Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-27

Another great crowd gathered to
hear Evangelist Solomon at the after
noon service at the Columbia Baptist
Church yesterday and every one who
attended was glad to be present.
The eloquent speaker used "The
TRANSPORTATION" one Of the most sub
lime and striking pictures in the life
Of Christ. as his subject and he pre-
scented it In a most pleasing and in
tcnsely interesting way.
After reading the three gospel ac-
counts of this wonderful event in the
life Of the Master, as contained in
the gospels of Matthew, Mark and
Luke, Mr.. Solomon spoke as follows:
THE TRANSPORTATION was great
prayer meeting. Perhaps you have
never thought about it as a prayer
meeting, but that is what it was.
&c. Campbell Morgan has written
book on theAseven crises Of Christ.
list, His birth; End, His baptism; 3rd,
His temptation; 4th, His transfigura-
ton; 9Th, His crucifixion; 9Th, His
resurrection; It'll, His ascension. B.
H. Carroll says that the world has
known only two crises--the food and
the crucifxion of Christ; but every
man has crises in his own life. We
can readily see how Christ's birth was
a crisis; we can see how his baptism
was a crisis, for then he began his
public ministry; we can see how his
crucifixion and resurrection were
crises; but how is the TRANSPORTATION
a crisis? Just like this: Up to the
TRANSPORTATION it has been Christ the
preacher; but at this point the theme
changes and it becomes Christ on the
cross. 1t has been Christ the Son OF
man; but now it becomes Christ, the
Son of God. The disciples had to adj
just themselves to the new teaching
They were all in trouble about what
they were going to do, and Christ just
said to them that they would have a
prayer meeting and adjust things
Jesus took Peter, James and John and
went up into mountain. There We
have the human part of it. God looked
down from His throne in heaven and
saw His Son holding a prayer meet
ing and he was so rejoiced that he
called Moses and Elijah and sent
them down to help in the meeting
There we have the spiritual part OF. it
And 1t was SO glorious a prayer meet
ing that God himself spake and said
This is my beloved Son; hear tho,
him.
Notice the context: cross, trans
figuration, and service. If you eve
amount to anything for God you mus
first deny yourself, take up your eros.
and follow Him. 1t was Away.
Christ's custom to hold a prayer meet
ing before he took up any work. Jesus
was man of prayer. In this prayer
meeting on the mountain there were
gathered together the only three mer
who ever spent forty days and forty
nights with God IN prayer-Jesus
Moses and Elijah. Peter, James ant
John were all men of prayer. We car
settle the question right here and now
that we will never amount to anything
for God without prayer, and God re
wards our efforts in proportion as we
pray. You had just as well try to run
a water mill without water as to try
to run church without prayer.
Some results of this prayer meet
ing:
''The Divinity of Christ was shown
forth in the TRANSPORTATION. Up tt
this time he had been only the son O
man, but now he is become the Sol
Of God.
Purpose of the transformation:
"The Divinity of Christ was shown
and great council was held Yo'
can search through the history O
ages, and you will never find anothe
council equal to this. This one wa
composed of Jesus. Moses. and Elijah
with Peter, James and John--th
greatest councilmen who ever lived
The subject of this council was tn,
redemption of the world, and thi
leads directly to the cross with Chris
crucified for the redemption of tn
world.
"The Immortality of the soul i
here shown. Fifteen hundred year
before Moses had died on Mount Nebo
and here he was recognized by Peter
James and John. Nine hundred AM
City years before Elijah had beel
translated, and they also recognize
him.
In heaven we shall recognize al
those whom we have known on thi
earth; but we shall also know ever
one there by this heavenly perceI
tjon that enabled Peter lanes an