The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-30
THE BEAUTIFUL BOY JESUS.

Gospels, which he found in the Mount
Sinai Monastery, students will remember
with what difficulty he rescued II from the
monks. This was not 10 much from their
appreciation OF its value as from their ig-
norance thereof and lack Of appreciation.
When at last the coveted roll was received,
Il was found TO be wrapped in cotton
cloth, wiz had probably served Mt some
time as shirt or pennnce by some fellow
who had oversight his prayers, or offended
more than usual their lax rules. But out
aide this was a folding OF yellow and torn
yelum that looked 50 utterly bedraggled
as 10 have no value, except rs we would
use nm old newspaper. This, too, had
probably been used in pcnanoe, serving,
with more OF the sort rs mat to be
silent on In the corridor or perhaps
cell, by an offender, slightly TO soften the
bare stone. At all events, Il was sadly
dilapidated. aud even TischcndoH dropped
IL. without further consideration; rs he
was quite absorbed and carried away with
joy at receiving his marvellous Codex. /
Was then In 81. Petersburg and one Of the
few who were permitted to witness the un.
folding OF the treasure Noticing few
lines apparently lcgible on the wrapping
vclum, asked permission Of my friend TO
take It home and see II, by careful labor,
Il could be patched together, aud possibly
De- made Of any value 10 scholars. lisch-
cndori readily loaned Il 10 ne, aud ! ~
readily accepted H. ! shall spend no time
In telling YOU With what care ] manipu-
lated. and cleaned. and brought together
the rents OF the old rags But the result
was 30 much better than what had sur
missed rs possible that In the course Of
thfcc weeks called In myiriend, quite In
Triumph, To examine the rolls.
ID was covered with Greek characters
which soon found To be a lragmcnlary
correspondence between Greek resident
oi Jerusalem aud Persian scholar, resi-
dent IN Babylon, aud who was Nlagian m
his faith. That which ! possessed would
have been, II complete, six letters from
the Persian NHEgird, 10 his friend Ncnon.
But there wen left and recoverable only
very small fragments OF four ol these,
with mfgcr fragments OF two. Without
further explanation, ! shall give You n
translation, ~ then made IL, Of the most
perfect remnants
1--WE found ihc child M we had been
directed ly the star, In the little town Of
Iclhclehcn, In hosiclry OF the plaincst
lori, and lying In manager for the lack oi
plrasautcr Recommendations The parents
were pooT, ~ YOU may judge, 10 aave no
better lying in hospital. Aud now | shall
IN You something wonderful, for this
iahe, which WIS but few days old, was
the most delightful being that ewes ever
bchcld have seen those born In kings
houses, and the hlbcg OF the noblost 81
Gireks-and truly the children Of Aihcn,
arr excellent 10 behold, aud are the pro-
duets OF the hcsi ihought-bui this Tie
brew child ir surpassed them all. Ills
father. Joseph, Wa man oi the hnus
mold. and ni thc highest descent Will,
the mother, Mary. evidently had the no
b'rst blood OF the country IA her veins
Nun are aware that We Magans agro'
with YOU Grccks ~ 10 the value Of hcfcd
iiy although Nc make morc than you o
pu.iG, atoms And this Ia ~ was clear
Tint the child oi this cXquiiicly -iurnc,
aud most ifndiant woman shoul'
down aud adorcd tho labc
not ~ much from the dictates 81 SOM
higher power think. as from that naiura
Impulse that compcls MS b. love and adon
The beautiful. but Why We should hav
given presents OF lfankinccnsr aud myrrl
aud costly olor ] cannot Ey. Tor the bod!
Of this babe cxhalcd am Olor more de
lishtlul than ull precious extracts tn
hnsiclry wa filed with the Divine breath
and ! assurr you thlt NJ soon na We wcr
once inside thr threshold We Wcru lille,
with awe. o. ii these delightful fragrance
were the very person himself Nor eau
conceive 60 tins day that Il was othorW ia
bat that he. the child. did raly IN SON
mysicfious way fli the whole room Wit
his presence. This presence not onl
touched az. but wrapped NJ, sud pcl
mvHicd ~. and never before had ] 81
truly Whist ID WIS 10 adov ,wunhpl. III
udnfiug spirit came into ~ aud We scomc
60 De- In communion with the babe, an
VT with u spirit ,hat was not babe, bt
without us. aud within IA, aud over,
where. You will ask " the Chi
was Ike other children, or did
show any wisc lunchildl ways Truly !
Wa n habc In every way aud yet he vi
not ~ bihc, Coz be nnrscd and slept, au
walked and moved bis body like ali balls
but u he had riaen up aud spoken 10
o. man. | should not have been nslo
iahrd. That was ID he was. aud yet
WAS not, babe. ! have said n perluu
lllcd the house, but Il was not that viii,
came from the babc's person, aud
touched our SENSES ~ the hngrr Of a iici
touches our face, aud We felt or surely
myself felt, that some one Oiled ihc 100
iuy.slhly, and 30 Touched me on all sid,
This Il u TO le embraced by the Divu
the one, the All. and u Is ~ also that h
pun'r souls. In less dcgrCc, cnipld m. u
have not told you AL, nor, indeed. I
most part oi this mystery; ior there w
nlso yoicJa, or yUicing. al about
Tits sometimes seemed 20 concentrate
point, aud become n word, ~ wor
and again We bad but a strange cunscio
ncss that somo one Was speaking dincc
60 our spirits. aud not through ,
ears only. Nor since that day ran
ever hear words AZ | heard th'
before; Cor now they SEEN 20
quite different thingr, rather tho y
or spirit OF a man coming ~ an ~
(puinil and not the metc spring aud 81
deity Of vocal chords But while va,
my crnscr, burning sweets, not know
What 10 do, MAS filled lthrcadcdl fall
speech that / did not surely hear W
my cars. Behold, 1 heard licltl the I
oil Love Is with mon; aud the new
goes forth, and Il shall fill the Earth I
hold, the law Of struggle Is ended, an,
shall cease 90 bc Hupwine. The Div
shall dwoll In men, 1hcbo and ihl
sand morc things went through me. an,
WIS ns u voice had spakc them W .
And thorn nlso truly wcfu voices fill
the air, 20 ~ 10 become music harmon
Nor DO doubt that the shepherds he
such yoiccH. NJ they truly eaid they did
Ala waIIrva oufat,la aud ..tu.fa u.