Telegram-herald., 1886-12-27
INFLUENCE OF JESUS
4 Christmas Sermon BY Rev.
Charles kluhrer.
0aIGIi Or TIE CHRISTMAS FEAST.
Ike Fsstisa's Ceiscrztec ~ hoftn-
ara Nstioas aao a0m4as-fsc~
70 Settle Capital ana
Lacor 6roiis.

A. he faiVersai.si ehlreh The lrlstulas
csc t-r3l4llens remained yesterday llos4-
u4 zal 4f-s tha lal,slnzs nluaic ~ i1e
eal .lz la=tsf asT Charles Elllrss
preached sermon iroa-
CAS- tLrs1 b. .sl..i a g9a Gsl
Hs knes n8i -l- enact iss 81 l=zls
rtl Lee lelrl-flleL ID llle certain
IS a4s uel IS Ds.oeala Ger au. more haelF p
ssr'F ~fr us When tlr TnmittFe
Cars Ia4s lo1i1 uor change qazau bellies
411 a.sa11ls obey 4izple1 tle .sei ses 70
t-eIl all 8lr Dhnstnl4- ls a. llustr-uon
O. tae ulIaf t. northern nations used fe
celebrate Ntl tests t4-s tle WINTER s0istlte-
sli when sAe san ceased bis southern
journey snd -lmeI bis tace norihwafd,
% IS giving assurance % returning opFing
tie -eaai.lss an amid re-. ulclus drea -1e
vie TREE ir1ul fle forest tnsl iu as ur~s
eIt @raags nuZat BE- burned away. While
tar ar4lis sataeroC The nlsf.etos from the
s.icr-.i na1 a1 -t. eofale -he birth Of another
fear The Esmaus 4aso had tneir CAV Sat
tnr.ala aul tue ea-iy Chris
i.ias aiopted these festivals. nut
uat- flell commemorative u their
-attors t..lh lut BE- matters not when OK
where Jesus Christ Wss born since great
-al.s belong i0 a- rnle- and a. countries
l0t born .uul Dr. rcsrl-t h' thirty ninth
Fear sai ihe pes conditions 90 me ciFi
sag develop i e latent military genius u
Tie Hauun' create Z lhleull. There is
iisase ra4t Jesus q Nslereth WAS much
4zr .tle- .I-eu. l1r tls re Enb1rs y ben
be- came b. 20 teach Them wondered where
LIE a..atu-d lls wisdom. ll's birth in
Bethlehem aas one thing. Dut hls later
spiritual b.rla a. Use prophet and teacher
for all agea Nas vastly greater thing.
Rally .-reaI ue1 never 4 r. aud after v lat
ae can their death they enter upon their
.rler career II personal lnnuenee There =
3 niagic s4eu srl attached 70 the name Of
.he great Napoleon. and French art lurs-
prudence ana history still derive their sig
nIlcalte ir1m has many sided genius.
oar Shakespeare never dies out lives IA the
melancholy Dane the lmpe,u0us otheilo,
fa- conscience stricken Mac1eths and he IS
n1rl anew 20 every generation that IS
tsri.lei and moved 0v his wonderful
portrayal of human passion aAd power.
f--rs nf Nazareth Vas not simply born once
bur "a every epoch that has witnessed a
great spiritual TsrIF4l Ant ~ every suiu
thar has been regtacratet by Ills spirit lie
pa. been born again. When the Catholic
church Was q mass 81 corruption and dead
ceremonies. Luther with h.s doctrine on
.ustldcAuOg bv faith WAS an illustration OF
rh- new birth 0t she HGzareus sweet and
.E~c zion M The souls ot men. and later
slen Wesley experienced great amer
HakeGflg ard taught the supremacy oi m
ssrl religion Cd form and ceremony that
VISA leE b .tl. 0t lArst. ~ tle bosom Ga
the church All reforms prompted 5y
ltrger humanitarian spirit, al reyoits
seainst ecc. eslasticism and dogma III
r.s interest II 4 greater freedom,
All aW akeuin-s from -he paralysis oi tue
letter have borne witness 90 the new birth
of Jesus anon. ufo So he must really De-
aorn fa u.s. no. bF a date TWO thousand
wears old agt Dr. the .Iuckening and en-
lsrlios If our spiritual u'fuges. our thnst-
nas presents are chiefly valuable Tor the
friendship I'D ale-ron OF which they ars
symbols So 0ug Christmas Gas has IT'S tru-
-st .-nifrance on the birth % the NaDarene
as le becomes formed In US. he is never
fraN known enu. thus manlie~te'l. All
+ true reil sina is an inward experience. AL
real r~oNth is from the center outward, and
- 4fege- oIr name We are psgons or worse
.hal aazals uu.L Christ becomes So formed
.1 .s tlat conscience Is luckeref. passion
srulr.f and every barter Affection Of orr
/ being siren gfhsnfi. The spiritusl CHRIST
ira us is independent q all ages,
se1 the event 81 Bethlehem is repeated
I Ia greater glory when oar souls become the
E cradle of III : sulr.f With some OF Us he IS
/ %. a babe cold and naked. whom We have
/ ept a. a spiritual starving. utterIng feeble
res that We have not Needed. With others
, ae IS partly formed, his gentle spirit show
n- rsef IN good impulses that nave not
SEE become the steady controlling forces OF
/ rfe A. babe is sometimes born with
sweet perfect face but With dubbed feet or
7 uisshaosu hands and this 1ecause Of IN
taarv conditions l.r is formation, - the
SPIRITUAL Chris within rs Is yet a teiormuy
SAITH many features lacking that are necss-
.o-v to tts growth of the perfect man. We
need more than all. that he be rightly aud
COMP sfely formed within as, His love, the
rrri-o. lns spirit of Our being. And thus
fn. Torid needs Him. not TO come ia out
{ sara form n- e.aui h-t % She hearts Of
/ men "a aparer, zsatisr and more helpful
temper
'if No con- oe SD BORN 90 the nations war
would cease from the face OF the earth and
erIup. ph1 IS noW making guns thar viii
.xn.lie -nN pounds Of powder and throw ?
+ aaU nine m 81. would be- forging plough
shares ana pruning hooks. Were he fru y
f.-.lr.l within us -0rietT would b rid Of its
res frs gambling le.ls, ms social evlI. and
"a frsm shops tor men and women would
lose 600 mach % la ea0h other a wrong
Were aa trui7 formed p men We sbou.d
has. rn .rrrirf between capital and iau0-
sod sorf world scatter fne dollar Of
ths re-..~ le-lenerv until every golden
-nln seH-s.i n@ fransmntei INFO tsuehceut
is, 5s sui serve fhs happy lot IF mankind