Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-03-15

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and its hope. in study of the Scrip
[Hres. n musings when the heart is too
full for speech. in hours OF worship
when hearts and voices are upraised
to God. there may come to us vision
|of strength, Of truth. Of the better
man to be, the answer to all our pant.
ing and throbbing desires to come into
the fullness of life. 1t may be dim.
because our eyes are dull. But as our
eyes grow brighter. the indistinctness
iades away into the glory of the
transfgured man Christ Jesus. The
We long. too, for knowledge of God:
as we creep up 1.-The great altar stairs
which slope through darkness up to
God" far. far above us we see the
light Of the eternal glory. And as we
draw nearer, the light resolves itself
| into the face of the transtigured One.,
"We have the knowledge OF the glory
of God in the face Of Jesus Christ" in
whom God graciously yelled His
brightness that our weak eyes might
see.
| Our fullest vision of God and our
ciearest vision of man are had in Him.
We may see Him in life o. noble man
and pure woman as we walk through
/ the streets. We may suddenly be
Frightened IN the darkness Of a home
| OF sin by q glimpse Of Christ shining
| through the life Of one who lives with
| Him. Let lis ever seek for that vision
| of Christ in the life OF our fellows, and
it we seek. we shall find. But let us'
remember that it is well to take time.
with Him in worship. in family prayer.
where two or three are gathered to-
getler. III our own communing with
the Father. as we go apart in the
mount CT prayer. which is the mount
OF vision. the mount Of glory.
Another vision. not now on mountain
high. apart from others. with veil of
night drawn down, but in light Of day
on little knoll by side of road where
throngs from the city pass. Three
| crosses reared black against the sky,
and the form of Him in the midst is as
| the form Of Him who was transfigured
on the mount, When He came down
! from the mount of TRANSPORTATION He
met His disciples at the foot Of the hill
surrounded by curious and disputins
crowd, There was strife OF tongues'
there was need and sorrow OF man;
there .:as weakness Of His followers.
The call wcs made on 9iul. and tile
| demon was expelled. sorrow was done
away, the distressed through Eis
strength was restored to peace. THIS
was the epitome OF His life. Then
He set His face steadfastly to go to
| Jerusalem. Frem vision to service;
from communion with God to service
of man; from transfiguratiOn to crlici'
;ixion. His life was II life OF service.
1 He came not to he Llinistered unto
| hut to minister: He was teacher. q
} nreacher, setter forth OF God and
man in word and life. He minlsteres
to mems bodies; He enlightened their
! minds: He cleansed their souls; he
strengthened them to realize the ldea'
J which His whole life was pouring ou,
for man in sacrificial love. as he HIM
bled Himself and became poor that we
might become eternally rich: He gave
Himself up to death for US miserable
sinners that we might have eterna
> life. The depth OF sin shows tns
height OF His love, The Cross OF Car
{ vary is the Offering up OF self foi
!. others.
As we know we'll there il wondrou'
> strife Of tongues. From every quartet
t there are questionings. Old forms o'
? belief are losing power, but the old De
lief. we know. is not. 1t Still inspires
and uplifts because il is life IN Coo
2 Change is on the face Of the earth
! new and strange things are Taught
sometimes even as the gospel OF Christ
0 the seetAing waters of life rush to ant
2 ! fro. and at tines one IS tempted t0 be
+ lieve that there is reversion to chao
2 in spiritual things. We rass fronf tili
4 church. where we are gathered to lwor
s ship God with the voice Of thanEsgiV
e ing and melody. the sound of praye
9. aud praise. or we go from the qule
( silence of our medita tion, which wa
e all filed with Gods voice. into our lif
with other men. They mag hare no II
: terest in these things, or best II ma,
e ye an intellectual or speculative intei
e est. They are very critical
q In that babel TO wh IN SHAH "
u listen. what voice will still the dee
e and make i great CAIN? What bu
Q the old voice CT the TRANSPORTATION
!. This is my Son. hear Him. Stud
:. His words to ascertain the truth I
:. meet the Inquiries of mans mind. Bu
with all the study that we ccn give
+ we can never come 70 +he truth Of tha