The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-12-31

| for Christine gold for Christ Gold not
merely paid the way for Joseph and Mary
and the Divine fugitive into Egypt, but il
| was typical OF the fact that Christ's way
| shall be paid all around the world. Tho
| gold for Christ the silver for Christ. the
| jewels for Christ. The bright, round, BEAU
tiful jewel of world set like solitaire on
the bosom of Christ.
| But / motto. that those wise men also
shook out of their sacks tie ryrrh. The cat
| tie came and they snuffed at it: they did not
eat it, because it was bitter. The pungent
| gum resin of Atyssinia called myrrh
brought to the feet of Christ. That means
| bitterness-bittcr betrayal, bitter persecu-
| ticn. bitter days Of suffering, bitter nights
| of woe. myrrh: that is what they strewei
| His path with all the way from the cattle
| pen in Beth chem to the mausoleum at
| Joseph country scat. Myrrh. Yea. says
! the Psa!mist: "All Thy garments smell of
| myrrh." That is what the wise men
wrapped in the swaddling clothes OF the
Babe: that is what the Marys twisted in
! the shcoui of crucified Christ. Tho
myrrh. On. the height the depth, the
! length, the brea 18th of S;avioUr's sorrowi
| Mvrih. Well might the wise men shake
| cut the Clyrrh.
But notice. also. from another sack they
| shake out the fran>incense. Clear up 20
! the raiters of the barn the az. is filed with
! the perfume, and the ho5tlers and tho
camel drivers in the further part of the
| building inhale it, and it floats out on tho
air until plsser5-bv wonder who in that
rough place could by accident have dropped
a box of alabaster. Franklin cencc: that is
what they burned in the censor in the
ancient temple. Frankincense; that means
worship. Frankincence: that is to fill all the
homes. and all the churches. and all the
capitals. and all the nations. from cellar 10
stalactited cave clear up 20 u g silvery raft
ers of the starlt dome. Frankincensc;
that is what we shake out from our hearts
To-Day. so that the nostrIls of Christ. once
crimsoued with the hemorrha-e of the
cross. shall BE- flooded with the perfume IF
a worlds alteration. Frankncenss. Frank
incense in song. and sermon. and hand
shaking. and decoration. Praise Him,
mountains and hills. valleys and seas, and
skies, and earth and Heivon-cyclone in
your trumpecs: northern lights. with ycur
flaming ensign. morning. with your castles
Of cloud, and evening, with YOU. bIiiowlng
clouds of sunset!
Do you know how they USci TO holl TIE
censor in the olden time' Here Is a metal
pan and the handle by which it was held.
In the inside OF this pan were put living
Goals. On the top of them Is IL perforated
cover In square box the frauktnc2uSo
was brought to the temple Thts iranS,n-
cense was taken out and sprinklcl over the
living Goals, and then tie, perforated cover
was put on, and when they were all ready
for worship, then the cover was lifted
from this censor, and from al the other
nsers. and the purfumed smoke arose III
til it hung amid al, the folds and droppe
Gu,iG al the affairs. and then rose in great
columns of praise outside or above the tenn
PIE. rising clear upwar. to .ha throns Of
Gcd.
SO we have two cepsars to-day &C Christ
mas frauhinccnse. Here is the che Gems r
of earthly frinkincanse. On :Lit we put
our thanks for the nercias of the past year,
the mcrries of all our past lives. individual
merc.cs, family mercies. aud our hearts,
Burning VIII. gratitu Il. seal aiDft the III
cense IF praise toward the throne of
Christ. Bring on more Incense. and higher
and II CHER let the columns of praise as
ccnd. Let them wrcathe all thesc pillars.
and hover amid all these a.cLCs, and then
scar to tbs throne.
But there is the other censor. Of Heaven
/; thanksgiving AMI worship. Let them
hrin- al their franilncense ,herubin
bring theirs AMI the scraDliE theirs. ami
the one huud-Hi and forty anu four thou
sand theirs. and all the e;ern.tIcs theirs,
and let them smoke with perfume en- this
Heavenly censor. until The cloud caEopicS
the throne Of God Tn = take In IS two
Ccascrs-:he censor of earthly franklin (
cease. and tn censor of Heavenly frank
inceasc-aHi I swing them befor' the
throne. and thhn clash them together il
one great !ti.c Tia unto Him to whom the !
wise men of the East brought the gold, !
AMI the myrrh. and the frank II cnse, when /,
" the star whjcl they saw i'll tie cast went /
before them"