The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-25
EXPECTED CHRIST TO
COME WITH REGAL POWER


! Ih: Sign OF the swaddling Clothes
was tne subject oi sermon yesterday
hw hh",ninE IN ia 81 !Ghn's n; =: CnYrch. south.
'ey Taking for his text Luke Il. Il. This
, saSh f'e III. sign unto you: ye shall find n
;be Msarp-d in swaddlinE clothes. ard
II any Of u~ had been asked to predict
~" manner Of the coming of God in human
iS,I .S,n,. and n. sign by which tine Christ
nave hi; upon the sign Of the angel:
tar more likely we should have sait! we
snam md III. a tslace. a child OF royal
his head or. II we had known that the
scene "f the nativity would be a cattle
cove. Nc should have said: We shall find
kneeiinS In s:u,nb alteration before the
shining God-chilj' Eus tho arreI said I.
trough
Aside from the s:rikine!v humble cir
cunisiances 81 the birth. the mos, sur
pr-sinS thing about the angels sign is that
II vas not .: mark Of the extraordinary or
supernatural. hut of the COMMONPLACE
That which should distinguish the christ
enid Was that wh!c! was common fo him
1T is =" with the .iivin. to-day. Thsu.
ma'u:xy ard miracle are not as enO,i evi-
.i"nc" .. tn.. presence of God a. the open.
We shall no: find him truly ia the tor
i.a.i1 a. In tn" cal,n suri;iSh;.
The 'h-is:-c!ili Mas 20 te found In
1'b'f'S 'iiuS btIAl - U Hw,~yk' pre- ilC-
'i"n fha: tl,e divine in I'll. human will al
WAYS he 'cat,inel. cr;6best. confined Hap
!i'y for III. hab!es 'o-:.y. the s~addling
Us 'i~ad Z" he told :reir use. Only here
and They" IN Chfis;~n,ion does one find
The lingering ren.Atns Of the old custom
~. Probably the bess idea of :h.. old -us-
ton: Is seen to-day In the Wickelkinier in
Germany.
Rousseau. IN hi. Emile ta. told u
how >srAYs~rIy dneS the rhiiA h..e sn
joy th" liberty 81 moving and stretching
ifs limbs when II H. placed anew In con-
and laid down with ITS head fixed. It's legs
"N'"'reH. us arms at IT'S sides. n ia sur
rounded with cloths and bAnda9es ~ all
sorts tina; prevent II from changing its
even draw the hands 81 ,iSht as Z" hinder
respiration. and n they hav. the foresight
Ia lay II "r its side to avoid siranguia'i"n.
Th" ins.'t'"n an! c"nsfrairs in which the
"hild's limbs are confined must fl..cs Sxarily
disturb the circulation. hinder IN. chsid
from gaining strength, and aner; i.s con
c",.~traiu. can fail 90 AFFECT the character
OF ii" child As we'll as ''s physical tenn
;,":an~u'' Its first conscious feeling j. a
:e"l.uS Of pain and suffering. I, finds
nothing tuf h'.irancsS IN th. motions
which il Graves Nor" Wr-'ch.d inAn y
criminal Il! irons IL f..'s and cries. The
first gifts i: receives are f.ttsrs: the first
treatment /; experiences .s torture.
'''rh" sign for rs today is IN. same -
cha. "f tho shepherds II y"i ar" lock i:.c
:"- rho Ch.i>'.'h- larger .,iI-!s'-~.i" !. shall
redeem an.. bless YOUR life your search
will 10 successful IL YOU Will foil"~ the
aivir~ iieh, n your heart which guides
yuri 'n IN. pla.,. whore human heirl"ssness
awaits .h- coming ~ :. friend
tn. historic Jesus - beyond your reach.
.,'.. IN. -. rral christ Is al y"ur SIDE. He
waits for entrance - your heart. and he
'''l."rs whom your heart "p"ns and HoUT
hands minister To- his needy brethren
oar city i full -: ;h"s. VII" II" bound
&, poverty ignorance. superstition and sin.
a., ". y 40 goes ,,,:r 80 relieve them " IL
fini tho de~p-sp;ri,c.i truth ~ m" Masters
pNn words 'nu"h y- iii y unto
one % .h~ i-Ns; ~ 'hss. my brethren. ye
.,si 1. unto me-