The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-12-17
TOYS OF v
d CHRISTMAS
. ONGS greeted the birth Of our
~ Saviour. Angelic tongues with
Festival Should Be One Of Glad
ness. Said the Late DR.. T.
De Witt TAlmaee

- oNGS greeted the birth Of our
- Saviour. Angelic tongues with
~ living fire sang the incarnation
as they lowered over the hills
of Judaa. The music was resonant
with Joy. From the hour that the Vir-
gin laid her Babe on pillow OF straw
In the manger all Chrlstendom has
since that time made the anniversary
of this natal day season of gladness,
season of unbounded joy.
Wreathe the laurel, Irvine the bay.
Christ was born on Christmas day
There were special reasons for these
heavenly songs being sung by the ce-
lestial chorus, for there was JOY In
Gods great heart, JOY among the first
born sons of light, JOY thrilling all the
heavenly empire, joy that is yet to be
put In the new song sung by redeemed
millions around the throne or the
Lamb slain from the foundation OF the
world"
1t was the music OF liberty. When
these heavenly hosts sang the "Glofia
In Excelsis." the whole world was
resting under CALLING Jokes OF oppres-
sion. Slavery was universal. Task
masters were everywhere severe to
those In seryitude. Greece, Rome ana
Palestine heard daily the groans OF
those In bondage. The world was In
chains. But the song Of the angels
rang the deathknell of bondage. The
Babe was Gods emancipation. His
distinctive mission was to set at liberty
the captiyes and proclaim deliyerance
to the bruised and crushed sons OF toll.
Under the mild and genial influence
of our holy Christianity letters fall on
everywhere, until now In this morning
of our new century there are few ma
tions to be found that hold serfs.
Glorious freedoml Triumphant achieve
ment Of the cross! Wherever 1t Is lifted
chains are broken and spiritual eman-
cipation is proclaimed.
1t was tho music of hope Until
Jesus appeared all the ancient religions
had offered only Il message of despair.
No light fell upon the grave or illu-
mined the vast beyond. Darkness
reigned In supreme, sullen majesty,
and not single star OF hope gflded
the future. The grave was an eternal
prison But the songs sung by the
heavenly ehorlsters on that eventful
night heralded hope to lost world.
Into the soul of SHINING humanity
came the sweet rays Of joy and peace
and blcssedness, and, looking down
into the grave, all fear had vanished,
for sin, the sting of death, was gone
and cancelled by glorious Christ the
Lord. They looked and beheld-
on the cold check of death smiles and
roses are blending.
And beauty immortal awakes from ths
tomb.
And this Is our Christmas Joy tina,
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 human
ity was In serfdom, and the dignity OF
labor wns not comprehended. Toi
was regarded as degradation. La
horers were despised and all forms Of
manual industry held to be n disgrace
But the Son of Mary and Joseph cam,
to teach the world new philosophy
and by honorable industry he pro
claimed 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
Ing classes. and only as his spirit pre-
walls among men will the great con
tlict between labor and capital cease
But that day Is coming ere long-the
glad Christmas of ages
When man TO man the wide world Ger
Shall brothers be and a. that
Christian Herald.