Year: 1874

The morning services at the CnuTCn ol tho
Divine Paternity, at Fifhave. and Forty tthst were
conducted by the Pastor, the Rev. L. H. Chapn, d. ~
The sermon was upon the TRANSPORTATION of life, OF
every department Of mans existence, by Christian
love and faith. The text taken from Matthew Xvl
s: "While he yet spake behold bright cloud over
shadowed them, and behold voice out OF the cioud
which said, This is my beloved son in whom am well
pleased; hear ye him."


AS conceive, DR.. Chaplin said. He who was transfg-
ured the mount stands far above far apart from all
other founders of religion What His relations with
God we don't know. I shall conine my remarks TO
practical differences from the text. We are told
that when Jesus had taken these disciples apart unto
high mountain he was transfgured before them. Re-
gsring this incident OF significance concerning the
slider it having practical purpose. Will
remark in the first place that we can see see
Himself. Whatever may have been HIS peculiar rea-
tons to the Father attentive reading OF the New lesa
ment shows us that He was susceptible TO the same
sufferings In the wilderness angels came
to minister to Him. We read Of His agony in the garden
OF Cethsemane The fact is before us in that incident
upon the cross, when for moment He seemed 10 reel
that that sovereign presence would be Withdrawn from
from obscuring the greatness the Saviors characters
they elevate Him and bring Him to us We feel
He was in all points tempted we are. There is
nothing suggested then, that is inconsistent with the
ton strengthened Him. He was approaching the end OF
His mission the earth. He saw the effect OF the pre-
aiction upon those around Him. Was IT not fitting,
then before that great darkness should close around
HIM, th9t He should be covered with M that divine
glOryf He fOresaw the desertion or His earthY
friends; was it not fitting, then, that those
who appeared there with Him should ,, testify e;d
/ you consider the bearing OF tins manifestation
or the disciples. We have record OF their slownesS ~
statements OF His coming humiliation ana death we're
entirely inconsistent with their previously formed ideas
but there they saw descending upon Him glory 10
which shame and death were only passing shadows.
There they Moses and Elias bearing testimony to
nd hagi1 fhaf
cloud This transaction brings announcement for us
also From there are two results: 1t transngres the
things that are visible gives of the in
visible This is Just what We need IN all the conditions
figures life Now need not tell YOU how prone
TO take sensuOus view Of fe how the earth engrts us
Wt6 Wordv e;e % Another class Of men seem to be
the earth AMI regard things in spiritual man
ner. This is the true transformation, by which we
perceive change In views Of familiar
things and distinguish the greatness of the things
around us The grand step OF mans life Is when he
learns To discern tins greatness when all things are
transtg Cured with spiritual significance and purpose
is transfsured by a convection Of duty when a man


lives selfish ife when all things are made to converge


finds is something beyond this to live
for the moment that conception gets ut0 Dis nnd ie
tion 1t becomes always glorious and fresh Some
will tell you that life is tasteess, wearisome and ex-
haused; in every case they are men who tried
live IN narrow, selfish manner Life s transfguredto
every true loving. brave, and digent SOUL Each man
fbe humbesa s positon We nav say that the act Of
guraton takes place when realizes his
soul worth and work. Do all realize that In
Ills Is an element which will outlast the stars Again.
life is transfgured wneD in all and
through all apprehend the presence and
purposes OF the divine life. Trials bereavements,
struggles these their aspects changed In the con-


dence the love which rises up this realization The
cloud becomes bright cloud The assurance dssipaes
much OF the evil winch appears. What can harm the


man who stands In relations Of harmony with the divine
life When a man has risen to that divine strength
there is no power without that can hurt him. man
need fear nothing so much as the evilin himself.


References here to the services OF yesterday, the
strewng Of these memorial flowers upon the graves OF
the soldiers OF the late war; not ncongruous with
our meditating to-day They speak to US of the trans
figuring power Of duty. They transhgure the heroes
and martyrs How they have been missed and mourned
Ia many homes The throb Of the last embrace still 10
rocked in the mothers heart Let them mourn
Those tears resolved into perpetual dew Of his
and blossoms into priceless heritage. They have
wrought transfgurng work, for these flowers cannot
accord with strife They have wrought reconciling
work. transguring enmy TO peace, and touched that
chord OF sympathy that vbrates through the nation,
and makes again Death is the expression Of
common likeness "They don't look at all like enemies
as they lie there" No, they don't look like enemies
now, the soldiers who sleep together on many
field. The spirit which led us to maintain the
nation is now inspired TO soothe and heal its
wounds Yesterday the nation not only put flowers
on the graves the Northern dead and the Southern
dead hut the nations dead. Shall lot these assoca-
tions convert TO something broader than mere
material good May these heroic deaths transgure the
thoughts and purposes Of all to unselhsh life.
The sfgured Christ stands before still bidding
TO tJrn TO Hin In trust and love. Hear ye Him.