Atlanta Georgian., 1912-08-01
Your Thoughts and Con-
duct Make Your Face
The Man Who Posed as Jesus and as Judas

People from all lands visit the old church each year.
they study grown dim they moralize about
Napoleon peasant mother about time
other things
They might well moraze the story of Da Vincs great
model-if they knew it
Here is the story applies every human being You
make of use yourself going the church in Milan
The artist sought express widest possible range of char
acr study in his great painting aboousy during many years
he sought and sketched types of men.
The eleven good disciples first painted and then Da
Vnc began eagerly seeking face worthy ounda
tion 70 his inspired portrait of Christ
found face that pleased him at last 1t was that of
Young man singing n the Milan Cathedral
It was breathing spirit of truth and of
lofty da The young gladly accepted the honor offered
him and posed for the face that today looks out so calm and gentle
among the twelve disciples
Only one face then remained painted of Judas, the
traitor
Throughout the as through of crime Da vinci
sought embody the hdeous dpravy the utter
baseness of spirit that could betray the genes of men
found his model at last prison cell in Rome The face
that of old But vice evil thoughts evil living
gave it stamp of humanity which the painter sought
That painted the face of Judas-and after the
work was learned through accident that the
young had posed for the face of Jesus the he
in prison cell who had posed for the face Of Judas
few years Of living had done the work Such change
had been made years that the painter himself familiar
through long the models face failed utterly to
nze il.
This Story often heard increduty But why should
be heard with increduhty2
recognize stream of water after 1t mas
run through the gutter Of city?
Can YOU believe face witchng under the black mask
as the hangman scaod the face of pretty
young child loved by it's mother and seeming in every man eyes
the embodiment Of permanent innocence
Each city magistrate climbs his police court seat
sees row of unhappy before him They from
twenty to sixty Lisey these womenometmes
sometimes for crimes in which the responsible
free Would of these miserable women be rec
ogned m who knew her when her face reflected pure
mind one except perhaps mother whose
through all marks of hard world and into the soul that can
be destroyed
Have YOU photograph yourself made when
were a child
You have laughed old picture probably, at the old
fashioned clothing the wide black braid
the funny old dress
Look again al the picture Of your childhood and look
rousy win be- fortunate woman can look and
miss anything
Look carefully eyes and the mouth Study the expires
sion you the franness freshness truth other
good qualities missing2
The woman who has devoted her life pleasure dismal
social vanity eager pursuit worthless excitement looks bit
tey glass years The peace has the youth
has replaced by serspectng but by bitter
regret all the expression deadn the and makes
the different from the girl of ten
fifteen years the face Judas from that of Jesus
great picture o. Milan
The moral in the story Of Leonardo model apply
extreme alone
applies the aged man made hard-hard inside
and out by persistent seisL hunting for money
II applies to thc who devoted
intelligence exclusively the service o his stomach
Il applies TO be newspaper who thinks Journal
makes pessinsc ought know that lack of
sincere il other what makes pessimisc
life is ended material accomplishment
oumy have you may you may enyied
by others
for yourself You will only have ONE possession really