The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-10

VsfVs anu eunoyNhrrS ~ enNicues, and
30 u attend them.
We sometimes hcar very epssa people
say. III I had Q month or . year ~
two 70 d. nothing but attend To rrlieicu,
things. | would BE- . great deal hotter
than ] am now" You Arr mistaken.
Generally the brss people are the buoy
people. Elisha VAS blowing In the ncli
when the prophetic mantle fell on him.
Matthew vas attending to his custom.
house duties when Chris, commanded
him 10 follow. James and John we're
mcnding their nets when Chris, called
them to t-. fishers Of men. Had they
been snoring In the sun Christ would no,
have called their Incidence into the
a~rostleship. Gideon was a, work with
the HALL on tho thrcshing. floor when he
saw tho angel saul Vas with gNai
fatigue bunting up tho Lost aspcs whcn
he ionnd tho crown - isrsei.ss Iac
proiisai son would never ha~~ n ersasi
and wanted 10 have returned ~ his "a
Tiers house IL he had no, nr., gone into
business, though IL was swine-fccdi ng
Not once out of . hundred times will .
lazy man become q Christian. Thosr
who have nothing a. do arr In vcrv un.
favorable circams,an for the ~rccoiv-
ing II divine manifestations. IL IL not
whom YOU arr In idlcncsS. but When you
Arr. like the Bcthlchcm ~shrpherjs
watching your auckS, that the glc<y de-
sends aud there is Joy among the angels
OF God over your soul pcnltont and for
isvcn.
My subject also strikes At the delu.
sion hat the religion % Chris, il dolor-
Gus and grief intusing. The music
which broke through the midnight
heavens VA not = dirgc. but an anthem.
], shook Joy over the hillA IL no; Snly
dropped upon the shepherds. bnsst s,SaAs
upward among the thrones. The robe
OF a saviour's righteousness Is not black.
The Christian life Is not mad, up o.
weeping and cross -bcar AMI war
~aging. Through tho revelation Of
that Christmas night ! find tina, religion
IL not "a roa hut n song, In q world
of sin and sick bed and s.paiahsrs. We
must have trouble; bus in oAc dArkcs,
night the heavens part with angelic
song. You may. like Paul. bc ship
wrecked. but exhort You 10 be OF .ssl
cheer. for you shall all escss, saf~ D.
he land. Religion does not show itself
In the clongation 81 the face and the cut
OF the garb. The rhariscc who put. his
religion into hi, rhylac'ory has none
left for his heart FrctfnlnoSs and com.
planning do nv, belong Ia the family u
Christian races which move into the
heart when the devil moves out. Chris
tianity does not frown upon amuscm"nts
n ~rccrcaiions. II IL not q rynic. IL IL
not a shrcw, it chokcs no laughter, II
quvachcs no light ~ dcfaccs no art
Among tho happy, II Is the happiess II
Is just ~ much at home ON the play.
ground ~ IL is In the church. II In Sisi
as graceful In the charAdc ~ IL is In tho
psalm book. II sings just a. well In
Surrey Gardens - II prAys In 81 Paul's.
Christ died that We might live. Christ
walked that We might ride. Christ
wcpt that wc might laugh.
Again, my subject imp.csscs m~ with
the fact that glorious cndinas sometimes
have very humble beginning. Tho
straw pallet WAS tho starting point. but
the shout In tho midnight sky revealed
what would he the glorious consunims-
ton. Christ on Msry's lap Christ On
the throne Of universal dominion. What
an humble stsrting' What . glorious
cndinR' Grace higgins on . small ~rsi~
In tho heart You ses only men ~
tres walking. The grace of Sod In
the heart In . feeble spark. and Christ
has "a keep both hands over IL les, IL IT,
blown out. What an humble heginning'
Hut look ., the same man whom he has
catered Heaven. No CROWN able Tn cs-
pros his royalty. No palace shle toex.
press his wealth. No sceptrr able 10
express his powcs and his dominioa.
Drinking from the fountain that drips
from the everlasting rork. Among The
harp~rs harping on their HAIRS. I'm . we
Of giAss mingled with ar~. lteforu the
throne Of Tod. IA 70 M cut forever.
The spark Of grace that Chris, had W
keep both hands over lest IL come 70 ey-
unction. having famed up into honor.
End glory. and Immortality VIVA,
humble startina' What GLORIOUS cob.
summation.
Ny subi~cs also imp q mo With ~"
effect of Christie misAioa upward o.
downward. Glory W God. peace Ia man
When God ent His Vol into thu World.
angels discovered something new In
God. something they hsi never ~ren tss-
forc. Not power. 10 wisdo,n. not love.
They knew ell that before. Hut shea
Gud sent Ills Non into thts world thss
the angels saw the spirit o. sifdenlAl
In God. the spirit u s~clfrscrines 10
God. II IL easier 20 love On angel on
His throne than . thief on the cryp4s. .
SrAph In HE worship than an sdai,erc
In her crime. When the angel. ssw
6oa-the God who would NOS sIios The
O Insignificant angel In Heaven "a
In hurt give up His Non. H!s SIN, iiis
only. oaly Son. they ssw syoeshins
thsi they had never thoogbt ~ before,
and ! do mt sonder that uhcn Christ
started GU ca that pilgrimage The en-
gels. In Heaven olspprd their ~iass In
triumph and called on ell the hosts ~
Heaven 70 help them celebvss. H. sna
sane 20 lovd that tho Ikshieh~m sher.
herds hoard IT, 'Sssovy ~ 1od 10 ihS
highest
Hut u uss slso ~ t~ . mission aS ssssre