Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-06-05

ilFASilJH kUCCLLlyl OF 6lDlcal ll&StE uC-
ton Large crowds
are in daily attendance.
The Pastors text today was, When
He assembled on High, He led multi
tude of captives. "-Eph. As. margin
The speaker declared that IN one
sense Of the word our Lord assembled
from the human nature and the tomb
to the Divine nature and immortality
at the time of His resurrection. He
tarried for forty days with His Apos-
ties. however. for their establishment
and instruction. Being then Spirit.
He was invisible TO them. except
when He materialized in various forms
to convince them that He was no
longer confined to human conditions
His resurrection had made Him a
spirit Being on a higher plane than
where He was before He took the hu-
man nature for the suffering of death,
in order TO redeem humanity
The Pastor demonstrated that our
Lord taught His followers these i'm
portant truths by both word and con
duct. As they had not yet received
the Holy Spirit. they could not ap-
preciate spiritual things. but must be
instructed along natural lines. Had
He assembled without manifesting
Himself to His disciples. they would
not have understood the truth Of the
matter. and could not have borne wit
ness to His resurrection Hence their
lessons were given them in panto-
mime, corroborated by the Masters
explanation that Messiah must needs
die to redeem mankind. and then as
cend on High to be the more capable
of filling the duties Of His great Office.
The outpouring of the Spirit.
The speaker then reviewed the won
derful manifestation of the descent OF
the Holy Spirit at Pentecost- This
manifestation evidenced to the disci-
pies the fact that their sins had been
freely forgiven for Christ's sake. that
their conservation to sacrifice them
selves had been accepted by the Fa-
Their. and that henceforth they might
count themselves part OF Abraham's
Seed. who would bless all humanity.
The Apostles were TO bear witness to
Jesus resurrection. Hence when Saul
Of Tarsus was given Judas place. it
was proper that be also should be able
to bear that witness. His experience
on the road TO Damascus convinced
him. that Jesus had risen from the
dead and that He was the Messiah
The Pastor then showed that the de-
scent of the Logos TO the human plane
and the ascension of Christ TO the Di-
vine plane were related as cause and
effect. Our Lord now fills the highest
position in the Universe. next TO the
Father. To suppose that our Lord
went 10 Heaven q man is 10 mistake
the significance Of His title. Ssn of
Man. which He maintains as identify
in~ Him with His great redempuve
work for humanity. To suppose that
He is still man is 10 overlook the
Scriptural statement that man is =
little lower than the angels. and that
since our Lords ascension angels and
men are commanded To worship Him.
As usual. the Pastor discussed all
texts bearing upon this point and full
II sustained his position. He went
into details respecting the transfer of
the Logos from Heavenly to earthly
conditions. and profrered his hearers.
free upon application. Il treatise en-
titled The Cnietiled one" which he
believes shows scientifically the proc
ess by which the I.o=oS WAS changed
from spirit to human conditions. yet
was preserved immaculate
mugsisude os ca7tives.
Then the Pastor considered his text.
which dguratively represents Jesus
ascension rs the triumph OF great
ConGueror- sin and Death had gain
cd aScendency over Father Adam and
his raee. and had brought them
down TO the duSt-mentally. morally
and physically Moreover. this victory
had been won leSally-hy enc mans
disobedience. But the I.ogcS was
made flesh. proved Himself competent
to nay the sinners ranSO,n-rrice. and
paid that price. Having finished His
sacrifcial work lie was aSstin reeeiv-
ed to the spirit plane. ana exalted t.
the right hand of God.
The speaker depicted our I-o=d rs re
turning to the Heavenly state. ac-
claimed of the Heavenly host Far
down the centuries. the prophetic eye
saw following Him. first the Church.
the Royal Priesthood. delivered from
the power OF Sin and Death: and next
the millions upon millions OF humani-
", rescued from the bondage of eorrup-