Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-01-11

ther gives chile Yea. in al ages God
has honore1 childhood. He makes al
most every picture q failure unless
there be a child either playing on the
socr or looking through the window or
seated on the lap gazing into the face
OF the mother.
IL wsS a child In <samsr's kitchen
that told the great Syrian warrior
where he might 80 sne get cured Of the
leprosy. which st his seventh plunge
in the Jordan wss left at the bottom
OF the river. IL was 70 the cradle Of
leaves in which child was laid. rocked
hy the Nile. that God called the atten-
ton OF history. * was a sick chsid that
evoked Christ's curative SympathieS-
II was a child that Christ set IN the
midst Of the squabblsuE disciples 20
teach the lesson OF humility \ child
decided Waterloo. showing the army OF
Riucher how they could take = short
cut through the fields when II the old
road had beer followed the Pruss;an
general would have come ND too late
10 save the destinies 81 Europe. Il was
q ehsld that decided Gettysburg. he
having overheard two cor fe6erste gen
erals in conversation 81 which they
decided 20 march tor Gettysburg In
stead OF Harrisburg. and. this reported
20 Gov. Curtin. the federal forces
started 10 meet their opponents a. Get
tysburs And today the child IS 70
decide al the greRt battles. make al
the laws. settle al the 5estinies and
usher 81 the worlds salvation OF de-
str1ction- Men. women. nations all
earth and al Heaven. behold the child,
Notice also that II this Bible night
scene God hcuored science. Who are
The three wise men kueelnE before the
Divine Infant? Net bcor. not iEno-
raunseE. hut CaSPar. Bsithsssr and
Nslchoir. men who knew ST that was
20 Be known. They were the Isasc
Newtons and Herschels and Fare days
OF their time Their alchemy was the
forerun1er % GUY sublime chem istry.
sheir sstrOloEy the mother OF our nag
rifcent astronomy. And when 7 see
these scientists bowling before the
( beautiful Babe see the prophecy OF
the tine when al the telescopes ard
microscopes ard an the Leyden Jars
and al the electric batteries ard az
the ohSerTatories and al the universi-
ties shall bow 70 Jesus. Il IS muck that
way already Where Is the college that
! does not have morning prayers. thus
/ bowinE az the manEer? Who have
I been the greatest physicians Omit
! ting the names % the living lest we
I should Be inri6ious. have we not had
aDorr them Christian men ike james
Y Si-pson and Rush and Valentine
4 Mott and Ahercrcmhie ard Aber-
nethyf Who have keen our gre ates,
? scientists? Joseph Henry. who lived
and died I'm the faith % the Gospels
and ArassiZ. who. standing with BIS
students among The hills. took n bis
hai and said. Young rcufleme1. b.
F fore Ne study these rocks Jet ua pray
3 for wisdom 20 the God who made th'
+. rocks All geology VII yet bow be
I fore the Rock OF Ages AL botany vii
Jet worship the Rose OF sharon. Al
sstronomy viii yet recognize the Sta
% Bethlehem.
Behold also IN that frss Ch-is ma
night that God honored the felds
Come in. shepherd boys. 20 Bethlehem
and see the Child. "No.~ they say
I'VE are not dressed good enough Z,
come In Yes. you are. Come in
Sure enough the storms and the niEh
dew and the bra mbles have made r0ug'
work with their apparel but more ha
q better right 20 come In They Wer
the first 20 hear the muse az tha
Chrisrm as night The first snnouncs
rlenf % a Saviour's birth was made &
tho>- men in the fields. There wer
vriseacres that night IN Bethlehem sn
4 Jerusalem snoring IN deed sleep an
there mere safaried officers Of govern
ment who. hearing q II afterwsr'
nav have thought that they ought Z
have had the Ers- news OF such a rres
event. some one dismounting from
sNif; camel az their door and knocl
iuE fin a. some sentineFs question
who cones there the great ores =
the palace might have been told % n
Celestial arrival No; The sbepher,
. heard the first two bars OF the must
the first IN the ma ior key and the Ia
In the rnbdued minor. GLORY 10 CO
En fhs highest and OF earth peace. goo
VIII Ia men" 81. YES. the fields wei
honored.
The old shepherds. with plaid AT
? crook. have for the most part vanishe
bat We have grazing on our Uuit'
? States pasture fields and prairie abOr
? 81 zoe 600 sheep. and az their ksepe
> ought 90 follow the shepherds 81 n
? text and al those who toll In feds
|. AL vine dresserE. al orchs5ists. sli hu
, bsncmen- Not only that Christm
! nfghs. but al mp and down the work.
? history. God has been honoriag q
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