Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-01-02

tao land has a ChapclY They must have
place for tie wise men to worship. Com"
Low, let us understand in ounces ND hy
inches Ills whole matter. In rost-ncrt'm
examination the brain of distinguished
men has been examined, and | win find
the lcrCcst, the heaviest, the mig ltest
brain ever produced in America, and will
as; what that brain thought Of Cari@t.
Here it is, the brain weighing sixty thrcc
ounces the largest brain ever produced in
America. Nov let me lind what thai brain
thought Of Christ. In the diving moment
that nan said: "Lord, ! believe, btlD thou
mine uubcl:cS Whatever else | do, Al
mighty God, receive me to thysolf for
Chrst's sake. This night shall BE in the
light and joy and blcssednees" 50 DAM.
Webster came TO the mancer Tho wis,
men IF the east followed b. the wise men
Of the west.
Know also in this sceac that it was u
winter month that e., .lc g for hi, Sons
nativity. Had j; been the month of May
tint is the se1son OF blossoms Had he
bc'n born in the month OF June--thnt is
tic seas y of r3s-s. Had he been born in
the month of July--tbat is the season Of
great h-"vests. Had he been born in the
month Of Scptembcr-that il the season of
ripe orchards. He'd ne been born in the
month Of OctObcr-'hat is the season of
uphol,tcr forests. But lie was born in a
winter month.
Cl'T"r WIZ. HELP II sroVNY TINES.
II was in closing December that he was
horn t. show that this Is y Christ Of PEG
pie in sharp blast, for people under clouded
SKY. Cor people with frosted hopes Tor
people with thcr1n0mc below zero
That Is the reason he is so often found
among. the destitute. You can fad him
On any night coming OF the moors. You
can SEC him auy night coming through the
dark lanes of the city You can 81" him
putting Lis hand under the fainting head
in the paupeIls cabin He remembers how
the wind whistlcd around the caravansary
in Bethlehem that Docembcr night. and he
is in sympc Thy with all those who in their
poverty hear the shutters chatter on q cold
night.
1t was this December Christ Tint Wash
ingtun ana his army vOrshiped Mt Valley
Forge, whom without blankets they lay
down in the December snow. Ii WIS this
Christ that the Pilgrim Fathers appealed
to wien tho Maynowcr whurfed IT PLY
mouth Rock, and in the years that went
blythe graves di{ eyed were more in number
than the houses built Oh, tell you, we
want December Christ. not Christ for
fair weather, bat y Christ for dark DAYS
c'ouded with Sickness and chilling with
disappointment, and sulTocntin9 with be-
rcavement and terrific with wide open
graves. N0t IA s,'ria .,time Chriat. not a
summer Christ. not an autumnnl Christ.
bat winter Christ OH this SUFFERING
and struggling wocd needs to be hushed
and sootlci ANA rocked and lull,.bied in
thr arms Of sympathetic Omnip2trrcr,
No mother ever with more tenderness put
hey fO1t on the rocker of the cradle Of q
~ich child tni.n Christ comes down to us
to TINS invalid world, and he rocks it into
plU".Gity AMI qui',a"ss rs he SAYS, "Ny
peace | give unto YOU: not MS the world
givcth give unto YOU.
WHY III WAS DOnN IN MANGFR
Notice also feet which no one seems to
nutice-that thi. Christ WIS born among
tine sheep. and the cattie and the horses.
and ia" cHmels in order that he might he
an allcviating influence to the whole ami
nil crraUion. II means mercy for over
driven. unHo'frd, poorly sheltered, CALLED
aud maitreated anmn| creation. Hath
the Christ y no compared himself 10 dove
no ear" tor lie cTuyi.ice Of the pigeon
shooIin,;: Hath the Christ who compared
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