The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-24

erty the captlves and proclaim delIy-
erance 70 the bruised and. crushed
sons Of toll Under the mild and gen-
ial influence OF our holy Christianity
fatters fall of everywhere. until now
IN this morning Of our new century
there arc few nations to be found thet
hold serfs. Glorious freedom Tn-
umphant achievement Of The cross.
wherever it IS lifted chains are
broken and spiritual emancipation is
proclaimed
K was the music of Hope Until
Jesus appeared All the ancient relig-
ions had offered only a message Of
despair. No light fell upon the grave.
or iIlumiLed the vast beyonl Dark
ness reigned in supreme, sullen ma
Hsty and not single star Of hope
ellled the future. The grave was an
eternal prison. But the songs sung
by the heavenly choristers on that
eveutnl night heralded hope to a
lost world In tc the soul Of sim
ming humanity carie the sweet rays
0f Joy. and peace and blessedness,
and looking down into the grave an
GEAR had vanished, for sin, the sting
OF death was gone, and cancelled by
glorious Christ the Lord. They
looked and beheld
On the cold cheek OF death smiles and
roses are blending,
And beauty immortal awakes from
the tomb
And this is our Christmas joy that
Jesus has lifted into immortal hope
the graves of all our beloved friends
who sleep in him
Il was the music of Victory. When
Jesus came the great mass of humani-
ty were in serfdom and the dignity
Of labor was not comprehended Toll
was regarded as degradation.
Laborers were desplsed, and all
sorms OF manual industry held to be
disgrace But the Son of Mary and
Joseph came to teach the world a
new philosophy and by honorable in
duetry he proclaimed the dignity of
labor. and taught that
The honest man tho ere sac poor
Is king of men for a. that
Jesus counts the beads OF sweat
upon the brow of every son Of toll.
He notes all injustice done the labor.
iilg classes and only as his spirit
prevails among men win the great
lcoadict between labor and capital
cease. Bus that day is coming ere
( llong the glad Christmas OF the
ages
When man TO man the wide world
DER
Shall brothers be and a that.
It was the music OF complete Re
demption The value Of the human
soul the infinite greatness of man
ias an heir to immortality had not
dawned on the conception of the world
before the song of the angels was
lsung above Judeas hills. The incar-
nation meant the redemption Q, he
individual regenerating the
heart and eieyating him to commun-
ion with God and companionship
with the angels 1t links earth to
heaven and proclalms what scepti
cism agnosticism. in fidelity and
false science never whispered. that
joy aad peace flowing from fun
pardon Of sin was possible Tor all men
when the song Of songs was sung
~To you is born in the City of David
IA Saviour Christ the Lord
Christianity is religion Of song.
Agnosticism has no gloria. Confu
cianism and Brshmanism have no in
plring anthqms or soulful hallesu.
Iahs Dreary, weird dirges reveal no
glad hope for the present or future to
heathen nations. Moral melodies are
generated the instant Christ Is
known for his low is the source and
soul OF praise Faith in Jesus awakcns
gladness and creates a freeness. full
ness. and depth Of songfulness that
the great question with believer Is
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