Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-04-21
"A SaAss Al HIS BEST.

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The real character OF most men is
ordinarily yeilcd and is revealed only
on rare occasions. Ten wears ago with
"a COMPANY OF men | climbed the noun
tain Dac. of Northaeld with Dwight L.
Moody. ii vas I, little .retreat' fot
prayer ands communion. As if il was
Yesterday / can see the OF
men seated on the grass. Moody the
central figure. reclining against q tree.
There he opened his heart to us. The
inner man whom the vast concourses
which he addressed every year might
suspeet put heNer pia'h'y see. was
opened 10 tllat fortunate company on
u,e ~iiouh,aih sIoS' .Nhu as Nloooy ,aih-
81 VI Si',p'e. '"iluilNs iashloh oi UNI
.1li as ~. SAVIOUR Nv loveo; ms Lace
~ VIZ " s'.'"ss' Vine .'sh. Hu,'i
~ i nasc '.eNei ns.'' III ,nc coui.e'Idhee
.. a"4 otno. mortal. 4. icillilasa me
=. ny ,'HilsiE '.i'i'h J NAT Vas Moody
- :. ms nesl' We isa, hl'l. ana u IS mus
'".nn".. eN;.S ~ ~ .ne .o.'p'is ~ ..ei'
w" eiii'peu vac uiouli'aIn sac ma
al's'iiooh remembers 'he great eVahs-
III
sNpe.is-re - soins y l US
an opei MllN"s. Inrouss "hici II
ua.siEu ia,'oH ri ',S.ts eoulu " seer.
~ .i.a,'H. nv ..uS So.i.pans ~,
,ne e,onea' i,,eI'.'' % -Na.a.eie nau
80 ' ~ ~ uae ia,uie
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~ .'s M ie'..s.s u u paiis W
'nsi ieseia'ioii "as NouGlsiiso. 1hey
were permitted 70 see Jesus with the
ven o.. nuniaillty iiited. Hls real nature
""s 10. ~ l'o',ien, appareht, Wheh
nc ,ooh mem up MI. 11c'lnoh ana snow
90 himself 20 'leia transhsureu, IN the
presence 81 tHe .Wo !estaess or the old
oispeiisa.'oh ahd IN lhe cioud out OF
WHICH prooeeaed inc voice OF divine
approval.
A llFE's MOUNTAIN TOPS.
How OFTEN was Jesus tra~nsfigured:
!" a'S ieeoiu " MS oeeasioH wnen
~ 80 III! .i.iesses' put
som sa,w rs us e9s.olh 70
s.~o piaees anu 70 the
W.. ha 49, 49, ~ pamssr "nn r,ieui.ation
".S mS w" 80 WIN ms
,arao' -. - ~ ra.'ielS CHOSEN
ne i.e oe,e' woiiu. foS-
49,. :. ,ns' - iuie; q. ieaSt
we Mnom VIC. enoS ~ .e hao such
81. sApeiis.ise. 1iai.ny ~ was given
~ sie .o4i'.o'. VI Jesus ~ wen az lor
AZ ls.luesion u ms olscipies. ne
Me re-. - u tortured Aor the o!deai
ma ray peloIe nun. lhes needed
supeIna'uiai w,tiiesses 10 the APP
piuacnlhs cruciiixion ana resurrection.
VERY sre". iiIe. ilke me
.ahes' IS reg py secret springs. often
.nese are the sacred iniiuences OF a
iionaI, e'e ,n~spl,ation ana comfort OF
\ MaLe : ana the
V r,;en en" 49, nnu OF
M.h h;dt'c q n ~ ras1s tr IN IRE .ia DOORS
.rha s,,ir;t nf Jas,,s wa rant n,,et an.;
strong by his seasons Of retirement and
prayer. Apart from men he gained
power for the service of men. 1t is
of more than passing Significance that
Jesus was TRANSPORTED. las he was
praying"
THE THREE BEST FRIENDS OF
JESUS.
II ,s.a mistake to .ssu,,a MT 81,
! Cb,dsf;,re n,oan tn. s.n,a 70 Scd ,rha,,
,lo not INV MOVE tban oil th,+ h 80
of tweIve men 1nas,t tho sana to res,,s
Mho would n,,+ .Tol,n md T,,sa. mn -
pa,itv or an,,alitv of xvt+h
.Jesus? There was an inner circle In
chat chosen band. a strong man talk 6
of his love and sorrows only to a chosen
few IL to any These three ntimate
of Jesus were his two cousins. Jonn
and James. the son, Of Salome (tne
latter, the sister OF Jesus mother
; Maryl, and Simon Peter, who, while
he was rcbuked by his leader more
than amy other disciple, was one Of the
! dearest to him. They were chosen to
be with him in the two crucial ex-
p%eriences of his life. the mountain top
md the garden, though they were
sleepy heads at both places. What poor
sticks even the best OF Christ's friends
are! Yet his friendship transforms
mem mo pli!aIS o.. .ruen n service
SHtNtNG FACE AND ENINQ
GARMENTS.
On this mountain Jesus was trans.
figured. There is a mystery here OF
which we would fain know more. The
TRANSPORTATION was caused by no su.
pernatural radiance or reflected light.
The original text makes it clear that
the glory which the apostles bel,eld was
an Inherent brilliancy shining forth.
It's brightness was overpowering. The
spectators were startled out Of their
These three men were given 2. rlimnse