The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-04

llRASlQK KUSStLLJI of Biblical instruc-
ton. Large crowds
are in daily attendance.
The Pastors text today was, When
He assembled on High, He led a 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 a 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 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
nortant truths by both word and CON
duct As they had not yet received
the Holy Spirit. they could not APP
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 pante-
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 Christs sake, that
their conservation to sacrifice them
selves had been accepted by the Fa-
Their. and that henceforth they might
count themselves part of Abrahams
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 he 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 We're 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 to Heaven a man is to mistake
the significance of His title, Son of
Man, which He maintains as identify
ing Him with His great redemptive
work for humanity. To suppose that
He is still a man is to overlook the
Scriptural statement that man is a
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
~ sustained his position. He went
into details respecting the transfer of
the Logos from Heavenly to earthly
conditions, and proffered his hearers,
free upon application, a treatise en-
titled THE indebted One" which he
believes shows scientifically the proc
ess by which the Logos was changed
from spirit to human conditions, yet
was preserved immaculate.
A Multitude of captives.
Then the Pastor considered his text,
which figuratively represents Jesus
ascension as the triumph of great
Conqueror. Sin and Death had gain
ed ascendency over Father Adam and
his race, and had brought them
down to the dust-mentally. morally
and physically. Moreover this victory
had been won legally-by one mans
disobedience. But the L0gos was
made flesh. proved Himself competent
to pay the sinners ran~om-price, aud
paid that price. Having finished His
sacrificial work. lie WAS again rcceiv-
ed to the spirit plane. ana exalted to
the right hand Of God
The speaker epicted our Lord aS 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-
ty, rescued from the bondage Of corrup-
lion.