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3 sN the interesting picture OF the era
NJ az Christ given In the gospels
81 remarkable point is the univer-
l sAllty Of its attraction. Gathered
#BI there are representatives Of every
claAs and order In human life.
ssvirh poverty and Gentle wealth and
sIlturv. shepherd and wise man. king and
M old man and maiden, the indi-
yiusl and the cr0wd--all are there, either
= TIE background or the foreground.
&aftne varied interest in the fortunes
dthe infant Jesus.
Wtth the entrance OF the Holy Child
hso human life a new thing came to be-
universal religion was born; a religion,
lat b, which overleaped lines OF race
"a learning and social convention, speak
" I'd message TO the essential human
ntuss beneath them, piercing below the
crust to the heart within and uniting men
\ n tho basis Of manhood and sonship to
I'd
Frst Of all. this religion brought to man
universal truth concerning God. Has it
EVER struck you In the study OF heather
fslgiDus syatems how narrow and partial
their jdeA Of the divine. The power OF
1ch deity extends no further than the
hits Of Some one tribe or nation.
Ne. the people who conquer boast of pos
EASING the strongest God. All this has
nnkhed under the influence of Christ's
bought Of God as universal spirit-a
Fssenee and power imminent in nature
~ man, revealing Himself through all
hautful and curious forms, and summing
TIE content Of His being in the grand
vcrd, Father.
10 our ideas Of the future life a similar
elchange Of partial for universal concep-
uom has taken place. Human in
! iefcourse also Is being universalized
Christian teaching. In the an
e,ent world International fraternity was
smost unknown. The Greek detested the
Deinerian, the Jew had no dealings with
ne samaritan, the Roman looked down
sp0n me rest Of the world from his throne
empire with sovereign contempt. But
me Blessed Master flung among these Jar
lms elements the thought of universal
assnoorhood. Ideal intercourse typified
tae rood Samaritan, who recognizes hui
= anitys mute appeal, whether the speech
nAuve or foreign, and whatever color
~ w mas burnt upon the visage. He
- only the sufferer and the brother.
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BY REV. FRANCIS x. PERFORMANCE.
Pastor Of the Church Of Our
Lady Of Good Help.

the compassion we should have for the
poor or on the forgiveness of injury.
Take away Jesus Christ and you
have nothing but darkness and desolation.
There is a word in human language that
expresses the noblest aspirations of our
nature, a word which Is the honor and
most beautiful establishment of human
society, a powerful word, capable to stir UP
the multitudes. 1t is the name of liberty.
Now, IL Jesus Christ were no more, what
would become of liberty? There were In
olden times in Greece and Italy republics
that pretended to be founded on liberty.
For them this word was lie. A small
number of the Inhabitants were citizens,
but the greater number were slaves Such
was the condition of things in Athens and
In Rome Pagan liberty was an insult to
human dignity; and history shows that
slavery has been checked only by the doc
trines of Christianity. The moment that
this teaching is done away with, that mo-
ment liberty ceases to exist.
Look at Africa. Carthage became COM
paratively free under Christian influence,
but 1t fell again into bondage as soon as
1t gave up its religion. The Koran took
the place of the gospel. The cross of Jesus
Christ was pulled down by the Mussul-
mans, and then reappeared slavery. From
that time to this the slave traffic has
never ceased to be one of the most shame
full exploits of their country.
1t IS scarcely fifty years since slaves
were brought from Africa to this country
and sold in the market places. Here is,
what history says. Now, with Christi
anity amongst the people, the rich man is
told to look upon all men as his brother.
He must respect and love his servants.
because they are the children of God as
well as himself. With Christianity the
poor are taught TO be submissive to their
masters to obey them. to love them, IL
they wish to be rewarded. In Christianity
Jesus Christ says to all, abide by my
word, for by 1t We shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you Free
Acknowledge It, then, my brethren.
Without Christianity the world would be
absolutely what 1t was before the coming
OF Christ. and what 1t is today among the
nations that live In the darkness of inf
deity. can. then, today proclaim II with
more certainty than the chosen people Of
God sitter witnessing the wonderful power
OF Jesus Christ. Yes, Divine Infant;
Thou art the light of the world! Mayest
thou remain Nth " foraYsxA Amanl
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Christmas Wcrds Prophetic Day. :: g s:::'
By Rev. ". D. sImonds

fall within the prisoners lonely cell. ana
penetrate the darkness of city sluma We
have no heart to smite, to harm; the cruel
word or deed Is not for us, for the Christ
love is law OF life one day In all the yeap
Christmas is day of the heart and tho
home. The careworn son Of toll: who In
life's losing battle may have regretted
that young lips ever named him father. =
this day Ii happy in the laughter Of hio
children. The overburdened mother, who
knows all the grief Of WEAKNESS and want.
is this day lifted for few bright hours
into at least the semblance OF Joy.
