Telegram-herald., 1890-11-03

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the auxSis oAanted Oh the fAusous fsrsh
nikhs all the Acids 81 Palussine were
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land would a. Ia AaroA. bat waat ~ 3
minister of chr.ss 70 study jesus And ~
went 81 December wanted a. ser how
the worlds frent dooT looked when fae
heavenly stranger entered II.
The town 81 Bethlehem. 70 my surprise
j. in the shape q n ko~e eshoe the houses
extending clear onto t2e proDgs of the
horseshoe. the whole sosne faore roash
ana rlsls than can be imagined Verify.
Christ iia not choose q satt geElsl riaoe ia
which e be horn. The gate thfoagh Whieh
our Lord entered this wSrld vas gate Of
rcck, = hard, cold gate. aud the gate
through which he departed was swing
gate q shsrpened srcGrs. We enter
gloomy church buiit by Constantine over
tho place 10 which Jesus was born. Ilfieea
lamps burning day and night and from
century 70 century light our way 20 the
spot which al authorities. Christian and
Jew Gnd Nohammedan. agree upon As being
the place of cur Sayl0nr's birth. and covered
hys marble slab, marked by silver s.ar
sent from Vienna ani tie words. Here
Jesus Christ was born OF the Virgin MAry. "
IL WAS BORN IN A CATTLE FEs.
But Standing there ] thought, though
this il the plaoe Of the nativity. how differ
ent tho surroundings u the wintry light
in which Jesus came, At that time il was
a khan. or "a cattle pen. ] visited one q
these khans. now standing and looking
Just Is IL Christ time We rode IL under
the arched entrance and clsmounted We
found the bu.ldiDg Of stone, aud around an
open square without roof The builGlne
Is ulore than two Thousand ye2rS old il
is two stories high, in the center are cam
els. horses and mules. Caravans halt here
for the night or during a long storm. The
oDen square is large enough TO accommo-
date a whole herd 81 cattle. . flock 81 sheep
or caravan Of csmels- The neighboring
Bedouins here find market for their hay.
straw and meats OF from this center there
are twelve rooms for human babitStion.
TIE only light Is from the door. went
into one of these roonas and foaad a woman
cooking the eYcnine meal. There were ak
cows In tho same room. On little eleva-
tion there was some straw where the people
sat and slept when they wished 20 rest. u
was in a room similar 10 that cur Lofd was
born
This was the cradle Of a king, and vet
what cradle ever held SO macAf Civillza-
ton. Liberty! Bc3enPtioal Your par
don and mine Your peace and miDei
Your heaven aad mine Cradle Of uni
verse; Cradle OF a Godl The gardens of
Solomon we visited this morning were
only a type OF what all the world viii be
when this ilustrious parsonage now born
shall have completed his mission. The
horses Of fnest limb, and gayest champ Of
bit, and subhmest arch Of neck, that ever
brought Solomon down TO those adjoining
h.,s ~ -
upon which this conquevor, born in the
barn, shall rice, when according 10 apoca-
lyptic vision all the armies OF heaven shall
follow him on white horses" The waters
that rush down these hills into yooder
three great reservoirs Of rock, and then
pour in marvellous aqueduct into JeTssa-
lem till the brazcn sen is fall. and the
baths are full, and Sloan is fuli. arc only
an imperfect type of the rivers OF delight
which. as the result OF this great ones
coming, shall roll on for the slaking Of the
thirst Of all nations. The palace OF l,eb-
anon cedar from which the imperial cav
alcade passed out IN the early morning,
and 20 which il returned with glowing
check and jinzling harness and latbered
sides. Is feeble OF architecture compared
with the house Of many rnsnsions into
which this one born this winter month on
these bleak heights shah conduct US when
our sins are all pardoDed. our battles all
fought, our tears all wept. oar work oil
done.
TEE CRADLE OF oUR FATTH.
Standing here at bethlehem do you not
see that the most hoDored thing in all the
earth il tho cradlei To what else did
looSened star ever point' To what else did
heaven lower balconies Of light flied with
chanting immortals' The way the cradle
rocks the world rocks God bless the
mothers all the world over, The cradles
decide the deetiniea OF nations. Ia ten
thousand of them sre sais moment the
hands that will yet give beDediction of
mercy or hurl bolts Of doom. the feet that
will mount the Sleeps toward God or
descend the blasted way, the lips that will
pray or blasphcme. Oh. the cradlei Il Is
more tremendous than the grave Where
are most % the leaders of the Tv-entietb con
fury soon to dawn upon as, Are they on
thrcsee' No. in oharfots' No. In palpits'
No. IN foruu1s' No. IN senatorial hslls'
No. In counting housesf No They are
Ia 4he cradle. The most trs-ner5ous thins
in the un.vsT=a and next - lsod is - he
mother. Lord Shafsesbury esid, Give me
eeAeft4tSa % A-Attrea4h HaV-se4ss &ao
vii change the whole phase of socsety in
twelve months" Oh, the oradle' Forret
not the one in which yo1 were rocked.
7fsonch ODD and worn oct that crsdlc may
bs s.sndinz IN sttic Or barn, forEss net zoe
fro. that sysyed r. ths ffyz thss sang c~sr
81. ths tesr- thst dropFed ugon IL, the faith
10 God that rnade vsT for g. TIE boy
Waiter Soots did wei whea - sy,euz TIE
firss Eve zuiDss pieoe bs ever earned as .
present - his mother
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