Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-11-14

what all the world will be when this Illus
trious parsonage now born shall have COM
pleted His mission. The horses OF finest limb
and eayest champ Of bit and sublimest arch
OF neck, that ever brought Solomon down TO
these adjoining gardens was but poor type
Of the horse upon which this conqueror, born
In the barn, shall ride, when according 70
kpocalyptic vision all the armies Of heaven
shall follow Him on white horses" The
waters that rush down these hills into yon-
der three great reservoirs OF rock, and then
pour in marvellous aqueduct into Jerusa-
lem till the braEen sea Is full, and the baths
are full, and Siloau Is full are only an i'm
perfect type Of the rivers Of delight which,
as the result Of this great ones coming, shall
roll on for the shaking Of the thirst OF all ma
tons. The palace OF Lebanon cedar. from
which the imperial cavalcade passed out in
the early morning, and 20 which IL returned
with glowing cheek and gingling harness and
lathered sides Is feeble OF architecture
compared with the house OF many mansions
into which this one born this winter month
on these bleak heights shall conduct us when
our sins are all pardoned, our battles all
fought our tears all wept our work all
done.
oJand1ng mere at Bethlehem do you not
see that the most hohored thing In all the
earth Is the cradles To what else did
loosened star ever pointl To what else did
heaven lower balconies Of light filed with
chanting immortalsi The way the cradle
rocks the world rocks. God bless the
mothers all the world overi The cradles
decide the destinies Of nations. In ten thou
sand Of them are this moment the hands that
will yet give benediction of mercy or hurl
bolts OF doom, the feet that will mount the
way, the lips that will pray or blaspheme.
Oh, the cradlel It Is more tremendous than
the grave Where are most OF the
leaders OF the twentieth century soon
to dawn upon usi Are they ON
thronesS No. In chariotgi No. In pull
pitsi No. In forums, No. In senatorial
hallsf No. In counting housesi No. They
are in the cradle. Tho most tremendous
thing in the universe and next to God is 10
be mother. Lord Shaftesbury said, 'Give
me generation of Christian mothers aud
will change the whole phase Of society in
twelve months" Oh, the cradle Forget
not tho one In which you were rocked.
Though old and worn out that cradle may be
standing in attic or barn, forget not the foot
that swayed IT. tho lips that sang over II,
the tears that dropped upon 1t the faith in
God that made way for it. The boy Walter
Scott did well when he spent the first FIVE
guinea piece he ever earned as a present to
his mother.
Dishonor not the cradle, though II may,
like the one my sermon celebrates have
been a cradle in barn, for / think 1t was
a Christian cradle. That was q great cradle
in which Martin Luther lay. for from it
came forth the reformation Of the Six
tenth century. That was a great cradle In
which Daniel O'C0nnell lay, for from II
came forth an eloquence that will be in
spring while men have eyes to read or ears
10 hear. That was a great cradle in which
Washington lay, for from it came forth
the happy deliverauce Of a nation. That
was a great cradle in which John
Howard lay, for from it came forth a
mercy that will not cease until the last
dungeon gets the Bible aud light and fresh
air. Great cradles in which the John Yves
leys and the John Kpoxes and the John
Masons lay, for from them came forth an
all conquering evangelization. But the
greatest cradle in which child ever slept, or
woke, laughed or cried was the cradle over
which Mary bent and to which the wise men
brought frankincense and upon which the
heavens dropped song. Had there been no
manger, there had been no cross Had there
been no Bethlehem, there had been no Col
gotha. Had there been no incarnation, there
had been no ascension. Had there been no
start, there had been no close
Standing In the chill khan Of Saviour's
humiliation, and seeing what He did for US
is nothing can do, says one. As Christmas
was approaching in the village church q
good woman said to group Of girls in lowly
and straitened circumstances, Let all now
do something for Christ" After the day
was over she asked the group to tell her what
they had done. One said: II could not de-
much, for We are very poor, but l had
/ beautiful flower / had carefully trained II
our home, and thought much Of It and
! mt TINT Anuar n,,t the obi oh ala ~
another said, II could not do much, for W.
are very poor, but eau sing little, and sc
went down to poor sick woman In the lane
and sang as well as could, to cheer her up.
Christmas song" "Well, Helen, what die
you dog She replied, II could not do much
but wanted to do something for Christ, anC
could think of nothing else TO do and so
went into the church after the people wht
had been adjoining the altar had left, and
scrubbed down the altar back stairs Beau
ufuli | warrant that the Christ of thai
Christmas Day gave her as much credit fol
that earnest act as He may have given to the
robed official who on that day read for tn,
| people the prayers OF "A resembling service
Something for Christ! Something FOL
Christi
A plain man passing fortress saw Rus
sian soldier on guard in terribly cold night
and took of his coat and gave it TO the sol
der saying, Il will soon be home and warm
and you will be out here all night" so tn,
soldier wrapped himself in the borrowe,
coat. The plain man who loaned the coat d
the soldier soon after was dying, and in hi,
dream saw Christ and said TO Him, "Yo,
have got my coat on" "Yes,n said Christ
this is the one you lent Me on that cole
night by the fortress. was naked, and v,
clothed Me- Something for Christ BY tn,
memories Of Bethlehem adjure you'll
In the light OF that star
Lie the ages empearled
That cong from sfar
Has swept over the world.