Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-21
f. VEINS GF7TOFPEACE

on every hand. They have given vote,
IN every aee-and none more stirring
ana inspiring than the present.
Weeping-and ali the dire attend.
ant train. may lodge with man for the
night-but the morning brings joy.
And everywhere the morning is
coming more and more among men
Tn" stars Of night pale through the
centuries and with the gray daWr
comes JOY shouting and singing-anc
this the outward expression of that
.iot which it is born-peace-the gift
of heayen to men,
And here is the message of this
Christmas tide-peace on earth-peaco
among men-peace i'm every human
heart. The angels sang it in the Silly
night when Joseph and Mary found
no place for the infant Saviour in the
crowded town, The Deliverer from
the power of death ana the grave
sang it when lie stood in the shadow
of His w cross and declared, MY
peace ! give unto you"
Prophets and confcssors. martyrs
and saints along the centuries have
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ed to the coming time when gentle
peace shall rule the hearts of men.
And again we come to the time
when all the world makes glad be-
cause of Him whose name is Prince
of Peace. And this is the story the
historians pen is writing down for
coming generations how this age and
Ibis generation is making for peace
and fastening the coming of the time
by prophets long toretold the new
day-the expected day-When peace
shall reign among the Gations OF earth
and command her gentle sWay to the
remotest shorc-in every heart the
dawn drives back the highland JOY
and peace, heavens last best gifts
by every son of man cnjoyod-tho
Prince of Peace holding sway, for the
day spring from on high shan have
guided every foot into the way of
abiding peace.
Nor is his an cnervescent dream. De
spite all the gloomy f%orbodings of the
prophets of cvil-thc promised age
of gold draws on apaoe,
Humanity is weary Of war. The
nations of earth today study how to
avoid armed hostility and diligently
seek amieable adjustment of faneied
wrongs. Increased armament of ma
tons but pomises speedier peace.
Means of defense and sufficient
strength to protect the so-called rights
of nations is added proof hat war is
rapidly becoming a relic Of barbarism
and has no place i'm modern ciyiliza-
ton.
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which today is more pronounced than
in any previous century, has its roots
far back in the life and teachings of
Him who is hailed tOday-the Christ
Child of the manger and the inn.
It is more than a hope-it is an as
sured fact that the nations of earth
are rapidly approaching the point
where war n Observation-Disclosures
of man by man-destruction of home
and life-win no more be tolerated.
because the world has sat at the feet
OF Him whose life sweetens and blesses
every cline and cnriches every age.
You have verify read history to lit
tie purpose if you have not been inn
pressed with the manner in which
even the u~nspeakable horrors of war
fare have been mitigated by the sweet
charity and tender touch and ministry
Of the Christian nurse and chaplain.
Through tho midnight groanings of
the weary ages there has come an un-
dertone of love and there have been
songs i'm the nlght-all Of which have
helped on the coming dawn-thc
morning of peace.
The Prince Of Peace is slowly but
surely becoming the King of nations