The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-31

tnemS, rendered by well known voices
were in themselves a sermon, and wher
the minister came to make his address
in a few well chosen words he said that
he would leave the music with his hear.
ers, with his single question, which Pi-
ing to do with this Savior, King, whose
birth we celebrate?"
The Christmas music which was rem
dered Sunday morning at the
METHODIST CHURCH
Drew a large congregation. Appropriate
hymns, together with the following spe-
tellectual feast which followed in the
sermon:
"Oh, the Golden, Glowing Morning"
...... ......,... .......... ......Le Jeune
"Te Deum, No. 2"..................F. Kroell
Hail, Christmas Morn. .......... .Gounod
"Hark, the Herald Angels ....... Mozart
Birthday of a King''.. .......... Neidlinger
Fear Not We, o Israeli. ... Dudley Buck
The Rev. DR.. Huntley, of Baltimore, de-
livered the sermon. From the obscure
text. And the desire Of all nations shall
come"-Haggai ii:7-the minister built up
such . logically perfect demonstration
that the Christ, whose birth Is celebrated
at the Christmas season. fulflls the
prophecy, as is rarely the good fortune
of any people to hear. The train CT
thought and it's rapid development was
beyond the average mind to grasp
at once, without the closest attention,
but when the beautifully drawn deduc-
ions were made the whole stood out as
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preacher said, in part:
Scholars are agreed that the natural
way of reading prophecy is by the light of
history. Search the records nov being
written. Familiarize yourself with the
great movements now. Look at the ten
denotes as we'll as the transpiring events
of the present. See whence they spring.
Follow the fact back to the motive.
From the circumference trace your way
to the center. witnessing an effect,
look for the cause, and stop not till you
find one adequate.
80 let us stand this Christmas time.
And as we listen to the belated echo from
10000 choirs, and are RECALLED with floral
transpositions which cause to
assume the garb of spring; while we be-
hold the young elated with a Joy elysian
and the wrinkles in the face Of age trans
formed to chalices, imprisoning a light
which must have scaled celestial barriers
and stolen out to catch a tint whose mel
low beauty knows no double and can be
had no otherwhere than in the human
face and at no other than the Christmas
time; as we behold, till every fiber Of
the spirit trembles with ecstacy. let us
project our look beyond phenomena and
enter on q search for that which causes
them.
Before mans disobedience he was Tor
ored with Gods presence and companion
ship. After the transgresslon he COM
menced evading Him whose command
ment he had broken. Adam Is dismissed
from the garden, given to understand the
effects Of his dlsobedience, left with
his wife to live a few short years In a
world from which his sin had driven the
Creator.
For 5000 years man saw no accredited
ambassador from God, a v as he occa-
sionally whispered in the ear of some
lone prophet and commissioned him to
cry aloud. But the race was not aban-
doned, and its continuance Insured until
the desire OF all nations should come.
The prophets proclaimed His purpose to
Gentiles and bring in the reign OF one
kingdom should have no end. All
Christians know the means employed to
fulfill that prophecy, because the SUI OF
history has shone upon the page OF
prophecy. The Jews, from character
lstic blindness, believed themselves, as q
to have been ~prefgured In the
Messianic prophecies, 1t was TO them
that the Gentiles should seek, II was
they who were the seed of Abraham. In
whom all the nations of the earth were
to be blessed. Today the very children
will tell you that all this was scripture
mls%iuterpreted and misapplled-that the
Jewish nation hundreds OF years @go
passed from the roll of Independent ma
But the Bible says Of His gov
eminent there shall be no end. Johns
was to backsllders, and he bap-
tized those reclaimed by his teachings TO
the faith Of their father Abraham.
believing Jesus Christ to be the one
to In the text, I will be expected
TO show some reason, connected with ma
tlonal desires, for this faith. That the
essentials of good government are con-
tanned in the teachings of Jews Will hard
~ be denied, even by infdels. To desire
perpetuity is as natural as to
desire the ~prolongation OF individual ex-
Christ's teachings tend to ma
~permanency by intoxicating obe-
Hence to rlghtfully constituted authority
the 18TH chapter or Romans contains
rood law from the text book of Chris
His teachings tend to give ma
ional permanently by emphasizing Gods
providence as relates to nations, and as
extending to individuals and the family,
Is well as to nations. This brings con-
eminent. which Is one of the essentials
o a stable government. The require
which Christianity makes OF the
'arious members of the family tend in
TO the security OF a nation; first.
~ requiring a respect TO authority; and.
by requiring the head OF the FAM
~ to support Il. thus teaching industry.
Commerce. representation at h capi-I
al OF other nations, peace at home, peace
With all the world. the cultivation Of the
Irts, to be respected Inc honored by her
'wn people and by other nations. are
ONE of the other things desired by every
intelligent nation. which the teachings OF
Christ tend TO realize. The history
( England n America. where Chris
iaity has been recognized as a part Of
he common law, is evidence that His
eachings tend always and every where to
he contamination Of those desires.
Yes. the desire of all nations has ar
He came while the world was
stepped from His car OF glory
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