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most   wonderful   of   all   Christ's   miraclesit   is   recorded   that   as   He   went 

down   to   the   graveside   He   was   ;groaning。;   Why   was   He   groaning�拭  �No 

Biblical   student   seems   to   have   given   a   satisfactory   reason。   But   anyone 

who     has   heard    a  medium   groaning        before    any   great   manifestation      of 

power will read into this passage just that touch of practical knowledge�察�

which will convince him of its truth。 The miracle�察�I may add�察�is none the 

less wonderful or beyond our human powers�察�because it was wrought by 

an extension of natural law�察�differing only in degree with that which we 

can ourselves test and even do。 Although our modern manifestations have 

never attained the power mentioned in the Biblical records�察�they present 

some features which are not related in the New Testament。 Clairaudience�察�

that is the hearing of a spirit voice�察�is common to both�察�but the direct voice�察�

that is the hearing of a voice which all can discern with their material ears�察�

is a well´ authenticated phenomenon now which is more rarely mentioned 

of   old。   So�察  �too�察  �Spirit´photography�察  �where   the   camera   records   what   the 

human eye cannot see�察�is necessarily a new testimony。 Nothing is evidence 

to those who do not examine evidence�察�but I can attest most solemnly that 

I personally know of several cases where the image upon the plate after 

death has not only been unmistakable�察�but also has differed entirely from 

any    pre´   existing    photograph。      As   to  the   methods      by  which     the   early 

Christians   communicated   with   the   spirits�察  �or   with   the   ;Saints;   as   they 

called their dead brethren�察�we have�察�so far as I know�察�no record�察�though the 

words     of   John�此   �Brothers�察    �believe    not   every   spirit�察 �but   try   the  spirits 

whether they are of God�察─�show very clearly that spirit communion was a 

familiar idea�察�and also that they were plagued�察�as we are�察�by the intrusion 

of    unwelcome        spiritual    elements      in   their    intercourse。     Some      have 

conjectured   that   the   ;Angel   of   the   Church�察─  �who   is   alluded   to   in   terms 



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which suggest that he was a human being�察�was really a medium sanctified 

to the use of that particular congregation。 As we have early indications of 

bishops�察  �deacons   and   other   officials�察  �it   is   difficult   to   say   what   else   the 

;angel; could have been。 This�察�however�察�must remain a pure speculation。 

Another speculation which is�察�perhaps�察�rather more fruitful is upon what 

principle     did   Christ   select   his  twelve    chief   followers。    Out    of  all  the 

multitudes he chose twelve men。 Why these particular ones�拭�It was not for 

their   intelligence   or   learning�察  �for   Peter   and   John�察  �who   were   among   the 

most prominent�察�are expressly described as ;unlearned and ignorant men。; 

It was not for their virtue�察�for one of them proved to be a great villain�察�and 

all of them deserted their Master in His need。 It was not for their belief�察�for 

there were great numbers of believers。 And yet it is clear that they were 

chosen on some principle of selection since they were called in ones and 

in twos。 In at least two cases they were pairs of brothers�察�as though some 

family   gift   or   peculiarity�察  �might   underlie   the   choice。   Is   it   not   at   least 

possible that this gift was psychic power�察�and that Christ�察�as the greatest 

exponent   who   has   ever   appeared   upon   earth   of   that   power�察  �desired   to 

surround Himself with others who possessed it to a lesser degree�拭�This He 

would do for two reasons。 The first is that a psychic circle is a great source 

of strength to one who is himself psychic�察�as is shown continually in our 

own   experience�察  �where�察  �with   a   sympathetic   and   helpful   surrounding�察  �an 

atmosphere is created where all the powers are drawn out。 How sensitive 

Christ     was    to  such    an  atmosphere       is  shown     by   the   remark    of   the 

Evangelist�察     �that   when     He   visited    His   own    native    town�察   �where     the 

townspeople   could        not   take  Him   seriously�察  �He     was    unable   to   do  any 

wonders。 The second reason may have been that He desired them to act as 

His deputies�察�either during his lifetime or after His death�察�and that for this 

reason some natural psychic powers were necessary。 The close connection 

which   appears   to   exist   between   the Apostles   and   the   miracles�察 �has   been 

worked out in an interesting fashion by Dr。 Abraham Wallace�察�in his little 

pamphlet ;Jesus of Nazareth。;��6�А�Certainly�察�no miracle or wonder working�察�

save that of exorcism�察�is recorded in any of the Evangelists until after the 

time when Christ began to assemble His circle。 Of this circle the three who 

would   appear   to   have   been   the   most   psychic   were   Peter   and   the   two 



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fellow´fishermen�察�sons of Zebedee�察�John and James。 These were the three 

who   were   summoned   when   an   ideal   atmosphere   was   needed。   It   will   be 

remembered that when the daughter of Jairus was raised from the dead it 

was   in   the   presence�察  �and   possibly�察  �with   the   co´operation�察  �of   these   three 

assistants。 Again�察�in the case of the Transfiguration�察�it is impossible to read 

the   account   of   that   wonderful   manifestation   without   being   reminded   at 

every turn of one's own spiritual experiences。 Here�察�again�察�the points are 

admirably made in ;Jesus of Nazareth�察─�and it would be well if that little 

book�察  �with   its   scholarly   tone�察  �its   breadth   of   treatment   and   its   psychic 

knowledge�察�was in the hands of every Biblical student。 Dr。 Wallace points 

out   that   the   place�察  �the   summit   of   a   hill�察  �was   the   ideal   one   for   such   a 

manifestation�察      �in  its  pure   air  and    freedom     from    interruption�察    �that  the 

drowsy  state   of   the Apostles   is   paralleled   by   the   members   of   any   circle 

who are contributing psychic power�察�that the transfiguring of the face and 

the shining raiment are known phenomena�察�above all�察�that the erection of 

three altars is meaningless�察�but that the alternate reading�察�the erection of 

three booths or cabinets�察�one for the medium and one for each materialised 

form�察�would absolutely fulfil the most perfect conditions for getting results。 

This explanation of Wallace's is a remarkable example of a modern brain�察�

with     modern     knowledge�察      �throwing      a  clear   searchlight     across    all  the 

centuries and illuminating an incident which has always been obscure。 

      
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