The Jackson herald., 1906-01-11

bacause II he had told his real OBJ
ject. they would, Of course. not re-
port to him. 1T was like the kiss of
Judas"
Note that the true glory OF town
or country does not consist in its
numbers, but In the men 1t produces
and the spiritual good which flows
from It.
Little Bethlehem became glorious
because Christ was born there. Our
hearts, too, can become Bethlehems,
and be transfigured by the presence,
of Jesus In them.
Frequently in history have the most
insignificant places become the scene
OF events which were the hinges on
which the history of the world has
turned
III. The Wise Men Find Their King
VS.. ., 10. 3. And. 10, the star.
which they saw In the east" the same
distinguished star but now In the,
south. II is uncertain whether the
star appeared only at the first, and oc-v
casionally, or all the way, as is repre-,
sented on the journey from Jerusalem
to Bethlehem.
The star guided them to Bethlehem,
and stood over where the young child
was"
10. when they saw the star" guild,
ing them, and pointing out the place,
They rejoiced." Because their jour
ney was now ended, their search was
successful.
~. They Honor the King with Wor-
ship and Gifts.-V. II. They saw the!
young child" The wonder is that in
little child, in small village, in
humble circumstances, they could see
the King. But every child is proph-,
ecy. And fell down." in the Orien-!
tai manner of showing homage. And
worshipped him" Three acts are
here-falling down. worshiping, and
/ offering: the first, the worship of the
body; the second, of the soul; theI
third, of our goods. With these three,
our bodies, our souls, our goods. WEI
are to worship him. Without them
all, worship Is but lame and MAIN
ed sacrifice. neither fit for wise men
to give nor Christ to receive."-Dr.
| Mark Frank. Opened their treas
ures." The caskets or chests in which
the gifts were brought "They pre-
sented unto him gifts According
TO the Oriental custom In paying Wis
its to royalty, Setting forth greater
truths than they knew. they offered,
to the Son of Man and Son OF God.
myrrh, limiting at the resurrection OF
the dead: the royal gold; and frank
incense that breathes prayer-'myrrh
to a mortal, gold to a king. franklin
cense to God "--Upham in The Wise
Men. '"Frankincense" (pure incense).
A yellowish aromatic gum used for
burning as incense In religious OBJ
servances. "Myrrh." AN aromatic
gum highly priced by the ancients,
and used in incense and perfumes. 1t
is Natures salutation of her Lord. as
she so early puts the crown upon His
head. Her three kingdoms are here:
the vegetable world sending its most
precious things. the sweet franklin
cense, the everlasting myrrh; the min
cral world sending its best and high
est-gold while the animal world
sends worshiping humanity"
V. The Flight Into Egypt.-Vs. l2-
%. ~. Being warned of God" In
a dream, in the same manner as God
may have spoken to them before. The
verb means, to give response to one
who asks or consults The word there
! :ore implies that the wise men had
sought counsel of God.
J Joseph, Mary, and the child, being
warned of God, fled into Egypt to be
, safe from the power of Herod. Recall
the famous French picture, The Re
! pose in Egypt, in which all the light
r radiates from the child Jesus. and pen
etrates far into the darkness OF the
desert sands.
5 Herod massacred the infants OF
Bethlehem in the hopes that the child
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