New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-27
CHRISTMIS Nv THE PULPIT.
HYMNS TO THE BABE OF BETHLEHEM.

At the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
the Rev. r Masden took for his subject The incarna
ton from John, l. IL After illustrating the ONCE OF
Christ from the figure OF the head browning work of art
he said In part
The edited II has been the work many
men IN different dare n9t put Sa the u1v Of n
ture Chr t con mt the centre III Me- ne
SLOWS christ se Without christ the Bible The et
~ the Vert was alle hesa inc cf"wnns te dream
the transcendrntsiist. The only thing was to make
jee. t TO tb Ssc'"e sut n"%An answer that God
can create M can b. me the one
than other We DO claim arnaton was ne
fssTy o ye, we do n in n"y o% 80 Of
The purposes OF the incarnation arr rec ,t attach
ing Him this visible presence Of God
1s cRs dis ns up ss pae sn3 ii tie
are shown to Us by dIrs'. Again We ns see
He KING but he could died miles. throa z,
1T hs THOSE kns hands , gcn e. S a se
s e az se loves point ne ws P S aTier or us The
third mite humanity WITH CO. men h ne
lie when He PTays sutrs dies
labor the garD Of manness He was deserted ~
fren and showed us the To Got dweIt among us'
Ell remember that lie let heaven ior y ..
you SemsmSe Jt @s wspt az the
81 Lzars Have vo9 oeen tempted He Wa w tn oride
humanity lie now IN eava HI. incarnation Az ssrVH o
worlds lie stands with His Incarnation on earh anu 'S
TRUE tHklS llAN
At the Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Churcn
the pastor the Rev. John Riley Thompson in preaching
upon The Birth OF Christ in its Relations to Social and
Religious Problems" said
Nothing striking the Advent considered a. the
and crcumstnccs Who uni Isrructei Of God be-
80 w9nt eyer have os p he inn or le in
entering lie at the most hu nble d9or1the oSr OK
most @on'lrous lie we'd earth How II m ris us
the truth that the majority o hs followers am ts
mos cousU
been among poor and lowly In the DAYS OF nIs
mlni.try HIS broat teaching HIS e9 2s
wors Is aud generous spirit. the elite OF JewIsn
,ocey snrne IN AZ & & a hut te
people heard him rlay IL among me same ga I HIM e
What light and comfort aud peace aud paisnee AM , @
among ell the powerful ami the wealthy mat nls
pr by, Hx haa rum the world ap anine eye His
birth emphasizes anew The truth hat III "a. -, spf fan
Divine Beng coming 70 tnIs SpI
mr i rE Would we expect aim in proper person all
Would exDect Him 70 begin WIN lhsi. G
toms laws pOliciesl And lie co nes doing what SIMPLY
a. a child. develop naturally 10 IN, mann m
n VIII lake 1s to learn that Il we are have
feet world childhood anddevelop naturally
The oIy m the worlds Reeemer ascloses the solemn
@a ana k4t the S law f Of aerace Remember
have here in the Holy GIid1the @ i nrv 10 he
equal Coil whom we gee 10 The form s oi 3r nn
that he might be found in .h2n ma man aS 50 S he
sr S".sr 10 the "n hoes being in the universe vonu
| tsry rnakng himself he servant and
| imr en-belrer lie IL voluntarily under the lmOnls'
and inspraton Of love giving III se te lowest weaT
est the destitute the guilty ana te % AID ser
vcet Redeemersu m,ts then thS te Wbs
we DO WITT our our p9wTT s or be answer Even
ne .nrrendered All ior us so are imitation of i'm Z
devote all mowers an pss sos 20 ' 81 Ills Inv q
sacrce exenphe IN the birth and NE 81 JESUS t@1 gu
WI never ne any c,nitast ami aborer the rich ami tn
anil
In society nize aud keep ths law OF saernc TINS ,
up ali His power and happnsss SUBMIT ng Hi
orrrcnrss and peace and Il men W II enter mt
s:ss aud .s isy :s.Ss ae r Of loy.as ~ Fo: n.
cent Cod giving men Deace fli the earth with the spin
Of eoodi by the sacrlhce begun o. HIS son Jesu
CHRIST Fist 49,
| ACCEPTABLE CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS.