Husband and wife, too often living In
self-imposed slavery, striving for the rich
es that perish. and forgetting that love 40
the sunshine Of life. may this hlessed day
renew the old endearments and find within
q humble home q palace OF delight. Sister
and brother. friend and neighbor, give to
each other a kindlier greeting. and tho
living draw sacredly near to the dead upon
this day of the soul.
o day OF heart, we welcome thee. o dr.
of the home, we rejoice IN thy light. Come.
rich with the gifts Of love, with the cffer-
ings OF pity. with the consultations Of
faith.
But why live one day by tho law Of love
and many days by the law OF strife? Why
not live ever In the Christmas spirit? II
brotherhood Is so good. so in accord with
the Masters lofty faith. why not dwell
together as brothers while the years speed
on. And II we are alone blessed in pro-
noting the good Of others. why not act
evermore above the range OF those s'miser-
able aims that end In self" Jesus il
eternally right. Love is better than hate,
and to give is better than to receive. The
surrender Of selfish desires Is the Begin
ming OF life.
VIII this faith yet conquer the world!
Assuredly. Love Is not only better than
hate-it Is stronger. Peace IL not only
happier than war-it is nobler. And to
hep our brother on the rough way OF life
is wiser than to trample him into the
dust. The precepts of Christ's Christian-
ity are beyond the mutations Of time. The
influence of HIS holy life Is an unspent
force destined 20 command the ages.
Much that we prize may fail us, but
the joy OF strength Of His unclouded faith
in God and man shall abide-the day star
Of progress while the world endured OF
Jesus final victory Christmas is prophetic.
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Gle cdrger Christ = s.z !: sa''"
BY REV. A. l. HUTCHINSON,
Pastor Of the First Presbyterian
~L~f tisas

But our text Is the truth OF God and cam
not fail. Taking of the things OF Jesus
and showing them unto us meant en-
larged vision, increasing knowledge. COM
tinued revelation.
No age has encomrk ssed the entire. do
main of spiritual truth. There are greak
heights and unknown depths yet unexe.
plored. There are vast pfacers and rich
lodes yet to be worked with great profit
This means the finding Of the Larger
Christ. You are 10 understand by this
term an merchandising conception and
application Of the spirit and principles
of the Christ life. It Is legitimate to ask
in every situation of life, What would
Jesus dor But 1t IL moro practical to
inquire, What would Jesus want us to
dor" AS Markham. Of ',rhe Man With
the Hoe fame. has said: I'VE have com.
mitted the golden rule to heart; now let
us commit it to life." The Holy Spirit
He of our text-knows the will of Christ
and what He would want us to do; and
He will show us that will II we obey Him.
His spirit would blot out the picture Of
wealth in the mansion thanking God for
q table grooming with superabundance.
while the poverty at the kitchen door
thanks God for the stale bread picked out
of the ash bin.
The true conception OF the Larger
Christ will inaugurate great equalixing
movement. Distinctions, social and imam
cial. will be less conspicuous because OF
this process. n the mountains around
old Rainier were raised few thousand
feet it's eminence would be less marked.
This great truth applied will embrace
the sum total OF human relations. 1t
will be felt in the bank. the store and
the shop. It will be known In the pr1-
maries and at the polls. 1t will correct
the errors and imperfections of the
schools. 1t win reduce to a minimum. II
not altogether eliminate, hypocrisy In the
church, o, how 1t will sweeten and
crystalline the home life into q veritabis
ante-room of heaven.
Let the Holy Spirit use you from this
Christmastime forward. and He viii open
to you a vision OF the Larger Christ
which shall grow clearer and stronger,
until you see Him upon His throne, re-
splendent In the glory OF His finished
work. As we tenderly take leave Of the
dying nineteenth century let US welcome
the twentieth century with glowing
hearts and faces radiant with ~ ipnnlEsa
tiontae hA 1aExsR cnSiat
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christ TIE light Of TIE llJcrId. !.

vas the light which lighteth
se,y man That cometh into the
s91,I'1 !. sa. 10.
