Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-10-23

seen some of the blind men whose eyes
Christ had opened, and the deaf men
whose ears Christ had unstopped, and
the lame men whose crooked limbs
Christ had Strengthened, and those like
Lazarus and the boy who was 1.-The
only son Of his mother and she wild
ow'' whose dead bodies Christ had
were in Palestine at the time Of PLATE,
the same as those who have been mirac-
ulously healed of their disease of sin
are in the world today. The Christ who
performed his wonders 1900 years ago
is the same Christ who is performing
his wonders now.
How Christ Changes Men.
Christ has been able to change the
lives of men before our own eyes. We
have often seen the transformation.
The painter Rigo some years ago went
to the northern part of Africa to paint
pictures of the natives. He had for his
first model a Nubian warrior just ar
rived in Cairo. No sooner did the nude
native see his head and chest being re-
produced upon the canvas than he
turned and in wild terror fed. He
declared the white man had stolen
away his head and half Of his body and
stuck them upon a fence to dry. Great
was the wonderment Of the dusky At
rican at the power Of the European
artists brush. But our wonder in ref
erence to Christ is even greater than
that of the Nubian at the powers Of a
Rigo. We have seen Christ absolutely
change men, Before our very eyes he
has changed their natures, changed
their countenances and changed the
whole trend of their lives. He has
been working his miracles before US
as he worked his miracles in Pilates
time.
We have the authenticated historical
facts of Christ's birth. Like PLATE, we
have seen with our eyes the miracles
which Christ has wrought, and, like
PLATE, we have had our own evidence
of Jesus substantiated and REINFORCED
by the testimony Of those that we love.
Our Christian mothers testimony, our
Christian fathers and wives and
daughters and sons and friends have
been pleading with US on behalf of
Christ as Pilates wife sent her mes
senger to her husband, pleading with
him to do him justice.
Shall 1 describe for you this oriental
scene? We are standing in the open
judgment hall of Jerusalem. The
judges face is set and troubled. The
suppressed sigh, the muttered oath, the
growlings and the murmurings of the
people are threatening him. What is
PLATE to do? Suddenly a messenger
bearing a letter forces his way through
the crowd. The governor opens the
note and reads. 1t is written by his
wife. At once the troubled face of the
Roman governor becomes more trou-
| bled. There is the we'll known hand
writing Of his loyal and loving wife.
| The words burn into his soul. Have
nothing to do with that just man, for 1
have suffered many things this day in
| q dream because of him" That letter
| practically meant THIS: Dear Husband
DO not yield to those crafty Jews.
The man before you must be more than
mortal In my dreams 1 hear a mes
sage from the heavens about him. 1
! beg of you to protect him, lest the
vengeance of God come upon you. Con
denim him mott Condemn him notr'
! Thus with us. By the testimony of
| our fathers, mothers, wives, husbands,
children and friends pleadings are con-
/ tinually going on today with us. In
great chorus our loved ones voices
| seem to be calling: Condemn him not!
| Condemn him not! We have had reve-
! lations of the power and the divinity
| Of Jesus Christi Condemn him nOtr'
| We cannot shut our eyes to what we
have seen. We cannot stop our ears
to what we have heard. Neither, like
PLATE, can we turn away from the
Christian testimonies which are being
given by our loved ones concerning
Jesus Christ. 1 ask you now the ques-
ton which wavering and cowardly
PLATE asked the Hebrew multitude
What shall do then with Jesus who
is called Christi Do you acknowledge
him as the Son of God? YEA. year
you must all answer. Il do! 1 do! /
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Yielding to His Will.
Having Intellectually Acknowledged
Christ as the Son of God, the second
question is more importunate. VIVA;
will you do then with Jesus who is
called Christ in reference to the will
Are you going to let him rule your
mind, your thought and your actions
When Jesus comes to you and says, %
am Jesus-wilt thou obey met" are yol
going to answer: Yea, Christ, l know
that thou art the Son of God, but
cannot and will not do as thou woulds
have me. l cannot yield my will 4
thine"
Christ demanded of Plate the SAM
kind of submission to his will that tt
Franciscan monks are compelled t
give to the head of their order. TIL
story is told that many centuries ago
monk refused to obey the great found
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