The San Francisco call., 1904-12-25
THE BIRTHDAY.

TO-DAY Christian world does not make holiday alone 1t
accommodated its great holiday observance long before
winter sosice the birth of year. the end of the
enghenng night and beginning the iengtenng
human ana natural IN the early Christians ideaize the physical
fact OF the osce by asociating
spiritual the end of the dark days of the the birth
brighter future
If all they idealzed has not been realized by Chrendom
has fallen far short of that and
continues to be uplifting 1t beyond range of secular
paper to express the impression that man evervhere s b than
his fame better than he seems The evidence of this
IS not confined to those who follow the Christian IDEAL for there
other high motives which affect men,
purpose
The English expedition into the land mystery high
disclose much of the greatest concerning
center OF Buddhism and the effect of that philosophy upon
nc MIND lhe Buddhstc which teach much that
found in their Christian analogue have profoundly
OF millions who have found them the ideal
al 6et that the agyu or bible OF the Buddsts has expanded
to 100 volumes OF each and that volumes
menes these voumnous have been printed Each
book OF this bible weighs pounds requires
yaks for its transportation Now aspiration
for higher guidance Mongols
living the emdeerts of high Asia upon spiritual
instinct which has been one OF the means of promoting civilization
their country OF yaks 1t became their guide and af
tored the ideal which they sought They studied devouty the
birth Of the Budda Christians do the coming Jesus
tween them and Chrstendom the spiritual tie and ap
ton that binds the together purposeght living and
practice OF the virtues
this greatest of its feass will honor
its ideals by respecting their knshp the ideals of
hold to other forms rms OF expressing the spiritual need that Joins all
r sacred book instead of being looked dups upe
be respected sought something
At this Christmas there
who make lamenaon because people falling
from religion The philosophers do sympahze
view Man falls from religion AS we'll talk about
annhlaon OF OF force that separates himself
of
the which he part. theology
and the for it. The venerable Dr.
said recently that he has belief in theology
and has abandoned faith anhopomorphc
bOt has found greater teleooev
been enlarged and instead being before
devout
At all the affairs of Chrstendom high acrpton
10 Jesus and there be
this will be inconsistent fell theology his
time He found the deity of udea tribal God, invested
human attributes personality which all all the
virtues OF alike magnhed He taught briefly
hand he message and inscribed
world place OF the tribal God OF considered all
his children the objects Of his benefcae Of his
justice and affection Religion the world before
fore Abraham and each left larger and better it.
The thinkers who hold with acknowledging onl
the larger religion and the Fathers house
places prepared than of other
times The Christian thought be large expands
will confluence with the great good still more
forms of the religious idea 1t thought
ful good
gdeess world where has choice or of exit to
years ago the them all duty and SET
them light As father piteth his the right
idea and what father would leave his child perish
guiding hand and a light for its path?
In all ages the mnanence of the
principle of kindness aherood adaptation of
the the and character of till
hath light and leading Let brightest
and the best but sm brother doing
that lies the blessing and benefit of the light which shines
all This day given doing taught
the universal fatood universal brotherhood
let this teaching and remember
everywhere -