The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-20

had with the Father before the world
a 1t was the ann that made
the body and raiment shine. The
world has treasured that revelation
as Il glimpse Of the sun Of righteous.
ness.
But that cen of supernal splendor
is used to heightcn the meaning of
the word. SO that it may reveal Gods
oug of the possibility of man. AS
u Christ in all things to
be made like unto His brethren, so
10 be made like unto Him. Hence
the exhortation in Rom. IL. 3: BE
not fashioned according to this world.
nut be yc t~ransfigured by the renew
ing of your min that We may test
the good. the acceptable. the perfect.
according to Gods wish for u.s."
w nat a glow that word has caught
from the splcndor of the Lords
RECONSIDERATION. And it is in the mind.
dor to tho body. a friend said ia me
IN Shanghai: II can tell a christian
emma as soon as | see him. He
mas such "a different bearing and such
a light in his face" 1t is because
OF this that our Lord says, I'VE are
inc light of the world" and Let
your light shine" How ~rcsplendent-
~ transtiGurcd minds would Tighten
this dark world! Mcn who are made
Partakers of the divine nature. OF the
HOLY Ghost. %partakers of Christ
can in their measure bear the same
TRANSPORTATION.
hut the word is used once more.
IN His great high-priestly PRAYER
Christ prayed for His disciples that
they may be with me where I II
that they may behold my glory which
thou hast given me" in great love be-
iorc the foundation of the world.
what Will be the effect of that be-
holding? For we all with unveiled
face, bcholding as in a mirror the
glory of the Lord. are transfgurcd
INTO the same image from one glory
to another glory by the spirit of the
Lord" q Cor. 3.1S.) No wonder that
the same lofty strain runs right on
IN II next chapter. where in verse
SIN it saws that God who at first
commanded the light to be in cha os
and old night hath shined in our
hearts to give the light of the glory
OF 90 which is in the face of Jesus
Chrlst. Expression can rise no
higher. The primal light that scat
tered all h darkness that was on
the face of the deep" illumines and
strengthens tho v till it can bear
with unveiled face the glory Christ
wished to show lis.
scripture language often has such
intensity that translators hesitate to
give the full meaning, and only vcn-
ture on a secondary and lower mean
ing. They could not conceive of the
universe being full of song, and that
llEht makes music as it flies. So they
SAID 'Ihou makest the %outsoincs of
the morning and evening to rejoice"
when they should have said to sing.
lhen it is with THE
morning stars sing together" The
translators said. The spirit of the
Lord came upon Gideon" (Judres
6.34). The Hebrew says, The spirit
OF the Lord clothed itself with Cid
con- That kind of a possession
counts for the achievements that fol-
lowed. One more instance shall SUI
nee. Jesus knowing that His hour
was come. that He should dcpar ont
ot this world unto the Father. "hav-
ing loved his W that were in the
World he loved them unto the end"
hnd OF what? and no longer? 1t is
not consistent nor understan dable.
Iurn to the Greek and translate els
telos as in the margin. to the utter
most. V to the uttermost of God.
l nave been among scores of Ian.
sIages that had hardly more range
OF expression than the lan~nase of
animals. But when one comes to
the Anslo-Saxon range of speech that
has been incredibly enriched of God,
one is glad to say with the devout
astronomer. 80 God. l think Thy
thoughts after Thee"