New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-27

| defenders.
PUSHES headlong after men with the seantes 9iac s
tiOns for leade snip with the pretcnce OF po"er
We want ruler then The Prophet to NEE; us
with his finger pointing toward bGtaene w. no r1er H.
Israel" Ana let me suggest here whatever we Lee go
S STt ms M tbarnt Of sovereignty A. go Behe
mem, let not fan TO ask M4ttS Is iro ," ana
| cbaracicr on any other suppositlon tnih ii
of His ngntul kEghood is inexpeaOle ChIls IJci'ru
by us in any capacity which ignores His hhshOo1 Is rG
cyiyed m win Christ will deal with man as Iilehu
Int Ony on condition OF dealing with MN as suleU
Every relation hich lie stands 10 man - pia''Hy
vtatci by refusal TO accept Him "a soyeregn Mi
sub line phrase is that oy whicn the rom, 49, Mean
Bethlehem, whOer gOlDgs lOftl ave p''n
RON o. old from everlastn- the very phrases by Whch
Gods Eternity described. Ihis gong i0rih rom De'
enrm IS only dent IN HIS career lie EOcs ou, y,
Bethlencn as prince might 20 forth from INC inn where
V V .' s tel us ihat the ages stretch back 10 no
point toward which He does ho az vance from IuI'cl
back in thc depths OF Etcr iiy Well may we taAe up
me NJ tguilrent words the great Apostle, wnen ne
SAYS 81 Init WHO is the image OF the invisible Cod
ihr frspotn Of every creature; ana lie Is ocioio III
! things, ana ny HIM MI Things conslsi - ,. o.
poets of tbs aghIoG OF Christ, and tlen 70 GA to see
Low II meets he craving fer rue and order and mas
ieri,'rn Of which we have been speaking In me Irst
| pact II - d.stGcyoy religious klnehood. You oD
| l.iyc he phrase tue Prophets VISION Is fulc4 III
| I4iaeL" T. be King Of The jews was 10 be precm-
ucuu a rcil sovereign" tue Lead OF r'liS!ou'
ciSiHzatIop, fcr sucn mliHtcal!y WaN me Jr"sn CIV
zltOn. 50 WIEN the god wnlcn Lac WIS" hth pIuu5n'
cradle was trUntc 10 royalty ll lfinhinc.HSo
| Christ neart SOMETHING iar WIDER. 'hiu t.c u'",s mus,
tries OF tempe or affair CnI.''o h''InC0" , "a,
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| human experience. That Thought, love and ministry
thought well uicn unknown 10 me religions - plg"lsm
-CArst uade ke Loe Of d pei ana Il ms ter
sona ministry llucc Cnriss Id,at az sovereignty an
cred raaic Il from human Ideals lhty remover IN"
sing aE fr a. p',.ib' RON me-" Inty n.ust ,'i h
with tie. TI"y hcld hiS Cl-ht 10 d
rollcd DJ tho Inuitiindc IhcS tFc' ruNe
ocl.i hiu with Gyiu. Attributes, ana so 10 ne east ne
distance between .iuga aud auj: Thc very ierod who
WA, tsAr ulirdcrOus Jury by ChfiSts ule OF hHE
Of the Jrws-waS aeigneu t"e nes"t'cd po9ul2ce
"A
81 ideal ai the more moueFn tlA OF the "'He
Io Jrsu- a, once the highest and the most congenal
rxtrcse 81 DIVINE rgt wa, 10 hrns III heeli Close 10
iGc humrle-j OF ma, kind lie cooId "nju '0iet liis
royal dignity tls men would nave called ~ ta@5
cafe OF Its.lL l. was part OF Himself 5 ana
rid itS,lf IN hs conGc'ceh'lon 10 'GS> '",f
III is glory. Men bad not thonsui i 81
bo'd by making tiruiu IL ai iho,r eic, o|
ana hen nced- Tor Wien en- are mos de'PS SI'c
%, H. prci'cll IN which she ug-ri idcn IA IONS
Of toe would ad -s artd, might be- - united as u"t
upon tie ~ ty toe KIM 80 We = to bethlren
sladowcI Wcnad III this ally bape pure humanity,
mo ouliy tir 80 The conditions Of the state IN Whch
.nt,tn; %,f nnv of me fabuious wonder, with
lie apucryphlI gospels idorn bs infancy are tlrre 10
DEGRADE g.. lis infant kIngnOOI Is ieit III is h"htu
,i,,,. -ulvl;y u DO adorrd for It's own s1ke-tne
lrlf. 81, ntluti,ully symbolzrd IN the familiar Italian
,trlr "a winch d Oundiug objects are seen ~ 'he
f .. from tne inidut vluur Aud even tnis infant
stgc o liiS nfp il OF suggestions OF sovereignty
univ its grasp including the oppos r 'K't.mes Oh
-oc.c.y. oe SON thing "a the CONCERT tit
Old PAINTERS PIC animals kueciiug round me
m,flL.r D, n iuinlhcut Ot lsaltnS NOFds' Inc
uru -.s Of the fiui. shall honor mr.
ae to- bo,h extremes Of society are represented az
HIS crrle. Jdsi 49, sonnet me-. around source ,b U
some great rItcr far up among the mis- MHcte tnc
stream 81 hand urcadtl breaks Out from Ia Wuht yam
-ie there gather only the humble MOSES and wood
d the earth s;arrigg pOu! Ol ths most "OhdrOus
NE gather the sim Icy ana the Weldon OF the
az. Inc 4 ,t,rn sasrs come. Ihey who 10 lowed
ruth aon- her star paved way; ana The shePAefds'
Ere The point of dawn
SIT s'ulp chatting a rustic row.
ha, lIv ftt.t tf
The pastoral spirits first
Appro ich rnee, abe divine.
