The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1892-01-02

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re ne'1s when, = re q. rsed - teen ~
| " 100 iase . Save thr dcst'nIcs q furops
was child THAI decided Gctiys5,re. hc hnvin
overheard two Confederate Generals Ia
conversation. In which thcY dc,idcf
20 march for Gettysburg instead OF HAr-
rlsburg; and this. reported 70 Gov.
Curtin. the Federal forces started to meet their
| oppon' nts ~ cettysburs And today she chill
! Il to decide all the great inttles make all the
| laws. settle all the dcstnies. and usher In the
| worlds salvation or destruction. Men. women.
nations, all earth and all heaven. behold the
child II there any velvet 30 soft - . child's
cheeky In there any sky 70 blue a. . ohiid's
| eyer IL there any music 30 sweet ~ . child'a
uices Is there any plume 80 wavy - : child's
hairf
Notice. also. that in this bible night sceae
God honored science. Who are the three wiso
men knceling before the divine infant Not
Doors. not ignoramuses, but Caspar. BEL thasar
and Mcichior men who knew all that was TO
be known. They we've the Isaac Newtons and
Herscheis and Faradays Of their time. Their
alchemy was the forcrunner OF our sublime
chemistry. their astrology the mother Of our
magnificent astronomy. They had studied
stars, studied metals, studied physiology,
studied everything. And when / SEQ
these scientists bowling before the beau
tiful babe. see tho prophecy OF the time
when all the telescopes and microscopes, and
all the Lcyden jars, and all the electric batter
les, and oil the ohservatories, aud all the uni
vcrsitics shall bow 70 Jesus. II is much that
way already, Where In tho college that does
not have morning prayers. thus bowling AT the
mangeri Who have Teen the greatest physi-
clans Omittlng the names oi the living lest
we should be invidious, have we not had among
them Christian men like our own Joseph G.
Hutehisgn and Rush and Valentine Mott and
- .".~.a.I
our greatest scientlstsy Joseph Henry who
lived and died Ia the faith OF the gospels aud
Agasiz, who, standing with his students among
the hills took on his hat and said.
Young gentlemen, before we study these
rocks, let us pray for wisdom 20 the God who
made the rocks" To-day the greatest doctors
and lawyers OF Brooklyn aud New York aud OF
this land and OF MI lands. revere 10 the Chris.
tian religion. and are not ashamed To say 80
before lurics and lcgisla ture and scnates. AL
geology viii yet bow before the Rock Of Ages,
All botany viii yet worship tho Rose Of sharon,
All astronomy will yet recognize the Star OF
Bethlehem And physiology and anatomy will
join hands and say, I'VE must by the help OF
God. get the human race up To tho perfect
nerve, and perfect muscle and perfect brain,
and perfect form OF that perfect child, before
whom, nigh twenty hundred years ago. the
wise men bent their tired knees In worship.
Behold also In that nrst Christmas night that
boys, 10 bethlehem and sec the child. mo"
they say. I'VE are not dressed good enough 10
come in" Yes, you are; come in" Sure
enough, the storms and the night dew and the
oramblos have made rough work with their mp
parci, but none have better right 70 come In
They were the FIRST 10 hear tho music OF that
Christmas night The first announcement OF
Saviorrs birth was made 10 those men In the
helcs. There were wseacrcs that night In
bethlehem and Jerusalem snoring In deep
sleep, and there wore saiariod oricers OF gov.
eminent, who, hearing Of IL afterward, may
have thought Tint they ought 10 have had the
irst nows OF such great event some one dis
mount ng from q swift camel at their door and
Knocking till, at some sentiDel's question,
who ccmcs therei' the great ones Of the pal
acc might have been told OF the celestial ar
rival No. the shepherds heard the first two
bars OF the music, the first In tho major key
and the last In the subdued minor: GLORY 10
Cod IN the higaest, and on earth peace, good
will to men," All, yes; the fields were hon.
