The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-31

means creative power, for did not the
morning stars sing together when the
portfolio OF the worlds was openedP A
starl That means defense, for did not
the stars fight in their courses against
Sisera and for the Lords peopleP A
starl That means brilliant continuance,
for are not the righteous to shine as the
stars forever and ever? A star! That
means the opening Of eternal Joy. The
day star in the heart The morning star
OF the Redeemer.
The unusual appearance that night
may have been a strange conjunction OF
worlds. As the transit Of Venus In our
time was foretold many years ago by
astronomers, and astronomers can tell
what will be the conjunction OF worlds
thousand years from now, so they can
calculate backward; and even infidel as
tronomers have been compelled to tes-
tify that about tho year one there was
very unusual appearance In the heavens
The Chinese record, OF course entirely
independent Of the Word OF God, gives
as matter Of history that about the
year one there was o strange and unac-
countable appearance In the heavens.
But 1t may have been a meteor such
as you and have seen fash to the hor-
lion. saw, few years ago, in the
northern sky, star shoot and fall with
such brilliancy and precision that II l
had been on hill as high as that OF
|, Bethlehem on which the shepherds
stood, could have marked within a
short distance the place Of the alighttng.
The University Of Iowa and the British
Museum have specimens OF meteoric
stones picked up in the fields, fragments
flung from other worlds, leaving fiery
, trail on the sky. So that 1t is not TO me
, at all improbable, the stellar or meteor
| ic appearance on that night OF which we
speak. l only care to know that 1t was
| bright, that it was silvery, thatit flashed
: and swayed and swung and halted with
5 Joy celestial, as though Christ, in haste
D TO save our world, had rushed down
Q without His coronet, and the angels oi
Q God had buried 1t after Him!
z Not a black cloud OF threat but
cleaning star Of hope Is our glorious
. Christianity. One glimpse Of that stel
q lar appearance kindled up tho soul o
r the sick and dying college student unit
q the words flashed from his pale fingers
a and tho star seemed TO pour its ligh
a from his white lips as Kirke Whit
n wrote these immortal words:
Il When marshaled on the nightly plain
-, Tho plitterinR hosts hestud the SKY,
~ One star alone OF NIL the train
D. Can ix the sinners wandering eye.
et Hark, bark TO God, the chorus breaks,
a From every host from every gem,
=. From one alone the Saviour speaks,
!. It's the Star OF Bethlehem.
- Once on the raging seas rode,
er The storm was loud, the night was dark,
NJ And rudely blew the wind that tossed my fou
C. dering bark;
ns Deep horror then ing vitals froze,
~ Death struck, ceased the tide TO stemi
~ When suddenly star arose,
10 II was the Star Of Bethlehem
TO Notice also in this scene, that oth'
oi worlds seemed to honor our Lord ar
"a master. Bright star OF the night. whe
at on in thine orbit mo" said tho sta
to al must come nearer and l must ber
'r, and must watch and sec what you I
'ss with nv jesus" Another world tn
on night Joined our world in worshi
ne That star made bow Of obeisance.
'es sometime hear people talk OF Chris
'n' dominion as though 1t were to be mere
the few thousand miles OF the worlt
'ht circumference; but believe the m
nd lions and the billions and the quadr
mt lions Of worlds are all inhabited-if y
lot by such creatures as we are, still su
not creatures as God designed to make, a
is that all these worlds are part
md Christ's dominion. Isaac Newton a
Ok Kepler, and Ilerschel only went on
rts lumbus voyage to find the continents
our Kings domain.
to think all worlds were loyal but th
The great organ OF the universe,
the pedals, and its pipes and its keys
By one great harmony, save one iniui
nd, peaal, save one broken stop-the '
ng, humana Of the human race, the dislo
ed. world. Now you know that howe
lss grand yhe instrument may be, II tn
the be one key out Of order, 1t spoils
yer harmony. And Christ must mend
nd? key. He must restore this brol
ond stop. You know with what bleed
Tue, hand, and with what pierced side,
asst with what crushed foot He did
hey work. But the world shall be attu
sty. and all worlds will yet be accordi
ere Isle Of Wight larger In comparison v
leir the British empire than our islanC
ypt. the world as compared with Chri
NJ thu hat Qal lQa
and escort? II not why that sent
ave with blazing badge above the cara'
tho sery? II not. why that mid night wa
not man In the balcony Of heaven! Asst
At omy surrende red that night 10 Chi
tho This planet for Christ The solar
rom tenn for Christ Worlds ablaze
n IN worlds burned out--all worlds for Chi
Intensest microscope can not see
avn one side OF that domain. Furtl
oad reaching telescope can not find
eI,v other side Of that domain. But L
tho tell you how the universe is boun'
t,no II Is bounded on tho north, and so
va1 and east, and west, and above, and
hos. meath by God. and that God Is CHI
ora. and that Christ is God, and that &c
oor. ours. o, does 1t not enlarge your Il
God Of saviour's dominion when ! tell
will, that all tho worlds are only sp'
rolo. struck from his anvil? that all
ouch worlds are only the 6eecy fiocks fol
acks ing the ono Shepherd? that all the
ont ands OF light in immensity are
oued great archipelago belonging to our X
,laIs. But this scene also impresses me
with tho fact that the wise mon OF the,
and came to Christ They were not 4