The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-03

world. | do not wonder thai the Wofiu
rejoices al Christmas time, even though
it does not realize the true message
Of Christmas aud know It's true and
deepest ioy Ii has received untold
material blessings from ihe Christ,
even though il has refused 10 receive
the spiritual, and 81 is truly signii-
cant, We say that Christmas is so uni
yersally observed The world uncon-
seiously pays tribute 10 the One Who
has given il such great material bless
ms, and Who waits to become its
saviour aud King
A ND II The world has missed the
n true joy OF Christmas as pro
claimed by The angels what is that
Joy? How may the world come to
knew thai joys What will be the
expression OF that joy? And first Of
all what is that Joy? The angel said
Behold. | bring you good tidings Of
great Joy And all Heaven was filed
with the song af that joy on that
first Christmas morning Never before
was such song heard, Never before
did Heaven pour forth her bright hosts
upon earth as it did upon the night
when Jesus was born And what was
that joy which filled all the heavens
aud was to become known unto men
and in time fll ali the earthe 1t was
not that superficial JOY which Is de-
pendent upon the material senses for
realization. Ii was not thai joy which
echoes and reechots around the world
at Christmas time What was that
JOY, them And to tell what that Joy
was. we must search out the source af
that Joy Joy does not exist solely
OF itself Il is the manifestation Of
something which lies behind il and
which gave il birth To appreciate the
quality and degree OF your JOY one
must know the causes from which that
10y arose. TO understand the true JOY
Of Christmas one must trace back to
it's source that joy and know The thing
hpon which 1t depends "A Saviour
born" was the burden OF the Angels
message Here was the reason for
the 10Y Of Heaven Here was why the
earth should rejoice The joy oi
Heaven was great because the Christ
which II gave to earth was it,
bes, gift to man 'l'he Joy OF the
earth was TO be great in proportion az
Il received and appropriated the gift
Christ was and is the source and in
spiration Of true Christmas joy First
because OF the supreme need OF man
which brought Him TO earth. and sec
ond because 81 His power 10 supply
and satisfy that need-the disease and
the remedy; man lost in sin. Jesus
mighty TO save disease without
remedy Is piiiabe and distressing ard
ends in death. A remedy unbesjoWed
i powerless for GOOD 10 abideih alone
BJf a diteasc he Il ever 80 desprste
to which Is applied remedy shch
Is able 10 care, issues In health and
brings unsteakahe joy Men 81 sci
erce search for a lifetime for the rem
edy for some distressing and fatal dis.
ease and cuGni II ime well spent when
they have succeeded. and ioyfully give
heir discovery to suffering humanity
Here is iog profound and deep but
who can measure the JOY which
Heaven fell when it bestowed its rem.
edy for sin. There was rejoicing
among the angels and man was called
70 Join tn that song OF JOY and praise
\ CHRISTMAS then, reminds nc ~ a
~ world lost IN sin. and of a Saviour
come to sayc. aud the joy OF Christ.
mas j. known when Inc Sayiour's pow
or Is tested and he sinners reed sup
piled Think Of he world To- whicn
lesus came world LOST In the depihs
Of sin. No home ready To receive
Him: forced TO lie in manger Few
hearts ready 10 welcome Him. shut
out with Ills handful of follower
FROM iFs nation whose King He lad
como 10 be Alone IN tho wilderness
10 fghi His battle with the devil.
alone Al His trial when He is con.
demned. alone On the cross as lie
cries IN agony of spirit as He bears
The sin Of the world. MY God. Nv
God Why has Thou forsaken Me-"
This Is the world 10 which He came
This Is what lie received from tho
world. And yet angels could sing
with a Joy that filed the heavens he
cause His coming asd His sacrifice
meant the salvation Ut the world
only few ready 70 share in the ioy
Of that first Christmas because only a
few we're ready and willing to receive
Him The world did not near The
music Of thar irst Christmas morn
ing. To-day i does heaF the music
OF Christmas To-day he world .aius