Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-01-23

ythfng new
about this wonderful blessing which
Follows the coming OF Christ. The
message has come through the
medium OF angels from Heaven;
Prophets had foretoid the sa-
vfour. the apostles and martyrs. the
saints Of all ages have spoken Of
the glory which followed Sinetesa
centuries Of eloquence from Poets.
painters and sculptors. oratory and
literature and song have united IN
Telling the story Of the glory Of the
Hrst Christmas and the transforming
power OF the christ-chiid. And yet
i, ths story never grows old; 70 II still
the sweetest story ever told: nor ID
II strange that this should be 90. for
the coming OF Christ was the supreme
event In human history. the turning
point In the calendar OF the world.
and the Greatest gift to man For
God so loved the world, that he xavs
his only begotten Son. that vhosoevsr
believeth in him should not perish.
but have everlasting life
The message was one OF good tid-
fngs: Of salvation. Of forgiveness from
sin. Of deliverance from bondage. OF
refuge from the storms Of life. Of
peace amid the restiessnsss Of the
world. OF power over the evil In hu-
man nature. OF cleansing frum the
stain Of sin. OF comfort In the midst
oe the worlds sadness. and Of Q
'cfovn It. the end Of the race.
The message was OF good tfdings
OF great Joy. and this II the keynots
Of the Gospel. for he who rsaIly has
Christ In the heart can hear the
Saviour sAy and realize the trutA ol
= That your Joy might b full-
: The message 10 all inc.usive-to an
noDpfe. In the Psalms We read that
C4rfst shall have dominion fron -
I'd sea There IL no narruvness IN
G0d's plan. There's q wideness In
Gods mercy Ike the wfdeness Of the
SEA This babe born In Bethlehem
- he who shall rule in jerusalem. and
IN Judea, and In Samaria, and unto
the uttermost parts: Of the earth
All kings shall bow down before
him" There IL no better day than
Chnfstmas. and no higher theme and
ne greater motive for an appeal for
oaar Interest. ir. foreign missions. for
this. same Saviour said: Go ye into
~ the world"
1hin = the best message because
8 ahnounced the Saviour Redemp-
ton y the greatest factor n human
1zstory: although II reminds N Ct
6he 9vful fact OF sin: for these two
expsain, an mystery and unravel all
htstory. Sin ID the ground. redemp-
Ton the process Of all salvation Sin
Afes redemption necessary: redemp-
! yon shevs NJ God. and We shout.
ghat . wonderful Saviour In .
$ery tine sense God was q Redeefnss
S4ef1Re he was . Creator. This Saviour
blunounced - Christ and Lord. ana
. every word h emphatic. Christ h
the Messiah who was to come. and =
sford No takes his place - ruler h
the heaffs and HIVES Of those Who acl
.eeee him
= ne emphasis OF the message 10
Don the fact that Jesus ID the
! 0nvfour. There is one line that runs
through all the Bible: II 10 the scarlet
Unread Of the blood Of Christ Thsrv
|. ak1ne fact that shines out on evury
page OF the book. the face OF One
who became man for US men and for
90 salvation This II the message Of
I8pAets and angels. Of types and
bymbols, Of persons and sacrifices:
y9he V,ultitudes have found II true. It
5DNdS one OF the first words OF :
ksSsed in the south:
ss.Heu do I know my Lord b dfvtnss
HAibnvss m from my sim
sHhG< message is psrsonaI--unto
- 13esssd be the n1ght that song
- ~: siessed be ne Saviour vha
cane and whd now lives II hls saints:
sNisrsa 6yshe God svho se.t suclea
ronderfui redemption and s5nG
,$whosoeyer believeth IN hin ln
hot perish. So the hlpssing re- -
ns&nd tkat means chrtstpas foe ~
!. .s1uI sanS- redemption hf ne. "a
psaee.s and tiox and scArsG -
He¥-H i ,yiQ- How IL n ~
syeaY has CArisx hsen 'hsra unto 30
- Sxsss<s Have you accepted -
/. ares3sot stft dcS could nakei Havy
ven made the HsAe ~ Beehfehsm yoe1
aSytor and Chrtst- and Lord.
ttt-<S Say-1And OF Bsthishen-
pescspd 10 Us. we pray:
Cast. out eur. sin. 2ld ess< -
Y Is BssSorn m US today.
we hear the Christnao aneE2
: -Ths gree. glad tidings tell.
a come focug. abide w1tb a.
Our Lord EnanuelF n
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