The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-12-28

ties! In form and moving how express
and admirablel In action, how like an
angel! In apprehension, how like god!"
Hamlet.
He is being created for two worlds.
When God breathed into him the breath
of life, there entered into his soul the
spark of immortality.
He can rise above the things of this
life. He can cherish hopes and ambi-
tons that are not limited by the boun-
diaries of this earth.
He can conquer nature, but he can do
more-he can subdue himself.
lie can bring his physical passions UNI
der subsection to spiritual forces, and,
as he does this, ne is seen for what he
is. Something more than a splendid
animal, gifted with imagination, endow-
ed with intellect and equipped with the
genius of an earth conquerer. Some
thing infinitely more than all this. For,
as he works out his destiny, there comes
to him the call to fellowship with God.
1t was in recognition of mans value
as potential heir of God that Christ
came into the world.
Outside Christendom human life is held
cheap
Tine saveage cares nothing for it.
The heather has no appreciation of it.
"The ancient world with all the SPLEEN
dor of its art and literature made little
account of the individual man."-Guizot
Ancient civilization failed because it
ignored "the fundamental truth of the
social order"-"the doctrine of the hui
man equation" the truth of human
brotherhood resting upon the fact of
divine fatherhood.
ideal, the worth of man as man, is the
only sound political philospny. Not full
ly recognized as yet, but some day it
will be and then "Honor all men,;
all men simply because they are men.
However degraded or defiled, they are
still men, bearing the divine image, and
to be reverenced. 1t was this sense of
the dignity and value of the individual
man that lay at the heart of all reforms
of Christendom and created them. It
destroyed slavery; it abolished the glad
iatorial shows; it guarded the lives of
little children; it elevated woman; it
puts an end to trial by combat, and is
banishing dueling from the face of the
earth. It has been at the root of all
the .benefcent legislation of modern,
times; of the slavery acts, and acts for
the prevention of injury to workmen,
and is responsible for all in our civil
cation that goes to the building of char
acter.
Shall we celebrate the day of Christ
and fail to honor the Christ?
Chief Justice Brewer has this testi-
mony to give concerning Christ:
whatever may be the truth as to.
the nature, relations and purposes of
Christ, no one doubts that his life stands
as the mightiest and most uplifting
force that has entered human history"
Are these words of the great jurist
true? Under the Transforming power of
the gospel the face of the world has
changed.
Before it as the wonderful story of
divine love" selfshness has lost its
power; passion has softened and hate.
has faded away; love has blossomed as
the fragrant flower of the soul; purity
has become possible; all human relations
have grown more sweet and tender, and
the home has become heaven upon
earth" Brewer.
Yes the value of life has been infinite
ly increased by the coming of the Babe,
of Bethlehem.
Increased for the world. Increased
for the great mass of men. Increased
for each one of us individually.
And as the thought comes home to us
there steals over our spirits the spirit
of alteration of the wise men who fol-
lowed the star-the revererent awe of
the shepherds who heard the angels
song.