The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-25
THE SAYIOJ) RS. Elm CAR ALTON N


The SSSAYIOU N G AR Ma ton.
Interesting Discourse onaI his Theme at Third
Presbyterian Church.
At the Third Presbyter Church Sun
day morning Rev. r. d. Eggleston. the
pastor, preached 'front.' the text and they
shall call his name Emmanuel"-Matth
1:23. He said =: s.
Matthew /: % And they shall cali
his name Emmanuel.''
IN stream from its source flows sea-
ward how lonely soever its course. But
some land is Ela6dened; mo star ever rose
or SET without influence somewhere"
These are impressive words, from the
pen of a distinguished poet: They are
beautiful; express the idea Of unceasing
attra ction May we not say that man
is a stream from an heavenly fountain,
sent on his course to gladden. the sad
heart of his fellow-crea:ture, with re-
freshing tittings of a Saviour's love.
Man, as it were. is a star,s-rising and
shining on the darkness OF sin to
brighten the life of immortals who have
"a charge to keep, a soul to save, a God
to glorify."
No stream has ever so gladdened the
world as that stream that flowed in its
purity and power from the throne OF
God; and no star has ever SO frightened
the world as the Star that rose in Beth
lehem of Judea, and in time scattered
darkness and infused light-the light Of
life-into many human hearts
He itsis of whom it is written: Be
hold, a virgin *ts shall bring forth a
son, and they shall call his name En-
manuel *** God with US. =
OF Him prophets predicted, OF Him
poets have written, of Him musicians
have sung, and His beautiful life his
torians have recorded. To-day you can
scarcely examine a book or magazine
without finding something that the Man
of Nazareth, the Son of God, said or
did. His name and life are indelibly I'M
pressed upon the minds and hearts OF
many who rejoice in the birth of the
Babe Of Bethlehem.
SIS The victorian period Of literature
was one conspicuous for attractive prose
and poetry. 1t was a period of distin-
guished characters in literary work. 1t
was considered privilege to live IN the
time Of Dickens and Thackery and Eliot
among the novelists, and Macaulay and
Freeman and Fronde among historians,
and Tenneyson and Browning among
and Tennyson and Browning among
critics, who sharpened the intellects and
improved the manners of mankind But
to Cody men and women it was the
greatest honor to live in the time and
under the eaching of Him who "spake
as never man spoke" and lived as never
man lived. He sharpened Tie intellects
or rian by His matchless logic, improved
learning, the people. never exchanged a
Psalm, a. hymn or a Prophecy: it was
matter of which the people of Athens
hn C tod hot To or#
feet by visiting foreign city: the wisest
philosophers withdrew themselves from
the public, and became Inhabitants OF
the Grave" or Porch: the followers of
Confucene built around themselves
wall and looking over upon outsiders
considered them of no Importance: the
people of India desired only to advance
the interests of their race: the people OF
the old Gispensation. who had the poet
David and the prophets, Elijah and Elisha
as instructors, also had an outer Court
of the temple in which the gentle was
held at a distances: but when Jesus
came he came not to be the teacher or
the Jews, not Of the Gentiles, he came to
break down all differences, he came to pc
the Saviour of the World. When he COM
mitted his work to the disciples he said,
GO We into all the world and preach the
Gospel to every Creature.
This message of light and love went on
beyond the hills of Palestine. into the
Athens, the city of art and culture, into
Rome, the mistress of the world, then on
and on to all peoples regardless of race
and color, position or power and this was
the heralds cry, This is faithful saying
and'worthy.of all acceptation that Jesus
Christ came into the world to save, sin
ners.' Christ is, with individual
Christians in order to
l. To Show us the Father. Christ
Jesus, who was God clothed in human
form, the second: person of the Trinity.
came to earth to show the purity and
power, wisuom and love of the Father.
Philip. the beloved disciple once said to
him. Lord show us the Father" Christ
answered, Have I been so long with you
and yet hast thou not known me Philip?
He that hath seen me hath seen the
Father He wished to reveal the Father
that the sinner might know Him and be
freed from the bondage of sin. Up to a
short time ago mere were three negroes,
working in the cotton fields of Miss, VINO
die not know Of the Emancipation act;
for thirty years after the freeing of their
race they remained slaves, because they
didn't know they had been freed.
There are many people who remain
slaves to sin, because they do not Know
the Father; they don't KNOW that Christ
has died to purchase their freedom.
This is life eternal to Know God and
Jesus Christ whom he hath sent"
2 To show US ourselves How notice
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