The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-27


ed by the Father to this mission OF
Prophet, Priest, and King. The full
ness of all things that flleth eternity
is thus displayed as new born babe.
Graded in manger; In which won
derful condescension, and from which
mysterious and mighty outlay OF the
Divine love, was .deduced, by infer
ence, the dangers of condition that
could thus call forth from the Al
mighty such. efforts in our behalf,
/ that, In the birth and death of Christ,
we might receive the, adoption, of
sons. ,, and thus be made heirs of eter-
nal life that In this union of the
Divine and human natures we should
find the guarantee of our own accept
ance and reconciliation with God, be-
cause s.we have not an High Priest
who cannot be touched with the feel
ing of our infrmities, having. been
tempted in all points, like as we, only
| without SIM" 198m99slt E0T5 Ute
This /" good tidings of great joy
shall be to all people. The univer-
salty of Redemption, its scope and
intent, embracing all mankind, was
here enlarged upon. Made available
upon the conditions of Hooking unto"
| Christ, and coming to Him by
/ fuith, as He says Look unto me and
be We saved all the ends of the earth"
4" Ho! every one that thirsteth. y
The sanctifying and comforting in
fuenees of the Incarnation upon all
/ life were next pointed out. In the
manger at Bethlehem was beheld the
completeness of all the works of God.
| He comes to us in the form of new
born babe, that Tin the words of an
other) by beginning at the beginning
He might end at the end, and, being
made in all things like as his breth-
rem, might perfectly and entirely take
the manhood into God. ~ That He
might know all life and be the SYM
pathizing friend and teacher of man
in all its phases and conditions, He
breaks down all the barriers of the
world, and the conventionalities of
society, and all the boundaries of ma
ton and country, and 8 is born naked.
for all men are so born; poor and
| lowly, for wealth, and station, and
power, are but accidents and special
gifts of God;la babe, for all men be-.
gin life in that helpless, weak condi-
ton. Had He entered the world as
did this great type, Adam, the first,
a full grown man, then infancy would
have never known its crown of glory
In. the baby Jesus, and childhood
bright examplar in the child Jesus
Saviour, who, though Ged, was subject
Ito his parents according to the flesh
Had be exchanged the swadling band
for the soft raimenti of luxury and
wealth, behold 8 they that wear soft
| clothing are found in kings houses, y
and the courtier, and the potentate,
and the noble, and the inheritor and
p0ssessor of worldly wealth would
have found Saviour and a sympathiz-
ing friend.la But where would the
poor have gone, the children of pow
erty and the victims of adversely. for
| divine sympathy and consolation?
/ Those upon whom 1.-THE changes and
| the chances of this mortal life !" had
/ adversely fallen, would have been
j driven from the sympathy and loving
heart of their Saviour to condition
in life unsanctifed1 by a Redeemer,
| without pledge OF the Divine SYM
patty and care, and the consolation of
the thought that my Saviour, Christ,
hath suffered and is suffering with
me now. Did he make his advent to
be. free from the assaults of tempta-
ton, never to know the ragings of
passion and the attacks of Satan,
and the constant strivings oot
human nature rim the y lusts
against the will of God? o, how, then,
could the heart of humanity beat re-
sponsive to the sacred heart of Jesus.
and draw deep hope and confidence
| from the Apostolic Record? that g we
have not an High Priest who can not
be touched with feeling of our in
frmities, but was tempted in all points
! like as we are, only without sin. In
conclusion. had he appeared among
us without liability to the diseases
| and pains and sicknesses to which
| flesh is heir, through sin; then, when
ever the sympathies and hopes that
tighten and cheer the chamber of pain
and anguish; that smoothe and cool
the pillow of lingering disease and
tossing fever; that bring comfort when
the body is racked in agony and tor
ture with spasms and the process of
dissolution?
0, take, at this hour, from the
! mouth and heart of the sufferer the
thought and words, My Saviour
hath suffered more than this for
me, and you have taken all, and left
in its stead, doubt, despair, and gloom.
| You have taken the light of Gods
presence and consolation away from
his suffering creature, and, in its stead,
have left the stripes and lashings of
SIM You have removed the rod and
correction Of loving Father hand,
and, in its stead, have left the
scourges of a relentless Judge. So
well are the tidings of to-day, tidings
of great cog to GN people. = .'no' a.lui
| The speaker concluded with words
enforcing the duty of Gospel obedi-
'ence to the Divine Ordinances for our