The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-27
acknowledgement,
,,ho birth Of Christ In Its ReIa.
inns 10 tho Common People.

And .bs b,oasht forth her frat born son, and
.,,n6.l him In sRldd.ing clothes, and laid him In
s,5y,f. t,,al,c there was no room Tor them IN the
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rbe Bibeisa book that bears Intelligent
,"o,int,nce. The oitner we read II the
r,5,e thorough and comprehensive our
s -% oiits contents, the more vital
,J .limalatingis the hold It obtains up.
's onr affections, our intellGcts and our
iii. Ills the oldest and the newest
4 book. From early childhood we
S,,s been familiar with the teachings
anil beautiful scriptural narrative Of
Cs,i,ts birth, and yet it has lost none Of
h interest or fascination, New and
Topdsrous beauties do We discover in it
s,,y time we devOutly ponder 1t. 1t Is
hIlcr Of The divine and the supernatural,
more fragrant with the perfume OF the
,tie,. more highly freighted with pure and
wG,lyipg tokens Of that everlasting
nye which dwells in the heart Of our
Father and our God. This Christmas
slonisan appropriate time to invite at.
prtion to some thoughts on that birth
Which has 40 powerfully and so beneti'
Gently influenced me worm, ....,.,..,,.
Consider the lowly circumstances
jerial child. The poverty Of his rcputed
parents was so depressing that when turn
el from the humble inn OF Bethlehem,
they were compelled to ma u longing
place in one OF the cave STAPLES IN INC W
Cinity Here in manager was inc DlrIh'
place OF the worlds, creates! parsonage.
Looked at from its human SIDE no olrIh
could DO more Iowly or more untowNta'
|. His lowIy birth was emo!emalIcal
Of hs meek and ullOstentatIoI" ne
How lowly and unobIruslVe was mat ne
No pomP, or pageantTy, or paraue az
tended it, How meek, andd gentle, ana
gracious, and benign to all was IhrISI
No pharlsalc snperclIIOu5hess, no naugh,
Y dognlti'n, no arrogant spiritual
pride marred the beauty OF lls perfect
IIIe' The chIldren were welcome 70 MS
arms and heart Tie dId not rePnIse, Or
even receive CoIdly the sinners, the pup
licans and the larlot' who came to Dc as
'ured Of his love.
2 The majority OF ms followers ana
lhsgreate'I Irlllmphs oil ms religion nave
been among sac masses Of mankind; II
was 50 in his own time. ne priests
turned Colby away from ms ipeta,
words, oG' 'Ihe common people he9ra
MN g'3Ily' Inc crowds .ha' loi'
lowed him everywhere were COM
mon people, The same run was ob'
'eFVaole 70 tle early history OF 'ne pro-
Easatlon oil Christianity IN tue roman
Empire, more slaves lhan senator's ana
noOIe Ra'fIci9ns were converted 70 the
new laIIG; Moshelm ChriS'lan hlsto'
a3, u'TVon, nKepIlcel historian,
!NCEy' a k'tnaIl''lc historian, all unite
~ Iae 'esumOhy mat 1he hrSI converts
70 christianity IN the k0man Empire
were among lhe slaves. Inc wesleyan
tevlVaLo Of primitive Christianity won lg
greatest success among the Golfers 81
Aing'WoOd anu the Peasantry Oh YORK
'l ~, A.,
Inc hoOIest 1rllmphS OIL ChrlsEs rellg'
ION III Ihe Individual soul nave peen
among me Iowly' Eternity alone shall
T ~ what comfort hope and purity
Vnrl't mas Drought to loWIy hearts. Not
Am0Og the rIGh, and great, anu titled.
Auu powerful, mas The spirit oil christ hau
y complete sway Dnt among me poor,
we R,'mOIc, the weak, the Untitled oil the
NV''a.
o All telorMaslom Of wide and last
,ns dement, 10 human society. must Degln
among Tie masses OF mankind a Ils'
t s! Itee cannot be reformed BY Topping
oa Us tSp branches, you must begin at the
10y. .1o.' mere IL llltle use IN reforming SO,
CleIy Of the top when tho bottom Ia all
i,! a building may be outWardly
la't, Deauseou' anu stately, put II y rests
"a an insecure foundation, It's ultimate
a !! gu Is sealed. society must 10 strong
"a Us foundations, or It's history Will be a
Ftie' o. resolutions.
!, varl't himself began with tho people,
ue spent 1ut llttie time at Jerusalem,
T1ete NE jewish leaders oil thought re-
masa; lilS Efforts were not mainly d.
Igeu 70 the conversion OF the sarlhe'
ta'lm, lie we'll knew that their educa'
i t and their interests were against re.
.orn. ny lar the greater portion OF his
PuOlle lille was spent in Galilee, the most
P9Raion!ahd the most degraded province
u Palestine. The Galileean population
was cosmopolitan In its character and
was w'etGhedly degraded. JoSephus pre-.
'etVCs almost fabulous accounts oil i!s
g9PnIon'nes. Among this motley people
S y spent three fourthS OF his time.
L The new gospel Of love and bfothet'
I I, ahudlvlne fellowship was tlrst pro-
F'llmed'
~ s0e great Reformation Of the SIX
'een'h Century, Luther appealed 10 tue
FoPle moi to Scolhng popes, and lnxuri.
wy cardinals, and rich archbishopsi ana
slIn lIi SGbots. What chance Of success C,
would hc have had with hemY Inc
,,uCces, Of the Reformation was assured
IIom Tue hour when Luther completed
US translation Of the Bible into German.
a an1 was not this q direct appeal from
We learned, and great, and interested TO
we PSopIeY
d Inc IOwly birth Of Christ peculiar,
Y, adapted him TO be the Savior and
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