The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-03-14

Inc TRANSPORTATION OF Jesus was one
Of the most notable events of his life on
Earth. 1t must be remembered that
the disciples had no conception Of the
divinity of Jesus in their first acquaint-
ance with him. They looked upon him
as being a man like the prophets of old,
or like themselves. They had no idea
that he was in fact both God and man,
and that he was just as much God when
he was on earth as he was before his
incarnation. 1t took three years and
half of personal teaching and view of
him ascending to his Father, and the
gift of the Holy Spirit to convince them
that the man Christ Jesus was very
God. The event recorded in our lesson
is one of the object lessons which Jesus
gave to impress this fact on their
minds. 1t was. perhaps, one Of those
beautiful days in the spring when Cali
lee looks like flower garden. Lilies
and fields Of flowers are blooming every
where and all the air is aquiver with the
songs of the birds when Jesus said to
three disciples vino seemed nearest to
his heart, Peter, James and John.
Come, let US 90 up into the mountain
a while to pray" They quietly depart
ed from the others and wended their
way to a secluded recess IN the forest
that clothed the mountain. and, as was
their custom, the disciples sat down on
the green turf to rest while Jesus went
a little ways from them and fell on his
knees in prayer. While he prayed the
sun sank behind the distant horizon and
one by one the stars peeped forth from
the azure sky and the moonlight flooded
the scene. As Jesus renamed quiet in
communion with his Father the fatigues
Of the dav and the balminess of the car
ly night caused drowsiness TO steal over
the waiting disciples until they slumber-
ed. Suddenly they We're aroused by
the sound Of voices and looking up they
were filed with amazement. All the
mountain to seemed to be filled with q
blaze Of glory. As the limpid moon
light casts the long shadows Of the trees
across the open space in the forest it
seemed to fade before a greater brilli-
ancy that encircled Jesus as he stood
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