The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-25

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days and nights. Both fed with food
miraculously created great bodies of
people in the wilderness. Moses walked.
dry-shod, through the lifted pillows of
the Red Sea, and Christ trod, dry-shod.
on the foaming crests of the Sea of
Gallilee. On the mountain, the face of
Moses won such a supernatural radi-
ance that he had to veil 1t before
Aaron would converse with hi m. So
on Mount Hermon, the features of
Jesus became respondent, with an I'M
earthly glory, amidst the phenomena of
His TRANSPORTATION. Moses commits
stoned twelve men to investigate the
physical conditions of an enemy's land
Jesus sent twelve men intoa hostile
lands to examine and improve spiritual
conditions. In babehood, Moses was
saved from death by the special inter
position of God. In babehood. Jesus
was saved from murder, and taken to
Egypt, by Gods special providence.
Moses spoke, and a pail of gloom hung
over Egypt at midday. Christ spoke
from the cross, at noontide, and for
three hours curtain of darkness in
vested Jerusalem.
Moses held out both hands when he
was winning his mighty victory over
Amalek. At Calvary Christ held out both
hands, spiked TO the transverse timber,
for six hours, as He was winning for
mankind a conditional salvation. Moses
made an atOnement for the twelve tribes
that won the Divine favor. Christ made
a far more glorious and extensive atone-
ment for all races of men when He died
at Golgotha. Moses lifted up a brazen
serpent for the corporal healing of the
Hebrews. Jesus suffered himself to be
elevated on the cross that moral health
migh0 be available to all penitent be-
levers. Moses labored with his nation
for forty years, and the masses who
had left Egypt persisted. Christ worked
for the spiritual regeneration of His ma
ton, and within forty years after His
ascension Jerusalem was destroyed. The
Israelites vainly. searched for the dead
body of Moses, ard the friends of Jesus
looked in vain into the empty tomb of
Joseph of Arimathea for the dead body
of the divine martyr. God honored
Moses with angelic pallbearers on Mount
Nebo. So he honored our risen Redeem
er with escorting celestial delegations
when He triumphantly assembled from
the Mount of Olives.
These are but specimen prophecies con-
corning Christ which have been magnif-
Gently accomplished. There are many
Old Testament predictions relative to
Jesus that have been TRANSPORTED into
history. Gods ancient seers foretoId the
manner Of His triumphal entry into Je-
rusalem. the mailing of His hands and
feet to the cross, the parting of His gar
ments, lots being cast for His vesture;
His intercessions for His murderers; His
burial with the rich; the exemption of
His dead body from corruption; His
resurrection from the dead; the CONVEX
sion of the Gentle nations to His spirit
ual dominion, and the universally and
perpetuity of His kingdom. Truly, the
Old Testament is full of Christ.
Twenty years ago, at San Francisco,
it was the writer's privilege to preach a
Christmas sermon in the presence of a
reigning Observation-Disclosures, of the Ha-
waiian Islands. On the next day, at the
Palace Hotel, he said to me: IT never
knew before that the Old Testament con-
tanned so many predictions concerning
the character and life of Jesus Christ"
1t proved to be the last sermon to which
he could listen. A few days passed and
pneumonia had mastered him. After his
death his body, in charge OF Admiral
Brown, was conveyed on the new
cruiser Charleston to Honolulu. To me
the recollection has been pleasant that
in my discourse 1 faithfully portrayed
to the best of my ability Jesus Christ as
the one and only Saviour of mankind
The Christmas gifts that Christ
covets from us all are the supreme
affection of the heart, and the conse-
Grafton of all of our endowments to |
the universal uplifting of the brother
hood of mankind. AS we survey the |
wants of the poor, the sick, the despon- |
dent, and the sinful, let us give to such |
our life service.
Give as the morning that flows out Of heaven:
Give as the waves when their channel Is riTen;
Give as the free air and sunshine are given; |
Lavishly, utterly. joyfully give.
Not the waste drops Of thy cup oTerhowinE;
Not the faint spark Of thy hearth, glowing; |
Not a pale bud from the June blowing; |
Give as Christ gave thee, who gave thee to live |
Pour out thy love like the rush Of q river,
Wasting its waters forever and ever;
Love is life's bliss; lore besses the Eiver;
Silent songful thou nearest the sea.
Scatter thy life as the sweet showers pouring;
What IL no blossom looks upward, adoring.
What IL no blossom looks upward adoring!"
Look at the lore Christ hath lavished on thee.