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lday School Lesson

Sunday School Lesson fol
March i, 1886. 49,. 80 I'D.
Scripture--Luke' g: 28-43a. 4'
Golden Textile that abidetl
in me, and in him, the same
bringeth forth much fruit: foI
without me We can do nothing
John Is: 81 .'..r. :.
The ninth chapter of Luke
opens with a vivid contrast be-
tween faith and unbelief: The
program of fat has seen in the
twelve on the trial tour of evan.
reiism; and the perplexity of ,un'
belief as seen in the tetrarch
Herod, who had beheaded the
Baptist.
Then we have several glimpses
of the conquering Christ: His
mower in the feeding of the FIVE
thousand; his identity in the con-
fession of Peter; his glory in the
TRANSPORTATION on Mount Her
mon: and his suffering in the
forecast of the cross. -......
Several kinds of diseipleship are
next pictured: Impotent disciple
shin in the presence OF, the demon
lac BOY; ignorant discipleship> in
view of the foreseen cross; ambi-
tious discipleship in the reasoning
about rank; narrow discipleship in
the forbidden benefactor; -impa-
tient discipleship in the desired
anathema upon the inhospitable
Samaritans; and superficial dis
cipleship in the three inquirers
who accosted Jesus on the way.
WORSHIP: WITH JESUS -
IN PRAYER "Nh =.
luke 8: 1885, =.
Vision Comes Before Service.
~ Ascend with Jesus to the
place of prayer. The Transfigur-
alton occurred just q week after
the great confession of Messiah
ship by Peter, and it was in the
same region Of Caesarea Philippi.
II was a time of crisis and at such
periods the Great Exemplar is
usually seen in prayer. And it
was in the solitude that this
strengthening of soul and the pre-
ciousness of divine sympathy were
most fully enjoyed. On, the pres
emit retirement. however, Jesus
took with him Peter, James and
John, his special companions at
the raising of the rulers daughter
and later in the Garden of Geth
sernarle. No unsympathizing. spec
tator must view the Transfgura-
ton glory and : only the, most
trustworthy witnesses be present
to report it in due time. 1t was
probably late in the evening when
these four assembled zone of the
spurs of Mt. Hermon. I(2) Enter
with Jesus into the place of glory.
As Jesus in the midnight-,on the
mountain-top' poured lforth bis
fervent prayer he was transfigur-
ed before the favored three. His
face did shine as the sun, far sur
passing the facial glory of Moses
and Stephen. His raiment was IL
Illuminated by the intense splen-
dor Of his person. Moses and Eli
jah appeared and talked, with
Jesus. They were two chief wor-
thies of the old ,dispepsation--the
first standing for the Law and the
second for the Prophets. II is not
a little singular that the trans
figured Lord and his, celestial yis.
itants should meet for, the, dis
cpssion of. the one theme of the
Crucifixion; but ,it was "a, part of
the strengthening Of soul for the
bitter sufferings he must soon
endure. When Peter and his COM
paflions who had been heavy with
sleep were fully awake they be-
held the glorHied Lord and the
two attendants at hisNsside How
their eyes must have Toasted on
that sublime scene! Alas, the hea-
venly guests are Vanishing Can
they not be detained? In this up
per circle on the bright summit
the disciples would remain and
not return to the hard realities
of life in the, valleys below. Hence
the proposal of Peter to make
three tabernacles for Jesus, Mo-
ses, and Elijah. But the impetu-
GUS apostle knew not the, full
meaning and possible effects OF
his words. Hence no response was
given or recorded. While Peter
was speaking the overshadowing
cloud enveloped Jesus and his Wis
itors, hiding the latter from view,