The Rev Edward VI. Deems. Of the Westminster Pre-
byteran Church in West Twenty secondst, chose as tn
text OF his Christmas discourse Matthew H., IL an AZ
count OF the offerings which three wise Of tn
East made the in ant Redeemer at Bethlehem. AIte
describing their visit and their gifts he used these gi
with the following sYInbolisins:
All the offerings but esp orally the gold presented
OF respect ind rrg,ri 10 Jesn ~ ~ =,
magi and is worthy ova respect and affection n
me me sasr in e gr was the Deity He on
AT and Him let "nr ardent prayer
and prass ascend as To- fmmanue-Goi with The myrr
v oy 5re e gathered from thorny
etr 10 rs M, I etar " tPin ingied with the WIN"
offered &, esu- the where He tied az
al HIS bn i'll cond anv hing more eloqnenty ,e.
9nalv ss a ion snnrs life Aer all IS Il
birt Christ cecilia Ell at Chrstnas chov Dtsalss
ChrsI- nifty suggestd by the aons and gi'ts
gss brs a thse gifts tar m r. precious His
than god. .rluklncenss and myrrhi -
A CHRISTMAS PARABLE.
The Church OF the Messiah. at Fourtave. and Thirt
fourth-st richly decorated with trees and howe
Of win well filled peWs cOSey
meet The opening piece Of the choir was stirring in
ovfnl tome and seemed the sentiment or eve
Robert Coiyer then real part the prophecy Of Isaa
referring the coming OF the Messiah Lhen n'H th
text from Isaiah xii g. "A little child shall lead them
he said in part:
We cannot account wondrous 81 Of the child
Or G1 n s EFT Of ' When wa. "a London
Went To visit woman grave IL wac ' H b been
trt the woman to be the c"m w1ya pr s;eaT
Eliot in her writings breaches an better sermons TO
than man Presshsr so she ns Is ts man sowe
r shall he also reap the great theme OF her y
sh ops as queen Of her own right little On
has come to "a by that %e ahs which resenb
:, the Child ChrIstnas 20 rs a. the Anpontsd
Il tn door Of our poor human an hegs us TO et
S Soo Win ha TAKEN np p Himself childhood match
cndhoo s There are many poor ers pos f
$ child ,, ILL. -, =,
" Chrls,nasde that whatsoever most human must meet
y all there has not been any more
q fered life than Child Of Betehcn the son n ~
The know so little oniv thsI wa
= between rhe lines " the Gospel mus. Wv
Il the Goldman Jherr ~ no serI
=, which has done much ever can 90 so nu,h o Wv
~ heart that great Christmas Choral Coca VIII 10 we
Is This parable the htle Child leads us 10 Tue 'eIs
lie nees hard heads and hard htarts But YOU can
l. this w0i III this line any human " 81 IL e 40
til tthnketh evil r-lOceth not IN lnlquy ou' 'oJ"o
In the truth beareth all thingA'
y JOYFUL. CHRISTMAS SERVICES.
III At All Souls Unitarian Church. in FourthaVe' ntere
ID ing Christmas services held yesterday Inc pun
III and platform together with the pillars OF the
N memorials we're tastefully decorated and almost a
" drcd voices sweled the opening chorus, Lol the
~ yeous story be Telling" The choir then sang the
them, There were Shepherds" By Bach Other seecu'
IL anthem. Cantique de Noel, Adam anthem, y
y loce Herman. and sentence, NOW unto Ic W1iii,,
Ut Herman. The pastor the Kew Theodore - MliIi -
preached upon the words. The day-sprinx roul On
hata visited u.s., Luke !, 70, aud after the scon
Ill usual Christmas Offering was made. ..,o. ,
IN IN the af ernOon the Chdrens Christmas ersioo
r. celebrated with appropriate exercises anu "