Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14
WHEN THE DEAD CAME BACK
of Glory."-Luke 92S-36.
By WILLIAM

was praying the appearance of his
race underwent a change, and his
clothing became white and radiant.
AND suddenly there were two men
conVersing with him, who were
Moses and Elijah. They came in
glory and kept speaking about his
death, which he was so soon to
undergo in Jerusalem. Now Peter
and the others were weighed down
WIN sleep; but, keeping themselves
awake all through, they saw his
glory, and the two men standing
with him. And when they were
preparing to depart from him, Peter
said to Jesus, Rabbi. we are thank
ful to you that we are here. Let us
put up three tents-one for you, one
Tor Moses and one for Elijah
he did not know what he was
saying. But while he was thus
speaking, there came a cloud which
spread over them; and they were
aWe-struck when they had entered
INTO the cloud. Then there came a
voice from within the cloud:
:, This is My Son, My Chosen One;
listen to him.
after this voice had spoken,
Jesus was found alone.
Ihey Kept 1t to themselves, and
ss salu not a word to any one at that
tiine about what they had seen"
Nfndicated and Victorious.
at mountafn-top experience had
meaning for Moses and Elijah as
we %eIl as for Jesus and the three.
!hose stout prophets of an older
DAY had suffered ignominy and re-
puaIatlon' and tasted bitterness and
uespair. Now their reward had
come. Among all the heroes Of
heaven there were found No others
SO weil qualified for the supreme
TASK OF comforting the Christ as
.hey. Moses, Elijah and Jesus were
congenlal spirits. All had Travelled
LOT the people and the glory of Je-
noEan' NOW, in a fellowship that
iShored the ages-such indeed, is
the communion of saints" and the
spiritual unity of the centuries
they We're lifted up to a new level
or spiritual apprehension.
All the world has wondered what
the iiVe supreme peace commission
ers IN Paris talked about. and how.
M!stery envelops the intimate con-
Versations of the great. But we are
not left in doubt concerning this
conversation between Moses, Elijah
ana Jesus. There was only one
theme worthy of the occasion-the
approaching death of Jesus at
Jerusalem. 1t had been the burden
OF the Masters self-elevation to his
disclples. 1t was the topic that su-
premely engrossed eternity. God
himself, the redeemed spirits of the
heavenly realm, the angels and
ministers in glory, are most of all
interested in the sacrifice of the
Son of God; it has been revealed
that the eternal chorus of the new
song about the throne is an ascrip-
ton to the Lamb that was slain. II
is rather strange. isn't it, that in
conferences OF Christian leaders,
ana IN the sermons of preachers of
the gospel, we do not hear more of
the theme which engaged the inter-
est of the ambassadors sent from
heaven to earth to interview the
Saviour himself?
A Glimpse of Possibility.
Compared with "spirit-rappings"
and inane messages from the
other world. this TRANSPORTATION
story is dignified. reserved and ma
Jestic. It was a foretoken of the
glory that awaits all who follow in
the train of Jesus. the Transfigura-
ton experience which seemed to
draw aside the outer veil of flesh
which hid the radiant spiritual per-
sonality of Jesus, so that the shining
fiber and texture of his soul was
revealed, was but a glimpse of the
possibility possessed by immortals.
Awed by the spectacle, the three
disciples wanted to build booths and