Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-27

sary IN BSthlehem and drive away the
camels- Press on through the group Of
oilers and lounxers. What, oh, Mary!
no light! mo light" she says, save
that which comes through the door,"
What, Mary! no foodf None" she
says. "only that which was brought in
the sack on the journey" Let the Beth
lehem woman who has come in here
with kindly attentions put back the COW
ering from the babe that we may look
upon il. Lookl Look! Uncover your
head. Let rs kneel. Let all voices be
hushed. Son Of Mary! Son OF God!
Child of dsy-monarch of eternityl
In that eye the glance of God. Om-
Impotence sheathed in that babes arm.
That voice TO be changed from the fee
bic plant to the tone that shall wake
the dead. Hosannal Hosanna!
Glory be to God that Jesus came from
throne to manger that we might rise
from manger 10 throne, and that all the
gates are open. and that the door Of
heaven that once swung this way to let
Jesus out now swings the other way to
let us in. Let all the bellren Of heaven
lay hold the rope and ring out the news,
Behold, bring you glad tidings Of
great joy, which shall be to all people;
for today Il born in the city Of David q
Saviour, which Is Christ the Lord"
BATTLING THE EVIL SPIRIT.
The secoad insssllment paid for our
souls clearance was the scene in Quar-
antania, mountainous region full Of
caverns, where there are to this day
psnthcrs and wild beasts of all sorts, SO
that ysu must 60 there armed with
knife or gun or pistol. 1t was there
that Jesus went to think and to pray,
and it was there that this monster Of
hell-more ely, moro terrific than any
thing that prowled In that country
satan himself, met Christ.
The rose IN the cheek Of Christ-that
pntlx,s -Lart=rns. in his letter to the
Roman senate, ascilDe0 10 Jcsus-tllaS
rose had scattered its petals. Abstinence
from food had thrown him into emacia-
ton. A hong abstinence from food re-
corded IN profane history is that Of the
crew Of the ship Juno; for twenty-three
days they had nothing to eat. But this
sufferer had tasted month and ten days
before he broke fast. Hunger must have
agonixed every fiber of. the body and
gnawed ON the stomach with teeth Of
death. The thought of morsel of
bread or meat must have thrilled the
body with Something like ferocity.
Turn out q pack Of men hungry Is
Christ was s-hungered, aud If they had
strength, with one yell they would de-
YOUR yeo a. q lion kid
Il was in that papg Of hunger that
Jesus wps acopsled aud satan said,
Nov change thsss stones, which look
LIKE bsanA. into N actual supply OF
hrssA-" Had the temptation como to
yop ani ~. under thoss circumstances
We would nsss cried, breed it shall
Der md hseu almost impatient at tho
time taken for mastication; but Christ
with ono hama beat back the hunger,
and With the other hand beat back the
monarch II darkness Oh. ye tempted
on>s! Christ wss tempted. We are
told thak Napoleon ordered . coat of
mail nsie, but he was not quite certain
that 1t was impenetrsble, 30 he said TO
the manufacturer Of the coat u mail,
Put IL on yourself and Let rs Try II. )"
and with shot after shot from his own
pistol the emperor found out that It
was just what it pretended to be-s good
cost Of mail. Then tho man received .
large rewsrd.
bless God that the Same coat Of mail
that struck back the weapons Of tempea-
ton from the heed Of Christ We may
now all wear; for Jesus comes and says:
81 have been tempted and know what
Il Is to be tempted. Take this robe that
defended me and wear it for yourselves.
I shall see Yea through all trials and
shall see you throush all temptation"
"But." says satan still further 10
Jesus, "cons and will show you some
thing worth looking at" and after ,
half days journey they came to Jerusa-
lem and to the top Of the temple. Just
a. one might go up IN the tower Of Ant
werp and look of upon Belgium, so
satan brought Christ to the top 81 the
temple. Some people at = great height
feel dizzy and a strange disposition to
jump: so satan comes to Christ in that
very crisis. standing there 1T the top
Of the temple they looked of. A mag
uifcent reach Of country. Grain fields,
vineyards. olive groves, forests and
streams. cattle in the valley, hocks on
the hills, and villages and cities and
realms.
Now says satan, 'T1l make . bar
gain. Jsst Jump of. I know IL IL .
great way frcra The top Of the temple
- the valley. bat il you are divine you
can fiy. Jump of. It won't hurt You.
Angels win catch you. Your Father
viii hold you Besides. III make you .
large present u ron viii I'll give YOU
Asia Miner. IN give you China, I'll give
you Eshiepss. III give ron Italy. I'll
give you Spain, I'll give you Germany,
TIL give yeu Britain. III give you al
the world" Whats Temptation it must
have he~ni
TRIUMPH ovsa TEMPTATION.
Go tomorrow msrn;ng and get IN IN
alteration wSth sosne wretch crawling
up from . gin cellar IN the lowest part
~ your ctr. NO yon say. II would
not semssn myself ~ getting into such
. contest Then think of what the
king Of heaven snd earth endured when
- came down and foneht sse great
wretcn ~ bell. ard fought nizn in shs
wilderness and ca top az the temple
- -. 6sd 80 in TIE sxfunpA ever