The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-01-31
OUR CHAPEL SERVICE.

Rev j. H. Albert. prison chaplain. conducted
the services in the chapel Sunday morning. and
delivered one of his best sermons. taking for his
text part of the 22d verse of Mathew NXVIl.
..What shall do with Jesus called Christ AS
a prelude the choir sang the anthem. my help |
cometh from the Lord" followed by invocation
and the reading of scripture lesson, john
XIX1:1s. and hymn 46, ''Oh Sing of His mighty
love-" when the chaplain took the text above
quoted. 'What shall do, etc.
The reverend speaker described very clearly
the real meaning of Jesus Christ; claiming that
the name Jesus was given to the Saviour at, or
before his birth, and meant Saviour. Christ was
a title conferred upon the Saviour later and meant
disciple or Messiah. The real meaning of Christ
is annointed. and Jesus was so called when he
came among men and began talking to them
about the kingdom of Heaven. The words used
in the text what shall do with the Saviour"
were uttered by plate. who was governor of the
Roman Empire. There are two courts in Jerus-
alem at this time. The Jews had their court,
and the Romans another. Jesus had been taken
before the Jewish court and condemned and He
was then taken before Plate for his official action
They could not get PLATE to sanction the cOndem-
nation for having brought Jesus into his private
room and questioning Him as to His Kingdom,
| received the reply. "My Kingdom is the kingdom
of truth This was no crime and He was there
fore pronounced free. The rabbe were not
satisfied again they demanded that Jesus be
crucifed and to placate them, Plate offered
Barrabus: but they still clamOred for the
Saviour, and PLATE ordering the soldiers to
scOurge Jesus let him go free among the rabble,
and washed his hands of him. 1t was Jewish
law that he who claimed to be the Son OF God
should die and PLATE. who was an ntidel, yet
who feared this quiet man, again and again tried
to save him. but he did wrong in turning Him,
innocent as He was, over to his enemies.
1t never pays to do wrOng-wrong-dolng Is
short sightedness always; it was so with Pllate
life of wickedness he tried to repair by another
wrong the crucifying of Jesus. Every act thal
we perfOrm is an nemesis that follows us
through life 1t was Prof Huxley. who SAID
THAT the hell of science is worse than the hel
of the church, A lie told is taken up anC
carried to the ends of the earth. wrong done
reaches from one end of the earth to the other
plate tried to save Jesus. The fate OF tht
Saviour rested with him; had he saved that Lift
all his past wickedness could have been forgiven
him; he decided in the wrong. and suffered
We cannot today put Christ away we may rldl
Guile Him all we may. but there He stands call
ing out what are you going to DO with me-
There is not desire of the human heart bu
some one can always supply. SO with our hlghe
sphere, We care not who or what Christ is; Tn
question is not whether He is true. but has h
l. what we wanto / do not follow Him simply be
cause He is Christ. but because in His presenc
am better man. He supplies the want
must have.
The speaker here told very touching story
two gamblers: relating how for years they la
led a life of crime; a fast life. where all CT
many lessons of childhood. of a loving Savlot
had been forgotten. No thought OF Goa eve
entered their hearts, till one day, while at the
game. one of the gamblers whistled softly
hymn. unconscious, perhaps. that it was ON
the Old familiar tune entered his mind and four
EXPRESSION with no thought of its effect upt
m anyone. His companion listened intently to
80 getting his game. and quietly asked. where q
~ YOU learn that tune" the reply was. I'm chll
y. hood mother used to sing to me. Of Jesus al
~ his love" We cannot get away from jes
Christ. We need Him and must have Him to
70 happy to be better men. Forget Him tor yea
all if we will, but He will come back to us, ev
eS ready to accept us to His fold. All the gOOd
life is through Him. We must have His frleI
sh shin: we must be His friend. or His enemy.
Se The congregation joined in singing hymn !
eS and with prayer and benedictiOn services clost