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Golden Text: “This is my beloved Son:
hear ye him” (Mark 9:7).
By John H. Strong, Baltimore, Md.
From verse 27 of tne B'tii chapter atid
the course of events following it appears
that the northern journey oi Jesus and
If is disciples; is not over. They are still
in the region of Caesarea Philippi, where
Peter made his great confession. Not
far from Caesarea Philippi is Mount Her
mon, lofty, snowy, its summit cloud-cov
ered "like the smoke of an eternal sacri
fice.” Probably on a spur of that moun
tain th® Transfiguration of Jesus takes
place.
Does Jesus ascend the mountain with
Peter. James and John to be transfigur
ed before them? .Luke- say:, that H>
went up upon the mduntain to pray (9:28).
Is it not likely that the Transfiguration
was unexpected? Who ever foresees hir
moments of transfiguration? "Who ever
aims at them or expects them? If moun
tain-top experiences ever visit us. they
come as a surprise. Wu aim at the task,
the prayer, athe struggle, the sacrifice;
and in the wonderful plan of Gcd the
transfiguration comes.
People fail to understand the Transfig
uration, of Christ simply because they
tail to grasp its connection with the
events which have preceded. The Trans
figuration has just one explanation. . It
is God's answer to the situation. It B*
God’s answer to Jesus’ and the disciples’
need.
What are the events which preceded?
Turn back to Mark's Sth Chapter. Peter
has made his confession, his deliberate
and illuminated avowapof the divine mis
sion and person of Jesus at a time when
all are abandoning him. in the words
“Thou Art the Christ." Put that has
opened the door, so to speak, for another
confession,—confession not bv Peter but
by Jesus, a confession not regarding his
person but his work: “The Son of man
must suffer.”
Now what sort of a reception had been
accorded this second confession'* Pas
sionate remonstrance. Head 8:32 again
and the verses following; and if vou feel
any surprise at Peter’s hostile reaction
read the early versttl of Acts 9 and Gal
at:ans 1:13, and see Saul'jj rage against
. The American ambassador al Rome has
reported to department of state that
on the afternobn of April 7 an imposing
ard most sympathetic demonstration took
Place m celebration of the entry of the
united Sttaes in the war. It included a
great assembly in the Coliseum where
Hon. r.erenini, minister of public instruc
tion, rpolt ■ for the government, and Don
1 rospetio Colonna, the mayor, for the city
of Rome. Other speakers were' Ilori.
rranklin Bouillon, presid nt of inter-al
lled parliamentary committee: the am
bassador. H. P DavidsoiT. of the Am
erican Red Cross; Congressman I,a
Guardia, and ex-e’ongressm m John
Rents. »
The premier, who was absent from
Rome, sent a cordial telegram and Sen-
Messages Between King George and President
Oil Anniversary oj the U.S. Entry Into War
The British embassy.
~ , Washington.
Message from K'ug C. forge \ to Presi
dent Wilson, April 5. BUS.
On the occasion of the anniversary of
the momentous decision of the United
.States to enter this war for the guarding
of internal oral r ght ami justice I do
sir ■ to convey to you. Mr. President, and
thiough you to the Aiiioricciu people the
friend y greetings of the entire British
nation.
At this < ritual hour when our enemies
me sparing no sacrifice and counting no
cost to the achievement of victory, the
French ami Brit'sh troons stand united
as never before in their heroic resistance
to tlies? endeavors. They are bum ed
up witn the thought that the great
dernocrnc' of the West in the same spirit
and with the sm e objects as the'r own is
putting forth every effort to throw its
nmreme force into the struggle which
" II once for all decide destinies of free
rations of the earth.
The deeds of Americans on land and
rwa have already indicated to the enemv
that Iris hone is vain. Every day that
n-isres ,ts ..tner’can troops pour in ever
lucreising numbers into France ditnin-
Our Weekly Fable in Slang
Continued from pae 10
w.tu-.—figuring of eovrse that the C.
O. and tjie Top Kicker would reform
t nd mend their wa. s.
In this paragraph, the sympathetic
friends should prepare to turn to the
briny for we shudder to relate how
the aforesaid officials reformed. Two
short b. urs after the Pridogal’s return
the gu. rds had a now boarder at their
I atel and aft.T .h? usual co.uri.marti.il
Willie was saved the nece sity of go
ing to •' barlr r for a hair cut. The
1 st we hrard'of our young friend was
that he still had three months to go.
and after the total is summed us, his
little vacation will have cost him about
00 plunks and 6 months. He is of
course a little young to realize that his
little flyer in joy will go down in Car
ter’s Best on the regimental records
but some day we hope liis Puritanic
ideas will lese themselves and then
Page 14
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON APRIL 21
JESUS TRANSFIGURED
LESSON TEXT, MARK 9:2-29
(American Revision).
Demonstration at D.ome in Celebration
of Anniversary of U. S. Entry Into War
TRENCH AND CAMP
the early church and its belief in a cruci
fied Messiah.
It is under circumstances like these
that Jet'us goes up into the mountain to
pray. Is the übject of his mayer the ap
parent fruitlessness of his effort to com
municate to his disciples the mysterious
necessity of his death? And what hap
pens? He is “transfigured.” The divine
in Hiip shines through. Then a luminous
cloud drifts over Hir, all ablaze with
glorj, and out of the cloud a voice pro
ceeds, saying. z “This is my beloved "son
hear ye Him.” Surely there were two
events Calculated to impress upon those
unwilling men the authority of his teach
ings. And that is not. all. Moses and
Elijah appear, representatives of God's
ancient revelation, and talk with him of
the "decease,” the “exodus.” to use the
Greek word, —which he is about to “ac
complish” at Jerusalem.
