Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-31

the sun at noon. But the light of the
face of the glorified Christ made the
Syrian sun seem as darkness. A great
many persons are arguing, by what
they call natural laws" against the
phenomena of religion; yet the e&-
perience of countless saints. and thank
God. often of the sceptics themselves.
confutes the abstract philosophing of
the overwise. Saul learned that day,
what myriads of saints in glory all
ready knew, that the Lamb who is the
light of the City Celestial is the very
brightness of God, before whose face
the sun is dimmed.
Just as If to reveal the foolishness
of mortal wisdom, this young scholar.
this logician. this philosopher, was
converted by an experience. and not
by an intellectual process. All through
his wonderful ministry we find the
great apostle appealing to his expert
ence. What he personally knew of
Christ meant more to him than all the
operations of the greatest brain that
ever has worked within a human
head. That experience on the Damas-
Gus road made Paul a Christie o-centric
Christian, and gave the church a
Christo-centric theology.
OF all the mighty implications of
this story the greatest is the precious
truth wrapped up in the phrase Il
same Jesus is in Heaven who was on
earth. All the solicitude that He
showed when He walked the fields
of Galilee with His fisher friends He
carried with Him to His Fathers
throne. He could not remain seated
while Stephen was being stoned and
He could not keep silent while such
a possible disciple as Paul was TO be
converted. Our too-sophisticated time
is prone to rob the risen Redeemer of
this His rarest crown-Iis concern for
His children on earth and all that
touches them. The enthroned Christ
is not too great to give heed to the
prayers of little children or to be af-
fected by the cries of tempted and
suffering saints. His eye is in the
streets of our city even as it was on
the road to Damascus.
B. the way, the guides still point
out the traditional site of Sauls con-
version. Likewise. the most popular
resort of tourists is ''the street called
straight. Damascus is better known
10 the Christian world for what hap
pened there to Paul than for any of
its heaped-up events in connection
with kings and conquerors. 1t is worth
while to visit the scene of Gods deal
ings with Saul in Damascus but IL is
better worth while to behold what
God is doing to-day in the lives of
that are being made to Billy sun
day tabernacles and to rescue missions
are worth while. Perhaps, as q re-
suit of this lesson, some teacher or
parent will take group of boys to
visit rescue mission, where SauTs
Damascus road experience is being re-
peated to-day.
While we are thinking about what
befell Saul. and his instant obedience
I" the Heavenly vision, we must not
overlook the other character who is
named in the story. n is easy to talk
only about the preacher or the evange-
list and to speak Of church work as
II done by them alone. In truth, as
everybody who knows anything about
churches understands. il is the plair
folk. whose names are never men
TONED in the newspaper reports OF
church affairs. who really bear the
burden of the work. The angels
know that the prayers of the people