Milford chronicle., 1905-10-27
How cI,rIst chnnees nIen.

e How Christ Changes Men.
s Christ has been able to change th
+ lives of men before our own eyes. W
" have often seen the transformation
h The painter Rigo some years ago wen
to the northern part Of Africa to pain
pictures of the natives He had for hi
first model a Nubian warrior just an
rived in Cairo. No sooner did the mud
: native see his head and chest being re
produced upon the canvas than h
[ turned and in wild terror fled. IL,
; declared the white man had stOlel
away his head and half of his body an(
! stuck them upon Il fence to dry. Grea
? 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 lie
has changed their natures, changed
their c0untenances 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 re-6nforced
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 10 do him justice.
Shall 1 describe for you this oriental
scene? We are standing in the open
judgment han 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 well known hand |
writing Of his loyal and loving wife |
The words burn into his soul "Haye |
nothing to do with that just man, for
have suffered many things this day in
a dream because Of him" That letter
meant this Dear Husband
do not yield to those crafty Jews.
The man before you must be more than
mortal. In my dreams l hear a mes
sage from the heavens about him. 1
beg Of you to protect him, lest the
Of God come upon you. Con
denim him not! Condemn him notr'
Thus with us. BY the testimony of
our fathers, mothers, wives, husbands,
children and friends pleadings are con-
tnually 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 nOtw
We cannot shut our eyes to what we
have seen. We cannot stop our ears
10 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-
ion which wavering and cowardly
PLATE asked the Hebrew multitude,
What shall do then with Jesus who
s called Christi Do you acknowledge
lin as the Son of God? 'Yea. year !
you must all answer. 4 do! I do! l /
lo!"
Yielding to His viii. ,
Having intellectually acknowledged
Christ as the Son of God, the second !
question is more importunate. What +
will you do then with Jesus who is +
,alled Christ in reference to the will? !
Are you going to let him rule your $
mind, your thought and your actions? I
When Jesus comes to you and says, Il f
IN Jesus-wilt thou obey me?' are you r
soing to answer: Yea, Christ, / know i
hat thou art the Son Of God, but I Il
annot and win not do as thou wouldst a
ave me. cannot yield my will to i
hine." f
Christ demanded Of PLATE the same c
lind of submission to his will that the a
franciscan monks are compelled to t
i've to the head of their order The
tory is told that many centuries ago a
lonk refused to obey the great found +
r of their order. By the command Of 4
he leader a grave was dug. The re- r
FACTORY monk was placed in a stand +
lg position inside the grave. Then by 3
be order of st. Francis the monks be- Il
an to shovel in the dirt. The dirt came n
o the ankle, to the knee, to the hip. !,
Are you dead yetY called st. Fran q
is. rs your self will broken? Do you 7
ield to my will?" The monk, with set n
NV and sullen look, refused to yield fl
Iigher and higher came the soil, now II
} the stomach, now to the chest, now 7
} the shoulder. But still the refractory i
lonk refused to yield At last the dirt s
anne to the lip and to the nostril. do ID
on yield% cried ST. Francis. "Is your h
,If will Tan6 ~ Ono ohor-o1 ,,oro os,d