Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-04-11
RenootinR Christ.

eplrit,--2 Cor. 3ilS'
Observe: "We are changed" The
mistake we have been making is thai
we have been trying to change our
selves, That is not possible. We
are changed into the same image
Now, if we are to get the benefit Of
the relief that these words ought tc
give the man who has been spending
half his nights and half his life in q
frienzied struggle for holiness with
out having fulfilled unnecessary con-
ditions, let us carefully mark the con-
dition demanded. For that condition
being fulfilled, we are infalllbly
changed into the same image. The
condition is that we reflect in a MIR
ror the glory of Christ. That condi-
ton shall refer to in moments but
one word requires an explanation in
passing. "ReAecting in Mirror the
glory of the Lord" What is the glo'
ry of the Lord? Tbs word glory sug-
gests effulgence-radiance. 1t recalls
the halo that the old masters delight
ed to paint around the heads Of their
saints and Ecce Homos. But this is
all material. What does that halo,
that radiance, symbolizeY 1t symbol
ICES the most radiant and beautiful
thing in man, as in the man Christ
Jesus; and that is character. The
glory Of Christ is in character. l
make challenge. Does any man
know anything more glorious in man
or in God than characters Gods
name was his character himself. DO
not be misled by the vagueness Of
that word glory" in modern usage.
We lose the force Of it because we do
not employ the word in current
speech. When 1t is in your mind,
substitute character" for GLORY"
1--WE all, with unveiled face, reflect
ing In a mirror the character Of
Christ are changed into the same inn
age from character to character
from the character a little better to
the character little better still, the
character getting nobler and nobler
by slight and imperceptible degrees.
Now read that verse once more, with
all the meanings brought out. I'VE
all, with unveiled face, rejecting in
mirror the character of the Lord, are
changed into the same image from
character to character"
How to get the character: Stand
in Christ's presence and mirror His
character, and you will be changed in
spite of yourself, and unknown to
yourself, into the same image from
character to character. Every man
is reference. That is the principle
upon which this is based In your
face you reflect your nationality. Now
we become like those whom we habit
ually reflect. That is the grand doc
trine of inAuence-that we become
like those whom we habitually asso-
ciate with.
What then, is the practical lesson?
ri is obvious. Make Christ your
most constant companion. Be more
under his influence. Five minutes
spent in the companionship of Christ
every morning-ay, two minutes, it is
face to face and heart to heart-will
change the whole day, will make
every thought and feeling different,
will enable you to do things for His
sake, or for anyone's sake. And the
supreme and sole secret Of sancti-
fed nature and a Christ-like charac-
ter, is to be ever with Christ and re-
hecting Him catching His nature,
His mind and spirit, insensibly and
unconsciously, by mere proximity
and contagion.-From "The Perfect
ed Life" by Henry DrInmOnd.
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The daily temptations which make
every true life such painful conflict
from beginning to end, bring us con-
slant opportunities for growth of
character. Not to struggle is not to
grow strong. The soldiers art can
be learned and the soldiers honors
can be won only on the field of battle.
If you would grow into the beauty Of
the Master, you must accept the con-
hlcts and fight the battles You can
have life easy if you will by declining
every struggle, but you will then get
little out of life that is truly noble
-tL-. nho koet tb;nOs oil IL