The Forrest City times., 1890-11-08

duct Into Jefusaiem till the brascn sea is full. hmd the baths are full. and Sil am te full. are oniy an imperfect type of the riv- CTS 1s delight wh cn, as the result cs this s,est Ones coming. shai. roll on Ter shs slAtipx cf. the thiist of sii na,scns Ihs palace of Lei snon cedar from whi's the
 Imperial caval, ado pass d out In the cary
 morning and to which H returned with glowing cheek. and iingling harness. and Iathcred sides, Is feeble of nrchilectu' { cotnparcd with the House of Many Man sions into which this One born this winter month on these bleak heights shall conduct us when our sins arc all pardoned. our battles all fought, cur tears all wept and ouf Work all done.
 Standing here at Bethlehem. do you not sec that the most honored thing In all the earth Is the cfsdieS To what else did loosen- ed star ever point? to What else did heaven lower bal onos of light filled with chanting nm orta ay The way the cradle rocks toe world rocks. God bless the mothers all the world oeerl The cradles cecidc the destin es of nations. In ten thousan1 of them are. this moment, the hands that will yet give benedcicn of mercy or lurl bolts cf doofn, the feet that will mount the steeps toward God or dtstend tho blaSeo way. the lips that will pray or blaspheme. Oh the cradle! lt ls more tremendous than the grave. Where are most of the leaders of the twentieth century soon ta dawn up us? Are thcy on thrOhcSf NO. Tn Chariuts! No. In puipitsy No. In forumsy No. In senatorial hals? No. In counting-housesf No They are in the cradle. The most tremendous thing in ihe universe, and next to God Is 10 be mother. Lord Shafe bury said give me generation of Chris tan mothers and will change the whole phase of society in twelve months" Oh, the radlei Forget not the enc in which you were rocked. Though old and wo D out. that cradle may hc standing in attic ,r harm. forget not the foot that swayed 1t. tho lips that sang over it. the tears that dropped upon it, the faith in God that made way for it. The boy. Wal or Scott, did well when he spent tho first five guinea D ece he ever earpcd as a present to his mot her.
 Dshonor no' txe cradle. though ft may, like the one ny sermon celebrates. have been cradle in harn. Tor think it was a Christian cradle. That was great cradle In which Mar in Luther lay, for frs m it yamc forth the reformation of the sixteenth routury. That was great cradle in which Daniel O'Connell lay. for from if came forth an cloquence that will be inspiring while men have eyes to read. or cars tc hear That was great cradle in which N . shiDgtrn lay, for from II came forth the hpnrv deliverane ot a natton. That was great era He in which John Howard lay. for fron fl rame rth n ercy that will not cease untI the last dungeon ge the Hfele, an,, light and fresh air preat cradles tn which the John wesleys. snd tho John kuoxes and tho John Masou$ .'hs' TOT Hotp them came forth an aN-conauef "s an geisxatian. But the greatest es.tuie ID whif h child ever slent or woke, laugi.e or cried, was inc cradle over whi h M-sry bent and (, which tine wise men brought fraukincense. and upon which the heavens dropped song. lad there been no manrer there had been au cross. Had therc been no Bethiehem, there had been no Goigoths Had there been no In pnation, there had been no ASccuslon Ha,s there been nc start. there had been no close.
 Standing in tho chill khan ot saviour humiliation, and seeing what Ito {. 'a Ter us ask what have We done for Him, thess is nothing can do" says enc. As Ch. ssst- mas was approaching the will ge chur h. h scoa woman said to group of girls ir iowIy and straifened circumstances. .I.et all new do something for Christ" After the day was over she asked the group ,o inil her what they hao done. Ono said; ..l could not do much, for we are very poor tut had a heautiful flower I had care futiy traipc d in our home, and l thought much Of it, and l put that flower on the chur h altar. And another satd: s'l could not do much. f,r vc arc very poor but can ~tug a little. and sn | went down Co a poor, s,ck wumeu ln tho lane. and sang as well as [ cauld. to cheer her ID, 8 hF=s mas ssfN- NWFtl, Helen. Vt hat did you dol She replied. s.I could not ,ie fsuch. but l wa1trd to do something fut 'lhrist- and caala think Of nothing else to dc. aHd SO | went int the church after the peol 'e sto had been kdorning the altar had left an. scrubbed down thA back altar ss#lrs." fsRnfiful, 1 warrant that the Christ of slAat Christmas day rave her as mus'h credit fes that earnest net as lie may have yIvcn ,a ,he foled osst lal who. on that day r. aa for tho l~ople, tte prayers Of a re- soundtnae seryise. sonethtny for Christi something for Christs
 Ap rn man pass as a fortress sawa Rus slan soldier on guard ,n a ierrlbiy cold ght. and took oil hir e. at and ave IL fc The soidlar. Saying."l will sos.n Do hosne and warnt and yOn stli be oat herc all night. "So the soldier wrapped hiuseff in the borrowed coat. Thc piain man who leaned the ( al G tsse soldier soon after WAS dying. and fla hss sreRta saw Christ, and said to Hitn: '.Nnn have g0t my coat on.' Yes" said Chr ss. 'thi. fs the one you lent roe on that cold night hy tae fprtrvss. was naked. and ye clothed meH some hipg for Chr is,i By Inc memories of sethlanem | ad.sre you,
 in the light Of that star
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 That sfns from afar