New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-25
THE THREE KINGS or ORIENT.
A REQUEST FOR THE REPRINTING OF CHRISTMAS
EDITORIAL.

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EDITORIAL.
10 the Editor OF The TrtbHn'.
SIR: Two years ago there appeared on Christmas
DAY. or thcreabOnts, an editorial headed. think,
Three Kings Of Orient" Many of your readers
wonld like 20 see il reprinted il IT is at all possible
on the coming Christmas. know | express the
feeling of some who were touched and comforted
by Il. and who wonld lie glad to secure few copies
Of IT, Very respectfully, C.
Dee. |. 1879.
lT!c article rc!cired to doubtless The follow
ing editor II from ifE tribune of Dec. %. 1877:
THE THREE KINGS.
There is q story, many ages Old. hut which
Will to irsh!' Tod 'i.- noryine III every tongue under
heaven. 4 hpw ii"c hrDibca monarcns once set ont
so-ctacr on iJag AID peri obs journey 70 stek not
iic A.. Il s,lyeu;grs bat newborn kiEE gfcalcr tam
thrns. INss. On ihrr way nom thu Tar East they
ID ghc damn .sc.lS opes oi tie Egcan sea- tAe
:' cipris A"uHsa'n a.xtir ot Cbaid? s'eri'r utert
a. Ct. WIN Isiicr cnari nor conpasi guided oniS by
Ignf clrscd ~ conjunction or the planet.
sturn aua Jnpor when, Tor tne G9si lime. appeart
49," ,h- bi,is of Retbirhen,
Oaar s.;rolo.ncrs dsfliio that while TINS
- ,,, w.. NOR. t,r,..-iy led 70 The Mace of the
raTiuns br.b ~ ccnct wiicn lfavcrsrd the heavens
tIr space 81 days. Whether the Scar IN the
nv God matters lifs :; guided hcutheBs the
saolr. Ii worth while .or - To REMEMBER. 100 ih {
these w'r, net ghrss or shadowy Tyres OF mankind
crossing The dcscri nDt % consider AL Biblical
parsonage. bat sincere men, IN cropping. Ignorant age
# tine world searching for leader and teacher using
the best KNOWLEDGE they had To find bin asti0ogy
and supersiiiicns. very hkoiy, OF eyery sort
They tat they bravcd all the SLOW drenry
FISK OF tue way; they were 80 sure tbat tney should
find the Man they sought that they brought gfs ready
in their hands Tor him, each according 10 bIs own char
acter aud life. The legend says that Mrlchior the
Brought gold /; another larger man and Of joyous
disposition. brought incense 10 barn with gadDess be-
dark color and had suffered great msercs. and
yet grown TO q mighty stature, had only fragrant
A. f.tl la n IlfE fact etIsn(
The star, Al last. brought them 20 the King lie was
neither warrior nor wise man. bni new born babe lie
he made mis- bed with the beasts OF the Held, while
creatures higher than hrouged the air 10 pay him
homage lie akin to man tn his extreme want, aud
that rom tie first breath Mary driven "a paDer
from he inn IN her greatest strait. Tie three kings
worshpped the child aud went ON their way. All that
we told about them further Is that God himself
Now ali OF us men ard women in our streets, shops
and ciiccs arc searching tor TINS unknown Leader Just
tie three Leatncn kings dd, through solitary desert
and mountain rang Railroads.. eic-raphy. the hurry
Dury II politics and newspapers nave not made wht
OF ference To the soni Of man ana iis secret need
New York merchant giopes for HE Hand 70 lead him
through life In Straight honorable path and through
the darkness beyond ION wh,cn newspapers or TELEGRAPH
have thrown no ray OF ghO precisely rs did thrse kings
Cnalea. We have The Saviour. 1t !. true. We have
covered Hun WIN cuinbfous chuich organizations,
stately ceromonials we approach Hin through music
stained glass, carved stone ;esthetic emotion To-day
let us come straight 90 the poor stable ana me child
tie close 10 us. whether choose u or not. the
baby borT tins year INTO the coIdeslbIooded mansion
OF Murray Hill or the yilesi cellar Of The Eve Points
OF innocence, Of Chrisillke love. Now as when
lie alive. when He would teach Hts disciples most
directly. He litle child I'm the midst OF them"
Lei US make the cndren and the poor our companions
this day OF the ana n We shall not find
some trace OF HIN among them
Wlcn We have found Him, what gift shall we bring
IL IN on this IIis brtidav Money for this church
that school charity Mcchior gave gold,
told, and did well Some men have no money to give
they glad To ne alive, and have tncr hearts
full OF love 10 this good and gracious Master, that
they scatter rgess Of kindness and happiness N about
them Icy the high priests of Christmas, aud hope
household has one TO burn incense for this happy
morning. But there may he some OF our readers wuo
have neither money nor JOS 10 give away to-day, who
have brought ont or tie past year nothing but the
noDbrance Of grave or some yet more hopeless
pam So there one who came 70 worship with the
others. client ana Of grave cOutenance. who had gone
through great trbulaon But tod he grown
OF higher stature than his fellows and when he LAID
myrrh ut the feet of the Arber Of life and DEATH he
touched not by the sceptre OF an ayengng Judge
bu " the the Divine Child