Mower County transcript., 1902-12-24

come and gone since then. Oh, light
that gilded the tops Of the Judean.
hills! Oh, song that swelled on tho
gentle night breezes and has filled all
the earth with its music! Jesus has
come! Jesus has come!l ?
Does tho Christmas time mean this
to you, oh, precious soul? Does it
come to you, bearing this glad song
OF the angels? Listen to the Heaven
II music; catch. the message God has
sent to earth to your soul.
Il Two things the shepherds did aft
er 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
come! The world celebrates the an
niversary of His birth. It has heard
the message of the angels, but it re-
mains out on the hillsides of. sin re-
fusing to seek Jesus. Do you cele-
brate Christmas? oh, friend! 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
born, of a Saviour crucifed, of a
Saviour who ever liveth to make in
tercession.
Jesus Will Come Again.-But the
angels have left another message. It
was delivered on the brow of Mount
Olivet, made sacred by the memories
of Christ's presence there as He
communed with His Father and with
His disciples. The handful of disci-
pies are there with their fisen 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 His
glorified face, He is taken up from
their midst, and cloud receives Him
out Of their: sight. "And while they
looked steadfast1y toward Heaven, as
He went up, behold, two men stood
by them in white apparel; which
also said: Ye men of Galilee, why
stand ye gazing up into Heaven?
This same Jesus, which is taken up
from you into Heaven, shall so come
in like manner as ye have seen Him
60 into Heaven" The promise of the
Father borne by the angels from
Heaven to earth is that Jesus is COM
ing again. What a bright hope to
keep the Christian ever 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, an d the daily letter has gone
speeding on it's way to him. The
communion has been sweet and con-
slant between the two, but, oh, he is
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 and
understand him better and be with
him always. All this is so natural
and human. We understand it. We
love to read the story of love and
constancy, of the sadness of separa-
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 fly"
Is it any wonder that John, the be-
loved disciple, in closing his wonder
full Revelation, when he hears his
Lord say: ''Surely, I 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
NuO"n, 1o1 CuCy Sd1u 14S SuOu1u
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
archangel, and with the trump OF
God: And the dead in Christ shall
rise first: Then we which are alive
and remain, shall be caught up to-
gether with them in the clouds, tc
meet the Lord in the air; and sc
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
ther, only" swatch, therefore,
says Jesus, ''for ye 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 outside
! the marriage supper and the doo1