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World Has Changed Since Then.
The civilized world has grown larger
than it was on that first Christmas
morn. The geographical map has un.
dergone many changes. Great explor-
ing parties have discovered new CONT
nents The farthcrmost lands have been
found to be inhabited. During the life
of the ancient wise men and the shep-
herds there were comparatively few Of
the inhabitants Of the world who heard
of Christs name Millions of the inhab-
itants Of the world today have never
heard of Christs name. A large part Of
the remainder is entirely Indifferent to
the teachings Of the gospel. Therefore
to the Christians Christmas day ought
| TO be the most opportune of all days
| for proclaiming the Saviours mission.
Every home every street corner, every
family gathering, should be n place
where the deeper, holcr purposes of
| Christ's life are to be explained by
those who have felt the love and the
| mercy and the tenderness and the hope
that have come to the believing hearts
that have gathered about the manEer.
SO may this Christmas day find the
as well as mans heart t. cod May
God save us all not only OH account Of
! the love Christ bears us but also on
| account of the saving Christian love
We bear our fellow men. H. Brahman
mythology there Is a beautiful legend
/ told that in the beginning God created
man and woman and placed them in
the center of an island. This island
was called Paradise. Every tree
branch Of that island was an aeoian
harp with thousand strings; every
wind was n many fingered musician
thumbing the sweetest of music. Ev-
cry day went arm in arm with two
other days, for there was no night
there, not even star Brahma told
this bride and groom whom he had
created not to leave this island. for II
they did they would surely perish But
one morning all the days there had
mornings and evenings, but no night
one morning II beautiful mirage off in
the distance began to beckon the young
man. The cataractS waved their white
skirts Of foam, crying: Come, Come
There the deer. with great eyes Of Won
derment, watched as the birds sang:
Come, Come, Why don't you Gomez
So the young man called for his bride.
and they started forth out of the is
land No sooner did they pass OYER
; the little neck OF land separating them
from the mainland than this beautiful
mirage vanished. The rocks began to
grOan and crack, the vapor was licked
up, the mountains closed in, and they
/ were in prison
, Who, tho oxocu+ionor of prohr,o
couo IN land Thorn forth IN o,orrol
deatb tbo rornc man cr,o1 ont, ooh
! ovocutionor KIN mo hut NOT my loved
ono II was my fou1t not hers :"
J "Thon" answered Rroh,n, 81 vii,
s,av thee and NOT tbv wife" Nay"
onsverod tho vito .if tbo, wifi not
t GOV. NV husband tho, LOT mo dio for
vouId sooner no v.ith nv lovod ono
t in death than live in Paradise alone"
: .'Tben " SAYS tho legend ION occount
of this wondrous love for each other
Brahma saved them both.
This Is heather legend. But is
heather legend TO have moro Christian
love in it than we have ON this
glorious Christmas Sabbath morning
can we not feel the good tdlngS OF
great JOY means that Christ has saved
is: And then, with wondrou% love for
T our fellow men, cannot we, like the
I twain in the Brahman legend, be so
" concerned for the welfare of others
that we are ready even TO die that
they may be saved, ready at tie risk
D Of health and life TO carry the good
4 news OF salvation TO those who have
l never heard II or in the home land TO
: devote our means, our time and our
D labor TO the task of procIaiming the
l. glad udings OF great Joy which nave
: come to all people;
Il May this be the happieSt and glad
dest Christmas OF our lives May 1t be
J. OF Jesus ana tell OF ms love, his re-