The daily Republican., 1902-12-22
'lCHRIST As THE
FRINGE OF PEACE
Pastor Shape breaches Christ
mas Sermon in Delaware
Avenue Church.
LESSONS OF The COMING
Peace Along All Lines is Sure
to Come on Earth Since
Christ the Saviour
Has Come.


mroning sermon in Delaware Ave
nue. Church. He said:
Toregleams of the Messiah $ com,
ING had shot across the Jewish sky
and LIT up the nation with a glad
expectancy, From Genesis to Mic
ah the sky of Scripture is here and
there Illuminated by shining star
of prophecy which sustaining "hu-
man hope amid human misery and
in the hearts of devout men and
4women, exciting faith in the pro-
y sressiye promises of Coming Prince
at last pauses over the limestone
stable where the Prince Of Peace
was born. The prophetic stiffness
, of four hundred years isnow broken
by the song of the angels; the city
of David cradles the Son of David;
the little one among the thousands
of Judah has brought forth him
who is to be ruler in Israel; the star
of the East now pales before the
Morning star while the Heavenly
choir sings Peace on earth" becau SO
he who is Our Peace has come to
earth The angels anthem was a
prophecy.
!. OF spiritual Peace. The prince;
of the kings of the earth (Rev. 1;5)
the Prince OF life Acts s. l5); is
also Prince Of Peace aud he will
establish peace in human souls and
in the world Human hearts as
restless as the sea are to lie quieted
at His word. Over the troubled Gal
ileelof every human life the peace
be stll' is to be spoken, and there
will come calm and rest. Sweet
Peace the gift of Coils love comes
through Gods son. The chastlse
ment of our peace was upon the
Prince of Peace and with his stripes
we are healed. Perfect, permanent,
ineffable, eternal peace is the pos
session of the Christian. There is
no peace unto the wicked, but only
ennity with God. Sin is strife. dis.
turbance, discomfort, tunult; saliva.
tion is calm, quiet, tranquility,
peace. llave yOn this peace! You
may have it through our Lord Jesus
Christ.
. The angels song was also the
prophecy OF ecclesiastical peace, ln
these latter days it IS nearer fulfill
ment than III the days of the Prince
Of Peace, for at the very close Of His
life in which Ilo sums up His lfe
work and makes reportto God He
prays for this very thnr-"That
they all may be one. y Not one in
the datatis OF poity, but one In the
esseutials Of pea ce; not church union
but spiritual NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
bounds OF denomlnatiOnal courtesy
by Il gushing determination, but
preserving the unity OF the Spirit
II The bonds Of peace; not denomIna
tiolal disarmament but eco lcsiaS.
teal peace IS that for which our
Savior prayed and INTO the enjoy
ncnt OF winch the church has al
ready en- cred Peace means security
safely. felicity, prosperity, and
these all are in the cnurch 50 long as
Christ is there. In the world We
shall have ttihuIation, but In Christ
we now have peace Peace with
Christ must rr=ceda and accompany
"peace oae with another - Harmony
and concord fellow il CAriS3 WALKS
on b. fore. Cursed are the church
6ihturUerS. for lh1y are The sons ui
oan' enlioD: hut b,eSsed are the
Peacemakers for they are tae sons Of
God.
3. Peace on earth menns tcmpora,
peace. Christ IS Il conIucror but lie
couqucrs by love. Iii, followers must
d pht but 1t is he good fight Of iaIu
II ". wOuId snow oar love in olr
c'ilnl!r, let Us net relyr,, our up.
ward inarcn toward anDlhHr country.
PIely aud patriotism meet and kiss
each other. lie is HE best Citizen
VIII, is the est Christian. lie serves
the city in which lie lives most eff.
cluntiy whb seeks "ll1 one TO come
most earnestly. Peace, sptri tual,
sOciaN. domestic, ecclesiastical. tenn
pUrai, universal is sure TO come on
elrIb, since tnriSl has come to earth |
Tie Ting will CON. wdcu nations
Will ''Dtat their swords into piow
shares and their spears into prun
Ing hooAs,' bat law ari vIO!.ucs
will never he removed from The land |
merely by the conversion OF inple.
ments OF war into implements Of |
agriculture but by the enthrone
mcnt of The nrlucc Of Peace in war
like hearts. The kingdom OF our
Lord is kingdom of peace, aud |
when the kingdom of tnis world
shall have b.c>me the Kingdom Ut
our Lord and CT Ills Christ, peace
willrciyn for lie will reign forever
and ever. The sword OF the Spirit !
is following the sword OF steel and |
is gaining daily !r!unphs. Grander
victories shall be won in Africa and
China and in the Philippines than
have ever beeu &C Aleved by force Of !
arms. Already IN the Eastern SKY !
there is rosy glim msrlng Of that
Coming day wherein we shall have |
peace. What no armed fore. has
ever been able TO accomplish, the
grand paclicator Of the world is
surely achieving.
Down the dark iuturn through ung generations.
2hr Hrholng sounds grow iaiuir' and then
u rrA,e;
Aid Ike Il bell Hitl S1cmu sweet viblations
hear "n"c more lHr voice OF thrSt >uy: Peace!
Peace! aud 40 longer from il, hralcn portals
TIE blast Ot var, huge organ shakes the .aics
But br5i II. rs songs ui the ilImOriai>,
1lIr hult niclrdir, u love ave.
DK ,ilrnnd Irjur!cs Prove Ialai.
(armne polpmb, diol in the.
Delaware Hospital, from niuries re
ceivcl by being struck by traiu
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