The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-02-08

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from the power
of Satan unto God," it was this sweet
singer of the Christian church. Some
one else had taken possession of John
Newton's personality; had softened,
sweetened and nodded it into his own
likeness and image, and that n was
Christ.
The Transforming power of life has
been utilized to illustrate the manner
In which the Lord of Glory transforms
humanity into his own likeness. The
figure used is that of the human body,
amazingly intricate in it's makeup, yet,
In all its variety, a wonderful unity. A
living personality dominates it's every
part, causing every atom of matter to
pulsate with it's own life. Every atom
of this body of mine once lay dead in
the senseless clods of the earth, a
highway for worms. Now, they are
mine, and they have passed from death
unto life. By the power of this life
present within me, they have been
transformed into living tissue, formed
into myriad cells, assembled and ar
ranged to suit my particular needs, the
whole becoming my
Soul ReveaIer.
The soul is sometimes spoken of as
imprisoned in a tenement of clay"
but is this true? The body does not
shut In and conceal the soul, but Just
the contrary. 1t is the great soul re-
vealer. Indeed, so far as we have any
experience, it is the souls only re-
vealer. We can know nothing about
each other save as we reveal ourselves
through the acts of the body. Our
characters are written plainly across
our faces SO that even she who runs
may read"
The sublime truth which the New
Testament teaches us.is that the Spirit
of the Infinite God lays hold upon us
who are dead in trespasses and sins
and takes up his dwelling in the hum
blest believer in Christ. Through
these believers, in whatever place or
time, the Spirit of Christ reveals him
self to the world. God has many ways
of revealing himself, but in the moral
hOIhd OLiy OIC3 ait ludI Is IEOuS
moral agents submitted to his loving
control. Does the world see in me any
thing to suggest the character of
Christ? Is the world led to sense the
presence of the Master in my conduct
of business affairs? Do my compan
ions in the home who know me most
intimately, appreciate the control of
this divine life? But to be a true re-
%vealer, the body must be
The Bond Servant.
The body is not only the ~revealer,
but also the servant of the soul, and
just Sc far as it serves, it reveals. With
one sovereign will controlling every
part of my body, every member alive
and alert to obey, I am enabled to do
my work in the world with delight
and ease. But if any member refuses
to obey, what hindrance and loss re-
suit
And has our master DC object to at
tain? What must be the yearning of
his great heart to bind up the worlds
cruel wounds in this crisis, and how
can he perform this ministry of heal
ing except through the yielded obedi-
ence of the members of his body? God
grant us the will to surrender to him,
and that habit of alacrity in our obedi-
n c that delights to do his will. This
old world has no greater need than
tnis. "He that doeth the will of God
abideth forever"
My will is not mine own,
ill thou hast made it thine;
1t cannot reach a monarch's throne
Until it's crown resigns;
1t only stands unbent amid the clashing
strife,
When on thy bosom it has leant,
And found in thee its life.
George Matheson-