Fort cy in Lowry no shs are nursed
,Iect Tor my llwiy urine
Sooner than the should miss where rhoq dos dwell.
ANGELS Heaven wll stoop 20 guide them to Ihy cell
Ov,s DO these he should bear rule; over learning
an guortnc D., wealth ami poverty over soclal pc
siuou and scry u'e Inc shepherds were oh} tne ms
OF pwy ones who rough all luie SlaiI press
around HIM - eaten ns sym athy with their simple
5 cts homage was a prophecy winch already our eyes
courscof IA hinen tdat the wisdom OF me worn
should best inspiration by lts contact win
Him. and should lay It's proudest honors ~ ms Ieel
Inus re7c ing born extremes OF society, Il sun ~ liz
10 .l teaching universal and not local ira bs Oislug
Ills sVyrrcg Ity in mess Bringing together, uot
ON lhr glo nj of opnloa but on the ground OF com
mon and erthHsasn for His own person lie comes
forward = the ruler whom we want
For instance. taxing up he three points OF the former
purt OF discourse, Christ comes rs the PROMISED
oil states W are 20 nave II distinctly before US
pare Of the rich promise %! the Gospel mat CGrst
yet Tue state. Not Is the Komanlst thinks
through state ChurthDu Lhfoush ill- ptinelpis anu
Spli getting lodged In ne hehTi ana conscience ni
iu.tl ud
new forms 81 goIernmen-to give nnaI u'cIe'o. ,, u,
favor R-puDlctnlsm Montrcuy or to decide tnat
alike ttuy ahd 10 give us some new ana perfect
state poutyl THINK not 1 tUnk lie VIII be more
key poTvade the existing forms. and show now they
just nuyidual r, the spi II 81 Christ takes man
powers and at II e as IT hndS them, anu turns
luem new hlgher uscs-Jujt a. IN the church
The spirit OF CHiist does not WORK to abolish denOm
national politics, but only to nH them VIII mis
method, with a common energy so II seems To me we
may eXpcc Chrlsps sovereignty assert Heel
ii
haps az great a variety OF thcm now exists. rms
OF soca science may SAY: seliisnncss OF IL
unconq and unul you can c"uquer that II - idie
of perfect government" Bat CHRISTIAN IS hOt
to limit his uorrs ~ the nat Of human wisdom. The
Bible bids us look this result Christ says he can
aud 90 II, ana that enough IL VIII oe no doubt
long after you aud IN our graves bat II WIN cJme
God iis tine enough Tue ruler OF Israel Is He wnCse
gOlugs forth have bctn from OF DID, ffOIn everlasting
know IL will not be dom by any thng within the crcuI
1 I tno - IN -, enon0n lct~r he
uyheaye this brute bulA OF human SO 'h"ess Is out
eide world Col has lOOtnold there aud the force
when He applies snail do the work thoroughly and lot
So OF the mater OF reform. When Crists spirit
snail have perv aded our reformatorv movements It w
InInk Simplify them very much II wll estab lsh
great permanent centre " impulse for thrm all IL VIII
uutc AL reformtr~ the simple work OF lodging
tine Gospel OF Jesu, christ hearts or the errng Ii
surprises sometimes tuat men 40 not see now simple
practical how comp reneuSiye tnat principle Is IL
concentrates all the Cnrsiln energy OF tue Churcu
ior end win regard TO which II IS absolutely agreed
III Cnristanizlns men includes success along
all the lines OF reform.
Aud thus, too. Christ Will ruler to the lnd
vduai sOu BRING order out Of its confuson aud sym
| merry of fragmtnlariue~s On, INV brother, If
the dawuiug hight Of the Christmas morning you
begin Old shadow stealng-f there come III
festivities the bitter, bcr sense OF dl>sats
facuon with SELL the sense or tagLt naruess III the
life of u-iOu tue moral IDEAS, OF Wld inledrec
Of effort, OF uncertainty respecting Tue chOlcc or
methods or work. or promised achievement utiul
niI,u--l 10 you you may Ddnlsu tue Shallow You
may bring orIrr Out OF tne confusion WIN this simple
truth of tue mastery of Christ Let the KING OF Bete
hem come III. IL l tue great, clumsy pahs you nave
formed seli<napAg ADdnuon AL ldca OI setting
yourself lie Christ do It. He VIII come III as the
Prince OF Peace lie VIII require tnat yOu receive Hin
rs aU,uu sovereign; but when You do lie Will say TO
You My peace gave unto you Let not your heart
be troubled" There wl come into your soul order
and harmony you nave not known. There VIII be no