ored
The old shepherds with plaid and crook have
Tor the most part vanished, but We have graz
Ing our United States pasture fields and pratt
RE about Is .n00 600 shcep-and all their keepers
ought 10 follow the shepherds OF my text ana
ail those who toll In fields all vinc-drossers
All orchardists, all husbandmen. Not olly that
Christmas night, but all up AMI down tho
worlds history God hid besl honorlng IN,
nclds. Nearly all tho messlaas OF reform ami
literature ald cloluonce and law and benev-
oloncc, have come from the fields
Washington from the fields Jefferson from
INC fields. The Presidential martyrs Garfield
and Lincoln from the fields Henry Clay from
lho folds. Daniel Webster from the fields.
Martin Luth n from til, fields. Before this
world is rigat the overlooking populations OF
0ur crowded cities will have 90 tlko 10 the
loids, Instead Of ten merchants IA rivalry as
4, who shall sch that one apple. VIC want az
least cilht OF them 10 GO out and raise apples.
instead 81 tea merchant dosriag 10 m that oae
b shcl Of wheat, VIC want AZ least eight OF them
20 50 ont AM raise wheat Tho world wants
now more hard hands, moro tronzcd checks
moro muscular arms 10 the fields, God hon
rcd thcIa when ho woke up the shepherds by
the mdn CHIT anthem and ha WILL while tho
world lasts. continue 30 honor tho fields. Whom
tho shepherds crco., was that famous night
stood az last the wall OF the Bethlehem kahn
4 WIS ~ prophecy OF the time whom threshcr's
RI, y ana farmers plough ana wooiman's axe
M ox,s -osc and sheaf-bisdcrs rake shall sur
,en,er 10 ,1,o ',cA Who made the country as
lnau made t'ia town.
Behold nlso, That on MAJ Christmas night
God h1norcd motherhood. Two angels On saclr
rings rl'G', have b'opght an infant Saviour 10
j~ihlch ~ V ,Aoat Marys being there 1T all.
Hseu ilc yI.Hror,, on the morning OF Dec
y awo' e, by divine arrangement and In
UNIV th'A iali"h WY. tlf 0nil1 Jesus might
Aavc tccl ievni In some couifor table cradle OF
BE yiltgc liut no. not Motherhood for all
time WIS 20 b. ,onsccraird. and oac OF The ten
dcrtst X latio.s was 10 be the m ltornal rel stion
"nd Que OF The sv cetcst worls, mother" In
II Gscs GA has honore1 good moth
crhood John wesley had a good mother: ~.
: rnaid Lad goad mo her; samuel Budget,
od mo hcr. DOfdr.d e. good mother; wal
or scott rcol mDtser; benjamin West o
good mother IN Srcat audience, most Of
whom were Christians, / askcl that all thoso
who had bcea blessed OF Christian mothers
arse, ana almost the entire assembly stood
up. Don't you see how important IL Is that all
motherhood be consecrstedS why did
fiu-n, the Italian artist, when he
etched the Madonna, make 10 an Italian faseg
Why id Rubcns, tho German artist In his |
Madonna, make II German faceg Why did |
Joshuu Odds, the English artist In his |
Madonna. mako IL m English faceg Why did |
Merlllo, the spanish artist make IL n spanish |
faocy never heard, butt think they too, thor |
own mothers as the type Of Nary, tho mothor |
OF Christ When you hear some one, IN sermon |
or Grafton, speak In the abstract OF good, |
faithful. honest mother, your eyes MI up with |
tears. while you say TO yourSclf, "that was my |
mother"
The irst word child utters Is apt 20 DO |
Mother" and the old man. IN his dying dream,
sails, "Mothcrl motherl" IL matters not |
whether she was brought up in the surround
ngs OF city. and In afflUcnt home, and was
dressed appropriately. with reference 10 tho
OF modern lifc OF whether sho wore
The oid-timc cap, and great round spcctacles,
lnd apron OF her own make, and knit your