Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-25

mencement was less direct; neverthe-
less It came to them, and in the Ian
guage 70 which they were accustomed.
The magl of the east deeply yersed IN
the lore Of the stars, recognized tire
new orb In the armament, and came
from afar 60 seek and worship the man
born Cod
The historical data attesting the act
nal existence OF Jesus OF Nazareth as q
man among men, supporting the biblical
record as TO His life and ministry and
death. are undisputed. Even those who
deny Him as the dlvincly begotten son
OF the Eternal Father, who reject Him
as the actual Redeemer and Savior,
admit His superiority Of mind and soul,
and hail Him as the greatest philoso.
pher and Humanitarian that ever trod
the paths of earth. TO such He appears
as a character without parallel or su-
perior; an Individual whose individual
ity. whose personality, whose life ana
death have influenced and controlled in
the doings and destlnies OF men and
nations as never has been known OF
another.
KING OR ENIGMA.
TO many OF eerths millions Jesus the
Christ is verify Jehovah, Lord and
n
Nazareth is an enigma, an lnexplic'
able mystery, an ins0luble problem by
human wisdom alone; He cannot be
understood by intellect and mind I'M
aided, His work was heart-labor soul-
service amongst mankind, OF necessity
heart and mind--the whole soul 10
concerned in any attempt TO understand
Him He presents SO many contrasts as
TO battle ordinary analysis. man OF
neekness, tolerant and submissive, the
truest OF gentlemen; yet verify ths
lion OF Judah when aroused in vindlca.
ton OF the Fathers work ana WIZ, the
RECONCILIATION OF compassionate love.
and again wen spring of whitening
pronunciation when goaded to righteous
INDICATION and righteous an,
ger. Is there cause TO marvel
that An this late day lie Is 50 imper..
fectly understood, when IN the days OF
His mortal probation He was lncoIn-
prehenslble Even those most closely
associated were offended at Him. lie
IA in truth the greatest offender OF MS
tory. There Is both pathos and stern
behest In the answering message sent
10 the imprisoned Baptist. Blessed Is
he who Is not offended because OF me-
His doctrine was no mere code OF NOR
ais. With Him az with the righteous
OF all ages morality was and ever 49,
the foundation OF all religion. the M
dispensabIe requirement of all VINO
would lead lives OF purity and worthi-
ness, yet morality Is not enough Tor
Him. He brought the law of salvation,
the Gospel OF the kingdom. The con-
ltlons of citizenship In that kingdom,
= the service demanded Of all who take
upon themselves His name We're plain
ly set forth and vigorously enforced lie
taught no Dogma OF one place or bliss
and another Of torment awaiting the
souls OF men, hut told OF the many
mansions OF graded glory within which
each shall find his place. Goodness IL
rrore than mere avoidance of actual
sin. TO be effective goodness must be
, positive and aggressive. The good man
Is indeed he who II good for something,
active and valiant
a RELIGION OF POWER.
The ministry Of the Galilean prophet
was the inevitable cause OF dissension;
truly He brought q sword into the camp
OF Judaism, and welded II with vigor.
His religion was and Is the religion Of
daily life the religion OF the home, ce-
void OF Journalism and ritualIstic per-
foFmance, but replete with individual
service and sacrifice. No incident was
too trivial to print the lesion Of His
marvellous teachings. The soil was all
important, for be It hard and stony,
infested with thorns and thistles,
though the best of seed be sown by the
most skil..d Of sewers. there will be no
fruit. Belief to Him was faith--active.
potent. vital. His life Of toll was ter
minated by the great sacrifice through
which salvation Is given to men.
Through Him alone is the Father ac-
cessible for IN truth is He the Re-
deemer The babe Of Bethlehem was
In very truth, Jesus the Christ,