The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-01-26

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W hav. nuM entered upon our
t,sighany season, having Recently
passed through the joyful scenes NJ
NN0 @&HR8N88H# ttt NtANi EUtVWHNH
means ntt.sidfiou, and manyrsin
tim means making kno~n' This
season celebrates our Lords "mani.
tr~ta,ton" IL The t;entil.r 4 joyful
time may II we'll 10 Id nn. rho are ~
,h. tien,ilss M" Grntilcs. who have
indcc,l ''eomc "a .he light. and 10 the
brightness III Ills riainc." no w
enough realize, TINT X T. III. poorer ~
the gospel. az The manifested Christ.
which has been nnh II hrnving IN, the
dark masses ~ mankind nut " thr
night nf sin. nnd death. and hca,hrn.
lam, into I'll. light Of that life In
Christ. which II glorious beyond con.
ccption. In IL true manifestations
Such /. the great truth which the
church proelnim- tnnsat this season.
Christ Ii manifested TO ua now, the
flight "a Tighten the dcntilrs. n.
we'll ~ thu Rlnry Of ancient Israel
Al Christmas We celebrate Ills IA.
rent II. came u tho world then
Hut II was necessary that the warld
u should know that Hc had come. and
40, liz wns manifested 10 TIN world
the Gentle IA we'll IA the Jewish
world. aud thus onward. EYER % al
nations
80 far IN time Il concerned, iii,
Epiphany. celebrates the period be.
tween tho glorious events which clns
ter about Christmas. and those whirl
cluster about Good Friday and Ems
ter. I'll. period II mainly thu cen
tral period Of oar I.old'r lIfe III earth
Ii wnS thnt time, iii which H. mani
Tested forth hi- glory" as liz wen
about doing good. Not NIL the event,
III thu period ars COMMUNICATED
there IN not time for that. hut som.
vi the must important events, nna
r.pfescl.tatly. miIaclea, aud parallels
anti dlseOnrres. Are brought Ia ouI
attention,
u And here mny remark, that, III,
Ftstirdi II The Epiphany Ii really III,
last of the Christmas Festivals, some
times called Twelfth night. Proper
Is the christian Festivals do no no
clos. on New Years Day. hut on IN,
sixth Of January The Epiphany.
The event most prominently rrlc
brAtcd on thu Epiphany 1. thu Mum
fest,ltion III Christ's. to TIM ucntii,
Mise men. 80, W. alr assured, direct
Is. In point III time soon after Christ
mas We Who nrc HentIlcs, that ",
has. Il hlrthrlghi In tho blessings o
christianity.
N Ihrrr'nr. two other manifestation
thu, according to tradition took plac,
on the same day Ut tho year. though
III cour.. not In thu same yenr, Will
the visit II tho Misc men. The Hap
tisln ~ our Saviour ind III. mlfacl,
. AT Cana. One III them IL eolnmelnor
nted on III" Epiphany In our Amcri
can Prayer Book, mud both In thu I'm
Rlish. Thus, The particular purpos
II ihc Festival IN connected with ILL
mntr general purposes of tho sunso,
II IL sud, that TIN Christmas sr,.
son commentaries unr lpId's lii
i,lani,y thu Epiphany scason his III
vinlty. Then he took upon Him III.
nature. 1.-THE humanity, TINT he mich
, nlnnifrst uod (the Divinity 10 hi
. world. That manifesto lion We no,
, commemorate!
And here comes In n Il reni prnetie
| Ill l.asun. II II customs il and YER
. appropriately, III TIL. stason of III
, christian year. Ia make appeals II, bu
hAlf of missions. The hrathcn III
|, (icntilrr With reference 10 tls. w
, have thc gospel With VII Its hlcssingl
they have II not. Ar. w not callu
upon. according u orr ability, /
manifest fhr GoSpei u these GENTLE
Of our duy. who are rlttilR IN I'll
grei.t shadow of death. III heAthcnisnl
Ne .io remember them lii our pray
era. hui II That nll that should |,
donrY Do Ms. do The christians gen
orally, realize their dntys 10 the hell
tlurn, ~ ihosc without thu gospel gcll
rrally2 wish ! could send u III
Missionary committee from this Par
ish. something al this season! l wi
make tlr collection ~ to.,lny. All
|. what may liz added II II, such Il than
offcringl A token for the "blnAstngs
NJ the Epiphany upon IL. II mn,
mt In much Int III Witi AltnM Tim