Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-08-25

be- Again "tbs Lord thy God will
raise up unto theo u prophet from the
midst Of thee Of thy brethren like unto
me. unto him W shBll hcarkcn. |
Moses thus says, 10 substance As
God raised me up to delirer His people
out az slavery 10 Egypt and TO lead
them into goodly land flowing With
milk aud honey. so shall lie send |
messenger and teliverer from heaven
TO lead Ills people out of the slavery OF
sin into the liberty OF true life and |
eternal happiness. :" Isaiah, the great
prophet, breaks out in the present
tsnse, Zoo years bsfore the wonderful
event, saying: Unto us child is
born, unto us son Is given. and the
government shall be upon his Shoulders;
and his name shall be called Wonder
full, Connaelor, the Mighty God, the
Everlasting Father, the Prinee OF
Peace. OF the increase Of His govern.
mont and peace there shall be no enc.
Thus the hops of saviour was Kent
bright in the hearts of the people
until, in fulneHs Of time, God sent His
only son into tbs world, not to destroy
the world, hut tU save the world, and
to give His lite ransom Tor many.
Nor as mighty king He came for lie
influential, and was born 10 Manager.
Angelu sang their 81 eetest carols at
His birth, and declared unto the Judean
shepherds the wonderful event. Fear
not, for behohld bring you good
| tidngs of great joy, which shall be to
| all peuple, for unto yuu is born this day
| in the City OF David, saviour, which
| ia Christ the Lord. And this shall be
a sign unto you, ye shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying In
a manger. And suddenly there was
with the angel multitude OF the
| heavenly host praising Gud and say
| ing, "Glnry to God in the highest, and
on earth peace. good will toward man, "
1 And it was even 30, for as theY came
| to Bethlehem they found Mary and
Joseph and tho babe lying in a manger..
Let all the world behold in the babe OF
I,ethlehem the Son Of God, the Christ
anh Retieemsr Of the world.
OF His aventful life we all know
something. Angels and mon have been
studying that life in wonder and
amusement for 1880 years, and tbs YER
dict of heaven and earth is, Truly
this was the Son OF Cod" AT - we find
Him with the ductorH in the temple,
both answering them and asking them
questions, and His wisdom astonishad
them all. Little is known OF His life
from that time until he as 10, but that
He was a faithful workman at the car
penter trade, there can be no douht
These years we believe to have heen
we'll spent IN Christian work, and the
auquisition of true knowledge. At 30
He started out on His wonderful minis,
try as the most marvellous teacher th Q
world ever knew. His teaching was
peculiar and il eeams that it was dia-
metrically Opposite to the teachings Of
men. Christ gave US now and exalted
. ideas OF life, and Ills teachings turned
the world upside down. The words Of
Ian Maclaren are apropos OIL this sub
iect. lie says: "The world had itt
! own idea OF blessedness. Blessed is tbe
man who ia always right Blessed il
!, the man who is satisfied with himself
: Blessed is the man who is strong,
:, Blessed is the man who rules Blesaet
:, is the mau who is rich. Blessed ~ th'
! man who is popular. Blessed is thu
man who enjoys life. These are th,
:, beatitndes OF signt and this presen
! world. II comes with a shock and open
new realm of thought that not one o
. these men entered the mind OF TIL
> blessed Christ when lie treated o
: bleasedness
. This is abuniantly true. for let u
y notice thoae whom Christ taught wer
. blasseti: BLESSED are the poor j
y spirit; blessed are they that mourn
2 besssd are tho meek blessed are the
70 which do hunger and thirst afte
9 righteousness; blessed are the merci
J. full blessed are the pure in heart
blessed are the peacemakers; blesse
u are they which are presented for rightt
Z BUSINESS sake. Only One from heHve
u could teach us sucn doctrines as these
u What man ever taught US to love ou
~ enemies and to do good to them tha
~ hate US?
" Man ia naturally resentful. IL 80
10 hit me- | will hit you back. says tb
10 natural man: hut Christ came to teac
II us a better way, and to ilnplant u
:. eupernatural within our souls that II
ns Divine grace might dwell richly in u
p taking out tho nature of the bear, an
az making us lamblike and gentle.
lg auy man be in Christ Jesus he is
TO new creature; old things haro pasHt
40 away, bohoid all things havs bccon
~ new. y The trouble with the churt
IN is that too often the old mau still r.
'lf mains, and the church member is
matched mp Christian, inHtuad OF a ne
es man IN Christ Jesus.
re Tho Lord help the churches to ca
ur phasize the new birth religion
no must be horn again. -" Let this mind
til In you which was also in Christi eaus.
,'s Christ went about doing good, hel
he ing the sick, opening the cyes of q
ito blind, and raising the dead to life. !
Tor was the Great Physician, the blcss
y, Healer Divine!
,w Being rich lilo became poor, boil
ful revilsd He reyiled not again. He Low
ell mankind. and died TO prove His wo
cd derful love. We may judge OF I
\" effect Of sin whom We contemplate VII
!" il did for tho Hpotesa Lamb OF Go
ais Unjusty accused, mslignity and hR
,re bounded Him to the cross, and
cd died for us, tho just for the uujul
liH that He might bring us to God!
De- "Greater love hath no man th
tut this, that a man lay down his life
'n- his friends.
int Well may the poet exclaim:
AZ When / survey the wondrons cross,
an On which the Prirce of Glory died.
SO, My greatest gain count but loss
on- And pour contempt on all my pride. !.
US See from his hands. his head, his feet.
of Sorrow and love flow mingled down.
~, Did ere such love and sorrow meet.
~ Or thorns compose so rich q crown.
Nv Were the whole realm of nature mine,
ras That were present far too small;
-, Love so amazing, SO divine,
Demands my life, my soul, my all!
the III ID relateu Inat cereain' rlen'
III. man, of an inventive turn OF mil
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