Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-29
THE INFANTS ESCAPE
DR.. TAIMAGE NAMES THE DANGERS
THAT BESET THE HOLY BABE.
Chri.t's Cradle Had So Rockers-Thc
Character of Hcrod-But One ire
pronchablc Man-whns Christianity
Has Done For the world.

Character of Hcrcd-But One ire
pronchabIc Man-whnt Christianity
Has Done For the World.
Fopyrsht. 1885. by American Press Asso-
ciauon.l
WASHINGTON. Dec. 25.-In most I'M
tsral way n scene connected with the ma
tiviiy is emphasized by Dr. Talmaee in
this Christmas discourse: text, Matthew
ii. Is. ''Hercd will seek tho young child
TO destroy him" The cradle of the in
FAINT Jesus had no rockers, for it was not
q be soothed by oscillatinc motion. as are
tire cradles G. other princes. 1t had no
canopy. for ii was not TO be lowered over
By anything so oxGuisite. a: had no en-
broidertd pillow. fer the young ntSa was
not to have such luxurious comfort
Though a metcor-oriinsrily the most
r-rat;c snd seemingly ungovernahlc Of all
skyey apyesranceS-hsd been sent to desig-
nate the place where that cradle stood and
choir had ben sent from the heavenly
kerlple 70 sCrcnaGc its illUst-ious occupant
with an epic. YET that cradle was the tar
rei for all earthly and Giabolical HOSTILE
ties Indeed l give you as my opinion
ihat IL was the nar-ovcSt and most Won
: - A4lt AXIS AladA INV NllAiu
was not slain befoT. he had taken his first
sep CT spoken his first word. Herod could
n; afford TO have him born. The Caesars
could not afford to have him born. The
gigantic expressions and denominations Of
tie world could not afford TO have him
bora. Was Their ever planned a more sys-
temat;zci OF appalling bomharJlment in
al the world than the bomhariment of
tha; cradle,
The Hcroi who led the attack was
trtsche-y. cnceancc and sensuality i'm
pe-~onai,~d. As sort Il pastime hc slew
Hy-yanus. me grandfather If his wife.
Then he slow Nariamne. his wife. Then
r. tutche-et her two sons. Alexander and
AriS-otclus Then he slew Autipatcr,
h.s oldeS; son. Then hc ordered burned
alive 20 POO; lie who had pulled down the
eagle o. his authority He ordered the
rlt,cs who Rad attended upon his dying
I'D 70 be slain. - that th5rc might lie
universal mourning after his decease.
From, that sane uccthlei he ordered the
slaughter - a., ;hc ckillrcu in Bethlehem
under years q. age. feeling surc that If
r. u assacrsd the entire ir;aniile popula-
ton that would include the destruction of
TIE child whose birthplace astronomy had
pointed out wi.a it. finger Of light. What
many t-cn-;tG a, ; ,crc.t moihc-st II he
hs1 buen well e. ugh TO leave his bed. he
would have enjoyed seeing the mothers
wildly struggling - keep their babes. and
holding them - tightly that they could
&c. bs : -yc.rasgd until tie sword took b m
lives AZ Cnt >irokc. and others. mother
anG child, hurled from roofs of houses into
she street. uut'. THAT village q horseshoe
sAaVa On tie hillside tScame one great
butcher Sho-. To have such man. with
associates ITS. a. cruel. anu IN army at
his Command, attempting the life @. the
infant Jesus 6cs> iherc seem any chance
fer MS escapos Then that ilieht south
ward for - many miles across deserts
srd ana bandits ard wild beasts my
friend. tie ,--- missionary ana scientist
D-. Larsi-s, wto tooi. the same Journey,
said il wa> enough 70 kill bolh the Ma
donna and TIE Ch..d, AID poor residence
in Cairo. fE-Q.- Yen know how difficult
IL j. 10 laAe an ordinary child successful
y through Tie disorders that are surc to
ssSail i even in comfortable homes and
with all Se,ic2tc ministries and then think
Il TIE exposure - that famous babe in
Villages and LANDS wh,1e AL sanitary laws
WEI PM ~ defiance, his first hours ON
s.r.a spent IL a room without any doors.
and o.rs!fnos swept Iy chilled night
winds. then E.;tINEaIv riding many days
under 10, l7Ci i-.ll sun and iarJ II many
riEl-s, le>i the aNtu-.t oNrrtakc The iugi-
ike bs.o.e L. could lie hiC i,E in another
LAID,
The Bahy hood of Chris.
The >anhedrl- also were a.Tronted at
4, -cTo-s g This mysterious arrival Il a
cl..- ia; might Uv>-J a.. conycntionaii-
IT, and chIsntrn III, tErCIC O.! the matt p.
'->cCi TIE door an bs-t !, and double tar
!; a--i1s- Llu. cried 81. Political and
e,o>.cslas1.c.ll Tewt-. Christ On q reirc {
WIEN only few days 81 age, with all The
p-iNsr-c-- al hart.>e!TS and sutfor;nES
e. TVt-tst, When Ihe glad lews came that
Is.,l wss Sesl, ard Ihv Madonna WAS
packing Up and taking her Child home,
I'D news a,>o came. thai Archelaus, the
SOL. A-sl ,akv; tie ilrouv-auothcrc CROWN
e. .-isn-y. WAaI chance fer The tahc's
l.gs W.. ut some shu-I grave hold the
vOCS-cL> infant
III L.r. 10 dt-thi' was the order all up
and down Palestine. AID ali up and down
tie tsse-E heiwetn Bethlehem and Cairo.
To- IT was lst-e culI.Cs an icunoclsst
Il all established order. Here cones an
nsri-all; e. tie Crown 81 Augustus, ii
found n ihs s;-1t;s - Do;hleheul, dash
him - death On n, pavement, /. found
Ct a h:L. hCrl him down re rocks, Away
with him. Bat the Bah. ~; home in
safety and passed mp from infancy TO
youth and irom youth Ia manhood and
frUIa c3-T-nle- shop 10 NesSiahship and
from N,>slA.-stil 10 .ntlron-iaent. until
The ,-iSAs-C>s name on Earth j. .luSES, and
tLe1e : 10 IA shs.cr naiLe n hc..,,n.
Mh-. ] vAu. "a call your attention 10 is
tor ls--gS eS-spe and mine and ,he
Wcr,e's narrow escape suppose that at
te.-lI on Ike yCunC child's life had been
successful suppose that delegation If
wise men, who were To IMPORT TO Herod
Immediately after 1aey discovered the
ls-l tx. n tie Bethlehem caravansary,
lad Ot<ytd orders and reported, suppose
see heSss Carrying the Madonna and the
Cai,6 in re LighI had stumbled and
.ucc 10 death ils riders! Suppose Arche-
l&-s had sol his hands on the babe that
h-s father had failed 10 find, Suppose
that among the cailirSn dashed from the
Ee-h.vhela house tops or SEPARATED hy
sword e The enragsd oonstabElary Jesus
had pe-;shoi,
The beauty of Christmas.
Then. - begin on the ouytrmost rim AZ
nv subject, Christmas festivities would
reve- have haan observed, Christmas car
ols neyer sung, Christmas gifts never be-
slowed Christmas games never played,
Christmas bells never Tunc. What an aw-
.ul subtraction from the worlds bright
ness you.G haV, l..on the making az