Evening journal., 1913-12-19
THE STONE FILLED
THE WHOLE EARTH
BY SETH II. FEASTER-

When the child Jesus was born all
the then known nations of the earth
were in subjection to one govern
ment. That Of Rome. Octayius the
Second, Caesar surnamed Augustus
was, at the time Jesus was born. the
monarch of the world. Notwithstand-
ing a few nominal restraints, he was
an absolute sovereign. 1t is not too
much to say that his power was un-
limited. he could do whaz he pleased
with the property, the liberty and the
lives OF every man, woman and child,
OF more than three hundred million,
composing the Roman Empire. Such
power no mortal had ever swayed be-
fore. Such power no mortal Will ever
sway again, In accordance with the
dim light of those dark days, he en-
deayored to WELD his imme2se power
in promotion of the welfare Of his
people.
Little did this Roman Emperor inn
agine, as he sat enthroned in his
gorgeous palace upon the CApitoline
HILL that a babe slumbering in man
lger at Bethlehem, an obscure hamlet
in the remote province Of Syria, and
whose infant wailings perhaps blend
ed with the bleating of gost or the
lowing of the kline, was to establish
an empire, before which all the power
OF the Caesars was to dwindle into
insignificance But 50 it was. Jesus
the babe of Bethlehem. has become
beyond all other. whether plr1osoph
ers, warriors or kings, the most con
spicuous being who lever trod thii
globe.
Before the name of Jesns o
Nazareth all others fade away, whos'
brief life was so soon ended. anG
whose death upon the cross Was 81
: wonderful, though dead. still lives ant
reigns in this world. a monarch NOR
, influential than any other or all upoi
the globe. So the name of Jesus o
Z Nazareth grows more lustrOus as tn
ages roll on. For nearly min eteei
T centuries Christianity has struggled
against almost every conceivable form
of human corruption. All the energie
: of the powers of darkness have beei
combined against it, but all in vair
Christianity has been stesdil
triumphing over all opposition. an
was never before such a power in tn
world as at this day. Could you, upo
some pleasant Sabbath morning, loo
down from a balloon, as with a
angels eye, over the wide expanse {
Europe. witnessing the movement {
its myriad population, and as wit
an ear, listen TO the sounds, wfc
sweep over its mountains, its valley
and its plains, how wonderful IN
spectacle which would meet the eyN
You would hear the chime of million
of church bells floating in harmor
over cities and green fields, melodiou
as angels voices, proclaiming th
praises of God
AS you inquire: What causes TN
simultaneous clangor of sweet sound
over thousands Of leagues of terri tor.
regardless Of the barriers of noun
tains and rivers OF national hour
daries and diverse tongues? Wheno
comes the impulse. which has create
this wonderful summons to hundred
of millions of people, spread over
majestic continent, under diverse, II
stitutions. speaking different lar
guages. inhabiting different climate
and under all varieties of forms
governments; you would be told, an
not an individual on the globe woul
dispute the assertion. it is the religio
Of Jesus Of Nazareth.
And the stone became a gref
mountain and filled the whole eartl
As you listen, you look, and 10, throne
ing millions are crowding toward in
Vulnerable temples Of every variety {
form, size and structure. Through a