Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07
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Holy Truth That Jesus Taught
Put the Stamp of Universal
ity on Christianity.


They were wise men indeed who,
after inquiring for the newborn king,
turned their backs on rich and gay
Jerusalem. and set their faces to the
obscurity and poverty of bethlehem.
They were men of rank and wealth
and learning from the far east-rep-
resentatives of all that was best and
noblest in the civilization OF the old
world They mad only the scantiest
opportunities of learning what was
the hope of Israel, and how 1t would
be realized; but they were earnest
men. They had studied the heavens
and the earth until their souls were
full of God in his glory and majesty
These men yearned to know If he.
whose glory is in the heavens, would
stoop to cure the ills of humanity.
They had heard of Israels hope. the
hope of child to be born of DaVids
race, who would bring divine mercy
near to human need. They had
vague idea that the time for that tul-
filment was drawing near; and as
they unused, behold marvellous APP
pearance in the heavens which
seemed to call them away to seek
him whom their souls desired. Hence
their long journey to Jerusalem, and
their eager departure for Bethlehem.
And when they arrived at the house
they were not offended by the poverty
of the surroundings or the humble IN
mates They recognized in the httie
Child the object of their search;
they bowed before him and presented
to him gifts as tribute from the east
to the king of righteousness and love-
Were Men Truly Wise.
What a beautiful picture it makes.
this alteration of the wise men. Truly
they were wise men, with wisdom
not of this world-wise to recognize
the hope of the future, not in mon
arch surrounded by the worlds pomp
and luxury, but in the fresh young
life of the holy heaven-born Child.
Learned as they were, they had sim
Pile hearth. They had had some
glimpse of the great truth that 1t is
not learning the world needs so much
as life, new life. Would that all wise
men of the present day were equally
wise in heart We thank God that so
many of them are, who recognize that
there is no other hope for man than
the new birth, the pure, holy life
which came into the world when
Christ was born. Here at the very
beginning of the Gospel we ind the
. true relation that should exist between
learning and the Gospel OF jesus
, Christ.
J Today the nations of the east ART
] on the march, and many look with ap
7. prehension upon the unrest eviden
! among these mighty peoples. The,
q as.e ssaze hing towards .IHztsalesa tina
is, towards civilization, knowledge
! and culture, and woe be unto US !
!, we fail in our duty and opportunity
: 1t is ours to point them to Bethlehem
8 1t is ours to show them the guidini
Y star that leads them to Christ. Man.
+ of them come in the simple-hearte'
J and humble spirit Of the wise men o
t old. They have seen his star in tn
east and are come to worship him
8 They are ready to lay at his feet tn
y gifts which are most pleasing unit
d him, the gold OF allegiance and tn
Q frankincense of alteration. May Go
F. give us open eyes to see the ope
8 door which he sets before the Chri'
o tian world of today, open ears to hea
u the cry of need of these people VIII
IS of old sent representatives to tn
Saviors cradle, and open hearts
" fulfill the Masters last command,
l. give the Gospel to all nations.
q Meant for All Mankind.
If Jesus put the stamp Of universalit
10 on Christianity. 1t was to be a un
10 versal religion, not merely in tt
m sense that it should be open to a
IL who came to seek for it, but univers;
IN In the sense that it should go out an
seek for men in their homes; a r
ligion of conquest and progress in a
of directions. It was to be a religic
in that should be satisfied with nothir
~ short of having won over the who
At. creation" the tribes Of men of evel
race and language, from the north
ct the south, from the rising of the 81
oh to the going down thereof, until :"
le- the name of Jesus every knee shou
ot bow, and every tongue should confe
on that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glo
I'd. Of the Father"
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