6 One Lesson of the Battlefront The International Sunday School Lesson For April 21 Is "Jesus Transfigured.'*—Mark 9:2-29 By William T. Ellis. "One crowded hour of glorious, life la the poet's phrase, as he sings the worth-whileness of a supreme ex perience. To have been at Balaclava, or on either side of the fence at the bloody angle at Gettysburg, or at the Marne or Vimy Ridge, is to have lived greatly, though all the remain ing days be common. A Threat ex perience of patriotism, of human love, of spiritual ecstasy, is worth a> lifetime of ordinary incidents; or. j Utither, it glorifies all common days, j One of the motives driving young ' men to enlist in the war is the con- j viction that they cannot afford to j stand apart from the experience that j Is transforming the whole of human j life. Prom the standpoint of par- j ticipants, they want to see God's. great doings with mankind, Slich a vision lifts life. God plans it so. That is why He gave the prophet the vision of the seven thou- | sand who had not bowed their knees to Baal. Therefore the Book of the Revelation, and the Transfiguration are In the inspired Scriptures. In the dull and dark days, and in the hours of heavy-lieartedness, the mo ments of vision and inspiration rally to our help. That is why the thought of a great Christian convention, of j an immense Bible class parade, ol' | the glorious news of the church's | foreign victories, of the shining Christian service for the soldiers should be cherished as memories that sustain service. Herein is a sound reason why we should all be diligent readers of news of the kingdom. Behind the Soup Kitchen This Sunday school lesson has no soup kitchen pr medical dispensary flavor. There is no social service as pect to it. It is not on the plane of humdrum ministry to men's material needs. Yet it deals with that which is behind all forms of ministry. For here we confront religion's richest reality. The Transfiguration is a spiritual experience. It gives a glimpse of Christ as God's sent Son. Its study should do for us what it did for the three disciples—make clear the character of Jesus. Let us en tertain 110 misapprehension here; re ligion is more than a ministry to the wor ld—it is first of all a spiritual apprehension. The vision and ac ceptance of the Son of God are the heart of hearts of the Christian faith. Before it is a social service, Chris- ; tianity must be a soul experience. ( The little group of friends of j Christ, up near the foot of Mount Hermon, had been meditating upon His high, hard teaching of the Cross, | which we stated last Sunday. The j record is silent concerning the week that followed. Only in our minds can j we conceive of the deep questionings j and broodings over thl? new presen-, tation of what discipleship meant, i The depth of fellowship experienced I at this "retreat" is beyond our ken. j Upon these followers had dawned the i truth that their association with their j 1 .leader was not to be permanent, j badness overshadowed the company. j Then followed the contrast, the trans figuration which enabled them to | look higher than the Cross to what lay behind. Slinrlne n Secret Partly because they were fittest 1 and closest to His heart —for there j are degrees in the friendship of Jesus —but more because they were, to be leaders in service, and there fore most needed this equipment, the | three familiars of the Master, Peter, | James and John, were taken up to j the heights of Mount Hermon with Him. High was their privilege, but deep was their obligation. It has been said that Christ comforts us, not to make us comfortable, but to make us comforters. This transfigu ration experience was an equipment for ministry. The three were taken into the confidence of Jesus; they shared His secret, which they should keep within their breasts until the time was ripe for its full revelation. The subsequent experiences of Gol gotha and the Garden were to be il luminated by the shining light seen on the Mount of Transfiguration. Like burrs or barbs, Bible phrases have a way of sticking. Thus we read that it was "as He was pray ing" that all these things came to pass. The transfiguration experience Hitting the Target in Style and Value in New Spring Shoes For the Entire Family No matter whether the shoes are for father, mother or baby, you can do better at Kinney's. MOST VARIED LINE OF /-iVv LADIES - OXFORDS IN TOWN f Every One a Leader in Style | Brown Call" Oxfords—Military t,. 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His whole being radiated whiteness and luminosity. The entire texture of His person and His clothes became aglow. They sought in vain for something with which to compare this wonderful vision. They said that His clothes "became glistening, ex ceeding white; so' as no fuller on earth can whiten them." The very fiber of the Master's body and rai ment was luminous. He was not clothed upon with light coming from without; this was the outshining of an inner glow. It was as if the veil were momentarily drawn aside and the true nature of the divine Son made apparent. On this mountain top was afforded a revelation of the glor ious possibilities of the life of the Redeemer and His own. It was a veritable glimpse of the heavenly ap pearance. Nor was this transliguration all of the miracle. The occasion was one of transcendent significance. It meant much to the realms of glory. Heaven's hosts were more concerned in the work of the Man of Galilee than they were in all the choruses of the choirs of the redeemed. From near the very throne of God were sent two congenial spirits down to the mountain top to confer with Christ. Both Moses and Elijah had on earth been great leaders and tes tifiers. Both had suffered for the truth; both had gone the way of the Cross. Now to them fell the noblest tasks of their eternal existence, that of comforting Christ as He drew near His Cross, and of one more bearing witness to. Him. The story is a glimpse of the heav enly resources of God's servants. The King's business has the King's help. God's work on earth is not done apart from God's knowledge in heaven. The way of life Is not alto gether a "via dolorosa," as said a later disciple. "The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward." us take time to think about the glory. The Great Conversation It is left to the devout imagination to know what the itinerant Teacher talked about as lie walked the high ways of Palestine. Here in this in stance nothing is left to imagina tion; we are definitely informed. Jesus and Moses and Elijah talked of the decease which the Saviour was shortly to accomplish at Jerusalem. The final act of redemption was the supreme. concern of heaven and of earth. Ask me what this city is most interested in at this moment, and I cannot answer of a certainty. We do know, however, what is con stantly the most interesting theme in heaven's councils. The passion NO HEADACHE OR in PAIN Get a 10 cent package of Dr. James' Headache Powders and don't suffer. When your head aches you simply must have relief or you will go wild. It's needless to suffer when you can take a remedy like Dr. James* Head ache Powders and relieve the pain and neuralgia at once. Send someone to the drug store now for a dime package of Dr. James' Headache Powders. 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We could reproach Peter If this were his serious and mature thought; It was only one of his vagrant impulses, as unconsid ered as the wish of some convention goers that they might prolong the precious experience, of fellowship and inspiration forever. To Peter the mountain top seemed better than the valley of humiliation. He preferred tile glory of the Cross. But Peter had missed the point of it all. That pinnacle of outlook was only one station on the road of serv ice. Life must be lived on the pla'in. but it may be lived In the power of $25,000 Saved For Our If you bought furniture during the year, it should have been HERE you would have participated in this genuine saving of dollars. When in need again, if now or later, bear ia mind that in this store you are a profit-sharer in this big saving. 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