The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-03

asks the deTOgt Ru5sta, MIA Light
IS there. for your eyes a.so paus.ns
get over TIE phase where he Child
lay: viii tell you. briefly. what
Light there should be-what .sssGas
ma promise are ia This story. al the
east There may be infinitely more
than know. but there is certainly
this: The Child is born 10 bring yoa
The promise 0f new lite Heaven
grant TO you the vision Of that sacred
I-isdt. ANA ogda,a that more and more
IN each coming Christmas il may be
said Of You. When lhes saV he star
they reioiced With exceeding great
icy"
A M il the world knows not the true
n Joy OF Car.suuas how may ii come
into thai rea! za,ion aud experience?
Is he true Joy OF Christmas always TO
De the possession % me comparatively
lev. 9hs,e 5he great majority IA IN
oRsci0uS Vi It's meaning ana indifIer-
cut to its blessing |; is noJ Gods
purpose that il saegld be thus God 5
sifl Ct a Saviour was 20 ali the world
not t. a few ia the world The joy
% the angels would not have hseA com
ple9e it they had noi been sent with
me message ~ good tidinss 10 all
pecplc" B8, earyhS sin WAS not SO
srsa,, nor gsrth'S s.gEers SO many, that
sin eoald no, he eieau.ed by Jesas
blood and every sinner saved Jesus
hesan hy curins he worst eases OF
disesse BY cleansing the foHlest sin
ners by raisins hose Who were dead
aud lotJiug "a the grave See His fol-
lowers nsspissd Galilesn fishermen,
pualicsns harlOts. Mary. oGt OF whom
seven devils were east the man OF
Gadara, whu had been poss sssd OF a
legion of devils the scarlet woman OF
Samaria. the thief on The cross Think
of those whom Jesus gathered during
His earthly ministry as His followers.
and see Il j does not include all types
aud grades md sgaSses There were
tAe proud and cultured Nicodemu1 AMI
The rich Z2cchegs. TIE ricb and
he poor. the cultured and the sno
rant found In Jesus deliteranee fran
sin Aud few years later the chief
asI Of SINNERS Saul was bropsh, TO the
.cet VI Jesus as he neafed Damascus
gate Il is Gods will that all should
snow the true Joy Of Christ and Christ.
mas And IL may be known by that
act Of faith and surrender which for
sakes self as last sipner. ana ac-
cepts Christ as the only Saviour Then
the first Christmas JOY is the present
Christmas joy OF. as Phillips Brooks
20 beautifully SAYS:
"sLa.. We not ll.en white they sing
Tha attest rhrstmas morn.
AEd music & ar M everything.
AnG fai:hfu ives In tribute bring
To she great seHg witch greets ne King
NLo comes = Len CHr.si !s bcTn?'
MYTH the true Joy Of Christmas In
w the heart what should be the ex-
preston of IL in the life? II must find
expression AS well try TO dam up the
Niagara or turn The suns light into
the darkness Of night as to try 70 stife
the JOY OF the heart which Is rejoicing
in Saviour born. Heaven could not
eontsin the Son OF God because OF His
great love and the love Of His Father
Tor the l9st human race And the
heart cannot shut up the JOY of Christ
mas which yibrates and thrills with
the message OF Saviour. 1t must find
expression And how? Listen again
to The song OF the angels:
glory 10 God in he highest
Ara upon earth psaee-
Among men good p.e1sGfe.
A triple expression Of that JOY: Praise
to God. the glysr OF the saviour, Peace
through the Saviour upon the earth.
Good pleasure among men by the op-
Grafton OF hat supreme spirit Of love
and service which comes from fellow
ship with the Christ II the world has
taken Christmas day by violence. and
filled its sacred hours With thuugh,-
less reYelfY. If ii has crushed Ia the
mire OF It's sin and pleasure its bless
ed memories let the Christian be not
dlsmayed or dishesriened, but let him
drink into bis soul all he sacred. ten
der JOY Of the Christmas time. Of Sa
yionr born. OF Saviour received, and
give expression 10 that joy In way So
ful and free that it must needs ex-
ri Ms inhuence upon all about How
shall we give? Give as God gives to
thee. From Him come.
Christina. s'ts ior hes.
Ful ald free
Precious hiags scm tho Heavenly store.
Fl 5tg ihy ea4se morc and more:
10 o3en ,ote iH DUnsst chain.
mat never can d. uq,wined again:
sHvery carols Of JOS hat swell
sW efissi 80 al, IN file hearts loue cell:
Pearls ~ peace tta- we're sought FOR ihss
tu ,ie tsrripie depths Of q ners sea;
Diamond promise. spafkiug bright,
Flashing .n fagtEtsi reaching light
christmas gifts ior nee.
lrand ana fee
atr.stmas gifs from lie King OF love,
Bgeugnt from fis r9sai nome above:
Hrougti 20 itee iu re far 81 and.
BroIsht 20 ttte By is own dear hand.
Promises hsid hy Christ for thee,
pace as river flowing free. 9i
JOS thr in HIS own fox must i've