Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-01

CaAlstIna1sfssebraIl
DtSssiS crseSth ts7s.
Nk6h 40 epfsi1aer what man was.
ftNffntsttn t. aid wltatafc stall lie. Mp
Iio not wonder al this sublime scetie
4 Behnsdihg here, collected IN ONT no;n-
Mnn assembly, fhc aged aud thr
Young, gtlm parpsIt anil the child. viii
Their faces Ill bright With the sniilc
Idf9rast.iste and tnpe; While We are
moved Ia nsiiigie aair feiuieings with
Yours, It sct irfngs Ia our minds q
soit4Eif and itatportHht triffii. While
Hian iii all ssaes aud conditions has
lever been ~acteateii By the aaine ,te-
sire as tliat wiiich now aiiiuiates
votr boron. hr has mt always been
able Is rejoice III the asme hope. Not
wilhsfanaiag tho greaisliutt i%astthon.
aa mai after hisusvn image, md be.
ssoWed utou hin The aa.niuiem OF
earth. sea and air, aud al that in them
SHE bg htsa8lsaet wasbanishcd from
the prescssH of his God atni left To
gropc his way IN darkness. Hut even
lin ts.is homeless renaiti6n. fnau ia all
ages aGti riFeaa.sataitcpa has possess
ed suaie fiea q. The existence of n
tcHpfcis. i.c]fise.
He has over fell within his bosom
II noble a~spiratinn. ~ aching VOID, .
ln,niug sesire, witch al the created
iutjrcts III tf,essteat | Am combined
couAi sevef apfesse. 1t matters not
whether s.c ic .euni amid The bnfn-
ing satI,ls of hfrics, or up.,ll the fer
tile shores or ti,et Nile, whether upon
| tho ice he;,na consia NJ Il rroiiimfii. sr,
tamidttiie blooming flowers. beneath
the tropical sun, the st.,.e i~i.satiahle
desire barns within lila bosom. Nor
lsiocs it matter as to Mhat lnsy have
Been his position. Tie mighty King
upon His throne. eugTuHuaod by ali
the splcn6or alift HEagfiGccBte v hiei.
eart:, with all her fallncss eaula
sflard or fha imagination Of mnn
devise, feltits power no less than the
Wild man OF the forest, sporting OYER
The writing of n helpless victim
burning ut the stake.
Apd the power and influence oftlin
principle are such as not only 10
produce within the mind of ii:a o
deep sense OF his dependence, bui
such ~ To move aim to seek 10 arati-
fr il by almost every possible intaHs.
lie, in all bis mcsnderings and sicis-
situdos, ia found offering his adora-
There has never been, at Ii time,
any nation or tribe upon The face OF
The globe but what has bowed be-
fore some cuject 10 which they at
triSutea tic puwerof gratifying this
desire Of tho soul.
IL is true, the mind being cioudcd
by the darkness OF superstition and
bigoiry, that these objects have been.
many and varied. lie has sought 10
I'LL this aching void, 10 q,iencu this
burning desire, by pressing TO his
bosom images made of wood and
stone. lie has du" !ron the bowels
of The earth her pasc Ii ores, ana
made OF them gods. before whom he
has delighted 10 kuN; lie has
Owed to the depths Of the mighty
ocean, and sought amid her numerous
tribes objects of WorsAip; he has
paid his homage to every beast of the
forest, and the serpent that crswirtll
at his feet But5tllis is i.ol all. He
has not. only bowed before the ami
mate and i,ianiniatc creatures OF enrtir
and sen, but lie has lesked TO the
skies aud scanned the heavens, and
sought reliefby worsiipping as his
god the sun, moon, and stars.
Men. nations hayo nes-oai. had III
god for every tribe, but exc for every
family. And ibis multiplicity of
gods is found no LEGS ai.Ioiig the wisel
than with the ignorant. The Gree
cians, q nation celebrated for her
wisdom and learning, while they
some oil; the nuIstaet atifit- +
CT the scat, and ,naaitesIea Il
know ledge of Legislation tmsHrNasse31
perhaps as that titamy other natfanA
npOn .iic facs al the ~ginSc.Hvem when
Mt tie zenith oil their aiGry were
ia humble tliuush Eiimd
ut the fees OF thirty thous-t
end eaI.th-born deities.
Bat nan, witi, all his learning and
unceasiaS toll, failed to discover III
any Grail O tEesc objects OF worship
that healing virtue 'aiid soothing
balm which were necessary Tor the
Of Il perverted mind and
The redemption of Il lost soul. FASH
i'll The image OF his Creator,
moved into action hy thr breath oil
God, and made for the gioryo of,
heaven, nothing less than all agency
direct from the throne of tie Az
mighty hiu.scit could ill this aching
yoia, illuminate the conscience, Ell
tic mind a:ld bring him back
home To the bosom 0fthc Father.
Consequently, after the lapse of
ages, at the appointed time, hen the
purposes ofthe great God were an
sWcrcd, We see the wise men of the
east ON their way To Bethlehem OF
Jutlea, guided by e brigat and gilt
tering star, pressing the inquiry,
Where Is he tia; IS born King Of The
Jews! And ri!cn it.ey saw tic star.
they re;uice.i with exceeding great.
joy. And to-day, atter the lapse of
moro iiian eighteen ceaIurias. we find
here assembled Z hsppy tlIrOnw.whcse
hearts are moved with the deepest
emotions Of gratitude ana! love, bro
claiming with jog, Unto us 4 child is
born. ua!o us Il sch is @ivea. aud this
Is his nnnie-!csis the Christ, tic
Lord. oar righteousness.
And well may wcrcio:cr. Bnr;,;,pl
from the presence OF Ike Father, lost
i'll darkness, Grli"iiing in the wor-
ship Of dumb idols, in which there i,
no help :jnyfully sacrificing our own
offspring 10 ar!,rns" the wrath OF i;n-
aginary gods: buried in the lowest
depths OF dependency. tl.i. same
Guild OF Bethlehem. moved by conf;
passion and love, left the bosom of the
Father. the society OF angels and The
biizs o. heaven to take upon himself
The form of Iuat,. aHdto die tie imuo-i
miious death of the cross, That We
might be restored 10 the Father and
live.
|. joyful news, tiinn, for us: that in
'lsit city, and ON :i,is day of tie year,
the Lord II iSavio. rs horn.
No ion"er do We bow before rods.
the works Of cpr owu hands, but,
guided liy tla s!.r Of Hcti!lrlism. We,
are, enabled 10 hold converse witt! the
trle sud living God. WHO !l-ih made
us 10 rejoice IL, HE hope Of eternal
life. ANA This Is tie boon for which
man has so long sigheA-;ne hope Of
eternal life. !itne! The ciil Of God
through our Lnr;i Jesus Christ, tl,at
which eieYaics ti.e snnl higl. above
the petty tli:'gs cf earth, TO the COLI
temptation Of those celestial lows
which cluster arcilrd the throne of
the great | Am.
Hope. tiHt which sustaias lis amid
ali our trials "a raistJeiuncs, and
gives 20 AS q foretaS:c al the lows in
reservation f.r the faithful. Hone,
hiissinl li".'"! tin only beam which