The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-31

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g >tx>erday was unusually large
516raine prayer and the Litany
n. Jackson assembled the pulpit
tdorn<td al HE text. ST. Matthew
II verses 1923 Nov all thi.
4 lIo6c tha, !, might be fulfilled
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1ni<f. saving. behold virgin shalt b,
III mild, and shall bring forth son
IA <iley shall call ass name Emmanuel
1]lIcb. being Interpreted, Is God with
E1s.
Aoon< the year s3s, before Christ, the
4 KIM OF [srsel and the King OF Syris
tunit ~ their forces and made war against
kka:. King Of Judah. They surrounded
ID bt>eigcd him la that strong fortress,
Icsosalcm They were unable 70 cap
bare Il vet IT'S wicked King Ahaz was
7icd With alarm. Isaiah the Prophes
@as told oy the Lord 70 visit him and urge
<t;m 70 50 10 Jehovah aud seek sign
fh2t Jerusalen was safe. Ahaz refused.
trhe Lord said then that He would give
a SIGN. and that sign was that q virgin
I. tonld bare n son. whose name should be
j1t1ltd Ennanuel
The propaet no doubi knew who this
ftszin, Of soang woman, as Il may be
translated, was. No doubt she was
sn<,aber OF me Kings household. The
|1rQf b q cotsttiess never gave 10 The sign
~ ercattI significance than iss fulfill
kent IN 1he Kings palace, but 81, Mat
kff lefl 4 higher, he makes that
r0phecy o. Isaiah refer TO Christ and
rs name Emmannei-"God with us
here ii 4 beauty in this thought
<Asf God is With us The germ OF this
SonCepfion Was planted in mans breast
h the jnfansy Of the world, when the
tJol 'hecy went forth that the seed OF the
ktkope was then given the first man and
CONAN that was 70 supercede despair
asther On down The corridor Of time DO
: see Nominations given by Jehovah
g hts own, that there viii come Sa-
kHtr, the Character OF whom they could
~ tell. lie was 10 be a leader like
koses4-a Shiloh lie was TO
srY Ny God My tod why
hast thoa foTsaken me- lie was
q . LED as lamb to the slaughter.
ffopne! aref prophet gave on! hints as
'eS eAlea 70 tnem py God, unui Daniei
te<fE uateu me time when The Messiah
.houit come
Ia the minds OF the people the coming
ing was vague shadow. Then came
81 centuries OF time IN which the proph-
rtaseQ 10 write or speak. God no
sent message TO his people
<hef lingering hope lived in the
breast II was dark, dim, and
Dot u was there. False Mes
crUle SUD went. That hope stimu-
<9e H1ccaDeean powers to battle
ana country II kept light
amidst the darkness OF a decay
/. icu.
n tpeafer referred TO the writings OF
az and others, who mentioned that
pc <1coTds of the Pagan priesthood
fo0nd the Statements that the King
<19 xosld was expected to come from
Io4 Tho West expected this king TO
''e from East, and the East ex-
ly4fo come from the West Both
q g Apd West grayitated TO Judea
n 81 expected al earthly monarch,
~ Expected Jesus Christ, the son OF
31k God The scribe bad so care
I q <eserfed the records that they
<t8 herod IN what town the king
IeVs sbopM be born.
Ehfist came TIE theory has
5{anced that jesus was the pro-
me times. rnch an idea is a |
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& ere made The cold voice of |
sPsst n 10 too clear tones 10 ad-
pk any teiion II Christ was the
h 4 OF the times lie should have
g The nature OF the times. He
IL nave been person born from the
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