Asheville daily citizen., 1894-12-24
THE birth on THE CHRIST Child.
"WHERE Is HE THAT WAS BORN
KING OF TIE JEwS."

Rev. DIR. Campbcll's Sermon at the
First Presbyterian Church sunday |
Morning-Pastor Whites Talk to
Mothers s--Bcthcl Church's New Pas
tor.
At the First Presbyterian churci, YES
terday morning Rev. r. F. Campbell
preached to a large congregation. His
text was taken from Matthew lie:
Where is le that is born King of the
Jews?" MIR. Campbell said The first
thing that strikes ore in reading the
second chapter of Matthew is the great
sensation made in the world by the birth
OF little BABE. The infant Jesus was.
30 lar as We can learn, in no way different
in his humanity from Other new horn
babes. He could not nj ter a word, aud
was as weak aud hclpl, SIS and as depend.
ent upon his parents for everything.
But his birth alarmed Herod, an alien.
usurper OF the throne Of Judea. That a
prince of the house of David should be
BORN seemed to Herod menace to his
kingdom although he " as supported by
Cesar ard the Roman empire. He de-
termined to kill the child, not to wait
for the flower to bloom, but to nip it in
the bud. Herods policy was profound
one. 1t had been the policy of Pharaoh
when he was alarmed by the over.multi
plicttion of the lsraclites. He did not
kill the men aud women but said, Let
MS drown the boys We may learn a
lesson from lierod; sometimes the chill
dren of this world are wiser than the
children of light. If we wish to influence
future generations we should begin with
our o"n children. They are our oppor.
tunities; it we mould their hearts and
minds wc shall leave our mark upon the
world.
The second thing that strikes us in
tie chapter is the three different classes
Of men that sought the infant Christ
First. King llcrod, who sought Him
that he might slay Him. Herod is a
type of class of men to he found at the
present day, that seek Christ that they
may drive Him from the world. or at
least from their part of the world. For
instance, the liquor dealers; they are
opposed to the church of Christ because
it is trying to dcthrorc King Alcohol.
/ They would be willing to do homage to
{ hrist, to dot the land with chu, chcs, il
Christianity would only 1t their busi
ness alone. And there are men in lcsit
! innate business Who.c business methods
( are ti-houcst, who bel rS to this class
| These men would out-llcrod llerud, III
their efforts against Christ. But IS the
/ Divine Providence tailed Herod. or did
not allow q hair OF the head Of the babe
at Bethlehem t. he touched, 81 today
God will protect the church of Christ,
and those who arm tn in.,l,es against
Christianity viii bc dashed to pieces
Ike pottcr's vessel.
"The scrhcs aud phar'secs represent
another class Ut men, They too asked
the question: Where is he that is bJrn
King of the lcws?' But they asked it
from spirit of vain curiosity or idle in
difference. Though Christ was only six
miles away they made no attempt to STE
him. There WAS an attraction OF the
head, not of the heart. they are TIE
type OF large class Of the men and
women OF today. WHO with a spirit OF
cold speculation, come to church to hear
others talk about Christ. They know
where he was born and the history OF
his lie and death. but they are eintclestcd
IN him OILY as an historic parsonage as
they are in ulims Cesar or Napoleon
Bonapartc.
The wise men OF the east represent a
third class ui tnrn " hu seek Christ t. %
him homage. II is not known where
these wise men came from bat it is sup
posed from Persia. In those DAYS II
must have hccu - journey OF fro m four to
seven months tor them to reach Judea.
But no obstacle could turn them trou,
their purpose. They sought and found
the infant Jesus. tell down and wor.
shipped him and gave him gifts OF gold,
irankircense and myrrh. These wise
men arc type of Chr'st's people i'll the
world who worship him with their bod
les, th:ir souls and their substance; those
who truly seek Christ And to these
God will make the way clear, even as h,
sent the star to guide the wise mt and
VIXEN they were led aside TO Jerusalem a.
the dwelling place of the royal family
their interview with Ilcrod aided then
in their search Tor the Savior.
In conclusion the question comes t.
each one Of US: TO which class do
belong" 1t is solemn question. Their
is Russian legend that the wise men o,
their way to Bethl, hem passed peasan
woman at work in the fields They tol,
Ea ,.,l
60 with them. When am through m
work, will follow you, she said. Whe
SHE was ready to set forth they were ou
OF sight and her opportunity was gone
II trere is any one here who has no
truly sought Christ, do not. beseec
you, put it of for a more convenient tim,
. but seek him now with US in prayer"
To Mothers.
Rev. ]. l.. Whites sermon to mother
at the First Baptist church last evcnin
was based upon the t,xt Exodus 2.S
The pastor thought the word mother Il
sweetest ot human words, and he blesse
God for the sentiment that it was TIL
= embodiment of. Motherhood is Just q
= holy as the priesthood. The motht
, OF Moses was held UP as anexample, an
Mr.. White declared that it depcnde
upon the mothers to save the boy,
who are threatened by the pernicior
literature disseminated by rorruT
prcss-trashy novels and the like. Il
appealed to the mothers to know wna
their BOYS were reading and gave
strong warning against the fearful il
huence OF evil associates.
Bcthcl's New Pastor.
"Heaven" was the subject on whis
the new pastor. Rev z. Paris, OF Beth
NJ. Z. church. South. preached Sunds
morning and evening. MIR. Paris made
most agreeable impression upon his hea
ers, lie breaches with a iervor. direc
ness and power that carry conviction
the hearts OF his congregation, and it
predicted that his work at Bethel will