The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-12-15


This article appeared in this
paper last week, but, for the
reason that it was full of mis-
takes and almost completely
unintelligible, we are again pub
fishing it. These mistakes were
caused by failure to read the
proof, on this article, and is all
the fault of the printer and not
of the writer. ..-.--.....l.-A
eve all, with open face behold
ing as in a glass the glory OF the
Lord, are changed into the same
image from glory to glory" z
Cor. 3:18.
In this verse, the Apostle Paul
compares the gospel to a look
ing glass which contains a pic
ture, "the glory of the LORD" +.
He exhorts that we, with open
face, gaze fixidly upon it, prom
Using us that by so doing we
shall be changed into the same
image from glory to glory" He
tells us that life of contem-
plation is life of gradual trans
formation.
IN This mirror, the gospel (ant
probably in the lives of Cod
people, who are reflectors Of
His glory) we behold Jesus, the
embodiment of the glory of the
Lord. Was Jesus, in His incar-
nation, really revelation OF the
love and glory of God? In Heb.
1:2, we are told that Jesus, as
Gods Son, is ''the brightness of
His glory, and the express i'm
age OF His person" When Philip
asked Jesus to show him anu
the other desiples the Father,
saying, "It will suffice u.s." Jes-
us said to him." I am in the
Father and the Father in me.
He that hath seen me hath seer
the Father, John Ia: $40. Jes-
us came to bring Truth ana
Grace, and to show us the
Father. God was in Christ re-
conciling the world unto him
SELF. Christ in the gospel. and
the glory of God in Christ
that is the picture which we are
invited to behold.
There is a remarkable little
lizard called chameleon. 1t is
notable for changing it's color.
If it spends much time upon the
ground, it's color will soon con-
form to the color of the ground
or the leaves upon which it
chances to be. If it adheres any
length of time to the rail of a
fence or the trunk of a tree, it
soon becomes in color like these.
1t has wonderful way adopting
it's color to it's environment.
Somewhat like that little
chameleon, in that respect, are
we human beings. We are great
assimilators. We inevitably be-
come part of what we like and
contemplate. By perceiving we
become. If we love and associate
with the vile and vulgar, the in
evitable consequences is we be
come vile and vulgar; but if we
love and associate with the noble
and aesthetic, we shall, no less,
become as they. One of indisput-
able literary merit voiced this
when he said: II am become a
part of all l have met. We all,
doubtless remember Haw-
thorne's 'The Great Stone
Face, which speaks to the same
effect. Solomon understood this
when he said: 'He that walk
eth with wise men shall be
wise. We recall that the face
of Moses so shone, when he re-
turned from the sacred place of
communion with his God, that
his fellow Israelites could not,
until it was yelled, look upon it.
Where shall you and L get the
shining face? The Apostle Paul.
in the verse at the head of this
sketch tells us the very best
place, in the study of the gospel.
But there are some other excell-
ent places to assimilate His like
ness, a few of which are these
l. In the secret place of
prayer.
2. In active service for our
fellow-man.
3. In attendance upon the pub
lie preaching of His word.
4. In the mid-week prayer
meeting.
S. In the Sunday School.
6. In heaven-sent affection