The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22

some persons derive honor from the
place in winch tHey were born others
conter celebrity upon it. HOW nlany
places stroVe for tae honor OF tomeF
: birth! 1us late emperor OF france
waiis hes!sging MRntua In ttaIy, eN-
erapted "A small netg nborlnE Village
from all exActsons, in honor OF fHsls
waosa birthplace IL was supposed TO oe.
Nothing can ennoble the Lord Jesus.
but he dign4fiies everything IN conhec-
ton with nilYl Capernaum was an m
significant 1shing town. yet because
ne frequently resided and preached IN
It, IL WAS exalted unto heaven. heth-
iehem wss not remarkRoie ioT hs
bui ,isngs or commerce or the number
OF its lnaaA ftants, or fame OF any hlnu'
Thus IL was little among Toe thou-
sands OF Judah" But 1t was agsrAh-
1lxed ard imugorts.izso by an even
tAat ana upon II the eye OF lnspir1
tion, taal drew towards II 20 Inc iui-
uess OF time muibtuoe q t"e
aeavenly host and has rendered X gear
and memorable to the caurea for ever
the Nativity Of the Messiah Out
Of thee shall He come forth unto It,e
that is to be ruler IN 1sFAel "hp va
go3ngs forth have been from OF ''"'
from everias ing
let this teach us not 70 call any
thing common or uncItAh i~te 20
euald a,atHst those prtILdices wnAes
are derived from worldly grandeur Hho
4.orv Jesus was not born In rome
II in jerusalem but In ecSord"Ir"
alta all tae circumstances OF hls hoas*r
ment ia y small and OBSCURE FA.1ass.
Ara loasrh the saviour OF Egypt was
taken from PRISON; ana Moses iHe hlhs
in JeshuFun from the AK OF our us"e@'
ana David fGe great fFoto the SacN -
10 d Inc d VAS sNAhEt-i1~ u ~
FsHsrrrea from the lake OF Hai'i"s.
Ara Jesus said. 4 thank thee
FatLer. Lord of heaven and e5fth,
frorn iht. wise and prudent, ana past
revealed th.m unto babes Efea 80
father. for so IL seemed good IN t"E
9icbt" Base things of thc %ot'u, ahd
rHlnrs which are desptsed hatn Goo
chosen. yea, md things w"lch are hot.
"a bring to n8uSuA thinBS tHat stt
that nd Hesh should glory In MS
QreseEce.
wb.n Herad inquired OF the chic,
nyi. sgA and Scrfbes mere. Christ shouid
ye bosn thty answered In Beta sntH
IL jadaeA When il was rumoFed that
a. came out OF GaliIee. ms enemies
srt,ntdfately said CHRIST cometa
snl. 49, q of David aud odt of the town
IN Btthlehem wh,r- David was. IHu*
e8e pace Of mis- birth was nor ON
1xed, but fully known fel whal co1 LI1t
~ 40 unlikeIv as tAe acro nplishmen
u the prophecy wascR had raised t'ls
9Xaectalloas Wncu Mary confee We"
sLtre Was not the least probability OF
ser being delivertd at Bstnleh en- "a
SIZE was In C5alilee, lviag at Nazaret IN;
sessf Aup1lstus issues q decree that ali
9rld QAid Rs 6"hha; l., ~ ,-f,rt r. =
Z oula be paid but that every man
should go to his own city 10 be en-
RI led Hence Joseph went up 20 Betn-
ffif.eru. and Mary his sspoused whe
recommended him. being great VII
rt7ftd ard so it Was. thai wntle I ne J
gere there the DAYS were accomp!ls Aeo
.fst she should he delivered And she
srougat for her FIRST burn son. ana
.treuutd him ia swaddiigr 'iotheS. anc
aid him in a mauger, 'feaose Yer :
Ras 10 room for them lhe laa.
rhs~a Is always something wonderfQl
i, ire works OF God. Ne frequently
Z 5-e scribe course for h'r. or we eN-
,ccf him to move In p Ecu ar diFH1-
-, t5yt be brings the blsnd by way
So. thew know not. ana leads TO n
ans whIrn they have not known
Meile we think ne n doing hottlns
ard his prov seem to ran an TOT 1870 49,
5pare Ills g. lagencpts are ioffneu
SIS arenss ar In MOI on, MS oes,Eht
art fulf1lfd and we e&c'alfn' W va
s-ts CA " ought J.et us trust
,4o. teach him. and whenever he ma:
tt,n htMeve that ( heaven ara
aa~tA should pass away. his WORD VIII
.sball he come forth unto met" as
- y, called Rim. agd hr came. And he
"a call .hfsr. anG he satd, i came
Il d1Nn from hca~t0 , o. 30 DO mine owl
s3li hut the win 81 him tFAt sent m.
~ bed to art with God and for h1m
- ssrow forth hts rig1te BUSINESS. tt
-fnffeate hts law 20 make r co9cii3'
S sissr for the sins OF his people. 10 xtofl'
4 n BIN an the earth ard 20 Hnlsh tnf
so~R t-a ne gave him o do There
sore God calls him nay sIfg3tFa,
er1ore he saws y 4aye laid he'll h.
ss e. mn that n mirhtv; J have exalted
81 a~t chosen out OF the rcople
.suT7o shn's be ruler in Israel" H
! 4v-gttIw+o t~o world TO save sinners
suit he IL Prince az well as savtcut
il . outward ctrcu~astances. at bis e'rt
80 XII th~oue5 life see med 10 hespeal
rvtbinr rather than ROYAL dom mon
fet IN tFis sstat" re was PREY ~ "a