The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-11-07

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| for human habitstiOn- The only light
is from the door. l went into one OF
| these rooms AMI found woman cook
ing the evening meal There were sig
COWS in the same room On 1ittis
/ elevation. there was some straw where
the people sat and slept when they
/ wished to rest. 1t was in room SINH
| lar to that our Lord was born.
This was the cradle of King and yet
what cradle ever held so much2 Civil
lizationi LIBERTY Redemption Your
| pardon and mine. Yonr Heaven and
minei Cradle of universal Cradle OF
a God. The gardens of Solomon we
visited this morning were only type
| of what all the world will be when this
| illustrious Parsonage now born shall
| have mpleted His mission The horse
| of finest limb and gayest champ OF bit
! and subiimest arch of neck that ever
brought Solomon down to these adjoin-
ing gardens was but poor type of the
| horse upon which this COnqueror, born
| in the barn. shall ride, when accord
| ing to apocalyptic vision all the armies
o. Heaven shall follow Him on
| white horses.' The waters that rush
down these hills into yonder three great
| reservoirs OF rock and then pour in
| marvellous aqueduct into Jerusalem I'M
| til the blazen sea is full and the baths
are full, and Sloan is full, are only an
imperfect type of the rivers of delight
I .
coming, shall roll on for the shaking of
the thirst of all nations The palace of
| Lebanon Cedar from which the i'm perial
cavalcade passed out in the early morn
ing and to which it returned with glow
ing cheek, and juggling harness, and
lathered sides, is feeble of architecture
cmpared with the house of many man
sions into which this One born this
winter month on these bi eak heights
shalt conduct us when our sins are all
pardoned, our battles all fought, our
work all done
Standing here at Bethlehem. do you
not see that the most honored thing in
all earth is the cradle? To what else
| did loosened star ever point? To what
else did Heaven lower balconies of light
filed with chanting immortals? The
way the cradle rocks, the world rocks
God bless the mothers all the world
, overi The cradles decide the destinies
of nations.
the cradlel 1t is more tremendous
, than the grave. Where are most of the
leaders of the twent eth century soon to
, dawn upon us? Are they ON thrones?
No In chariots? No. In pulpits?
, No. In forums? No In senatorial
halls? No In counting houses? No.
J They are in the cradle. The most tre-
mendous thing in the universe, and next
to God, is to be a mother. Lord Shaftes-
bury said give me a generation OF
Christian mothers and I will change the
whole phase OF society in twelve
) months
/ Dishonor not the cradle, though it
may. like the one my sermon cele-
brates, have been a cradle in barn,
for I think it was Christian cradle.
That was great cradle in which Mar
} tin Luther lay, for from it came forth
} the reformation of the sixteenth CEN
fury. That was great cradle in which
Daniel O'Conne1 lay, for from it came
forth an elOquence that will be inspir-
r ing while men have eyes to read or ears
to hear. That was a great cradle in
which Washington lay, for from it came
, forth the happy deliverance of ma
, ton. That was a great cradle in which
John Howard lay, for from it came
forth q mercy that will not cease until
, the last dungeon gets the Bible. and
light and fresh air. Great cradles in
) which the John Wesleys, and the John
Knoxes, and the John Masons lay, for
from them came forth an all conquer
ing evangelization. But the greatest
} cradle in which child ever slept or
woke, or laughed or cried, was the
f cradle over which Mary bent, and to
t which the wise men brought franklin
l cense and upon which the heavens
: dropped song.
l Standing in the chill khan of q
3 Saviour's humiliation and seeing what
l He did for us 1 ask: What have we done
: for Him? There is nothing i can do"
l says one AS Christmas was approach
s ing, at the village church good woman
3 said to a group of girls in lOwly and
r Strengthened circumstances: Let us all
now do something for Christ"
: After the day was over, she asked the
n group to tell her what they had done.
j One said: 81 could not do much, for we
Q are very poor. but 1 had a beautiful
o flower 1 had carefully trained in our
: home, and 1 thought much of it, and
s put that flower on the church altar. VI
n | And another said: 81 could not not dc
e much for we are very poor, but can sing
i a little, and so I went down to poor,
s sick woman in the lane. and sang as
g we'll as could to cheer her up Christ
: mas song" well, Helen, what did
: you do?' She replied: az could not dc
much, but 1 wanted to do something for
= Christ and 1 could not think of nothing
n else to do, and SO went into the church
d after the people who had been adjoining
}, the altar had left and scrubbed down
n the back altar stairs" Beautiful!
I ! warrant that the Christ of that Christ
l. mas Day gave her as much credit foI
= that earnest act as He may have given
: to the robed official who, that day.
read for the people the prayers of a re-
y sounding service. Something for Christi
5 Something for Christ!
d plain man passing a for tress saw q
S Russian soldier on guard in terribly
l cold night and took off his coat and
g gave it to the soldier saying: 81 Will
y soon be home and warm. and you will
a be out here all night" So the soldier
!, wrapped himself in the borrowed coat
s The plain man who loaned the coat to
s the soldier soon after was dying, and in
O his dream saw Christ. and said to Him;
q You have got my coat on" Yes, y
q said Christ '.this is the one you lent
y me on that cold night by the fortress.
n I was naked and ye clothed Me-" Some
f thing for Christi By the memories OF
n Bethlehem / adjure you!
In the light of that star
. Lie the ages empeAFlea,
That song from afar
Has swept over the world.
Q Cremation In milan.