Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-25
unr1r EXAMPLE.

THE TRUE EXAMPLE
ssEI 49, Charles E. Jefferson.
By INTO Jesus.-Heb. xiii 2.
joking 'D ,,r+ M the forces or great
fben We ,se sg let us not forget the
hid pow The forces Of hered-
~ o. , [1nGb and so also are the
as sr o+,,re. but there is no force
ts' o. j., n IN its far-reaching effects
pParsOlt ,rors silent and often unob-
ID ne s,- "a, Of personal example
rd lO'ts nature initiative creatures
Ne s' ets =; up instinctively the traits
dFe p', af the people with whom we
Way @ss little child is so sensitive and
Nv 1s,ablp that he repeats without
S9fs sSr + the intonations of the moth
o'a 1a',e - and the characteristic fea-
of the fathers manner
y'' os the boy or girl starts to
~ tbe parent knows that another
o" ~ IN the ehiId's life has opened
' .,otber force is now to become a
aDI W. the development Of the soul.
y, S~ far it has been parental exam
I s'i 1e nj, it will be parental ex-
NJ Mus the example of schoolmate
/ !. ap +,acber If the home example and
/ school example clash there Is con-
and sometimes ruin in the I'M
hiding life , ,,,
1o+ormIned by the examples OF
1 norsons who have been most con-
,.Yr before the minds eye through
,oDc4st number of years. Upon
h, nrinciple of imitation the Chris
:, ,aHgion seizes, making it central
+, scheme for developing character
,ror me! was the exhortation con-
I,r+,r on the lips of Jesus; and the
I,trps catching the meaning of his
ds have embedded it in the sub
-r,e of their teaching. Paul in his
tpr has always before him the i'm
]. of the perfect man and the writer
! tbe letter to the Hebrews exhorts
\, readers to keep their eyes on the
ssaLn who leads the way.
The power of example depends, 9th
. things being equal, on its distance
hon the eye. If Christ is kept close
i The eve He is mighty to save, but il
3e Il allowed to fall into the back
rrnd He ceases to sway the mind and
.gd the heart.
In all the art galleries Of Europe,
raS from various countries are
Nly engaged copying the works of
te masters. The eyes are turned con-
a1tly from their own canvases to the
lnVaS Of the master, and then back
palm. They never allow themselves to
lI1t even q minute without q move
eat Of the eye toward the picture they
oud reproduce. Sometimes when the
2tuTe on the wall hangs q little too
gl temporary platform Is erected
which the artist stands in order that
! eyes may be level with the face
heh he would paint.
In the great gallery in Dresden there
today an artist who stands on q tenn
nary stage In front Of Hoffman's
.Arlt In the Temple" He wishes to
produce the face Of Jesus, and he
mot do It unless his eyes are level
I'd Jesus eyes. It matters not how
rect picture is, 1t cannot be sue
@ully copied If 1t Is placed so far
IN the eye that the outlines are blur
and the colors become an indis-
s0IsnaOle mass Of gold or gray. In
let 10 reproduce a model 1t must be
aIF set forth before the eyes.
"nal nave you done with the face Of
V' know what some of us have
lF' We nave placed His face high up
ue dome Of our religious thinking
OelWeen us and that face have
ls 'ne forces and the laws of nature.
'O'ceS and the laws of society. the
=" ana the laws Of commerce and
al" politics, like so many clouds Of
Vt O'o"h IN from a chilling sea, until
late OF Jesus has lost it's power
: Our minds and no longer kindles
guides the heart.