The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-22
THE DYNAMITE OF PEACE,
rhe International Sunday School Les
son for December % is "JesuS the
Worlds Saviour and kirg."-u Cor.
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(Ry William IT. Ellis J

J:11-21.
tBy William T. ElliS.)
In these days of dynamite it is we'll
10 recall that this word is straight out
of the Greek of the New Testament,
and that it means power" The mod
ern limitation of the meaning should
not prevent us facing the apparently
homogeneous truth, that the new order
Of human life has to come about
through the dynamite of peace. which
is the power of Christ. Clear to all
seeing eyes is the work of this new
force in and through the world in our
own time, and by its tremendous ener-
sy heaying society up to q new and
higher plane. OF greater significance
han any tidings from the battle front
is the good news, that the program
OF Christ, which is u program OF peace
is Fastening on its way.
What else mean all these express
sionS Of compassion now abroad in the
world? How other can we explain the
visions Of the better day and OF the
nobler way of living, which are lifting
themselves above the horizon to the
vision of all prophetic spirits? The
crisis of history which we are now wit
Messing consists not so much in he
TACT of tremendous wars and destTuc-
tlOIl, Dul VI lnc cllltI Sfilct VI ltW dltO
conquering dynamicS which make GER
ain a nobler life for mankind. Even
by way of the battle field the triumph
ii chariot of peace is progressing. This
Is the conviction that springs first to
mind when we are called upon, as in
the present lesson, to take q long look
at the life n teachings Of Jesus
which the Sunday schools have been
studying for two years past.
What the Baby Brought.
As spring reiuvinates the tired old
earth, and as each generation OF
babies gives freshness and joy to the
older lives that tend TO jadedness and
safety, so the Christ-child brought to
the world a new ~springtime. His ad-
vent was a fresh beginning for the
race. With the echoes of the Christ.
mas bells still in our ears, We ann
forget the Christ, about whom we
have been studying for these many
months, coming to earth as a baby. He
started his mission on the same level
with the rest OF us, SO eager W2S the
Heavenly Father to crowd close to hu-
manity in sympathy and comprehen-
sion. Baby "Mother,'' Home are
great words shining with new IA
dance because Christ is now in them.
First to hear the news straight from
leave that Christ had come and tina!
"A new way of life had begun were the
shepherds, the audience OF the angel
choir. III the midst Of the WORKING
men. in the room set apart for the
horses and do~nkeys-the commar
mans friends-theSc shepherds hast.
"ned and found "A carpenter and hi:
wife and the newborn Child. Kings
later came from afar, but to the toll
erS 1t was first given to acclaim tn
Messiah. F%ittingly so, for tina Bah,
has broken the shackles OF SLAYER,
and serfdom the world around, and j
still bringing in a new day for al
who toll.
The life Of the common peoplc wa
the life lived by Jesus. He was no
among those who were served b,
others, but was Himself a servant t.
the end. A plain Man to the last. Hi
friends and followers having all bee
common people, lie shared n cross
Ills only earthly throne-with Gu
pritS who had been driven beyon
the pale of responsibility.
The New Order.
~tiealer and helper to a host wa
the Master. lie labored and He laugh
not as the naughty scribes, but wit
new words of gentleness and low
Quick to detect this fresh, vital not
uttered in their own speech, the cor
mon people heard Jesus gladly. II
summoned them to a life of the spiri
thut nv iAiSo III iiOuSI
make life. To those whose hear
were set or POM n grandeur an
power and earthly state, He erie
The Kingdom is within you"
His program was for a new Worl
brought in by new men and new W
men. He gave His life, His perso
ality. His Spirit to help His frien,
achieve this Kingdom. BY the
friends and representatives He Won
make the world over.
DO You Know the Facts?
% understand the genius of jest
We should know at least the maj
facts OF His life. That is surely a te
ut real culture in this Christian civi
zation.
Yet how nan readers of the
lines can pass even such a simple {
animation as that suggested by pelC