, 1870-12-15
A YIsfous

! x&N AuaS. haccSaslFa aQuQtYtY tue AdvHr
note bad boen sounding through tho churc
that .aste nded: The b5mns. Tho prayers, ID
relmon, III spoke 1t the second comicR q
Ch1lrt. T.iE ali, u good chnrchm1n, na
lattheo sc1onely, and, bcps, derpuiiy.
had 1olrelsd ittpll. dlezra-wise, WITH th
creeping light of painted 1.edou:, falling Ii
gold snd npte Hra rnusou over euoce.siv
rsss. wtete fair tozms IN fcath.ra Ard floa
t1s, katt and 1acss, and ths por,Iy figurss 0
!tepfc'asle ci'azens uereto be eetn, bosin;
Y ,e.pk 1i.az Il r. tthh taea ~. .s1,fr;
stsant to tir5,~ohderfui trutns Htieh forluet
| Ito tuk3ett OF the sermon. e.. - /. =.
~ fin.e<, like vivid shafs; Of lieht mn,
asc1assssoG ffsm th, spt4tfo Or posnet
17!et no%s1t 7,:stee !ho dreamy sofsmpits S,,
sssd sou'd stsf. IL II u angel had touchs.
ne with IN awakening thrill. =
TIE NIGHT: u fAn sr@r. TEE DAT Is a,
| Ny toul vibra.ed for % = roo,o;n. IT.. a.. ~.
| Was it true The uigns, the lonT nipbt | n Il, +
Ho'io,s Efottng agany md blind dezirs, il /!
| 1ga,n: hey ahsl1 ste tho ton Of ,usz
/ cemine IN Aa1oud with pow1r AND graf f,torv
:l9sf l nP and Htdiee, for 5our redemption d
Cunning l-ths Son: OF Man s,al,y .sosainr--
eo%!osl ssln,, is,o this world .s.'n Esh power and
rp; e *ete moments vhsn thought Of It,
l n wnen 1oas up 10 ny seat' and Ill tns
NA this really eser happen VIII this so!f6.
ce mnon-l1so= eas.h sre it7 Will these LIE
over fsw Yatk brighten md a.sh, md Iii
3p ;3nptrsned fsots he Ha.ehieg to see, Hin coa-
70 our minister preached, Ii 4 solamn sat-
@ @1.9s 1 ana 1or faH naoms1ts. at times, I
*e1i-dreteed crowd psased doRa tho aisir. nv nv
iEsghl o.. Mf stoctton, Nnispared to mn.not
TO ta!Eet Tho meeting OF Tho bank diraotcrs
On Monday eT<1i! e.; and Mrs. aola hwatto
rnlsa g lato ny car : ehsrge not to fozsst
;se g@ e.o ann@' ont re-. 1hSas s 9a 2, .ifs.
the s1lravae ant toilet Of 1Isa. Pspniman.
"So shsuzJ," ahe e4i5,. HVheu hsr inco,e.
noK e1nt OF be half whas ours is; ami,
mgr tt,nk Of eendirE to Ps,is for my things
eloqld lock on It u morally xzoag!!"
-! epo1s P m Of tho SERMON sYes," said my
~ ss,sna s 5::s sSsd:5 d
fecfor; What cauld be mora powerful than
euch discourzea7 My desr. bv.the-bgr. tsoa1
forget to change Mays opal ting for dia-
mond Gue-dta II me-! The Christmas pressnts
Tete I'll 20 on my mind that was thinking Of
.essu every hoE md then In chutch-snd th1t
M; ;ds.f, And eonetiraes 1t seems to
shu1eb, nd the things that wa hear are ether
tfuo Of fa]se. Il they ne true, Whist thinxs
the5 ase! For instance, these advent aer-
onght somehow 70 feel md live diffsrentiy
ftIm What ne dol Do We really baIioye
dream ?" f'0>~
N do believe" said my wife earnestly, fshs
IT,. f. food : !. To9ao 2 N! vfs)-.5ee Do be-
tee' - il | an very voildl5-I bave 10 many
thirgs to think off" AID ahe aighed.
8ooid /: far knew that /, too, Was Ye1y
s1prldjy. After pxuse I fssfd:
Suppose Ghrist should really come to
to b .uthozisa:fse1y announced that Hs would
BE- n the city That dAy7r
~ thicf, "sald ny wife, "sheze would b
como smbar1aesnoEt on iae psst Of our geeA
men. leg'alators, AID chief councillors, in ap-
.tctpstaoc Of = personal fntatvlsw. f4oay \
meeting ct the City Council to atrsnse 10
captio.a for ths1oed Jesus Chna:!'
i Perhaps, said I, - hs would refuse all Of
fen at tbs rich and great. Perhaps our
fashionable churches would plead for his
acss."
"0hl" eAd my wife esznostly-"u I /
thought our money eeparates ua from him I
Eoule glye It tat-5ea, oa-might SO him
She spoto frrzn tho bottom of her heart, and
For moment heF I.ee was gloriaed
Iou will zee him sone dag, s&.d /, 'sand
Ebo money that 70, no Wiling to give Nd 1t
! wora from him VIII not keep him from
~" -
That eysning ths thoughts At the waking
: seemed to be cut waking In the streets Of
Now York, aud 10 be conscious Of stringe,
fsgue sense OF sonahinq lust declared of
; hleh III xere speaking with 4 suppressed III |
II mysterious voices.
I
1ess VAS around. Groups OF man stand It the |
:ozners o9 the street xna discuss ~ mpand- |
og eomethin8 With suppressed voicsa-
tEeaTd ore saI to anotheE, :" RediH COM
IL ~ ~ T. 5ss: so-n'1Fo"-on Christmas day hs
Il WIS night Tho stses Rere gtltta1ing
Iowa with koeu md frosty Light, the shops
yliBtened IN their CbriAtn11s array, bat tho |
sn,e eense Of hushsd expectancy pe1ysded |
,ve1ythirg- There seemed to b. nothing do |
ng s5a e:sh ps1sea o1sd 1 w,.stalt{ hin
Suddenly, - waited, an angel form WAS
nth no. gliding softly by my atds. The fsce
Eas solemn, serene. aud calm. Above thu |
orthesd .as pAle, tra,nu1ous phosphorio
sdianesn Of h&ht pultr than any on cath
10 sssest lzaps that NJ ny Celestial @ | asteas.a. s It
<uced 10 move in \ ephefe aloua.
Yet, though felt Avs felk = sort Of cou-
3dinE lovs u I said, "Ton me-is il really !
rue7 II Christ eontng7"
:. He H." said shs angal. aTo-mouow ha
silt BE- he1aI'' -. -
IS TbAt toyi" cried
v.it l. ioy!~ sala ths angel. !A1as / to
many in this nty It II only sefror. Como with
me-"
In momsut I seemed to he standing with /
MIN in 4 pAr3oz Of one OF the eh1ef palscea OF |
New Yort. i stout, dosid, bald: :headed man |
ma seated Ut tahls covered With papsra |
zhicn he wss sorting over with nerIuus
On aofa lay tsdloohng. as}scsts woman,
ber In aeiatcd hands claaped over little book.
The room usa, in I'll it, appoiatnents, Wit
neas Of boundlefs wealth = Gold aud al1ver.
md gems, md fo.eign faluitusa, aud coEt1y
thai money could <buy vas heaped toSethar:
Nd Jss1na NAE h3nsslf seeusd ts no 70 hava :