~ IS not uncommon in our
Jay to meet men who refuse to
r., a.. acknowledge Jesus Christ as be-
ns - ae llgnt Of the world, men who try to
n nsuaue US that when 1t is a question of
~ happiness and true civilization
them o''Siue Oh Christianity for
eno,s sSli !. such blind pretensIohs 1t is
and - -. !. seems 10 me. to consult history
H. 49,. sosefse the vast difference that ex-
This c,.. CHRISTIAN and infdel nations.
lenca & -, would bring out the excel
dernn 80 ssnristianity, the extent and WON
IN I, .s !. OF Its work and the diyin-
ana = ~ aathors. But here is d shorter
siae conclusion. - '''''s A' Tue
,, .a.re are two ways to calculate tho
r.. a'ness and excellence Of doctrina
eos,. nlst consists in numbering the moral
nay suesis which it has wrought amonost
~, I. the second 1t by fathominr the void
~. would leave by being wItbdra wn
Which T world 1t Is the second method
ton. wt s,opose 10 follow in this instruc-
cssy !, y nat a would be the condition of So
irunn H. Christianity were to disanpe s
ss,..,. example will illustrate my thought.
n,ss. WIN all its natural advantages. is
I'D J. and pretentious city. Stu
lie az : on Elliott bay, it has one Of
tAon.. harbors In the world. whera
perez us 81 ships can find room and be in
nent nm saiety. Now, suppose for a mo-
AarSr. mat the waters Of this beaut ttu
md for ,S,.l recede never to come back.
wsu%aV ,a, n could be seen bur mud f,ats
puhtmsn, MOI throw CONSERVATION, disap-
trss, ma ana despair amongst its inhabI-
Raa Mia What would become 0, Seattle?
y "0u'd become of you?
ss nv .,. :. US change the picture. II ia
,uufssw suon OF Seattle any more. nor of
49, out i is question of the world:
mpposs WESTON OF Jesus Christ. Let us
nciaIisr 'aat rahonalism, iniidelty and
nav Am ~ have succeeded in their impi ns
chfistisr nv INA. mat the Christian faith, the
s s.vs ~ disappeared from the face Of
Yesterday there existed q
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do serious execution upon y mysterious
something under q ponderous silver cover ;
something under ponderous silver cover.
Mother. dear soul. looks quantity on. but
with q deal Of affection. enjoying most Of
ali the enjoyment Of others.
This fellow, here. with a dimpie In his
chin and the black spot on the eide OF hios
head. where the upset Ink bottle dyed hiU
yellow locks, IL Tom, the mischief-maker.
This chap next to him, with his mouth
wide open and his little brown eyes half
shut, as he watches his diEnified parent
cav anywhere within an inch Of the joint
OF the turkey. Is the fond hope that where
skill fails main strength and stupidnesD
will be sure to win-this chap IL Bill. tho
bruiser. Here Is James. oftener called :
Jeemes by his infantile brethren, with .
shirt collar SO high that It looks any mo-
ment as II 1t would leave him minus his
ears. Susie, with a rosebud Of mouth, J
sits opposite. Angelica IL next to her. and 1
as prim as though she were six and&slx-
ty. and stili MISC Angelica! And then there
are Estella, and Bertha, and Frederic. Andf
Charlotte. and Winnie, ana LsmueI. and
Freeman. and Bowman, and Peter and
David and-what? Do you think the FAM
lily too large? Well, then, cut the family
mot the children--in two, and call the !
other half cousins who have been invited !
to make the Christmas dinner all the mCr0f
enjoyable: and do not forget to include the
Z youu8 iduy VI inc uOubcuOiOs WnOBo u4i10 4
we have purposely left until the last-Wu-
helmina Evalina Eilamina Amt
But, pa, how slow you arni'' cries Miss
Angelica. And sure enough. The poor
little man, red as lobster and pufIing
like q steam engine. ID having . fearful !
time In acquainting himself with the an
atomy Of the king of dinner fowls. 6o-wo
cannot wait for him. The courses follow
each other all too quickly. The table -
cleared. The household spends the grand
old day much AZ all its predecessors have
been spent; chubby childhood clapplne it,
hands. mature manhood bringing it, trib-
ute of gratitude and white-loclked Old are
leaning on its STAN and finding foretasto
Of heaven amid scenes like this.
The long line of Christmases past seems
like long line Of beautiful lights gettine
DINNER and DINNER as they stretch back
into the haze OF the years. May tho lone line
Of Christmases to come be like successive
suns bursting above the horizon q the
future, and flooding our pathwaywith
their golden glory.
