The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-25
FOR UNTO YOU Is
BORN A SAVIOR :"
Text of DR.. Gray'S Sermon at
First Baptist Church.
CHRlST'S MISSION ON EAR TIL
Came to Deliver the World from the
Bondage of Sin-Christmas Service
at IL O'clock This Morning.
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Before announcing his text yesterday
morning DR.. B. d. Gray, pastor of the First
Baptist church. announced that Christmas
this morning at Il o'clock, at which time
he would preach a sermon appropriate to
the occasion, also. that Christmas enter
tainment would be held at the church at
7:3O o'clock, for which a special programme
had been prepared.
DR.. Grays subject at the morning service
! yesterday was Christ" and the text
"For unto you is born this day in the city
of David a Savior, which is Christ the
Lord" Luke. H., 2.
The leading thought presented by the
speaker was that Christ was not of royal
birth. that he did not come among the peo-
| pie wearing the robes of royalty, but came
to them as a mere man of lowly birth, that
he mingled with all classes and conditions
of men. and that his mission was to save
| all mankind and not any select few.
Reference was made to the war now being
waged between England and the South At
| rican republic which was used as an illus
tration of the necessity of fighting the bat
| ties of Christ.
| Outline of the Sermon
The following is a brief outline of DR..
| Gray's sermon:
1.-THE Apostle John says the Savior is the
Precipitation for our sins and the sins of the
world The angel. when it whispered into
| the shepherds ear that a Saviour was to be
born. did not say unto us is born Saviour
| but did say unto you is born Saviour
While all the heavens were engaged in
| great rejoicing an angel came down to tell
man that Saviour was to be born to save
! him. They were not in need of such a
| Saviour above. Thus it happened an angel
| brought great happiness. 1t was the year
| of jubilee.
81 notice in the papers that the governor
| has pardoned several men. [ also noticed
| that the mayor of the city had pardoned
several Others and it is hoped these men
will not get in Jail again, at least before the
HOLIDAYS are over This deliverance from
Jail is great joy to them, but what is the
| moro deliverance from a Jail compared to
the deliverance from the bondage of sin?
The Saviour came to deliver you and me
and the whole world from the bondages of
| San. Our odNiodA, thS N'S'i'S-O'' ~
seek and to save that which was lost. He
| took upon himself the form of man and was
| dressed as a man humble and low. That
was not what the people had been looking
for That was not what they expected.
They expected the Saviour to come gaily
| plumed and in the purple of royalty me
appearance of the Saviour was contrary
| to what they looked for and they could not
| understand.
The Angels Prophecy
"When the Assirian darkness came
| down upon them they heard the voice OIL
an angel which said, fear not, and pre-
pared them for what was TO come, for
| unto YOU is born this day in the cNy oil
| David a Saviour Bethlehem was honored
| above all other cities by being the Firth
MACE of the Son of God, and as soon as the
| message of the birth of the Deliverer was
known to them they sang GLORY to God In
| the highest and on earth peace, good will
| toward men, 1t will be noticed that
| nraise to God came first and next peace on
| Garth There had been a great war raging
as there is today. Peace cannot be mad
| eycent Through war. They were having a
war greater than that now being waged in
| 1rsurgent Cubans, the wild Filipinos,
| fighting for the destruction of mankind,
| but they were fighting to save souls. God
| is the God of peace and Christ Is the
| Prince of peace. The Saviour was born
in a manger the humblest birth man could
| have, in order that he might save US. An
angel came ITO a shepherd to announce the
| birth of Christ. Here is greatness and hu-
mility brought together
| Christ's Mission
| HE could not have saved us df we had
not been lost For unto you is born this
day in the city of David Saviour, which
| ia Christ the Lord You see the sinner
| is always at the first of 1T; adj in rebellion
| are confronted with it. At the last He is
| your King and your Lord. There are no
| two other words in the language as COM
| prehenslve as saviour and sovereign. 1t is
| as truly the purpose of God that we should
work for the salvation of others as 1t is
that we should work for our own saliva
| ton. Having received the joy of God 1t
| is our duty to go forth and bring others to
| him that they might also enjoy Him.
| There hes on yonder hillside today one Of
| Gods greatest men-Dwight l. Moody. He
| was a noble faithful and jealous Christian
| and am earnest fighter in Gods army. He
1 lived a beautiful Christian life. We can