Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-10-28

must wv! uiiu tNtii az tiit IhlitiSCuu
monks obey their leaders. We must not
yield Chri;t One-tlird or one-half or
ninc-tenths of our wills. but we must
surrender unto him complete and abso-
lutte obedience.
We must acknowledge Christ as king
Of the entire will. We have more rea.
son to do 80 than had PLATE. though
he conceded more than some OF us are
doing. In the first place. he yielded
his will to Christ enough for little
IN the next place. he tried TO save
Christ by Il subtcrfuge. He placed
alongside Of Jesus one of the worst
criminals Of the east. and then he said:
According 10 the law, ! must pardon
one of these criminals. Which shall II
be-" lie did this with the hope that
the people would let him pardon Christ.
Then when all means failed he took a
basin of water and washed his hands
before the people rs he said: II am in
noccnt of the blood of this Just per-
son. See yc 90 IT," All. yes. PLATE did
much 10 save Christ. but he did not do
enough With one word he could have
said. Free. frce." and Christ would
have been free. He yielded his will to
the divine will onccighth. onc-fourth,
oncthiri. onc-hnlf. but he did not yield
all. what will you do then with
Jesus who Is called Christi" In every
department of life will you give to him
complete obedience?
Obeyed His Father.
Would that PLATE could have real
lied that In full submission TO Christ
he would have found his own safety!
! recall the story of the little child Of
II switchman Oh one of the German
railroads. The fast mail was rushing
down the track. The switchman ut
his post moved the switch TO give Ii a
clear track. Suddenly. to the fathers
horror. the man saw his little boy run
upon the rails. The father dared not
throw the lever back. IL would have
meant the death of hundreds of per-
sons. His own boy must be killed
rather thnn that others should perish
50 the father cried out TO the child:
Lie down. Lie Hat down" The boy
dropped. The great engine and its
coaches swept past. Then IL was found
that. because the boy absolutely yield
ed his will to his fathers and lay down
Hat upon the ground. his life was saved.
oh. that PLATE had obcycd his divine
Fathers commands rs that little child
obcyed his earthly parent. Would that
we could surrender all our wills to
Gods Will. Pilates halfway attempts
10 rescue Jesus did no good. PLATE
should have been man enough to have
gone all the way, no matter what the
temporary cost might have been. He
should have firmly said: Jesus. thou
Son of God thou art free. I, the gov
ernor. decree H."
But TO yield our wills to Christs Is
not enough. There is another qucs-
ton which ! would put. What are you
going TO do with Jesus who Is called
Christ IN reference 10 your affections
or y"ar hearts loving power:" To be
obciirnt TO Christ is not necessarily TO
is many clerk in II store who tries
10 hc obcdcnt and faithful 10 his en-.
ploycr's interest who personally has
no more use for his employer than q
weasel has for n rat or Il mongoose for
u kissing cobra. There IL many wo-
man today trying to be II true and duti-
full wife who years ago lost all love
for her husband That husband has
again ana again broken every one of
his VOWS. She Is true to him for her
chi!lrcn'S sake alone. Thus I believe
there are many men trying TO obey
Christ. and yet they are disciples who
have not learned 10 love Christ.
Pilot. In one sense. was trying to
serve Christ. but PLATE did not love
Jesus any more than some of us love
him who have been trying TO follow
him for years. Why are you Chris
tan: Why DO you 20 to church and
always contribute To the church and
have your name enrolled upon the
church books? For two reasons" you
may answer. when | was little
chap, mother started me to church ana
to Sunday school. For years and years
she took me- Churchgoing Is nn old
habit. AMI old habits are hard to break.
Then. In the next place. though do
not profess 10 love Christ very much.
yet fear the results If do not follow
him. Adoniram .Iudson was started In
the Christian ministry by the death of
one Of his worldly college mates. AS
soon as he heard he was dead this
sentence sprang 10 his lips: Dead and
lost. Dead and lost" So. because
fear death without Christ. that is the
reason am following him." Now.
my friends. Your answer Is the answer
many are ready Ia give They worship
and follow him because they are afraid
not To do IT, Their God Is u God OF
fear and not Il God of love. Now
comes the practical question. What
are you To do with Christ In reference
TO your hearts affections?
We Must Love.
You must love somebody or some
thing. You cannot help IL. The ten
drills of the heart will climb up ana
reach ont for an object to love. just rs