Every word there is a word to ponder
on. "Decease.” "exodus”; there the suf
ferlngs come into view again which
Jesus had predicted. “Accomplish”: that
is a strange word to use of one’s death
Who ever “accomplishes” his death? Wr
submit to death, succumb to it, bow- to it
reluctantly: but “accomplish” it? Surely
a death which one “accomplishes” must
be a different death from the ordinary
Some unique virtue must be in a death
of which it is said that God's best be
loved Son, the Messiah, accomplishes it a.‘-
His work upon earth.
This is tip* meaning of the Tranfigura
tion. It is Heaven's light thrown upon
the necessity of ('hirst's sufferings. It is
God's voice declaring that they must be.
And if Christ had to suffer, we must suf-
G'r. What does he, the Great Sufferer
thi of our impatience at our lot and our
unwillingness to bear our load? We may
not die redemptively. but we may boti.
live and die sacrifieially, filling up the
measure of suffering that is left us to
bear. The message of the transfigura
tion to Belgium and France, to England
and America is that we must trust God
and go forward. Suffering is not some
thing strange, but the appointed lot of
the righteous. Heaven holds the secret
The way to the world’s final redemption
lies along the path of blood and heart
breath and J.ears,
iitor Marconi read a messag sent by wire
less to President Wilson. Minister Beren
inj who is also minister of fine arts, pre
sented to America, as a testimonial of
Italy s appreciation of America, ‘a fine
bronze copy of the famous victory of
Brescia, for which the ambassador re
turned ihanks. Fie will have it forward
ed to Washington.
T^ e , ministries were represented, the
British accompanied by His Royal High
ness, the Duke of Connaught. A great
number of patriotic societies attendd
and a 1 ] available space in the groat am
phitheater was thronged. The demon
strtion was, the ambassador states, the
r? ost c,rrtia l he has ever witnessed in
home, and he feels that ii represented a
profound appreciation of our" country
and of the President.
ishr< the chances of his success.
~ T;'e American people may rest assured
tnat the Br.tish Empire now tried by
near y tour years of war will cheerfully
Itamil? ,'. ur , th r r The thought
that the United States under your lead
ership are with us.xheart and soul em
boldens us in th? determination with
t'Od « help finally to destroy the designs
of the enemy and to re-establish on earth
the rule ot right and justice.
GEORGE R. I.
THE PRESIDENT’S REPLY.
Message from the President to King
George V.: “
The White House.
_ • . " aslungton, April ti, IMS.
I ci nut me to ex. ress the warm gratifi
sßge’hss i h wh!eh . your generous mes
tha? it % w? ( i re !T ,ve<l and t 0 aSKure yo u
♦'£ 1 l h the greatest satisfaction
that the peop'e of the United States find
themselves side by side in this final war
for flee self-gov rnment with such stead
fast and indomitable associates. Permit
V' assure Your Majesty that we
shall continue to do everything possible
to put the whole force of. the United
States into this great strugg’e.
WOODROW \y J].SON.
Willie will learn that the straight and
narrow is the only path in the army,
that no stopovers at the guardhouse.
Now i* yc« have read this little table
far you will expect a moral and pain
ful as it is for us to moralize we must
close by moralizing in our best moral
style thusly: A Railing Stone Gathers
No Moss and . n A. W. O. L. Saves No
Money.
BREAD CONSUMPTION
REDUCED IN FRANCE
Ration Now Allowed is About
Two-Thirds Amount Granted
Formerly.
•
France lias just established a new
regime of bread consumption. From
now on bread will be strictly rationed
througTF all of France on the following
basis:
Children less than 3 years old, 3 1-2
ounces per day.
Children from 3 to 13 years old, 7
ounces.
Persons from 13 to 60 years old, 10%
ounces (hard workers in this age class
may receive 3 1-2 ounces more).
Persons over 60 years old, 7 ounces.
This ration is about two-thirds of
the bread allowance heretofore main-
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AT
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ATTENTION I
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CALL ON THE
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FRESH ARRIVALS DAILY
NORFOLK OYSTERS.
PHONE OR CALL
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We s ve Got It
STATIONERY SUPPLIES
0 O—O 0
TYPEWRITER PAPER,
RIBBONS AND CARBON PAPER
O O 0 0
MILL RULES - PROTRACTORS
DRAWING MATERIAL
AND SUPPLIES
o 0 o—o0 —o
KODAKS, FILMS DEVELOPING
O O O 0
AGENTS A. G. SPALDING
ATHLETIC GOODS
O 0 0 0
ARMY PRINTING OF ALL KINDS
DONE PROMPTLY.
O O 0 0
0 0 o—o0 —o
JOWITT’S ■
STATIONERY STORE
PRINTERS AND STATIONERS
Phone 2381. 864 Broad Street.
tained. The fact that bread consti
tutes over one-half of the diet of the
French nation and the further fact
that the price of meat is such as prac
tically to prohibit its use by a large
part of the population make these fig
ures highly significant of the extent
to which the French people are going
in their efforts to restrict food con
sumption.
April 17.