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4 ~ - 4 "a: "Iaehoid. I bring you
- tidinss Of great JOY. which
4 sssll i 10 Ill people"
.e. sre some words which
.zssssnifv has won from the
Il cl6sn hsathenism and consecra,e !.
b 40 Sorvicss OF these, none Is swee.er
Is wurd gospel. the greek eVs"s
4 u, -, he angel choir used i o. . inat
~ eXriGfmau morning It's associat.ons
l. I'M W rather than Win peace.
d! =. ~ word used to denote Tue -.
u Stvsn 10 the messenger VINO Drought
"a. y victory from the Meet.
<,ssss. s 10y nlled the streets OF Atnens
& "A scwe swfft runner brought news OF
]s.sz..s cver the huge ornaments or fer-
~ angels, beholding the victory
.. ~ prince Of Peace over the powers
e X rroclaim for all the world a great
". sssmreIess Joy. Men have some
IN that In view of all the facts OF
Il ~, !. n unwarranted thing, a trea-
8 rsality. How rejoice. say they.
M s<srnw and signing stream up end
II. N fsod. when every moment from
.l72..sS snd from battlefields, from asy-
a.. ss,scrs and slave gangs rises up
= hearts torn, bruised ana crusnea
IN ~ Ana rather write high upon the
Il "A. Y the life opening to the child OF
sAil hope abandon, ye who enter
-, ~ angel message proclaims that
q ~ llve without opium and yet re-
~ 81 ~ i warranted by fact. In spite.
~ q. ;rSn n anguish and pain of human
~. n III yeari, men may look life IN the
49, "a hueh, sorrowful yet always, re-
..s:ss 8, Il walk with Sorrow as a friend
~ - hlsh festival even though Death
2s1o9s q and ours.
: ~ ~ nroclaims facts which tell us
81. Sgn,s pain comes from his great
s..s, nm man IL akin to God, and that
s.z 80 "; not ike the gods Of olympus
ssssasS their nectar careless OF man
s..S ! MI thst the life OF God Is an eter-
u. IL Z. vssaent towards the world He has
IN. ~ eternal revelation Of Himself IN
xs.ss.sisy. an incarnation, winning its
.ss.sssss,s ara triumph through the very
.ssss ~kich seemed Of old Its curse. but
- ,xsnsnlsed now as the travail pains
4 ~ higher life.
Z ~ - IL angel, beholding man. no longer
I: 1870 and bowed by the weight OF life,
~ r. tbe Son OF God on the way to re-
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40 the great majority OF those who
az still observe Christmas as q relig-
ous festival, 1t il day Of tender
rem.niscence. The devout imagina-
ton re-creates the scenes OF long
ago Nazareth becomes as real as our
childhood's home. The gentle mother, the
helpless babe, the adoring shepherds. the
singing angels, the heavenly voices pro-
claiming peace on earth, good will toward
men"-all these on Christmas day are as
sounds and scenes we have ourselves
heard and Witnessed Very real, then, are
all the gracious days and deeds Of Jesus
life from manger-cradle to the cross.
In former time. when men more loyalty
believed the gospel story, when myth and
miracle provoked no harsh denial, the
saints fancied that in Christmas vision
they saw the Christ and heard the music
of his speech Some dim radiance of that
vision yet abides. On this day His story
will be told in all the earth, His praises
sung in all lands. And thousands who
know him motor who believe not--will
yet live out his teaching in deeds OF love
and charity.
More than this, congregations Of mis-
taken men Will worship at His shrine who
are not obedient to the truth He taught.
Nations at war Will lift. as 1t were. bloody
hands in prayer to Him who said, Love
your enemies. Do good to those that hate
you" A society based upon tho so-called
scientific principle Of the survival Of the
fittest-that is. the strongest-will this day
pay formal reverence to One who loved
most where the need was sorest. and who
said, 1T is not the will Of your Father
that one of these little ones should per-
tot, to To- ha I1rio
that startling inconsistency which leads
many to declare that our civilization is
not civilized. that our Christianity is not
Christian.
Is there explanation for conduct so at
variance with common honesty and COM
mon sense? To my thought. yes. And
that explanation is found in the fact that
Christmas is the worlds prophetic day.
Christmas looks not so much backward as
forward. 1t is not so much Of the present
as Of the future. 1t belongs to an order
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Chis john XVLI4. Tie snail re-
T ceivee. of mine and show it unto
1.-THE Larger Christ" Don't be
alarmed by this expression.
