Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-23

| means a life lived alongside of Him, by
their own selves. in which self is the
principal one. and Christ is allowed to
stay there too. II the house gets too
small for both for time. when self
invites in anger and jealousy and hatred
and selfishness for little while. or some
other kindred spirits. then Christ is put
out for the time; and then self is deeply
injured that Christ does not come back
again gladly when the guests have left
for while.
Christ does not want to live in a life
in that way 1t must be all of Christ
or none. He wants to mold the life
and change 1t into His own image That
cannot be done long as self remains
To those who accept Christ's death on the
cross. self becomes crucified and Christ
takes it's place governing the life He
loved and died for
Applied Truth.
1t is said that in a small village by
the sea there was a great cliff, upon
which was natural stone face. carved
by nature. The people of the village
told legend that one day there would
come great benefactor whose features
would resemble the stone face. Every
body who came to the village was eagerly
scanned by the villagers, but still the
stranger did not appear little boy
daily he watched the great stone face
and daily scanned the faces of all who
came. The little boy grew to be a man.
years went by and he had become an
old man. and still no stranger had come
10 fulfill the prophecy. One day when
the people of the village were gathered
together the old man stood looking again
at the stone face and wondering about it.
and suddenly they looked at him and
then at the face, the whole village recog-
nized that this their fellow-villager was
perfect image of the stone face
Through looking at it and thinking about
il he had grown into the image and full
fiilment of the prophecy. So through
constantly looking at Jesus and thinking
upon Him shall grow into the same
image and be changed into His likeness.
Moody tells how in the second century
martyr was brought before his king
and asked to give up Christ. but he re-
fused. Il will Danish you if you don't"
said the king. The man smiled. You
cannot Danish me from Christ for He
has said He will never leave me nor
forsake me-
Il will confscate your property said
the king. MY treasures are laid up on
nigh where you cannot get them" re-
piled the man. Il will kill you.' said
the king in anger. why" said the man.
II have been dead forty years: i have
been dead to the world, and my life is
nv Win 1HiiSt III Ou CdHflOt
touch it,
Some Christians, rare ones so let Christ
live in them that all who come in con-
tact with them cannot fail to take knowI-
edge of them that they have been with
Jesus. Such was a missionary in India
who, though SO feeble mentally that he
could not learn the language yet was
such an exemolitication of the love of
Jesus that when heather were asked
What is it to be a Christian?'' one re-
piled: 1T is to be like Mr. =" naming
the missionary. When he died hundreds
of heather mourned his DEATH though he
was never able to preach to them in any
other way than by his life.
Some one tells how drop of water
falling on very hot stove never really
touches the stove. but rests on a thin
cushion of very hot air. THE heat over
comes the law of gravity and holds the
water away till it evaporates. So when
Gods love is flame on the altar of the
heart temptation may come but il can
not touch us; for greater is he that is
In you than he that is In the world
HOW TO HELP THE LEADER.
Tell the story told by DIR. Hugh Black
of the young Jewess who asked a Chris
tian woman to help her to read history
that she might discover Just when il was
that Christians began to be so different
from Christ.
PARALLEL PASSAGES
Romans. 81. q; Deuteronomy SIS: Phi
lippians. IN: Galatians. 3:24; John. 1920;
John. 3:1a: Ephesians. 3:17: John, 1871:
Ephesians. 81; John, ISL.