Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-12-29
TH5 GREATEST EVENT.

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ON q spur of the AnGcs. where the
border r. Chill, touches Tie border of
the Argentine Republic, stands a heroic
statue o. Jesus. II is already famous
although but recently erected. as 'Th"
Christ of the .Andes.' for it marks Il
historic event, tie plcdeina at the
feet OF the Eedeemer' of a perpetual
peace between these two nations which
for years have hariiel each other in
strife and war. Now, raised high for
ALI eyes to see. the tNp nations have
erected n ss,nbn' ~ p,lc". .inpst -
,rbpria;eiy the figure Of Him hose
i .iristmas nainc is TIE Prince of
Pence
The Christ of the Andes is but one
of a multitude of historic facts which
have crowded upon one anuihsf's heels
during recent months, an tending to
SHOW the rapid md Widespread ditn-
sion of the spirit of peace, which was
brought into the world ilonintte in
the babe whose cradle was a Munger.
Even us these words are bcina written
the newspaper Offices are displaying a
bulletin telling of the signing OF sun
another treaty of peace and arbit,3i-
ton between twn great nations; indeed.
such treaties have multiplied so rapid
~ of late that only an expert can keep
track of them all.
sNil1 II ~ nv ~ ~
International peace looms larger with
every passing day. so that it is no
longer regarded as a ttopian dream
thai nations should Nar no more. What
is true CT world politics is truc alsn OF
individual lives. The spirit of peace
is broadcast. The book of the hour.
hawlked on the streets of the great
cities by vendors who have disceraed
the public taste. is The Simple Life"
which. its author will tell you, is but
the lestatement of fundamental teach
Mss OF Jesus.
4 HOPE REALIZED.
When the words which are the basis
OF this Christmas lesson were Denned
they expressed only a deep but dim
tional decline and impending disaster.
Isaiah wrote of One who should come.
and whose coming would still the
worlds din Of battle. Then the earth
was a scene of war: tribe WAS in arms
against tribe. nation against nation.
To-day the prophets hope has been
fulfilled to IA marvellous degree. One
third of the worlds population. or
- 100000 of i.eople. Gail themselves
Christians. The rame and spirit OF
Jesus have been carried everywhere.
The h%elpfuiness ana brotherliness of
Him whose birth made Christmas, and
whose far-foleSeen coming cheere0 the
dying nation of Israel. are universal.
The earth is II closely knit neighbour
hood. In the United States alone there
are forty-eight national societies ex-
listing solely for altruistic objects.
Every city. town and hamlet, and al
most every home. has its own especial
Witness of the fact that Christ rules
the earth in the reign of the Christmas
spirit. In Il sense not meant by Isaiah,
the government is upon his shoulders
We cannot blink the fact that there
is q darker side to the Christmas of
1904, however bright 1t ma appear
by contrast with the days when this
lesson Was written. ON this day OF
peace two great nations are in a death
struggle that shocks humanity: still
other battles, even gravcr. though, no,
waged with shot and shcfl. are raging
between social forces. Vet even these
we n perceive. are blu the tumultou.
1eavening of the lump of humanity.
the workings of The spirit of real peace
which often comes along The grim path
way of war.
A STAR IN A DARK SKY.
Without knowing the full import OF
his own words. Isaiah told what his
prophetic eye discerned in the surround.
ing gloom. His jubilant cry. The PEG.
pie that walked in darkness have seer
Il great light; they that dwelt in tho
shadow OF death. upon them hath Tho
light shined." seems not to chord will
h situation rs ii existed about him
Yet ii is III rkneS night that The
stars shine brightest. The promise wa:
The more precious that il was so ureatI,
needed.
SO his glowing picture of Il sreat da,
10 come proceeded To the promise of I;
child. He conferred the eye OF ls:ae
upon one yet TO be born. even as The
nope of Russia was so lately fixed upoi
the birth of the cZarevitch. WHOSE com
ing has opened prison doors. broken III.
yoke of burdens and the rod of opprcs
sion. After all. the worlds expectation
is ALWAYS focused upon II child. one VIII,
is to come. AS the desire of i, home i
In the child. SO Israel's hope was in til,
promised ono described in the echoin,
words:
For unto us a child is born, INTO IL
a son is given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulders; and hi
name shall be called Wonderful. Coun
sellor. Mighty God. Everlasting Father
Prince of Peace"
ONLY A CHILD.
There Is II bridge in Austria Will
many inches. In each is Il representa-
ton of Christ. In one He is a over II
another II shepherd: in II third. Il fisher
and so on. Every man finds his owl
Christ and kneels before Him. But Il
least once a year the whole earth kneel
DeIOre the CtlTlSt as Al cHlid. TOT
child appeals to the universal heart
The dear and near humanity of Jesu
is most precious to mankind as 1t is b,
held in the person of the babe o:
Mary's bosom. Because the child is tn,
center of Christmas. and OF the world
hope, Christmas is the day of all day.
when children reign.
The present influence of the revolu
tionizing infant whom Isaiah foresav
"a vividlv suggested by n Christina,
conversation reported in the Sunda,
School Times. A rural Illinois store
keeper ia talking to a salesman in
Chicago wholesale house.
II came down State street. and seem
to me / never saw 1t jammed SO tish
before. Department stores. toy stores
candy stores. music s~tores-every on
packed to a crush. and the whole stree