Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-12-24

Does the Christmas time mean this
to YOU, on. precious soul? Does il
Gene to yo'. bearing this glad song
of the angels? Listen to the Heaven
~ music; catch the message God has
sent to earth>to your soul.
Two things the shepherds did aft.
Ell the message of the angels had
/ been borne in upon their souls: They
made haste to find Jesus. and when
they had found Him they returned
"glorifying and praising God" and
they made known abroad" the glad
message of salvation. Jesus has
comet The world celebrates the an
nirersary of His birth. Ii has heard
the message of the angels, but il re
mains out on the hillsides of sin re
fusing To seek Jesus. DO you cele-
brate Christmas? oh. friendi Have
! YOU heard that Jesus has come?
Then seek with haste the presence
/ of Jesus. Let the music of Eternal
Life burst in upon your soul and
learn the true JOY of Christmas time
/ And then carry the glad message of
the angels to all about of a Saviour
eorn, of Saviour crucifed, of a
Saviour who ever liveth TO make in.
tercession.
Jesus Will Come Again,--But the
angels have left another message. II
was delivered on the brow of Mount
Ohvet, made sacred by the memories
OF Christs presence there as He
communed with His Father and with
His disciples. The handful of disci.
pies are there with their risen Lord
in their midst. They listen to His
parting words; they hear His promise
of power after the Holy Ghost has
come upon them; they receive His
command to go into all the world
and witness for Him, and while they
gaze with rapt absorption upon Ills
glorihed face, He is taken up from
their midst, and a cloud receives Him
out of their sight. "And while they
looked steadfastIy toward Heaven, as
He went up, behold, two men stood
by them in white apparel; which
also said: Ie men of Galilee, why
stand We gazing up into Heaven?
1hls same Jesus, which is taken up
from you into Heaven. shall so come
i'm like manner as We have seen Him
go into Heaven" The promise OF the
Father borne by the angels fran
ing again. What bright hope 10
keep the Christian evar gazing Heav-
onward in expectancy.
He is coming! The gentle heart OF
the maiden sings with Joy at the
thought of the coming of the one
she adores. The daily letter has
come, and the daily letter has gone
| speeding on its way to him. The
communion has been sweet and con.
slant between the two, but, oh, he il
coming! Coming, so that his strong
arms shall clasp her to his bosom
SO that she shall hear his own ten.
Ger voice sounding in her ear, so she
can talk with him face to face ana
understand him better and be with
him always. All this is so natural
and human. We understand il. We
love to read the story of love and
! constancy, of the sadness of separn.
! ton which gives place to the glad.
ness of reunion. And is it a strange
thing that the Christian who is in
daily communion with his Lord
should long to be with Him?
Jesus lover Of my soul
| Let me to Thy bosom ay."
Is 1T any wonder that John, the be-
loved disciple. in closing his wonder
full Revelation, when he hears his
Lord say: Surely, / come quickly
should respond with reverent
| Amen, and exclaim: Even so, come
! Lord Jesus!"
Yes, Jesus is coming again! God
sent His angels TO tell the disciples
| so. The manner OF His coming is
known, for they said He should
| come in the clouds of Heaven, even
as He went up into Heaven. And
/ Paul, under the inspiration Of the
/ Holy Spirit, adds: For the Lord
| Himself shall descend from Heaven
\ with a shout. with the voice Of the
/ archangeI, and with the trump of
| God: And tie dead in Christ shall
/ rise first: Then we which are alive
and remain, shall be caught UP to.
gether with them in the clouds, to
meet the Lord in the air: and so
shall we ever be with the Lord
But the time of His coming is not
known. The angels do not know.
Jesus does not know, but the Fa-
Their, only" Watch, therefore"
says Jesus, "for We know not what
hour your Lord doth come" The
five foolish virgins knew the bride
groom was coming, but they were
not watching and were left out side
the marriage supper and the door
was shut against them. II il the
eternal truth Of God that, "This same
Jesus is coming again. is IT. not a
glad message 90 couple with the one
that Jesus has come? The song of
the aupcis which announced IN. tirth