Time was when the word evolution" al
most threw orthodoxy into a spasin; but
we have come to know its limitations and
to understand its application. So with
our theme. Like evolution, the expression
THE Larger Christ" has been much
maligned However, 1t Is legitimate
conception of Christ growing out of the
Scriptures. as implied In our text
The revelation of Christ came not all
at once. 1t has come through the ages
In overwhelming circles. John l.. i points
to Christ in the past eternity-''in the be-
ginning" That was before the founda-
lions of the world were laid. Before
darkness stole away at the first burst
of primeval light; ere He Stretched out
the north over the empty space and hung
the earth upon nothing" John La
points to Christ in all the vast and mani
fold creation. He Is the word by which
the worlds were framed" In Hebrews
we learn that God hath spoken to us
by His Son = by whom also He
made the world
Henceforth, to human conceptions
Christ becomes enlarged In the sphere
of His influence. Throughout the Ole
Testament He Is closely Identified with
the human race. In this relationship III.
is known as Jehovah" One Bible spe-
cialist says: Jehovah was often seen,
while no man hath seen God at any time"
In the "fullness of time we see the
larger Christ expressed in Emmanuel
God manifest in the flesh, heralded by
lambert skies and angel choirs. He hall
lows the modest city of David by His
infant present and dignifies life's lowest
walk by travelling 1t Himself
In the beginning the idea prevailed that
Christ was to be only for the Jews. To
that people came type, symbol and proph-
ecy pointing to Him. Through two
millenniums at least Jews had been the
peculiar object OF Divine provision and
enactment. Little wonder that they
looked for a strictly Jewish Messiah. But
as the time of Christ's coming approach
ed, prophecy took wider sweep, thrilling
the nations with its hope. Beams from
the rising sun shot across the mountain
peaks Of human condition. They lit UP
tha Hallaxa and aAaxtened the ahadowa
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wilderness The solitary places earth rejoced
the ascending star Of hope and all people partook
gadness
generations the Christ life thought apply
only to the spiritual side of humanity. There up
habit Of expression which rendered imperative
ues of which conscious These
thought to be for Satans approach,
closed and barred. The coister
fourshed becoming popular and popuous The dark
hung the like pail ilumined only
by startling fash Of intellect the glare OF
the martyrs Christ through faih'a
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But 1t Is high and the family Is at dinner. What
jolly company There hush that suddenly falls upon
the group they surround the table: and for
moment the rudy cheeks down color and
the laughing hidden by the dropping Ids and
Is reverent1y said after restrained
haraon with redoubled
confinement and dishes rattle the est baby
swallows all of its right fist and Is preparing perform
similar office for the other when it concludes by turning
instead and in the his
is shed out Of the In time
general excitement. But the family! Here they
Paterfamias in hand, is preparing to
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dempton through the upwards to light
joy all the earth like
has created circles OF JOY widening
edge OF time.
1t 10y to the virgin mother yeded
the handmade OF Lord.
wise followed the leading OF the star
the cradle Bethlehem
Joy to the first disciples who recognized Mes
siah of Jewish hope the Savior world.
Joy to. the downtrodden ergastula Rome
who, believing God down up to
noble, as the freemen OF Christ. the
earned that God could childhood
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Christian society. today there is What will be the
consequence? What of desoation would stare
in the everywhere!
priesthood all sacred edces would hence
profane purposes
to to the dead There would be
prayer place witness
posing The pulps silent; preach
and throw hearts Of the sinners by the
of he The salutary
shall it a il he gain the whole world?' which
formerly converted souls will resound
there There 10 preach on aYa "a Iazhh0r on
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The universaism of Jesus necessity in the
current fe well in the church called by His
Its acceptance would silence controversy between science
and theology The God revealed in really with
Him who through the scriptures
Testament One is force manesting itself through
science to explore of the great circle of that divine
being which theology expounds fully language
describe it, Instead seeing spirit beautiful
but unforgving and cruel such conception
where lines of mutual help and threaded
the lines suffering and pain Nature Christian
for 1t the thought of the Christian God.
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world attained: Christianity yet
realzed to coming. but perhaps distant. kingdom of
brotherhood nations and Christmas is
prophecy of what all days will be.
unselfish making others
happy We give of trouble that
his the friend token regard.
strive in the spirit method of
know the JOY of the world.
hungry and cothe the naked We remember the
OF heart and If could would bring Christmas
the the Christian