The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-27

his usual very pleasing anu loICelul
manner, choosing for his subject The
Christmas Star" The sermon in part
was as follows;
when they saw the star, they re-
joiced with exceeding great joy
Matt. 2:1O. This star which is so
beautifully and so intimately associ-
ated with Christs birth is emblemati-
cal of number of most precious
truths.
1. First of ALL this star which
guided the Magi was an emblem OF
fulfilled prophecy.
Seven hundred years before Christ
was born Isaiah gave an accurate de-
scription of the promised Messiah,
referring to him as the Wonderful
| Counsellor, the mighty God, the ever
lasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
Throughout all ages in the Old Tes-
/ lament dispensation God has pointed
/ by the finger of Moses, and Abraham
and Jacob, and David, and Micah, and
Isaiah, and jeremiah, and Daniel to
the coming of the promised Messiah
the Saviour of the world
These prophecies were fully and
literally fulfilled when the angel de-
clared to the shepherds: 81 bring you
good tidings of great joy which shall
be to all people For unto you is born
this day in the city of David a Saw
Jour, which is Christ the Lord" The
fulfilment of these prophecies was
celebrated by the joyful anthem Of
the angels GLORY to God in the high
est, and on earth, peace, good will to-
ward men, The star of Bethlehem
which these Magi beheld blazing 50
brilliantly in the heavens was an EN-
blem of fulfilled prophecy 1t told
them that faith had been lost in sight,
that the expectation of ages had been
transformed into glorious realiza-
ton, that prophecy had eliminated in
ripe fulfillment.
The wise men iourneying from afar,
Guided by a bright unerring star.
Came to the Christ by prophets fore.
told,
And offered frankincense and myrrh
and gold
H. Again, this star which guided
the Magi was an emblem of hope
When the wise men left Jerusalem
and started for Bethlehem, the star
went before them and stood over
where the young child was. That
star was a star flashing with hope for
those weary pilgrims. The birth Of
Jesus Christ brought more hope into
the world than was ever introduced
into the world before from all other
sources combined 1t ushered in the
brightest hopes connected with the
present life and the glorious hope OF
Immortality in the life beyond the
grave.
ID, l.. Moody, in a letter to his old
d home in 1862, wrote: "Oh. what would
life be without Christ! | sometimes
p get to looking down on this world OF
sin, but when ! look to Jesus it make:
me look up"
All, yes, Jesus inspires the fondest
brightest hopes in this present life
e. His presence imparts hope in the
home, in the kitchen, the dining room
= the parlor, the library. the bed cham
Der where loved one hovers between
life and death. His presence imparts
hope in the shop, the counting room
) the store, and the office His presence
imparts hope in church life, in bust
q ness life, in social life, in intellectual
life.
Many "A man, many a woman, who
+ has battled with some alluring temp
tation, who has struggled with somt
fiery trial, who has suffered a rudr
5 shock from some terrible disappoint
a ment, who has made a brave battle
> in driving away the wolf of power
! ty from the door, who has bowe,
heavily under some great, crushins
sorrow, many such have looked TOWARD
the star OF nope which pointed Il
Christ and have exclaimed will
Moody oh what would life be with
out Christi" All, yes, without Hin
life would be full of darkness, hope
lessness, despair With Him life il
full of light, of blessedness, of hope
III, Again, this star which guided
the Magi was an emblem of the world
, redemption. This star was an un
erring guide to the worlds redeemer
1t guided the Magi to the Lamb which
was to be slain for the worlds re
demption. 1t guided them to Him whC
came not to call the righteous but sin
ners to repentance. 1t guided then
to Him who was to save the Jew anC
the Gentle, the Greek and the Bar
barian, the bond and the free, the
, rich and the poor
". Finally, this star which guided
the Magi was an emblem of joy. The