The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-14


II they ask your forgiveness and for
give them anyhow. Shake hands all
around. Coed viii TO men"
on. ny Lord Jesus. drop that spirit
into an our hearts this Christmas time.
tell you what the world wants more
than anything elso-more helping
hands. more sympathetic hearts. more
kind words that never die. more dispo-
sition to give other people ride. and
to carry the heavy end OF the load and
give other people the light end. aud &c
ascrlbe good motives instead OF b.
and TO find our happiness In makiaR
others happy.
Out OF that Bethlehem crib let the
bear and lion eat straw like AN OK.
Good will TO men," THAT principle
will yet settle all controversies. and
under II the world will keep on improv-
ing until there will be only two aniago-
nists IN an the earth. and they will side
by side take the jubllant sleigh-ride In
timated by the prophet when he said.
Holiness shall be on the bells OF the
horses"
Again. remark that born that
Christmas night In the village barn was
sympathetic union with other worlds.
From that supernatural grouping OF the
cloud bank over Bethlehem. and from
the especial trains that ran down to
| the scene ! find that our world Is beau
tlfully and glorlously and magnihcently
surrounded. The meteors are with Us,
for one Of them ran TO point down 10
the birthplace. The heavonn are with
u.s. because at the thought OF our re-
demption they roll hosannas out Of the
midnight sky.
oh. yes. do not know but our world
may be better surrounded than We have
sometimes imagined. ana when a child
Is born angels bring H. and when Il dies
another takes II. and when an old man
bends under the weight OF years angels
uphold him. and when a heart breaks
angels soothe e.. Angels IN the hosp'-
tai to take care Of the sick Angels
In the cemetery 10 watch our dead
Angels In the church ready to ny hea-
venward with the news OF repentant
souls. Angels above the world. An
gels under the world. Angels all
around the world
Rub the dust OF human impcriections
out Of your eyes. and look into the heay-
ems and see angels OF pity, angels Of
mercy. angels OF pardon, angels Of help.
angels crowned. angels charloted The
world defended by angels. girdled By
angels. cohorted hy angels clouds OF
angels. Hear David cry out. The
chariots of God are twenty thousand.
Even thousands OF angels" But the
highest angel stood not that night Ia
the clouds over Bethlehem; the might
lest angel that night lay among the cat
tle-the Angel OF the new covenant
As the clean white linen was being
wrapped around that little form OF that
Child Emperor. not a cheruh, not ser
aph. not an angel. not world but wep,
and thrilled and shouted. Oh, yes,
our world has plenty Of sympathizcrs'
Our world Is only a silver rung OF q
great ladder at the top Of which Is our
Fathers house. No more stellar soll-
fairness for our world. no other friend
less planets sput out into space 10
freeze. but a world In the bosom Of d.
vine maternity. star harnessed TO a
Manager.
Again. remark that that night born
In that village barn was the offender
hope. Some scrmonizers may say
ought 10 have projected this thought
at the beginning Of the sermon. Oh
nc, | wanted you to rise toward a.
/ wanted YOU 10 examine the comedians
and the jaspers and the crystals befof,
showed you the Kohlnoor-thc crown
Jewel NJ the ages oh. that Jewel had
very poor setting! The cub Of bear
Is born amid the grand old pillars OF the
forest. the whelp Of lion takes Us FIRST
step from the jungle Of luxurlant leaf
and wild flower. the Kid Of goat Is born
In cavern chandellored with stalactlts
and pillarcd with stalagmite Christ
was born In a bare barn.
Yet that nativity was the offender,
hope. over the door Of heaven are
written these words: None but ths
slnless may enter here" oh. horror 81
you say. that shuts as an OUT" No
Christ came TO the world In one door
and he departed through another door
lie came through the door Of the man.
ger. and he departed through the door
Of the sepulchre, and bis one bust.
ness was so TO wash away. our sin that
after We are dead there will be- no nor,
sin abou, US than about the eternal God
| know that Is putting II strongly. bu
that is what ! understand by full re-
mission. All erased. all washed away
all secured out. an gone. That un
derglrdling and Overarching and r.
radiating and imparadlsing pOssibllit,
for you. and for me, and for the whol'
race. that was given that Christina
night.
DO YOU wonder We bring flowers 10
day to celebrate mch an event? N
YOU wonder that we take ORGAN an,
youthful voice and queenly soloist I,
celebrate ~ DO YOU wonder tha
Raphael and Rubens and Titan an,
GiOtto and Ghirlandaio. and all the oil,
Italian and German painters gave th'
mlghtiest stroke cf their genius &,