The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-21
THE BEST DAY OF ALL.
significance and Meaning Of the Annual
Christmas Festival.


At the Brooklyn Congregational church YES
terdsy morning the Rev. w. W. Ferrier spoke
on the subject "Chrstmas" The text WAS
from:
Isaiah ix:6-"For unto us a child il born;
unto us son Is given, aud the government
shall be upon HiE shoulders; and His name
shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor the
Mighty God, tho Everlasting Father, the Prince
OF Peace"
Mr.. Ferrier said that the history OF the world
shows among all peoples an inclination 10 cele-
brate important events. We annually celebrate
our emancipation from British tyranny and
there ara many other days enshrined in the
hearts OF our people. But there is day In the
circle OF each year that ia a glad day TO every
people and nation. This is Christmas day. The
good tdings that came on that day were for all
the world.
Then was inaugurated new era for hui
mainly. Then began a life that changed the
dominant tendencies OF the world, aud one that
has made all life worth living. Beneath the
deugs of ruin have sunk many grand and mag
nificent Kingdoms, but this kingdom of Christ
the Wonderful, the Prince OF Peace-has moved
on in triumph and with increasing spIendor.
The speaker said that we, az people, ought to
be thankful that we are one OF the channels
through which the religion OF Christ is flowing
on down 10 the nations of the future. Every
step OF advancement toward the life that Christ
exemplihed makes our lives OF more worth
rear GOWN our cnuFcnes, Oiot out Cnrlst ana
the record of His life from our land,
and tho dark days of barbarism would
again sweep up like deluge. But this viii
never be done here. Men wish to see the church
spires pointing heaveuward. and to pitch their
tents and train their vines and trees in COM
nun ties where Christian principles have sway
All wish to have the benefit in some way, II not
In the highest way, OF that 'peace on earth" that
"good will TO men" which came on that first
Christmas morn.
The best day for this country, he said, was not
the day Washington was born, or the day Abra-
ham Lincoln was born, the day the Declare
ton of independence was born. 1t was the day
on which Christ was born. Christmas is the
great red-letter dsy for humanity. OF all our
festival days this, then, should be esteemed the
greatest and best
Various Christmas customs OF different coun-
tries were mentioned. And in the line of Christ
mas gifts the speaker spoke as follows:
Iwant to tell you what is the best gift you
can this holiday week give TO your loved ones.
You know Ii as well us l. May II be ours, all OF
US, TO give it-this best gift as IL may suit our
individual cases.
For the father and mother this can be done by
giving 10 the children from that very day
home that will be in very truth godly home.
Tho beauty and fragrance OF such a gift will
flow out In sweet influences in the lives of your
children not only until the next Christmas
time. but through all time, touching finally Oh
eternitys shores.
The son or daughter can on this Christmas
day present TO father and mother, and TO the
heavenly Father the love of hearts hencoforth
consecrated TO the Master. Every praying
father and mother would regard this gift rs the
most precious of any that could DO laid at their
feet.
The husband out of Christ can at this Christ
mas time corsecrate his iite To God ana thus let
come from the throne OF the Infinite a Christmas
answer to the prayers OF the loving Christian
wife