Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-25

will now soon be Christmas. You will
celebrate the birth Of the Holy One,
Jesus, the Lord, you saw standing on
the high arch. The night long ago
when He was born the celestial ones
from the courts of heaven sung, 'Glory
to God in the Highest, Peace on Earth
and Good Will to Men 1t was L who
led the choir that glad night over the
village where David lived and where
the Son of David the Redeemer was
born.'
30, Eilene, how wonderful, how won.
derful to converse with heavenly mes
senger even in a dream" said Mrs.
Ballston, remarkably impressed by her
daughters narrative.
eyes, it was wonderful, and l will
never forget it, nor my Saviour who
was born in Bethlehem in the long ago.
He is now in heaven know, and love
and praise Him for the great salvation
He brought to this world. O, mamma,
isn't it glorious9 And to think that an
angel talked with me about it. 1t was
so real to me 1 believe it was more
than dream.'
eyes. Eilene, it may be it was more.
The Good Being comes very near to us
many times. But when you were bid.
den to look toward where the flowers
grew, did you look and what did you
see?"
eyes, mamma, I looked, but not at
once. l was so astonished to hear Him
call my name and to tell me His and
the other things he told me that l for.
got all about it till He said won t you
look toward the flowersp When l look
ed | saw they were replaced by tall and
wide spreading trees full of beautiful
fruit. These trees formed vast grove
or forest and seemed to fill all the space
before me, far as l could see." Pal
moni said, 'Eilene, the fruit of these
trees are Gods blessings to the world,
blessings of all kinds to all, everywhere.
The crystal drops that distilled from the
hands of Jesus on the arch mean the
mercies of God through Jesus the
Christ. AS the flowers sprang up and
grew from these drops, so God IS bless,
ings to us come through Christ. Jesus
is Himself blessing and so from Him
other divine blessings come and multi
ply. The high arch means the years and
centuries as time is measured on your
planet. Jesus is thus blessing in all
the years and centuries Of time past
and in time yet to come. / hope you
will remember this when'you celebrate
His birth on next Holy Saturday. You
see have told you number of secrets.
Am | not rightly named 'The Wonder.
ful Murderer of Secrets as / told you
before.
"Mamma, could 7 have had a more
inspiring dream7"
cit was wonderful, almost enchant.
ing certainly. l almost envy you"
"My instructor also told me the star
that guided the wise men to the manger
where Jesus lay was company of
angels, bright and shining like
great star"
"That is probably true 1 had not
thought of it before" said Mrs. Boil
ston.
80, mamma, probably1 / fully be-
lieve it because Palmoni said So"
Certainly, true enough, my daugh.
ter"
He also said he was one of the ang.
els composing the great star / now
saw him roll up in the air probably as
high as one church steeple something
like great map-like the big map Of
Oregon-only bigger, that hangs in my
school room. l could see at the top in
big letters, the word: 'The Legacy Of
Jesus There were other letters or writ. |
ing but they were smaller 80 1 could
not read them. As l looked Palmoni
came to my side and said Il know you
cannot read all the writing on the scroll
1t is so far away, but what ia on IL Is
also in the Holy Writings of God that
you love TO read, that is the Bible. Holy
seers wrote what ia on the scroll and in |
the tens Of thousands Of copies scat.
tered over the earth. Those holy scribes
wrote from God and not from their own !
minds. Some things they wrote can
help you to understand.'
$50 he told me many things. He
said Jesus was himself n legacy-some.
thing given to us, something we did not
or could not buy nor earn. He is God 3
divine Christmas gift to the world
the best IL was possible for Him to give
And the legacy Of tho Bible tells us
about this gift-where He was born,
when He was born, foretold ages before
by the Holy Sages, that he was the first
born Of his mother, that he should die
and be raised to life again; should 20