Richmond planet., 1910-02-12
HE LEFT Us A LEGACY.

Continued from February 8. 1910.
Out OF the eater came forth meat,
and out of the strong came forth
sweetness. Yes, Good counsel is the
best legacy father can leave a
child" The Lord by wisdom hath
founded the earth; by understand
ing. hath established the heavens.
The circumstances together with the
season OF February II. 1910, the an
uiversary or Abraham Lincoln's birth
day. impG jhe mystic cords OF
memory 20 bring 20 our recollection
lessons taught us relative 10 the con
dition OF the world az the birth of
Jesus So cXtancy was the Roman
ters<Strial bounds that three clviliza-
tions were Included within It's cir
cult. namely. the Latin. Greek and
Oriental. am united in peace under
one grand power. So vast was this
Roman empire the timely mclina-
tions crystalized provcrbiauy. that
the whole world is under one scep-
tire at the head OF which is OCtavi-
anus Caesar" usually styled Angus
tus, hc ruled as absolute lord Tor
forty-onc years All nations bowed
before him. an kingdoms served him.
BE 90 remembered. however. that
at this period our American conti-
nents had not been discovered. This
stupendous Roman world with all OF
it's cNcellency, was nevertheless,
shroudcd I'm moral darkness. robed
in selhshucss and drapod I'm religious
pagauism and polytheism. OF its pop
ulation OF 10O.000,00O more than
half were slaves All persons Who
were not members OF the same STAGE
were considered enemies. Gross dark
ness righted the Kings, and en-
shrined the Lords. The birth OF Jesus
was Solar Spectrum. whose band
OF colors penetrated the gloom OF a
world which slept in darkness and
the shadow OF death. Thus appeared
In the small village of Bethlehem
Judea, a bright star In the East which
twinkled the news, that within the
jurisdiction OF this strong Roman
Empire, another King was borne, 20
whom Augustus. his successor and
the entire popuace must make obe-
isance. This King was Jesus, who
founded an empire OF love. within
the terrestrial bounds of Augustus
empire Of force. The leaven from
Jesus empire pervaded the empire
OF Augustus and hook &c, so 10
speak, from center 20 circumference
T. e.. the countries from the Atlantic
Ocean 10 the Adriatic; from the Ad-
riatic TO Mount Taurus and the Ian rs
beyond to the Euphrates. were
aroused and Illuminated with the sill
yer idea and problem, which pictured
all nations with no distinction of
race, color, rank. or previous cOndi-
tion, as being created OF one blood
with God as their common Father
filled with a Fathers love for all
mankind; and put I'm motion the un.
dulatory theory OF His light, which
taugh that religion does not lie in
selfish or morbid devotion TO personal
interest. whether In the desert or the
temple. but in loving work and self
sacrifice for others.
Jesus exemplifed these ideas and
problems by His showing. as equal
sympathy for the slave, and beggar
as for the ruler. by His inviting all
TO come without distinction. and ac-
cept the one religion inaugurated for
all races. and by His submission to
death. that II might be saved
Jesus. together with followers, work
ed and labored by precept and ex-
ample within this strong empire Of
Rome, more sedulously and persist
ent than do bees In a beehive. and
finally overthrow II 476 A. D.. there
by securing a territorial region for
christianity upon the ruins thereof.
But his great doctrine was not TO
stop here. its mission is. to glide
among the atoms. molecules and
possess the specific properties OF all
substance In which IL belongs and
conquer paganism, polytheism. and
heathenism. wherever I'm whatever
cline found. Well. has II fought its
way, conquered, c0nquering. and
still TO conquer. Having overthrown
the Roman dominion and played it's
part well in the East, still. holding
its own therein. II 70 lowed the voy-
ages OF Christopher Columbus. John
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