
.,ch a place would become . >ai'"', ,,, ~
.SS,,cJ as REGULARLY holy. ~niic '"n ~ ~ III
~. ,hc hearts OF mon svcrsNfer - ~ Ao'S -
800 ana oil the world holy froNi-" | ~
i'|r,,r.rNsrAxcrs. IN CAR last iets"a VIC -. ~
,o,s J.sus for the first time rcNci.e' - 80 '
"sculc. tina, the cnls way into ~ NJ. -
- w inc cross tor u week M, 'A's go. u
~ n recorded Their horcs of u R-~t"-S Il
'tscao,n Of a redeemed nation, were ~. Na-' =.
,,red could . dead eruciici H'1.l - -,..,i1 =
saviour. IL WAS nccdfui th.t 49, 80 !
,n,, The truth It was needlui' ns"- 80 O
49, .n.,,,b see the truth beycnl inc Sso~in' v
ma obtain glimpse Of the cory III 80" ,.aa 1
49, 80 y, which the Wy Of the cross woulo ieao
them l
LESSON NOTES.
PRAYER Meeting Upon the Moun,"ni
oa about an eight days after thesc
,nvinr.r Matthew says aitcr siN %.
six complete days in'ervehcn'
I.nl,c saws about. not exactly a,'u '''
.;pht DAYS include the fractional ""s
nj the beginning and end. ~ 80
peter and John and james. ne os"S
nine disciples were lett az 'he
the mountain. as we see ny lne
"s,bo following morning. And wen'
IN into n mountain 10 pray y
~ .o,nc recess in some high noun
IN. ~ wor;sop This statement pre-
,-.s ms to expect some important &C.
.i,..
sion. /. go %
..A,a as lie pravcd" Greek. I'm ms
',-;,rn the transfiguratioEa took
,.. Wcl,now not what lie was pray
f,r INIT doubtless for strength 70
.',7l,,raand TO carry on His wori-.i"r sne
sai,h and enlightenment o. ms o.
.i.,lcs in their gloom fer the coming
s,ha KINGDOM which seemed !" piv
,,r.,.s 81 slowly The transngur''ion
- ,bo answer 1.-The fashion 'or az
,,.,ronce, Of His countenance was az
tered" Matthew says lie WIS -
ornrcd before them Inc orr ''.''
word is elsewhere in the Nc" 49,
u.nt rendered TRANSFORMED Aas 49, 49,.
eCor. 3:ls,. and j. used OF Spr ''"''-
cha,rc The fashion OF MS coIh tciiiNee
,,as altered by being lighted WIN fa-
,,;arce both from without anc from
within. And His raiincnt was 49,
md glis,ening." Literally. hEn'A.nt
far,h as though from some in"a,
:, Matthew compares th'
,Ns...,ss ~ His robes 10 the ngh
u-.a,. st. Mark to the snow .'''i ~ ;.
=. ,ulsc in this word. to the "en'
ming. r,... ~, or;f;e
The Conference ofthc Three niof'ne
nr.s-ao. There talked with linn :"
men Human beings NV men VIZ
Moses and Elias" the Greeh form ,
rl;;ah. These persons were .eai'
nresent. II was not n vision ne =,
,,,;cot;on Is that the disciples nor On,
Jaw the appearance. but recognize.
the persons Moses and EiiJah' a. - =
dent from Peters proposi''on.
81. WHO appeared IN glory -. ~ -,
rlorfcl bodies: something IN" ~, y
the TRANSPORTED Jesus ou'
radiance ,.,on
.....1 s,,.,.c ~ his deccasc; OF Ills
a,si ~ the Creek. Ills Icing OUT
80. AZ, world. as the IsracliteS ir'
~. handarc Of Egypt. departure
.t citing word for it contains
..as.,,c time. the ideas both 81 de'
,..,.ns;on. Ascension was as M
,bc natural way for Jesus as dea' !
(Which lie should accompi
=, Jerusalem:- by being crucineu
III. had forctold them just before
o,-.-,. and rising again from inc ~
This conversation would 'enao'N
<,;.c;nlcs 10 sec the Importance an"
..ssitv Of that which 'hey
dreaded. and which was 10 them
~a,,aS, mystery. The atoht"."
- c,.,ss was the great event IN
worlds history: this was ~. -.
49,, IL The salvation brought ny
~,aas;.h this was the great ac'
Itch nj, the sacrifices appointe'
So licked forward. and which
49,, meaning and value il was
h.g;nning and source Oh inc
-, acrc,opmcnt Of the kingdo
coa and Of those glorious times !"
49,. ,,ronhets had foretoid. l' !
.artral theme and power OF the Gu
~ Christ in all ages !.
Tn. Purpose Of the Transii-- ura''
n, II e possible that it may have
~ The human comfort and ana o.
Himself. as the angels sucne'i
lin after the agony In Oe'nse'
yIc was nearing the hour OF ~
trial. and lie may have needed
h,c manifestation from ucaSei
messages az assurance ana 60
%, For the encouragement a ~,
lichtcnmcnt Of the disciples 7
cinlcs had been startled ana 81
Nv the glimpse Jesus had gwen
~ His snffcrings and death.
.r,-v To all their expectation
triumphant a.cssiah. The trans
tion opened their eyes TO wha'
vond-to the crown beyond the
LESSONS FROM TIE rEASsEi"thl
our richest and most hcaychi.
ricnccs come in and through
ana often from united PRAYER.
There is glory in the h'o''
Christ bcy ond our ordinary conc