The Red Cloud chief., 1891-01-09

oofTOr thea ~ vitals fro3e,
Death oeruek, I eeased the tide 70 stem;
who suddenly . star arose.
: u was the Star Of Bethlehem.
Notice also in this scene that other
worlds seemed TO honor our Lord and
master. Bright star Of the night, wheel
on in thine orbit. mo-" said the star,
81 must come nearer and I must bend
and ] must . what You do with my
Jesus" Another world that night Joined
our world in worship. That star made
. bow Of obeisance. / sometimes hear
Of people talk Of Christ's dominion "a
though II were to be merely the few
thousand miles Of the worlds circum-
ference; but I believe the millions and
the billions and the quadrillions Of
worlds are all inhabited-f not by such
creatures rs we are still such creatures
As God designed TO make. and that all
these worlds = . part Of Christ's do
minion.
Isle Of Wight is larger in comparison
with the British Empire than our island
Of . world IS compared with Christ's
vast domain II not, why that celestial
escort? II not, why that sentinel with
blazing badge above the caravansary?
II not, why that midnight Waterman in
the balcony Of Heaven? Astronomy
surrendered that night to Christ. This
planet for Christ. The solar system for
Christ Worlds ablaze and worlds
burnt out-all worlds for Christ. In
tensest microscope a not see the one
side Of that domain. Furthest reaching
telescope can not find the other side Of
that domain. But I will tell You how
the universe is bounded. 1t is bounded
on the north and south and east and
west and above and beneath by God,
and that God is Christ, and that Christ
is God and that God is ours.
But this scene also impresses me with
the fact that these wise men Of the East
came to Christ. They were not fools;
they were not imbeciles. The record
distinctly says that the wise men came
to Christ. We say they were the magi,
or they were the alchemists. or they
were the PSYCHOLOGISTS, and we say il with
depreciating accentuation. Why, they
were the most splendid and magnificent
men Of the century. They were the
n~aturalists and the scientists. They
knew all that was known.
So it has always been-the wisest men
come to Christ, the brainiest men come
TO the Manager. Who was the greatest
metaphysician this country ever has
produced? Jonathan Edwards, the
Christian. Who was the greatest as
tronomer of the world? Herschel, the
Christian. Who was the greatest poet
ever produced? John Milton, the
Christian. Who was the wisest writer
on law? Blackstone, the Christian.
In post norton examination the brain
of distinguished men have been exam
ined. and l will find the largest the
heaviest, the mightiest brain ever pro-
duced in America, and I will ask what
that brain eve thought of Christ. Here
il is, the brain weighing sixty-three
ounces, the largest brain yer produced
in America. Now let me find what that
brain thought of Christ. In the dying
moment that man said: lord i be-
lieve, help Thou mine unbelief. What
ever else ] do, Almighty God. receive
me to Thyself for Christ's sake. This
night i shall he in light and joy and
So Daniel Webster came
to the manager. The wise men Of the
East followed by the wise men of the
West.
Know also in this scene that it was a
month that God chose for His
nativity. Had it been the month
Of May-that is the season of blossoms.
Had He been born in the month
of June-that is the month of
roses. Had He been born in the
Of July-that is the season of
great harvests. Had He been born in
the month Of Superintendent is the
season of ripe orchards. Had He been
born in the month Of October-that is
the season Of upholstered forests. But
He was born in q winter month.
1t was in closing December that He
was born to show that this is a Christ
for people in sharp blast, for people
under clouded sky, for people with
frosted hopes, for people with thermom-
eter below zero. That is the reason He
is so often found among the destitute.
You a find Him On any night coming
of the mOors You can see Him on
any night coming through the dark
lanes of the city. You can see Hin
putting His hand under the f~aintin1
head in the pauper's cabin. He remen
bers how the wind whistled around thS
caravansary in Bethlehem that Decem
Der night, and He is in sympathy Will
all those who in their poverty hear tt
shutters clatter on a cold night.
1t was this December Christ thai
Washington and his army worshiped al
Valley Forge, when. without blanketsj
they lay down in the December snow
1t was this Christ that the Pilgriu1
fathers appealed to when the Mayflowe}
wharfed at Plymouth Rock, and in thu
years that went by. the graves digged
were more in number than the housed
built. o, l tell you, we want q Decem
Der Christ, not Christ for fair weather.
but a Christ for dark days clouded witt
sickness, and chilling with disappoint
ment, and s~ufocating with bereavd
ment, and terrific with wide ope1
graves. Not . spring time Christi
but a winter Christ O, thi}
suffering and struggling world
needs to he hushed, and soothed.
and rocked, and lullabied in the
arms Of sympathetic Omnipotence. No
mother ever with more tenderness put
her foot on the rocker Of the cradle Of q
sick child than Christ comes down to M,
to this invalid world, and He says: my
peace l give unto You; not IS the world
giveth, give I unto you" Notice also .
fact which no N seems to notice. that
this Christ was born among the sheep,
and the cattle. and the horses. and the
camels, In order that He might be an al
~leviating influence to the whole animal
creation It means mercy for over
driven. underfed. poorly-sheltered,
CALLED and maltreated animal creation.
Hath the Christ who compared Him.
self TO . dove no care for the cruelties
Of the pigeon shooting? Hath the
Christ who compared Himself to a lamb
no care for the sheep that are tied and
contorted. and with neck over the sharp
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