Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-12-29
CHRISTIANS STAR'5L!GHT

What is the radiance that fills tn. world.
shining out from human hearts. AT Christ
rahs-t:dc. but the reflected glory of tie
Star Of Bethlehem. The brightness and
beauty of the Christmas season are VEGA.
with the old song. the Light of the
World Is Jesus"
The advent of the bethlehem Babe was
sigraliZed by a rare iigit in the heavens.
and by the glory of jehovah flooding The
awe-stricken company of Shepherds upon
the Judcan hills. The Messiah came br rig-
ing light. As John says. I'm him was fc.
and the lifc was thc light Of men, Ever
since tia, first memorable morning when
the new star stood over tho Bethlehem
khan where lay the Bah. Of babes, Jesus
has been diff,Ising ligh. throughout the
world. He was born into Il lark. time, but
,ecause he was horn. no other time has
been "a dark. Tho world has been grew
ing brighter as il has followed in his
footsteps. and TIC ligh; thai IS shed
ABROAD throughout the Garth today is tho
reflected glory OF thc l.ght of the wor.d.
l.igh. is bost kept by sharing.
Luminous lives are tho hest witnesses L.
the brightness Of the Ugh, of tho world.
What means th;s CORY round our feet -
The inaci unused. more brigh, than
norm
AMI voices chnnted clear and .wcc;.
Today the Prince of Peace IS born.
What means tina; starr tho Shepherds
THAT brishtcrs through the rocls:.
glen"
And angels answering overhead
Sang. Peace on Garth. go,l vii. 10
men,
Ard tllcy who d.. their souls no vrcng.
Put keep at eve the faith OF morn,
Shat. daily hear thc angels song,
To-day the Prince of Peace Is born"
-Arn!..
Every Christian is a mirror to project
the light o. the world into some dark
corner.
All the other lights OF the universe-tho
gentle mocn. the candle dazzling electric
searchlight. the glowing CRATE and the
tiny candle borrow their brigh ness from
the sun. the source of al light. SO wit,
Christian men and women: there are nc
original lights. Each is but a reflection
often dim. bat a reflection. nevertheless
of the sur OF righteousness. Not 1. Blu;
Christ" was Peut's motto, expressing Ia =
profound truth that all he was or did was
solely ny the saviour's enabling.
Amos r. Wells keenly says: "A miro,
that reelected perfectly would be itself in.
visible. SO IL Christian thai perfectly re.
tiec,cd tho light OF the worll Would him.
self remain Cut of sight"
Light Graves only opportunity. we d,
not have TO make It shine: we need simrl.
TO remove obstacles and let is shine. Chris
cannot be made glorious by man.: but hu
man barriers to the revealing OF his glor,
may be removed. Only mans hinderins
stands in the way OF the worldwide sh:n
ing OF the .ght or the world.
a! The light OF love is a candle lighted a
, the light of the word.
/; Christ IL the light of the world: Chris
| tians are lights in the world. Therefor,
! the command. $50 let your light shine be
; fore men: that they may see -FOUR gcot
works. and glorify your Father who lie /;
. heaven.
The outer world is dark; my room Il
bright.
I, lie not fair tina, l should have tho iigh
1 While others wander on in darkness eth
I'll place my lamp upon the window sill,
! And keep 1t burning brightly. that its ra,