Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-26
WHY CHRIST CAME as A BABE.

"There is one thing" said Wynnie, af-
ter pause, "that I have often though,
about--why it was necessary for Jesus to
come as babe; lie could no, do anything
for 80 long"
''First, would answer, Wynnie, that
if you would tell me why it is necessary
rail- Of US TO come as babes. il would be
less necessary for me to tell you why he
came so whatever WAS human must be
his. But | must say next, Are you sure
that he could not do anything for so long
Does baby do nothing? Ak mamma
there. Is it for nothing that the mother
lifts up sucl, heartfuls of thanks 10 God
for the baby on her knee3 Is il for moth.
ing that the baby opens such foun-
tsins of love in almost all tho hearts
around it? All! you do not think how
much every Lal,y has to do will. the saw
ing Of the world-tho saving of it from
selli>hness, and folly and greed.
"And for Jesus. was lie not going to
establish the reign Of love in the earth
How could he do better than begin from
baLy-hood? lie had 10 lay hold Of the
world. How could lie do better than be-
gin with his mother 's-the bost one In il
Through his mothers love first, he grew
into the world. It was first by the door
OF AL holy relations Of the family that he
entered the human world, LAYING hold OF
mother, father, brothers, sistcrs, all his
trends; then by the door Of labor, for
the door Of bis share OF Ills fathers work
then, when he was thirty years of age
by the door Of teaching ty kind deeds
and sufferings, and throughout Ill all by
obedience unto tho death. You mus,
not think little Of the grand thirty years
wherein lie got ready for the chief work
10 follow. You must not think that while
he was thus preparing for his public min
i.trations, he was not all the while saving
ths world even by that in which he wa,
i'll the midst Of it, ever laying hold Of i,
moro and more. These were thing, no,
SO easy to tell. And you must remembe,
that our records are very scanty. 1t is q
small biography ne have of a man ~ho
became to say nothing mdre-the man O.
the world-the Son Of Man. No doub
i, is enough, or God would have told VI
moro; but surely we are not to suppose
! that there vas nothing significant, nothing
Of saving power i'll that which we are no
told. Charlie wouldn't you have liked to
see the lhtle baby Je=usi' +-i
Yes. that would. wonld have ei-
zen him my white rabbit with punk eyes.'
That Is what the great painter Titia,
must have. thought Charlie; for he has
painted Him playing with a rabbit-nc
auch pretty. ons as. yours."
."I would hpe carried him about al
day" said Dora, aAs little Henry Paraon
does l.is baby brother"
!. "Did he have any brother or sister t
dhrty him about, papa 2" asked Harry.
mo, my boy =; FOR he was the eldest
but you may be pretty sure he carriet
about his brothers and si.ters that.can.,
after him. 49,, f.-.
I rWouldnt be take care Of .iem Just =
said Charlie.
Il wish ! had bseu one Of them,' sai.
I Constance.
'Yon are one OF them; my Connie
Now lie is SO great and strong that he ca,
carry father and mother and all of US In hi
.bosop.' ,....-
Then we sung q, ,cbilds hymn. ia prais
| Of the God of little children, and then hi
btle ones went to bed.-7Ae- Sea6oard
F1'ar'sh in the Sunday Aognzine.,, = =,
/, THE idea here presented by: Mr.: Modon
aid is not as new az .it il. true. Irenaeu
who studied at the feet of poly carp
tie pupil Of the APOSTLE JoI,n-says {
Christ "IIe came to redeem all by him.
sell all who through him are regensrate
lpnto God; Infants, little children, boy,
! young men and Old Hence lie pssss
through every age. and to ,he Infants b
became au infant, sancGying the 'infants
among the, little children. be became
little cbiId sanctifying those :vlo belo.
1 to this age, and at the same tims becoulu
on exampie:of filial goodness, and .obedi
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